Opening up placement opportunities for students
Hill, P.; Bullpitt, S.; Dean, S.; O'Flanagan, S.; Fishburn, N.
Nursing Times 110(38): 20-22
2014
ISSN/ISBN: 0954-7762 PMID: 26012012 Document Number: 676760
Student nurses need a variety of high-quality practice placements to prepare them for qualification yet, in reality, this can be difficult to achieve. A practice placement allocation model has enabled one university and its partner healthcare organisations to shift from a traditional, process-led system to a robust, proactive, student-focused approach. The model is based on partnership concepts including advance planning of student placements and clear lines of communication. It has resulted in 100% of first-year students taking part in a new fundamentals of care placement and received positive feedback from students and mentors.