Revisiting task orientated care: Oral histories of former student nurses in Ireland (1960 –2001)

The apprenticeship model of nurse training was in place in Ireland up to the end of the twentieth century. Task orientated care was a feature of this model. It is important to examine task allocation from the student's perspective, in light of current and on-going debates regarding student nurses' supernumerary status. Both approaches influence the status of the student; as a worker with task allocation and as a learner with supernumerary status. Oral history interviews were undertaken with twelve former student nurses (1960 –2001) to explore their experiences of clinical learning and task allocation.

Source: Nurse Education in Practice - November 8, 2017 Category: Nursing Authors: Anne Fallon, Toni U í Chiardha, Teresa Meaney, Deirdre van der Putten, Miriam Brennan, Jackie Uí Chionna, Stephen Bradley, Miriam McNicholas, Siobhan Smyth Tags: Original research Source Type: research