Promoting student learning and increasing organizational capacity to host students in residential aged care: A mixed method research study

Grealish, Laurie; Lucas, Nikki; Neill, James T.; McQuellin, Carmel; Bacon, Rachel; Trede, Franziska

doi:10.1016/j.nedt.2012.11.017

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“…Some groups of students did not have students from another educational level assigned to the same practice site during their clinical placement, but the high scores from the questionnaire indicate that working with their peers is important for the students, even if the peers are from the same educational level. The high scores in the present study concur with other studies showing that peer learning has a substantial potential for supporting learning and contributing to creative and innovative learning for the nursing students (Secomb, 2008;Roberts, 2008;Grealish et al, 2013). However, peer learning cannot substitute supervision from faculty and staff at the practice site, and furthermore, it needs to be carefully planned and organized with a view to student learning outcomes and integrated in the practice site's own working and learning environment (Henderson and Newton, 2010).…”

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“…Creating good learning environments is a process involving both nurses, other care workers, and educational institutions. Supervision models where students work with a range of staff, and where educational institutions become active agents of change and learning, may be useful alternatives in the nursing home context, where the competence mix of the staff is different from that of hospital settings (Campbell and Jeffers, 2008;Grealish et al, 2010Grealish et al, , 2013. Studies also point to the need for active support from faculty with knowledge and dedication towards geriatric nursing, in order to make the necessary connections between practice and its theoretical foundation (Kerridge, 2008;Lane and Hirst, 2012).…”

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confidence: 99%

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Improving the quality of nursing students' clinical placements in nursing homes: An evaluation study

Brynildsen

Bjørk

Berntsen

et al. 2014

Nurse Education in Practice

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The aim of this study was to explore students' experiences during their clinical placements in five nursing homes after implementing measures to improve the learning environment. It is vital to stimulate more future nurses to consider a career within geriatric wards and nursing homes. One way to achieve this, is to enhance nursing students' learning experiences during clinical placements in these settings. Measures to improve the learning environment were implemented as a result of a joint effort between a university college and five nursing homes. An explorative design was developed to collect empirical data concerning the students' experiences expressed through questionnaires and logs. The results generally conveyed more positive than negative experiences. Students expressed most satisfaction with peer collaboration, the placement's contribution to awareness of future nursing role and described the learning arena as exciting and interesting. They expressed less satisfaction with supervision from preceptor and how the practice site was prepared for and organized students' placements. Clinical placement arenas and educational institutions should collaborate closely to explore and develop models of supervision appropriate for the nursing home context, to build on existing potentials and resolve the issues that represent barriers for creating interesting and effective learning environments.

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Improving the quality of nursing students' clinical placements in nursing homes: An evaluation study

Brynildsen

Bjørk

Berntsen

et al. 2014

Nurse Education in Practice

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“…A professional dialogue between the mentors and the students during the practical sessions contributed to learning , but learning was limited in person‐centred care when students were expected to learn independently or with a fellow student . Simulation in a ward, led by a student nurse, showed that students expect and learn different things in different phases of their studies in nursing homes . Students also revealed that their learning developed during these authentic nursing activities .…”

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The education received by nursing students regarding nursing older people: a scoping literature review

Koskinen

Salminen

Stolt

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Scandinavian Caring Sciences

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The situation of an ageing population is a priority for all levels of society globally, particularly related to the subsequent increased demand for care. Nurses are often the primary source of this care; therefore, research is required to develop the curricula of nursing education, to help them meet this demand. The primary aim was to analyse empirical studies that have tackled nursing students' education concerning nursing older people. This analysis was targeted at generating an overall picture of the research in this field in order to determine the areas that require further study. A scoping literature review was conducted through systematic searches in the following electronic databases: Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System (MEDLINE), Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL) and Education Resources Information Center (ERIC). These searches were limited to studies with an available abstract, in English, which were conducted between 1999 and 2012. Two researchers independently applied the same inclusion and exclusion criteria to select the studies for analysis. In total, 66 articles were included in the analyses. The results were validated by the research team. The primary research areas identified included both the learning outcomes and the implementation of nurses' education in caring for older people. Students' general attitudes towards older people and ageing dominated the studies regarding learning outcomes. There was a large variation in the description of the validity and trustworthiness of the studies, with most being only at a moderate level. A limited number of studies examining the specific learning outcomes and factors influencing the implementation of education exist. Vague reporting about the validity and trustworthiness of the studies limits the use of their findings. More well-designed studies are needed to guide educational strategies to improve students' competence in nursing older people and to promote this field as a career choice.

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“…Areas of growth in the dietetics workforce, rather than being in the hospital setting, include residential aged care, private practice and wellness programs . Clinical placements in the aged care setting have the potential to produce graduates with a greater understanding of ageing and aged care . The addition of aged care and primary health experience could provide the workforce flexibility critical to the national health reform agenda…”

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Aged care facilities and primary health‐care clinics provide appropriate settings for dietetic students to demonstrate individual case management clinical competence

Bacon

Williams

Grealish

2014

Nutrition & Dietetics

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Aim The aims of this study were to: (i) determine the ways in which non‐hospital placement settings are used for individual case management clinical placements in dietetic education and (ii) examine the extent to which students can develop individual case management clinical competencies in non‐hospital placement settings. Methods A sequential mixed methods approach was used. Quantitative data were obtained from an online questionnaire conducted with placement coordinators from all 15 Australian universities with accredited dietetics programs. Qualitative data were obtained from a focus group with eight experienced clinical supervisors who had viewed 11 audiovisual recordings of student/dietitian encounters with clients in non‐hospital settings and assessed them against entry‐level competencies. Data were analysed using descriptive statistics and content analysis. Results Placement coordinators from 10 of the 15 accredited universities responded, with most universities (8/10) using hospitals for the majority of their individual case management clinical placements. Seven of the ten universities used non‐hospital settings but only for a small proportion of students (≤25%) and for short durations (one to two weeks). The experienced clinical supervisors agreed that primary health‐care clinics and residential aged care facilities provided appropriate practice settings for student dietitians to demonstrate individual case management clinical competencies. Conclusions To align with the national health‐care agenda and workforce demands, this research supports the expansion of clinical placement settings to also include non‐hospital settings. The influence of context on competency development requires adjustments to be made for the nuanced practice differences in these settings.

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Promoting student learning and increasing organizational capacity to host students in residential aged care: A mixed method research study

Cited by 30 publications

References 16 publications

Improving the quality of nursing students' clinical placements in nursing homes: An evaluation study

Improving the quality of nursing students' clinical placements in nursing homes: An evaluation study

The education received by nursing students regarding nursing older people: a scoping literature review

Aged care facilities and primary health‐care clinics provide appropriate settings for dietetic students to demonstrate individual case management clinical competence

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