Implementing dedicated education units in 6 European undergraduate nursing and midwifery students clinical placements
Abstract Background Undergraduate students’ clinical experience, working directly with patients and the healthcare team is essential to ensure students acquire the necessary competence for practice. There are differences in the quality of clinical environments and in students’ clinical placement exp...
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doaj-2737991e0da946e6943ccbd69e5834aa2021-04-18T11:50:28ZengBMCBMC Nursing1472-69552021-04-0120111110.1186/s12912-021-00576-5Implementing dedicated education units in 6 European undergraduate nursing and midwifery students clinical placementsSara Pedregosa0Núria Fabrellas1Ester Risco2Mariana Pereira3Małgorzata Stefaniak4Fisun Şenuzun5Sandra Martin6Adelaida Zabalegui7Hospital Clinic de BarcelonaFaculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, School of Nursing, University of BarcelonaParc Sanitari Pere VirgiliInstituto Politécnico de SetúbalMedical University of WarsawEge University Faculty of Nursing Internal Medicine NursingCenter of Expertise Health Innovation at UC Leuven-LimburgHospital Clinic de BarcelonaAbstract Background Undergraduate students’ clinical experience, working directly with patients and the healthcare team is essential to ensure students acquire the necessary competence for practice. There are differences in the quality of clinical environments and in students’ clinical placement experiences and not all clinical sites are optimal learning environments. The Dedicated Education Unit clinical education model allows students to develop the practical knowledge, skills and professionalism they will need as nurses/midwives. Methods We employed the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research to identify and compare barriers and facilitators in the implementation of the Dedicated Education Unit in 6 European undergraduate nursing/midwifery student clinical placement settings and to describe the experience of nurses/midwives involved in the Dedicated Education Unit model implementation and evaluation. A pre-post implementation interpretive assessment was based on participants’ responses to the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research construct questions. Results Although Dedicated Education Unit model implementation in our project was heterogeneous, no main implementation barriers were perceived. Qualitative data showed that educational-service collaboration, including a focus on mutual goals, organizational communication and networking, satisfaction of educational and healthcare professionals, and the establishment of a safe space for professional discussion and feedback, were considered facilitators. Conclusions This study describes the key elements guiding educational and healthcare stakeholders in Dedicated Education Unit implementation, engaging participants in the entire process, and offering other organizations the opportunity to consider the benefits of this clinical education model.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12912-021-00576-5Dedicated education unitConsolidated framework for implementation researchClinical learning environmentClinical educationNursing students |
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Sara Pedregosa Núria Fabrellas Ester Risco Mariana Pereira Małgorzata Stefaniak Fisun Şenuzun Sandra Martin Adelaida Zabalegui |
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Sara Pedregosa Núria Fabrellas Ester Risco Mariana Pereira Małgorzata Stefaniak Fisun Şenuzun Sandra Martin Adelaida Zabalegui Implementing dedicated education units in 6 European undergraduate nursing and midwifery students clinical placements BMC Nursing Dedicated education unit Consolidated framework for implementation research Clinical learning environment Clinical education Nursing students |
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Sara Pedregosa Núria Fabrellas Ester Risco Mariana Pereira Małgorzata Stefaniak Fisun Şenuzun Sandra Martin Adelaida Zabalegui |
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Implementing dedicated education units in 6 European undergraduate nursing and midwifery students clinical placements |
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Implementing dedicated education units in 6 European undergraduate nursing and midwifery students clinical placements |
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Implementing dedicated education units in 6 European undergraduate nursing and midwifery students clinical placements |
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Implementing dedicated education units in 6 European undergraduate nursing and midwifery students clinical placements |
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Implementing dedicated education units in 6 European undergraduate nursing and midwifery students clinical placements |
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implementing dedicated education units in 6 european undergraduate nursing and midwifery students clinical placements |
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Abstract Background Undergraduate students’ clinical experience, working directly with patients and the healthcare team is essential to ensure students acquire the necessary competence for practice. There are differences in the quality of clinical environments and in students’ clinical placement experiences and not all clinical sites are optimal learning environments. The Dedicated Education Unit clinical education model allows students to develop the practical knowledge, skills and professionalism they will need as nurses/midwives. Methods We employed the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research to identify and compare barriers and facilitators in the implementation of the Dedicated Education Unit in 6 European undergraduate nursing/midwifery student clinical placement settings and to describe the experience of nurses/midwives involved in the Dedicated Education Unit model implementation and evaluation. A pre-post implementation interpretive assessment was based on participants’ responses to the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research construct questions. Results Although Dedicated Education Unit model implementation in our project was heterogeneous, no main implementation barriers were perceived. Qualitative data showed that educational-service collaboration, including a focus on mutual goals, organizational communication and networking, satisfaction of educational and healthcare professionals, and the establishment of a safe space for professional discussion and feedback, were considered facilitators. Conclusions This study describes the key elements guiding educational and healthcare stakeholders in Dedicated Education Unit implementation, engaging participants in the entire process, and offering other organizations the opportunity to consider the benefits of this clinical education model. |
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Dedicated education unit Consolidated framework for implementation research Clinical learning environment Clinical education Nursing students |
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