Publications by authors named "Tracey H Coventry"
Introduction: The Western Australia (WA) Country Health Service (WACHS) requires the ward or emergency department (ED) registered nurse (RN) to assume the responsibility of conducting nurse-led interhospital patient road ambulance transfers, in the absence of an available registered paramedic (RP). The generalist nurse escort with no specialised training is allocated to the patient transport from their rostered shifts when the need arises, and, in some instances, this nurse may not have been in an ambulance before. Patients requiring transfer are usually prioritised over hospital patient care because of the life-threatening nature of these situations and the urgency to get them to tertiary care facilities.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAim/objective: This paper sought to investigate the influence of the supernumerary clinical nurse educator role on the newly qualified graduate nurses' professional development and successful transition to competent and confident practitioners in the acute care hospital environment.
Background: The novice nurses learning in the inpatient clinical environment is affected by increasing patient acuity, complex conditions and organisational expectations. The supernumerary clinical nurse educator is uniquely positioned to prioritise these nurses' education through protected and available time to support adaption in the workplace culture and retention in the organisation.
Aim: To identify the best evidence on the impact of healthcare organizations' supply of nurses and nursing workload on the continuing professional development opportunities of Registered Nurses in the acute care hospital.
Background: To maintain registration and professional competence nurses are expected to participate in continuing professional development. One challenge of recruitment and retention is the Registered Nurse's ability to participate in continuing professional development opportunities.