Learning to nurse in care homes: student support.
An increasing number of care homes in the UK now provide placements for students undertaking pre-registration nursing programmes, enabling them to develop knowledge and skills in the continuing care of older people. In this article the authors describe an initiative to support nursing staff working in care homes and prepare them for their role in student education. The impetus for the initiative came from student feedback and evaluation of their placement experiences. These suggested that staff in some care homes were not fully prepared to help meet students' learning needs. Students' concerns about the quality of care in some homes also made clear the need for a forum in which the evidence base for practice in continuing care settings could be discussed and debated. The initiative combined the development of new roles with regular opportunities to share information and feedback.
Davies
Sue
S
School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Sheffield. s.davies@sheffield.ac.uk
Gell
Lynn
L
Tetley
Josie
J
Aveyard
Barry
B
D000368:Aged; D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards*; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004739:England; D019317:Evidence-Based Medicine; D005851:Geriatric Nursing / Q000193:education*; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training / Q000458:organization & administration*; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D008611:Mentors / Q000193:education* / Q000523:psychology; D020380:Needs Assessment; D024802:Nurse's Role; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D009735:Nursing Homes; D009740:Nursing Staff / Q000193:education* / Q000523:psychology; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012944:Social Support; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology*