Enhancing undergraduate community placements: a critical review of current literature.

In the face of the UK-wide policy shift to increased home care, inspiring and enabling the next generation of community nurses is more urgent than ever. The quality of the pre-registration practice learning experience is highly influential on career choices at the point of qualification. Given that...

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Publicado en:British Journal of Community Nursing Vol. 20; no. 4; pp. 184 - 190
Autores principales: Dickson, Caroline AW, Morris, Gillian, Gable, Clare
Formato: research systematic review tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: Mark Allen Holdings Limited Apr2015
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          Dickson, Caroline AW
          Morris, Gillian
          Gable, Clare
        affil: Senior Lecturer in Community Nursing, Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh
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          Education, Nursing
          Education, Clinical
          Students, Nursing
          Student Placement
          Student Experiences
          Learning Environment, Clinical
          Community Health Nursing Education
          Systematic Review
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          CINAHL Database
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          Community Health Services
          Mentorship
          Clinical Competence
          Professional-Student Relations
          Learning Styles
          Delegation of Authority
          Nursing Practice
          Nursing Role
          Workload
          Professional Portfolios
      ab: In the face of the UK-wide policy shift to increased home care, inspiring and enabling the next generation of community nurses is more urgent than ever. The quality of the pre-registration practice learning experience is highly influential on career choices at the point of qualification. Given that 50% of learning by pre-registration students takes place in practice, mentors have a crucial role to play in preparing the next generation of nurses to work in the community. This article discusses the findings of a systematic and critical literature review of pre-registration placements that was funded by the Queen's Nursing Institute Scotland. The review found that students' experiences of learning in community settings are variable, and perceptions of students and mentors are misaligned in terms of what a quality placement should look like. Although there is no clear definition of what constitutes a community placement and there is some underuse of learning environments in areas such as general practice nursing, there are also a number of examples of new and imaginative placements. While these innovations provide ‘whole experience’ placements, they are currently lacking robust evaluation, despite their potential usefulness on a larger scale. Mentors have the opportunity to provide students with a range of learning opportunities that increase preparedness for working in the community, allowing final year students in particular greater influence over their learning experience. Students undertaking community practice learning, where they have a managed level of autonomy, are more likely to feel confident to take on community nursing roles.
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