Kontakt 2024, 26(1):17-24 | DOI: 10.32725/kont.2024.018

Utility of "The empowering nurse educators in the changing world" study programmeNursing - Original article

Imane Elonen1, *, Elaine Haycock-Stuart2, Anneli Vauhkonen3, Juha Pajari3, Andrea Solgajová4, Dana Zrubcová4, Ľuboslava Pavelová4, Maria Cassar5, Leandra Martín Delgado6, Pilar Fuster-Linares6, Laia Wennberg Capellades6, Sanna Koskinen1, Susanne Kean2, Tomáš Sollár7, Terhi Saaranen3, Michelle Camilleri 5, Leena Salminen1, 8
1 University of Turku, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Nursing Science, Turku, Finland
2 The University of Edinburgh, School of Health in Social Science, Medical School Teviot Place, Nursing Studies, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
3 University of Eastern Finland, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nursing Science, Kuopio, Finland
4 Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra, Faculty of Social Sciences and Health Care, Department of Nursing, Nitra, Slovak Republic
5 University of Malta, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Nursing, Msida, Malta
6 Universitat Internacional de Catalunya, Faculty of Medicine and Health Science, Department of Nursing, Barcelona, Spain
7 Constantine the Philosopher University in Nitra, Faculty of Social Sciences and Health Care, Department of Psychological Sciences, Nitra, Slovak Republic
8 South-Western Hospital District, Turku, Finland

Nurse educators' competence requirements are constantly evolving. Continuous professional development opportunities vary and there are very few programmes that utilize international collaboration. An Erasmus+ funded New Nurse Educator project developed and implemented a 30 ECTS study programme for nurse educator education and continuous professional development. The aim of the current study is to report the evaluation of the utility of the Empowering Nurse Educators in the Changing World (ENEC) study programme. International descriptive multi method study with a pre-test post-test design was conducted. Evaluation of the impact of the programme on the participants utilized five different instruments and participants' learning diaries. Programme participants were nurse educators and nurse educator candidates from six European countries (n = 42). Analyses indicate that the participants' competence increased in all areas measured after the programme, and that their competence is good. Participants highly valued the international collaboration and exchange of experiences and expertise. The evaluation indicates that international nurse educator education programmes are beneficial for both seasoned and aspiring nurse educators. This study provides novel information on the development and enhancement of nurse educator competence. For further development of continuing professional development, it is crucial to support the development of nurse educator education study programmes in Europe.

Keywords: Competence; Continuous professional development; Education; Nurse educator
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The project was financed by Erasmus+ of European Union: Agreement number – 2020-1-FI01-KA203-066590.

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The authors have no conflict of interest to declare.

Received: August 29, 2023; Revised: February 7, 2024; Accepted: March 8, 2024; Prepublished online: March 13, 2024; Published: March 15, 2024  Show citation

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Elonen I, Haycock-Stuart E, Vauhkonen A, Pajari J, Solgajová A, Zrubcová D, et al.. Utility of "The empowering nurse educators in the changing world" study programme. Kontakt. 2024;26(1):17-24. doi: 10.32725/kont.2024.018.
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