title: Opening up placement opportunities for students.
abstract: Student nurses need a variety of high-quality practice placements to prepare them for qualification yet, in reality, this can be difficult to achieve. A practice placement allocation model has enabled one university and its partner healthcare organisations to shift from a traditional, process-led system to a robust, proactive, student-focused approach. The model is based on partnership concepts including advance planning of student placements and clear lines of communication. It has resulted in 100% of first-year students taking part in a new fundamentals of care placement and received positive feedback from students and mentors.
authors.forename: Phillipa
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Hill
authors.forename: Samantha
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bullpitt
authors.forename: Sharon
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Dean
authors.forename: Sheryl
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: O'Flanagan
authors.forename: Nicky
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Fishburn
mesh_terms: D004739:England; D017145:Models, Educational; D013338:Students, Nursing