Enabling students to develop confidence in basic clinical skills.

Full Abstract

An increase in the number of nursing students is making it difficult to guarantee those on the common foundation programme the opportunity to practise basic nursing skills. In order to address this problem a nursing college developed a skills week that enabled students to practise their skills and develop confidence. Simulated clinical situations gave students the opportunity to relate these skills to practice while learning about teamwork and holistic patient care.

Author information

Author/s: Mayne, Wendy (W); Jootun, Dev (D); Young, Beverley (B); Marland, Glenn (G); Harris, Margaret (M); Lyttle, C Paul (CP);

Affiliation: Bell College School of Health Studies, Dumfries.

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Evaluation Studies; Journal Article

Journal: Nursing times (Nurs Times), published in England. (Language: eng)

Reference: -2004 Jun 15-21; vol 100 (issue 24) : pp 36-9

Dates: Created 2004/06/30; Completed 2004/08/11; Revised 2004/11/17;

PMID: 15224491, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 2/18/2009, IMS Date: )

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