title: Clinical leadership and pre-registration nursing programmes: A model for clinical leadership and a prospective curriculum implementation and evaluation research strategy.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To present for wider debate a conceptual model for clinical leadership development in pre-registration nursing programmes and a proposed implementation plan.
  
  
  BACKGROUND
  Globally, leadership in nursing has become a significant issue. Whilst there is continued support for leadership preparation in pre-registration nursing programmes, there have been very few published accounts of curriculum content and/or pedagogical approaches that foster clinical leadership development in pre-registration nursing. A doctoral research study has resulted in the creation of an overarching model for clinical leadership.
  
  
  METHODS
  A multi-method research study using theoretical and empirical literature 1974-2015, a focus group, expert opinion and a national on-line survey.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  A conceptual model of clinical leadership development in pre-registration nursing programme is presented, including the infinity loop of clinical leadership, an integral curriculum thread and a conceptual model: a curriculum-pedagogy nexus for clinical leadership. In order to test out usability and evaluate effectiveness, a multi method programme of research in one school of nursing in Australia is outlined.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Implementation of the proposed conceptual model for clinical leadership development in pre-registration nursing programmes and a programme of (post-doctoral) research will contribute to what is known about curriculum content and pedagogy for nurse academics. Importantly, for nursing students and the profession as a whole, there is a clearer expectation of what clinical leadership might look like in the novice registered nurse. For nurse academics a model is offered for consideration in curriculum design and implementation with an evaluation strategy that could be replicated.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health, University of Wollongong, Northfields Avenue, Wollongong, New South Wales 2522, Australia. Electronic address: angelab@uow.edu.au.
authors.forename: Angela
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health, University of Wollongong, Northfields Avenue, Wollongong, New South Wales 2522, Australia; Sue Pembrey Chair of Nursing, Division of Nursing, School of Health Sciences, Queen Margaret University, Queen Margaret University Drive, Musselburgh, East Lothian EH21 6UU, United Kingdom. Electronic address: JDewing@qmu.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Jan
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Dewing
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Science, Medicine and Health University, Wollongong Northfields Avenue, Wollongong, New South Wales 2522, Australia. Electronic address: pcrookes@uow.edu.au.
authors.forename: Patrick
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Crookes
mesh_terms: D003479:Curriculum; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate; D017144:Focus Groups; D006801:Humans; D007857:Leadership; D017145:Models, Educational; D016294:Models, Nursing; D009517:New South Wales; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
keywords: Clinical leadership; Conceptual model; Curriculum; Evaluation; Nursing; Pedagogy; Pre-registration