title: Overcoming the challenges of providing clinical/practice education.
abstract: The responsibility of educating increasing numbers of students presents major challenges for nursing education. The Canadian Association of Schools of Nursing (CASN) established a task force to examine the issues and barriers associated with provision of clinical/practice education for nursing students and to assist in the development of national guidelines for practice education. In this article, the authors present key findings and recommendations resulting from a literature review, a survey of member schools and a national forum on clinical practice education. All schools of nursing are encouraged to continue to develop innovative ways of providing practice experience to meet growing demands.
authors.affiliation: St. Francis Xavier University School of Nursing, Antigonish, Nova Scotia.
authors.forename: Ellen
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: MacFarlane
authors.forename: Jane
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Milliken
authors.forename: Louiselle L
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Ouellet
authors.forename: Christine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Thrasher
authors.forename: Joanne
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gartner
authors.forename: Nicole
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Harder
authors.forename: Katherine
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Cox
mesh_terms: D002170:Canada; D002983:Clinical Competence; D003479:Curriculum; D004506:Education, Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005181:Faculty, Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D007373:Interinstitutional Relations; D017145:Models, Educational; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D011231:Preceptorship / Q000458:organization & administration; D012579:Schools, Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D012956:Societies, Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014146:Training Support / Q000458:organization & administration