Incorporating a service improvement project into an undergraduate nursing programme: a pilot study.
Although service improvement projects have been incorporated into some postregistration nurse education modules in the UK, they have not been generally available to pre-registration students. This paper reports on the implementation and evaluation of a pilot project in pre-registration nurse education at one university in eastern England. It concludes that the nursing students found the project to be a useful addition to their course. Supportive reactions were obtained from nurse managers, mentors and academics. A need to improve communication with clinical areas through the use of web-based materials was highlighted.
Anglia Ruskin University, Peterborough, UK.
Julie
J
Smith
Lynne
L
Pearson
John
J
Adams
D004506:Education, Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*; D010865:Pilot Projects; D013222:State Medicine; D013338:Students, Nursing; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D006113:United Kingdom
nurse education; quality improvement; service improvement; student nurses