Setting standards for high-quality placements
Aitkenhead, S.; Farran, S.; Bateman, I.
Nursing Times 111(36-37): 22-25
2015
ISSN/ISBN: 0954-7762 PMID: 26434190 Document Number: 685032
As part of a project undertaken by a local education and training board, a wide range of stakeholders across South London were asked what makes a high-quality practice placement for student nurses, and how that quality could be effectively measured. This article outlines the drafting and testing of a set of quality standards in a mix of provider settings. Although further refinement is required, the standards enabled placement sites to question themselves about their own education and training processes, strengthened their partnership with the training and education board and facilitated the assurance that student nurses receive safe, effective and compassionate preparation when they are on placement.