“Feeling part of a team” a mixed method evaluation of a dedicated education unit pilot programme

The clinical learning environment is integral to the sustainability of the nursing workforce. Traditionally undergraduate nursing students were preceptored one-to-one with a registered nurse. With an increasingly complex clinical environment and more RNs working part-time, that model has become problematic. The Dedicated Education Unit (DEU) is a model of student learning whereby students are nurtured by all staff in a clinical area, clinical and academic staff collectively support the student and student learning is a collaborative process.

Source: Nurse Education Today - June 1, 2018 Category: Nursing Authors: Ruth Crawford, Adelaide Jasonsmith, Deborah Leuchars, Anjana Naidu, Leanne Pool, Laura Tosswill, Kathy Trezise, Alexandra Wordsworth Source Type: research