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Building capacity for the clinical placement of nursing students
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Barnett, AP and Cross, M and Jacob, E and Shahwan-Akl, L and Welch, A and Caldwell, A and Berry, R, Building capacity for the clinical placement of nursing students, Collegian, 15, (2) pp. 55-61. ISSN 1322-7696 (2007) [Refereed Article]
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DOI: doi:10.1016/j.colegn.2008.02.002
Abstract
The current workforce crisis mandates that education providers increase the number
of graduates from nursing courses. In a practice-based profession however, any growth in
student numbers is constrained by the ability of clinical venues to accept students for clinical
experience. Factors within the operating environment such as bed capacity, staffing mix
and shortage of experienced clinicians to act as preceptors, clinical teachers, mentors or role
models; limit the number of students that can be accommodated and both the quality and
level of educational support provided. These factors are compounded in rural hospitals, where
opportunities for placements can be also overlooked or ineffectively utilised.
This paper reports on a project undertaken by a rural health service, two universities and a
TAFE institute. It demonstrates that a greater number of students can be accommodated when
all major stakeholders accept responsibility and agree to work together to create a learning
community and find ways to overcome barriers and impediments that constrain capacity. It
is concluded that the capacity of a rural hospital to accept students for placement can be
increased when cancellation rates are reduced, the clinical timetable rationalised and more
collaborative approaches to clinical education are implemented.
Item Details
Item Type: | Refereed Article |
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Keywords: | student placements, clinical education, rural nursing |
Research Division: | Health Sciences |
Research Group: | Health services and systems |
Research Field: | Health and community services |
Objective Division: | Health |
Objective Group: | Specific population health (excl. Indigenous health) |
Objective Field: | Rural and remote area health |
UTAS Author: | Barnett, AP (Associate Professor Tony Barnett) |
UTAS Author: | Cross, M (Dr Merylin Cross) |
ID Code: | 73511 |
Year Published: | 2007 |
Web of Science® Times Cited: | 48 |
Deposited By: | UTAS Centre for Rural Health |
Deposited On: | 2011-10-12 |
Last Modified: | 2015-11-24 |
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