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Mouth care: why it matters − highlighting a neglected care need

OHID et al (2021) have created an evidence-based toolkit entitled Delivering Better Oral Health aimed at preventing oral disease and improving oral health. Since its first edition in 2007, this...

Creating an interprofessional education package on patients’ spiritual needs

When providing education around spiritual care, educationalists might share evolving knowledge or ideas that cannot be objectively measured. This ‘cognitive pedagogy’ approach (Mackintosh-Franklin,...

Perceived sleep quality: a comparison between hospital nurses and student nurses

Essentially, sleep is a neurobehavioural state and a fundamental part of human physiology that allows the brain and body to recover, improve physical and mental performance, and to prepare for another...

Development of a simulation placement in a pre-registration nursing programme

‘An artificial representation of a real-world practice scenario that supports student development and assessment through experiential learning with the opportunity for repetition, feedback,...

Juggling to find balance: hearing the voices of undergraduate student nurses

There is global recognition of the increasing levels of stress, anxiety and mental health problems experienced by young people attending college and university (Denovan and Macaskill, 2016; Bennion et...

A guide to the NMC emergency standards for nurse education during the current deployment of student nurses

Tables 1 –4 provide key information taken from the NMC Emergency Standards for Nursing and Midwifery Education (NMC, 2020). The standards are then explored in terms of the implications for...

Evaluating the impact of a coaching pilot on students and staff

Experiential learning in clinical placement currently constitutes 50% of pre-registration programmes. Student satisfaction is often linked with having a sense of belonging and being a valued member of...

Has anyone seen the student? Creating a welcoming practice environment for students

Timely notification of a student being allocated to a placement is essential so the clinical area can prepare for their arrival. Once the name and year of study of the student are known, who will...

Are mentors failing to fail underperforming student nurses? An integrative literature review

‘Broad clusters of general attributes which are considered essential for effective performance.’ .

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