Extending the role of nurses in staff development by combining an organizational change perspective with an individual learner perspective.
Nurses in staff development have a strong focus on developing programs that support the needs of individual learners. They are much less focused on ways that their programs may support ongoing practice change in the workplace. This article outlines a number of characteristics of staff development programs that are trying to incorporate an organizational change perspective. It then illustrates these characteristics with a case study of a specific staff development program.
Shanley
Chris
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Centre for Education and Research on Ageing, Concord Hospital, and Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Sydney, NSW, Australia. cshanley@med.usyd.edu.au
D000368:Aged; D001315:Australia; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005851:Geriatric Nursing / Q000193:education; D006707:Homes for the Aged / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D017145:Models, Educational; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009735:Nursing Homes / Q000458:organization & administration; D015279:Organizational Culture; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D016730:Program Development / Q000379:methods*; D013192:Staff Development / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods*