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Overview of nurse educator education in DE, ES, FI, MT, SK, and the UK.

DE ES FI MT SK UK
Regulations set by competent authorities
Formal requirements for nurse educators defined by competent authorities Yes No Yes Yes Yes No
Ministry that supervises the education of nurse educators Federal level: Ministry of HealthState level: Ministries for Social Affairs Ministries of Education and Cultural Affairs Ministry of Universities Ministry of Education and Culture Ministry of Education Ministry of Health of the Slovak Republic Ministry of Education, Science, Research, and Sport of the Slovak Republic No
Documents that regulate the education of nurse educators Nursing Professions Act 2020 Regulations as for other academics in higher education Regulations as for other academics in higher education Regulations as for other academics in higher education Regulations as for other academics in higher education Regulations as for other academics in higher education
Requirements for nurse educator education
Nurse educators must be nurses No Yes Yes No Yes No (only some)
Educational programmes that qualify nurses VET (diploma)UAS (bachelor)Uni (bachelor) Uni (bachelor) UAS (bachelor) UAS (bachelor)Uni (bachelor) Uni (bachelor) Uni (bachelor)
Professional license and/or registration as a nurse License License Registration License License Registration Registration Registration
Educational programmes that qualify nurse educators Further-education programmes (EQF 4/5)Bachelor's level (EQF 6)Master's level (EQF 7) Doctoral level (EQF 8) Master's level (EQF 7)Doctoral level (EQF 8) Master's level (EQF 7)Doctoral level (EQF 8) Master's level (EQF 7)Doctoral level (EQF 8) Master's level (EQF 7)Doctoral level (EQF 8)
Mandatory educational level for nurse educator education according to laws, acts, or regulations, and the share* of these educators Master's level (EQF 7) for reasonable share Doctoral level (EQF 8) for all Master's level (EQF 7) for all Master's level (EQF 7) Master's level (EQF 7) for all Not applicable
Other requirements Health requirements Clean criminal record Work experience Clean criminal record Health requirements Clean criminal record Clean criminal record

Structure of programmes for nurse educator education in DE, FI, and the UK.

DE FI UK
Level of formal education for nurse educators Master's degree (EQF 7) Master's degree (EQF 7) Certificate programme
ECTS (credit points) 60–120 60* 60
Full-time/Part-time Full-timePart-time Full-timePart-time Part-time
Institution that provides nurse educator education UniUAS UniUAS Uni
Financing Tuition fees (paid by students) Public funds Public funds Free, but students must be in post in order to participate

Educational programmes that qualify nurse educators and their thematic focus.

Further-education programme Bachelor's degree Master's degree Doctoral degree Thematic focus
DE pedagogy
ES health sciences
FI health sciences pedagogy
MT health sciences pedagogy anthropology sociology
SK health sciences
UK health sciences

Search terms and combinations.

SPICE Search Terms
Setting (Europe OR Finland OR Malta OR United Kingdom OR Slovakia OR Spain OR Germany)
Perspective (“nurs* educator” OR “nurs* teacher” OR “nurs* educator candidate” OR “nurs* lecturer” OR “nurs* faculty” OR “nurs* professor” OR “nurs* tutor”)
Intervention (qualification OR education OR training OR school OR university OR “post-graduate teaching education”)
Comparison Not specified
Evaluation Not specified

Working environments for nurse educators.

UK DE ES SK FI MT
Research
Classroom teaching
Development and innovation projects
Digital environment
(Skills) Laboratory
Clinical teaching
Socio-political activity/interaction
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