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ArticleCollegian (Royal College of Nursing, Australia)2022

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Australian hospital-based nursing and midwifery educators.

Karen Wynter, Sara Holton, Julie Considine, Alison M Hutchinson, Rebecca Munt, Ruth Williams, Jessica Balson, Valerie Dibella, Elisa McDonald, Melody Trueman and 3 more

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Article in Collegian (Royal College of Nursing, Australia), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 25 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Karen WynterThe Centre for Quality and Patient Safety Research in the Institute for Health Transformation, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Deakin University, 1 Gheringhap St, Geelong VIC 3220, Australia.
Sara HoltonThe Centre for Quality and Patient Safety Research in the Institute for Health Transformation, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Deakin University, 1 Gheringhap St, Geelong VIC 3220, Australia.
Julie ConsidineThe Centre for Quality and Patient Safety Research in the Institute for Health Transformation, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Deakin University, 1 Gheringhap St, Geelong VIC 3220, Australia.
Alison M HutchinsonThe Centre for Quality and Patient Safety Research in the Institute for Health Transformation, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Deakin University, 1 Gheringhap St, Geelong VIC 3220, Australia.
Rebecca MuntNursing Education, Central Adelaide Local Health Network, 1 Port Road, Adelaide, SA 5000, Australia.
Ruth WilliamsThe Centre for Quality and Patient Safety Research in the Institute for Health Transformation, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Deakin University, 1 Gheringhap St, Geelong VIC 3220, Australia.
Jessica BalsonEducation & Learning, Western Health, 176 Furlong Road, St Albans VIC 3021, Australia.
Valerie DibellaEducation & Learning, Western Health, 176 Furlong Road, St Albans VIC 3021, Australia.
Elisa McDonaldEducation & Learning, Western Health, 176 Furlong Road, St Albans VIC 3021, Australia.
Melody TruemanNursing & Midwifery, Western Health, 176 Furlong Road, St Albans VIC 3021, Australia.
Shane CroweThe Centre for Quality and Patient Safety Research in the Institute for Health Transformation, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Deakin University, 1 Gheringhap St, Geelong VIC 3220, Australia.
Sandy SchutteEducation & Learning, Western Health, 176 Furlong Road, St Albans VIC 3021, Australia.
Bodil RasmussenThe Centre for Quality and Patient Safety Research in the Institute for Health Transformation, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Deakin University, 1 Gheringhap St, Geelong VIC 3220, Australia.
Deakin University · AUWestern Health · AUCentral Adelaide Local Health NetworkUniversity of Copenhagen · DK

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic significantly disrupted health services and their staff, including nursing and midwifery educators. Nursing and midwifery educators were tasked with meeting nurses' and midwives' rapidly-changing educational requirements, and supporting the nursing and midwifery workforce through the pandemic. Thus, nursing and midwifery educators were pivotal to the pandemic response. Aim: To assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on nursing and midwifery educators across four large, multisite Australian health services. Methods: Qualitative descriptive study. All nursing and midwifery educators from public health services in Melbourne, Victoria (n = 3) and Adelaide, South Australia (n=1) were invited to participate in a semistructured interview (July - November 2020). Interviews were audio-recorded and transcribed verbatim. Data were analysed thematically. Findings: Forty-six nursing and midwifery educators participated in interviews. Across the health services, two similar themes and six sub-themes were identified. In the first theme, "Occupational impacts of COVID-19," participants described adjusting to providing education during the pandemic, managing increased workloads, concerns about not being able to carry out their usual education activities and the importance of support at work. The second theme, "Psychological impacts of COVID-19," included two sub-themes: the negative impact on participants' own mental health and difficulties supporting the mental health of other staff members. Participants from all health services identified unexpected positive impacts; online education, virtual meetings and working at home were perceived as practices to be continued postpandemic. Conclusions: Hospital-based nursing and midwifery educators demonstrated agility in adjusting to the fast-changing requirements of providing education during the pandemic. Educators would benefit from continued occupational and psychosocial support during the COVID-19 pandemic, and inclusion in discussions to inform hospitals' preparedness for managing the education of nurses and midwives during future pandemics.

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COVID-19Education, Midwifery, NursingQualitative research

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PMCPMC8556584
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