A new clinical educator role: bridging the education-practice gap.
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TL;DR
A new clinical educator role implemented at Georgetown University Hospital is described in this article, which helps to bridge the education-practice gap and encourages a more efficient use of nursing resources.
Abstract
A new clinical educator role implemented at Georgetown University Hospital is described in this article. Nurses in this role assume dual responsibilities for nursing staff development and clinical supervision of baccalaureate nursing students. These clinical educators have joint appointments in the Department of Nursing and the School of Nursing. This role helps to bridge the education-practice gap and encourages a more efficient use of nursing resources.