Australian nursing students’ clinical experiences in residential aged care: Reports from nurse academics

Rayner, JA; Fetherstonhaugh, D; Beattie, E; Harrington, A; Jeon, YH; Moyle, W; Parker, D

Australian nursing students’ clinical experiences in residential aged care: Reports from nurse academics

Rayner, JA Fetherstonhaugh, D Beattie, E Harrington, A Jeon, YH Moyle, W Parker, D

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Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Collegian, 2023, 30, (1), pp. 134-140
Issue Date:: 2023-02-01

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dc.contributor.author	Rayner, JA
dc.contributor.author	Fetherstonhaugh, D
dc.contributor.author	Beattie, E
dc.contributor.author	Harrington, A
dc.contributor.author	Jeon, YH
dc.contributor.author	Moyle, W
dc.contributor.author	Parker, D https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2552-8613
dc.date.accessioned	2023-09-13T06:08:31Z
dc.date.available	2023-09-13T06:08:31Z
dc.date.issued	2023-02-01
dc.identifier.citation	Collegian, 2023, 30, (1), pp. 134-140
dc.identifier.issn	1322-7696
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/172078
dc.description.abstract	Background: Nurses are the largest group of registered healthcare professionals and are fundamental to delivering health and aged care in Australia. Aim: To explore how nursing students report clinical experiences when caring for older people as part of a larger study investigating how care of the older person content is included in Australian undergraduate nursing curricula. Methods: A population sample of all Australian nursing schools that offered a Bachelor of Nursing degree (n = 35) in 2019. Nurse academics involved in curriculum development or delivery were recruited. A telephone-assisted survey was used, and qualitative content analysis undertaken. Results: All schools of nursing participated in the survey, representing a response rate of 100%. The acute care focus of nursing curricula meant clinical experiences for nursing students related to older person's care commonly occurred in residential aged care facilities in the first year of the degree. Student reports of these experiences varied, with a majority of respondents reporting mixed or negative feedback associated with a lack of preparation and inadequate supervision. Conclusions: This study highlights the: significance of the timing of nursing students’ clinical placements in residential aged care; the selection of appropriate care homes; and the need for the right clinical teaching staff who can supervise high quality learning experiences for students.
dc.language	en
dc.publisher	Elsevier
dc.relation.ispartof	Collegian
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1016/j.colegn.2022.06.003
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.subject	1110 Nursing
dc.subject.classification	Nursing
dc.subject.classification	3901 Curriculum and pedagogy
dc.subject.classification	4204 Midwifery
dc.subject.classification	4205 Nursing
dc.title	Australian nursing students’ clinical experiences in residential aged care: Reports from nurse academics
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	30
utslib.for	1110 Nursing
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CHT - Health Technologies
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Centre for Health Technologies (CHT)
utslib.copyright.status	open_access	*
dc.date.updated	2023-09-13T06:08:30Z
pubs.issue	1
pubs.publication-status	Published
pubs.volume	30
utslib.citation.issue	1

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Background: Nurses are the largest group of registered healthcare professionals and are fundamental to delivering health and aged care in Australia. Aim: To explore how nursing students report clinical experiences when caring for older people as part of a larger study investigating how care of the older person content is included in Australian undergraduate nursing curricula. Methods: A population sample of all Australian nursing schools that offered a Bachelor of Nursing degree (n = 35) in 2019. Nurse academics involved in curriculum development or delivery were recruited. A telephone-assisted survey was used, and qualitative content analysis undertaken. Results: All schools of nursing participated in the survey, representing a response rate of 100%. The acute care focus of nursing curricula meant clinical experiences for nursing students related to older person's care commonly occurred in residential aged care facilities in the first year of the degree. Student reports of these experiences varied, with a majority of respondents reporting mixed or negative feedback associated with a lack of preparation and inadequate supervision. Conclusions: This study highlights the: significance of the timing of nursing students’ clinical placements in residential aged care; the selection of appropriate care homes; and the need for the right clinical teaching staff who can supervise high quality learning experiences for students.

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