title: Investing in organisational culture: nursing students' experience of organisational learning culture in aged care settings following a program of cultural development.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Concerns around organisational learning culture limit nursing student placements in aged care settings to first year experiences.
  
  
  OBJECTIVE
  Determine the impact of an extended staff capacity building program on students' experiences of the organisational learning culture in the aged care setting.
  
  
  METHODS
  Pre and post-test design.
  
  
  METHODS
  A convenience sample of first, second and third year Bachelor of Nursing students attending placements at three residential aged care facilities completed the Clinical Learning Organisational Culture Survey. Responses between the group that attended placement before the program (n = 17/44; RR 38%) and the group that attended following the program (n = 33/72; RR 45%) were compared.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Improvements were noted in the areas of recognition, accomplishment, and influence, with decreases in dissatisfaction.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Organisational investment in building staff capacity can produce a positive learning culture. The aged care sector offers a rich learning experience for students when staff capacity to support learning is developed.
authors.affiliation: a School of Nursing & Midwifery , University of Canberra , Canberra , Australia.
authors.forename: Laurie
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Grealish
authors.affiliation: b Practice Development Unit, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Wolloongabba, and School of Nursing and Midwifery , Griffith University , Nathan , Australia.
authors.forename: Amanda
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Henderson
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001315:Australia; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000458:organization & administration; D005260:Female; D005851:Geriatric Nursing / Q000193:education* / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006707:Homes for the Aged / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D007318:Inservice Training / Q000379:methods*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D015279:Organizational Culture; D011231:Preceptorship / Q000458:organization & administration*; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: aged care; culture; student learning