Educating the nurse of the future: report of the independent review of nursing education

The Department of Health announced an independent review of nursing education as a measure in the 2018/19 Federal Budget in May 2018. The present report represents the outcome of the various consultations, debates, and discussions. It covers the educational preparation of nurses, as well as the factors that influence people to choose nursing as an occupation. The report also looks at how other countries view Australian nursing education. The review found much that is excellent about nursing education, but it also found areas that could be improved. These include increasing the diversity of the nursing workforce, providing easily navigable career paths, fostering inter-professional collaboration, and ensuring that all nurses are adequately prepared for their roles. This report covers each of these topics and several related ones.

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