Management and leadership in nursing: an Australian educational perspective.
OBJECTIVE
In this article, we present an Australian perspective on issues influencing management and leadership education in nursing.


BACKGROUND
Nurse leaders and managers work in a context of high pressure, uncertainty and rapid change, and face unprecedented challenges on a daily basis.
In the present paper, we reflect on the issues and challenges facing providers of management education for nursing, and consider these challenges in relationship to current trends and imperatives.


CONCLUSIONS
Collaborative approaches between educational and clinical settings are needed to ensure quality, relevant educational support for managers and leaders, and enhance curriculum integrity.


CONCLUSIONS
There is a need for contemporaneous and relevant research to inform innovative models of collaborative education.
Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery & Health, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia. Denise.Dignam@uts.edu.au
Denise
D
Dignam
Christine
C
Duffield
Helen
H
Stasa
Joanne
J
Gray
Debra
D
Jackson
John
J
Daly
D001315:Australia; D004506:Education, Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007857:Leadership; D009718:Nurse Administrators / Q000193:education*; D024802:Nurse's Role; D015401:Nursing Administration Research; D015402:Nursing Education Research