Abstract
M.Cur.
Over the years the field and scope of the Registered
Tutor in South Africa has become more comprehensive.
The nurse tutor's activities have extended from just
the preparation of school leavers who entered
professional training to the formal education of nurses
at all levels of basic, post-basic and post-graduate
nursing programmes and informal education, to highly
experienced professional nurses in in-service and
informal continuing education programmes.
The nurse tutor's educational duties cover both the
classroom and the various fields of nursing practice.
She is therefore concerned with the educative process
at a variety of levels. In the clinical teaching
situation she might have to participate in health
education activities for patients, clients and
relatives and educate future and newly qualified nurse
practitioners to fulfil their role as health educators,
as well as instructors of students, pupils and
assistant nurses. To some extent she also participates
in the education of other health service personnel
either at formal or at clinical instruction level.
Since 1986 the nurse tutor's scope has further extended
with the institution of the comprehensive four-year
course. Her administrative functions namely planning,
organisation, accompaniment and evaluation contributes
to her main function teaching. The new course
provides for the opportunity to use a variety of
teaching methods besides the traditional lecture
method. Also, she participates in curriculum building
as well as the planning of her own syllabus. She now
also has a greater input in the clinical field by
guiding the students.