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PechaKucha Presentation
Abstract
The purpose of Oregon Nursing Education Academy (ONEA) is to recruit, retain, and educate nurses in Oregon, Idaho, Washington and Alaska to serve as nurse preceptors and clinical nurse faculty to address the nursing workforce shortage and improve health equity. The United States nursing shortage is unlike others in the past due to several factors, including the extraordinary demands of the Covid-19 pandemic and its continued impact on nurses. Effective training and support are needed to effectively support new nurses (Bakewell-Sachs et al., 2022). Additionally, nurse educators must have a foundational understanding of health equity and social determinants of health (SDOH) and knowledge in how to teach these and related concepts of health disparities, racism, and implicit bias to achieve the recommendations of the 2020-2030 Future of Nursing report (National Academies of Sciences, 2021). Nurse educators and preceptors may not have had formal or professional development in addressing or teaching these concepts, posing a barrier to implementing these recommendations (Noone, 2022; Smith et al., 2022; Scott et al., 2020). Participants selected as clinical faculty scholars enter the Master’s in Nursing Education program to receive training and curriculum development that integrates concepts of social determinants of health and health equity into educational design to improve health outcomes through nursing education. Participants selected as preceptor scholars receive a combination of training and curriculum development that includes continuing education and two graduate courses facilitating education on clinical teaching and SDOH. In the first two years ONEA has supported 89 scholars. Scholars have rated the program highly, on a scale of 0-10 with 10 being maximal support in the following categories; academic (8.59), financial (9.72), and career guidance (7.32) and social support (8.55). This project is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of an award totaling $988,824 with 0% percentage financed with non-governmental sources. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government.
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References:
Bakewell-Sachs, S., Trautman, D., & Rosseter, R. (2022). Addressing the nurse faculty shortage: Filling the gap requires collaboration and preparation. American Nurse Journal, 17, 8–13.
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. (2021). The Future of Nursing 2020-2030: Charting a Path to Achieve Health Equity. The National Academies Press.
Noone, J. (2022). Preparing nurse educators to teach social determinants of health using backward design. Journal of Nursing Education, 61 (9), 511-515.
Smith, L. C., Watson, H., Fair, L., Carter, G., Mackay, P., Lykens, K., Bradstock, J., Arnold, K., & Whalen, M. (2022). Evidence-based practices in developing and maintaining clinical nurse preceptors: An integrative review. Nurse Education Today, 117, 105468.
Scott, P. N., Davis, A., Gray, L. E., Jeffs, D. A., & Lefler, L. L. (2020). Imperatives for integrating culture of health concepts into nursing education. The Journal of Nursing Education, 59(11), 605–609.
Sigma Membership
Non-member
Type
Presentation
Format Type
Text-based Document
Study Design/Type
Other
Research Approach
Other
Keywords:
Health Equity or Social Determinants of Health, Workforce, Academic-clinical Partnership, Nursing Shortage, Preceptors, Clinical Nurse Educators
Recommended Citation
Allen, Tiffany; Elliott, Emily; and Noone, Joanne, "Preparing Nurse Preceptors and Clinical Nurse Educators to Advance Health Equity" (2025). International Nursing Research Congress (INRC). 80.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/inrc/2025/presentations_2025/80
Conference Name
36th International Nursing Research Congress
Conference Host
Sigma Theta Tau International
Conference Location
Seattle, Washington, USA
Conference Year
2025
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Abstract Review Only: Reviewed by Event Host
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Proxy-submission
Funder(s)
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Preparing Nurse Preceptors and Clinical Nurse Educators to Advance Health Equity
Seattle, Washington, USA
The purpose of Oregon Nursing Education Academy (ONEA) is to recruit, retain, and educate nurses in Oregon, Idaho, Washington and Alaska to serve as nurse preceptors and clinical nurse faculty to address the nursing workforce shortage and improve health equity. The United States nursing shortage is unlike others in the past due to several factors, including the extraordinary demands of the Covid-19 pandemic and its continued impact on nurses. Effective training and support are needed to effectively support new nurses (Bakewell-Sachs et al., 2022). Additionally, nurse educators must have a foundational understanding of health equity and social determinants of health (SDOH) and knowledge in how to teach these and related concepts of health disparities, racism, and implicit bias to achieve the recommendations of the 2020-2030 Future of Nursing report (National Academies of Sciences, 2021). Nurse educators and preceptors may not have had formal or professional development in addressing or teaching these concepts, posing a barrier to implementing these recommendations (Noone, 2022; Smith et al., 2022; Scott et al., 2020). Participants selected as clinical faculty scholars enter the Master’s in Nursing Education program to receive training and curriculum development that integrates concepts of social determinants of health and health equity into educational design to improve health outcomes through nursing education. Participants selected as preceptor scholars receive a combination of training and curriculum development that includes continuing education and two graduate courses facilitating education on clinical teaching and SDOH. In the first two years ONEA has supported 89 scholars. Scholars have rated the program highly, on a scale of 0-10 with 10 being maximal support in the following categories; academic (8.59), financial (9.72), and career guidance (7.32) and social support (8.55). This project is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of an award totaling $988,824 with 0% percentage financed with non-governmental sources. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by HRSA, HHS or the U.S. Government.
Description
The purpose of Oregon Nursing Education Academy (ONEA) is to recruit, retain, and educate nurses in Oregon, Idaho, Washington and Alaska to serve as nurse preceptors and clinical nurse faculty to address the nursing workforce shortage and improve health equity.