Potential and challenges for learning during acute medical/surgical placement for intellectual disability, mental health and midwifery students

In Ireland nursing and midwifery degree programmes involve four pathways to registration. Three of which, intellectual disability and mental health nursing and midwifery require students to undertake acute medical/surgical placements offer learning opportunities caring for patients with complex needs in settings beyond their core discipline. This paper focuses on findings from a descriptive qualitative study exploring intellectual disability and mental health nursing and midwifery students experiences of such placements.

Source: Nurse Education in Practice - October 17, 2017 Category: Nursing Authors: Jane Mc Carthy, Margaret M. Graham, Dympna Tuohy, Brid O'Brien, Anne Fahy, Therese Hennessy, Deirdre O'Sullivan, Kathleen Markey Tags: Clinical education Source Type: research