An exploration of factors influencing physiotherapists' involvement in student clinical education.

Background: The demand for physiotherapy student clinical placements is increasing in many countries, including Australia, and there is continued reliance on physiotherapists to assume the student clinical educator role. Exploring factors influencing physiotherapists' decision to be involved in clinical education is essential to maintaining and building clinical education capacity for the future.

Objective: To explore factors influencing Australian physiotherapists' decision to be involved in student clinical education.

Physiotherapy clinical education in Australia: an exploration of clinical educator characteristics, confidence and training requirements.

Objectives The aim of this study was to describe physiotherapists' involvement, confidence and training needs in the provision of student clinical education (CE) in Australia. Methods A valid and reliable cross-sectional online survey instrument was used to collect data from physiotherapists employed in public and private healthcare facilities in Australia. Survey questions included participant personal and professional characteristics, participation in CE-related continuing professional development (CPD) and confidence in components of CE.

Australian critical care nursing professionals' attitudes towards the use of traditional "chest physiotherapy" techniques.

Background: Chest physiotherapy techniques, such as percussion, postural drainage, and expiratory vibrations, may be employed in a critical care setting. Physiotherapists are primarily responsible for their provision; however, nurses have also traditionally implemented these treatments. It is unclear whether nurses consider chest physiotherapy to be a part of their role, or how they perceive their knowledge and confidence pertaining to these techniques.

The changing landscape of physiotherapy student clinical placements: An exploration of geographical distribution and student performance across settings.

Objective: To describe the geographical distribution of physiotherapy clinical placements and investigate the relationship between geographical setting and clinical placement marks in physiotherapy students.

Design: A retrospective cohort design was used for this study.

Setting: The University of Newcastle, New South Wales.