title: Student learning in care homes.
abstract: This article explores the use of nursing homes as practice placements for pre-registration nursing students. Although initially disappointed that they had not been allocated to acute hospital settings, students changed their views as they became more familiar with the learning environment
authors.affiliation: Middlesex University.
authors.forename: Maggi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Banning
authors.forename: Yvonne
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hill
authors.forename: Simon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rawlings
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002983:Clinical Competence; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004739:England; D005851:Geriatric Nursing / Q000193:education* / Q000458:organization & administration; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D007400:Interprofessional Relations; D016294:Models, Nursing; D009731:Nursing Audit; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D009735:Nursing Homes / Q000458:organization & administration*; D015404:Nursing Methodology Research; D009740:Nursing Staff / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000523:psychology; D015279:Organizational Culture; D011231:Preceptorship / Q000458:organization & administration; D015397:Program Evaluation; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D017132:Workplace / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000523:psychology