Peer support systems and professional identity of student nurses undertaking a UK learning disability nursing programme

This practitioner based action research examines the implementation of the peer assisted study scheme (PASS) and individual peer mentoring in a cohort of first year undergraduate nursing students. It arose out of the desire of a small number of students in one UK university to transfer from the learning (intellectual) disabilities nursing field to other fields. The number of learning disabilities nurses is falling in England, and nursing shortages and student nurse retention generally is an international concern.
Source: Nurse Education in Practice - Category: Nursing Authors: Tags: Original research Source Type: research