Management and leadership in nursing: an Australian educational perspective.

Aim: In this article, we present an Australian perspective on issues influencing management and leadership education in nursing.
Background: Nurse leaders and managers work in a context of high pressure, uncertainty and rapid change, and face unprecedented challenges on a daily basis.
Evaluation and Key Issues: In the present paper, we reflect on the issues and challenges facing providers of management education for nursing, and consider these challenges in relationship to current trends and imperatives.
Conclusions: Collaborative approaches between educational and clinical settings are needed to ensure quality, relevant educational support for managers and leaders, and enhance curriculum integrity.
Implications for Nursing Management: There is a need for contemporaneous and relevant research to inform innovative models of collaborative education.
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