Nursing Career Pathways Project
Appendix C : Invited Submissions
Participants
- ACMI : Australian Capital Territory Branch
- ACMI : Northern Territory Branch
- ACMI : Queensland Branch
- ACMI : South Australian Branch
- ACMI : Tasmanian Branch
- ACMI : Victorian Branch
- ACMI : Western Australian Branch
- Australian College of Midwives Inc (NSW)
- Australian Nurse Teacher's Society
- Australian Nursing Federation : Australian Capital Territory Branch
- Australian Nursing Federation : New South Wales Branch
- Australian Nursing Federation : Northern Territory Branch
- Australian Nursing Federation : Queensland Branch
- Australian Nursing Federation : South Australian Branch
- Australian Nursing Federation : Tasmanian Branch
- Australian Nursing Federation : Victorian Branch
- Australian Nursing Federation : Western Australian Branch
- Council of Senior Nurse Academics
- Mount Barker Hospital
- New South Wales Midwives Association Branch of ACMI
- New South Wales Nurses' Association
- Nurses Board of South Australia
- Nurses Board of Tasmania
- Nurses Board of the Australian Capital Territory
- Nurses Board of the Northern Territory
- Nurses Board of Victoria
- Nurses Board of Western Australia
- Nurses Registration Board of New South Wales
- Private Hospitals' Association of New South Wales
- Queensland Nursing Council
Participants Letter
(UNISA Letterhead)
2nd July 2001
Dear
Enclosed please find an information sheet regarding a research project being conducted by the Centre for Research into Nursing and Health Care on behalf of the Nursing Education Review Secretariat. The project is titled: Nursing Career Pathways
Your organization has been identified as being important to achieving the stated aims of the project and we are seeking your participation in the project by providing us with copies of relevant documents or websites where they can be accessed. In particular we are seeking information regarding:
- programs or awards that you offer, credential or regulate
- documents that identify the career pathways relevant to the discipline or professional group that you represent
- any other document that may relate to the project aims
This information will form part of a broader literature and document analysis as one phase of this project. Use of documents will be in accordance with National Health and Medical Research Guidelines for the Ethical Conduct of Research.
This project commenced on the 18th June and is required to be completed by the end of September 2001. We would appreciate your response by the 16th July or earlier if possible.
If you have any queries please contact the research assistant for the project Edith Reddin Ph. 08 8302 2695 or email at edith.reddin@unisa.edu.au
Thank you for your assistance in this matter.
Yours sincerely,
Per Chief Investigators Nursing Career Pathways
Dr. Kay Price (Project Director) Ms Terri Gibson, Ms Marie Heartfield
Centre for Research into Nursing and Health Care
University of South Australia
Information Sheet
Centre for Research into Nursing and Health Care
School of Nursing & Midwifery, University of South Australia
Information Sheet
Professional Organization
Project Title: Nursing Career Pathways Project
Researcher's Names: Dr Kay Price (Project Leader), Ms Marie Heartfield, Ms Terri Gibson
Contact numbers: Dr Kay Price 08 8302 2721 mob. 0419 849 875
You are invited to participate in a research project that aims to produce the first comprehensive analysis of the understandings, relationships and comparisons of career pathways for Australian nurses to inform the deliberations of the Nursing Education Review Secretariat.
Objectives:
The objectives of this project are
Identify literature based data and pertinent stakeholders to provide
insight into understandings about current and potential future career
pathways in nursing,
Conduct a critical literature review framed by specific questions related
to career pathways to gain an understanding of how career pathways are
currently articulated in Australia and internationally,
Consult with identified key nursing stakeholders, and other health, educational,
regulatory and industrial professionals to identify potential future career
pathways,
Critically evaluate findings and re-assess new knowledge with current
knowledge related to career pathways, and
Prepare a final report that, details all of the above and, makes recommendations
on career pathway models.
Research Question:
The project is a descriptive and exploratory multi methods study aimed
at addressing the following key questions:
To what extent do career pathways for Australian nurses
Articulate flexible career pathways, within and out of nursing,
Address current and projected nursing workforce needs,
Integrate nursing with other parts of the health work force,
Demonstrate coherence / links between educational and industrial awards,
Organize, link and show the need for, and importance of specific and ongoing
education and training,
Describe nursing as an attractive, diverse and skilled career and relevant
career choice?
Research Design:
The project comprises five stages. Stages 1-4, uses multiple methods to help to collectively build an account of career pathways and offer recommendations for future career modelling in Australian nursing. This is done to impact positively and directly on the content and style of career pathways in Australian nursing. These methods will also enable a comprehensive description of the issues that impact on career pathways.
We are seeking your permission initially to participate in a telephone interview. The interview, with your consent will be audio-taped, recorded and transcribed. You may later be asked to participate in a face to face interview and / or focus group that also will be audio-taped, recorded and transcribed. All telephone interviews and focus groups will be conducted by members of the research team, and audio-taped by a professional group to ensure anonymity and accuracy of data collection. No participant will be identified personally at any stage throughout the study or in the final report without their prior consent
While participation in the project will assist the National Nursing Education Review Secretariat in its deliberations, participation remains voluntary and you can withdraw at any time.
At the completion of the project all information collected including audio tapes and transcriptions will be securely stored at the Centre for Research into Nursing and Health Care, City East Campus of the University of South Australia for the mandatory seven years and then destroyed.
The Human Research Ethics Committee, University of South Australia has approved this research study. If you require any further information please contact:
Dr Kay Price Ph. 08 8302 2721, mob. 0419 849 875 e-mail Kay.Price@unisa.edu.au
Or the Chairman of the Human Research Ethics Committee Dr Eimear Muir-Cochrane, City West Ph 08 8302 2751
Appendix D : Survey of Health Related Businesses
Letter to businesses
Centre for Research into Nursing and Health Care
University of South Australia
City East Campus
North Tce
Adelaide 5000
5th July 2001
Dear
Enclosed please find an information sheet regarding a research project being conducted by the Centre for Research into Nursing and Health Care on behalf of the National Nursing Education Review Secretariat. The project is titled: Nursing Career Pathways
Your organization has been identified as being important to achieving the stated aims of the project and we are seeking your participation in the project by providing us with copies of relevant documents or websites where they can be accessed. In particular we are seeking information regarding:
programs or awards that you offer, credential or regulate
documents that identify the career pathways relevant to the discipline or professional group that you represent
any other document that may relate to the project aims
This information will form part of a broader literature and document analysis as one phase of this project. Use of documents will be in accordance with National Health and Medical Research Guidelines for the Ethical Conduct of Research.
This project commenced on the 18th June and is required to be completed by the end of September 2001. We would appreciate your response by the 20th July or earlier if possible.
If you have any queries please contact the research assistant for the project Edith Reddin Ph. 08 8302 2695 or email at edith.reddin@unisa.edu.au
Thank you for your assistance in this matter.
Yours sincerely,
Per Chief Investigators Nursing Career Pathways
Dr. Kay Price (Project Director) Ms Terri Gibson, Ms Marie Heartfield
Centre for Research into Nursing and Health Care
University of South Australia
Questionaire
University of South Australia
Centre for Research into Nursing and Health care
Nursing Career Pathways Project
A project on behalf of the National Nursing Education Review Secretariat
1. Do any positions within your organisation require the incumbent to be a Registered Nurse or Enrolled Nurse?
Yes / No
If Yes, Please give details...........................................................................
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2. What current positions in your organisation does either a Registered Nurse or an Enrolled Nurse hold?
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3. Would you please attach an organisational chart or give details of the career structure for Registered or Enrolled Nurses within your organisation?
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4. If your organisation is a National company what opportunities exist for Registered or Enrolled Nurses within the national organisation?
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Information Sheet
Centre for Research into Nursing and Health Care
School of Nursing & Midwifery, University of South Australia
Information Sheet
Professional Organization
Project Title: Nursing Career Pathways Project
Researcher's Names: Dr Kay Price (Project Leader), Ms Marie Heartfield, Ms Terri Gibson
Contact numbers: Dr Kay Price 08 8302 2721 mob. 0419 849 875
You are invited to participate in a research project that aims to produce the first comprehensive analysis of the understandings, relationships and comparisons of career pathways for Australian nurses to inform the deliberations of the Nursing Education Review Secretariat.
Objectives:
The objectives of this project are
- Identify literature based data and pertinent stakeholders to provide insight into understandings about current and potential future career pathways in nursing,
- Conduct a critical literature review framed by specific questions related to career pathways to gain an understanding of how career pathways are currently articulated in Australia and internationally,
- Consult with identified key nursing stakeholders, and other health, educational, regulatory and industrial professionals to identify potential future career pathways,
- Critically evaluate findings and re-assess new knowledge with current knowledge related to career pathways, and
- Prepare a final report that, details all of the above and, makes recommendations on career pathway models.
Research Question:
- The project is a descriptive and exploratory multi methods study aimed at addressing the following key questions:
- To what extent do career pathways for Australian nurses
- Articulate flexible career pathways, within and out of nursing,
- Address current and projected nursing workforce needs,
- Integrate nursing with other parts of the health work force,
- Demonstrate coherence / links between educational and industrial awards,
- Organise, link and show the need for, and importance of specific and ongoing education and training,
- Describe nursing as an attractive, diverse and skilled career and relevant career choice?
Research Design:
The project comprises five stages. Stages 1-4, uses multiple methods to help to collectively build an account of career pathways and offer recommendations for future career modelling in Australian nursing. This is done to impact positively and directly on the content and style of career pathways in Australian nursing. These methods will also enable a comprehensive description of the issues that impact on career pathways.
At the completion of the project all information collected will be securely stored at the Centre for Research into Nursing and Health Care, City East Campus of the University of South Australia for the mandatory seven years and then destroyed.
The Human Research Ethics Committee, University of South Australia has approved this research study. If you require any further information please contact:
Dr Kay Price Ph. 08 8302 2721, mob. 0419 849 875 e-mail Kay.Price@unisa.edu.au
Or the Chairman of the Human Research Ethics Committee Dr Eimear Muir-Cochrane, City West Ph 08 8302 2751
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