Evaluation of a new clinical support model in radiotherapy practice

Doughty, Joanne; Hodgson, Denyse

doi:10.1016/j.nepr.2008.03.006

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“…For undergraduate nursing students, it is widely acknowledged that a theory practice gap exists (Jonsson et al, 2014, Scully, 2011, Wilson, 2008 and is often seen during clinical placement, highlighting an inconsistency between student's theoretical knowledge and it's practical application (Chan et al, 2011, Jonsson et al, 2014, Scully, 2011. While this is not directly reported in publications for radiation therapy students, it is acknowledged as an issue that impacts on clinical learning by a number of authors (Doughty and Hodgson, 2009, Nisbet and Matthews, 2011, Tang and Chow, 2007. Despite the fact that in both disciplines knowledge and student development is scaffolded throughout the curriculum, students perceive that each subject is standalone (Tang andChow, 2007, Wilson, 2008).…”

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Feedback and clinical practice improvement: A tool to assist workplace supervisors and students

Calleja

Harvey

Fox

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Nurse Education in Practice

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In work integrated learning, students may report difficulties applying theory learned at university to clinical practice. One contributing factor may be students' inability to engage in meaningful reflection and self-correcting behaviours. This paper reports the evaluation of a tool, process and resources developed to assist students to reflect on feedback and engage in self-assessment. Students were assisted to develop self-assessment skills by reflecting on, and engaging with feedback from previous workplace experiences to develop goals, learning outcomes and strategies to improve performance with mostly positive results. A secondary aim was to identify common learning strategies or barriers that impacted on student outcomes. Four themes emerged from the qualitative data: 1) preparing for clinical learning, 2) relationships and engagement levels, 3) shared awareness and, 4) developing clinical practice. Overall students felt the tool assisted them to narrow their attention on what needed to be improved. While supervisors believed the tool helped them to focus on specific needs of each student. Common barriers to clinical practice improvement related to a lack of opportunity in some settings, and lack of staff willingness to support students to achieve identified goals. Students and supervisors found the use of the tools beneficial and assisted students to demonstrate a greater understanding of how to apply feedback received to support their learning in the clinical environment.

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Feedback and clinical practice improvement: A tool to assist workplace supervisors and students

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Harvey

Fox

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Nurse Education in Practice

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“…The difference between a consistent approach and a range of different support mechanisms is echoed by the different practices adopted by universities for their clinical education provision. Australian undergraduate radiation therapy courses adopt a model where students experience a variety of placements throughout their training, whereas elsewhere, as in the United Kingdom it is common to keep the students at the same department for all of their placements . The relative advantages of each model follow similar themes of a balance between consistency and familiarity for students and variety of experiences from a learning perspective.…”

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“…The literature base for clinical educator models mainly relates to the field of nursing as summarised by Lambert and Glacken . There is a paucity of research into radiation therapy‐specific clinical education models with only Doughty and Hodgson providing some valuable information contrasting UK academic and clinical‐based support mechanisms; however, there was no evaluation of their efficacy provided. The findings from our Australian study had insufficient responses to determine if radiation therapy student satisfaction was influenced by clinical educator model and future work establishing this would be useful.…”

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“…Australian undergraduate radiation therapy courses adopt a model where students experience a variety of placements throughout their training, whereas elsewhere, as in the United Kingdom it is common to keep the students at the same department for all of their placements. 1 The relative advantages of each model follow similar themes of a balance between consistency and familiarity for students and variety of experiences from a learning perspective. While staying at the same centre allows students to undertake a stable and familiar clinical experience, it does restrict the opportunities available depending on each department's resources and practices.…”

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“…The range of placements is designed to provide students with the widest possible variety of clinical experience. This contrasts with alternative models where students are assigned to a clinical site and are placed there throughout their training. This has the advantage of allowing students to become very familiar with the local practices and clinical staff; they accordingly spend less time adapting themselves to new environments.…”

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Factors influencing radiation therapy student clinical placement satisfaction

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Carmichael

2014

J of Medical Radiation Sci

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Introduction: Radiation therapy students at Queensland University of Technology (QUT) attend clinical placements at five different clinical departments with varying resources and support strategies. This study aimed to determine the relative availability and perceived importance of different factors affecting student support while on clinical placement. The purpose of the research was to inform development of future support mechanisms to enhance radiation therapy students’ experience on clinical placement.Methods: This study used anonymous Likert-style surveys to gather data from years 1 and 2 radiation therapy students from QUT and clinical educators from Queensland relating to availability and importance of support mechanisms during clinical placements in a semester.Results: The study findings demonstrated student satisfaction with clinical support and suggested that level of support on placement influenced student employment choices. Staff support was perceived as more important than physical resources; particularly access to a named mentor, a clinical educator and weekly formative feedback. Both students and educators highlighted the impact of time pressures.Conclusions: The support offered to radiation therapy students by clinical staff is more highly valued than physical resources or models of placement support. Protected time and acknowledgement of the importance of clinical education roles are both invaluable. Joint investment in mentor support by both universities and clinical departments is crucial for facilitation of effective clinical learning.

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Radiographers' and students' experiences of undergraduate radiotherapy practice placement in the United Kingdom

McPake

2019

Radiography

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Evaluation of a new clinical support model in radiotherapy practice

Cited by 4 publications

References 17 publications

Feedback and clinical practice improvement: A tool to assist workplace supervisors and students

Feedback and clinical practice improvement: A tool to assist workplace supervisors and students

Factors influencing radiation therapy student clinical placement satisfaction

Radiographers' and students' experiences of undergraduate radiotherapy practice placement in the United Kingdom

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