title: Job-sharing a clinical teacher's position: an evaluation.
abstract: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects on staff of having two teachers share one clinical teaching position in their intensive care unit (ICU). Three, six and 12 months after the job-sharing arrangement was initiated, an 11 item questionnaire was distributed to 26 students in post-registration critical care courses, 41 clinical staff in ICU and 9 RN-managers with responsibilities for the unit. The overall response rate to the three questionnaires was 58%. All groups agreed that job-sharing was a viable alternative to full-time work. Three months after the shared position was initiated, there was uncertainty about the consistency of the teachers' performance and the adequacy of communication between them. Nine months later, there was a high level of positive responses to all areas of the teachers' performance. Most respondents felt they could approach either teacher and that more diverse ideas were generated by having two people in the teaching position.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Williams
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Murphy
mesh_terms: D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing; D005181:Faculty, Nursing / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D007587:Job Description; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D010561:Personnel Staffing and Scheduling; D000078329:Workforce