Biomedical subjects

E T Sellers

Publications and source records attributed to E T Sellers.

3 recordsLinked to original sources

PubMed2000

Revitalize to survive.

The important topic of the future of nursing directs members of the profession to consider that future critically. This paper advocates a future-building rather than a future-entering approach as nursing encounters the third millennium. That view is prompted by candid statements, gathered through a national survey of Australian nurse academics, which indicate that the term 'nursing in the future' could be an oxymoron. Discussion reports on and reflects upon deficits to systems of support for scholarly nursing, a current state of exhaustion amongst members of the profession and the perceived existence of inappropriate attitudes to professional responsibilities. The voices of study participants give rich suggestions for the way forward to professional revitalisation. Recommendations include adoption of new paradigms for nursing's identity and creation of means by which the voices of all nurses may be encouraged to participate in discourse concerning nursing's future in health care provision.

Attitude of Health Personnel↗

PubMed1999

Nurse education in Australian universities in a period of change: expectations of nurse academics for the year 2005.

In Australia, the education of nurses in the academic arena now has a decade of history which arguably represents advancement of the nursing discipline. Until the conduct of the study which is the subject of this report, however, expectations for the next decade were unknown. In order to provide information concerning the future of nursing education and related professional and social factors, and entire population of nurse academics in Australia was surveyed. Findings indicate that although advances have been made, there are a number of concerns regarding the rate of disciplinary development. These include parity of status with other academic areas, resource issues, the workload of nurse academics and the perception that there is lack of cohesiveness amongst nurses as a professional group.

Adult↗

PubMed1996

Education for registered nurse middle managers in rural Victoria.

The Ballarat Health Education Forum has the express purpose of identifying and responding to the educational needs of registered nurses (RNs) in western Victoria. Since the senior nurse members of the forum believed that there was a strong need for management education amongst the nurses involved in middle management in the target region, the total nursing population was surveyed to determine if that perception was shared by RNs themselves. Results of the study confirm that educative programs in management are viewed as a high priority for the professional development of nurses but that family and work commitments are dominant factors which hinder participation. It is argued that education for the managerial role into which many nurses are thrust is sporadic and bereft of appropriate content. Background to the issue of management skills and training among RNs is provided and survey methodology and outcomes are described. The paper discusses the implications of survey outcomes and makes recommendations based on findings.

Community Health Nursing↗