title: Implementing a dedicated education unit: a practice partnership with oncology nurses.
abstract: An urgent need exists to identify innovative and evidence-based educational methods to help oncology nurses provide safe and high-quality patient care. One promising solution is the dedicated education unit (DEU) educational model, which partners nursing faculty and skilled nursing clinicians to facilitate the clinical experience of undergraduate baccalaureate nursing students. This article describes the collaborative DEU initiative developed between a university school of nursing and a tertiary cancer center to provide senior nursing students with an innovative method to develop their competencies in oncology nursing practice and care.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, Buffalo University, New York, USA. gdean@buffalo.edu
authors.forename: Grace E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Dean
authors.forename: Judith L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Reishtein
authors.forename: Joanne
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: McVey
authors.forename: Marioly
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ambrose
authors.forename: Sarah M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Burke
authors.forename: Mimi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Haskins
authors.forename: Janice
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jones
mesh_terms: D002173:Cancer Care Facilities / Q000458:organization & administration; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D007318:Inservice Training / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017145:Models, Educational; D009859:Oncology Nursing; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D012579:Schools, Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration; D013338:Students, Nursing; D000078329:Workforce