Biomedical subjects

Suzanne J Hughes

Publications and source records attributed to Suzanne J Hughes.

4 recordsLinked to original sources

PubMed2004

The role of the link lecturer in the perioperative environment.

As a result of the demise of the two-tier system of clinical teacher and lecturer, all teachers were assigned to clinical areas in which they facilitate the development of an educational milieu to support student learning in practice. This article highlights the role of the link lecturer within the perioperative environment. It focuses on how this multi-faceted position can assist students to link theory and practice, and addresses key issues relating to mentorship, clinical credibility and educational audit.

Clinical Competence↗

PubMed2003

Student nurse theatre placements. The new curriculum.

Following the implementation of the Fitness for Practice (FFP) nurse education curriculum, opportunities are available for student nurses to return to the operating theatre environment during their surgical module. This follows a ten-year absence in most parts of Wales. This article investigates what realistic placement objectives are available for student nurses in Wales and how close mentor supervision can enhance the learning process and promote the clinical experience of theatre nursing.

Clinical Competence↗

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Strategies to help students learn effectively.

All qualified nurses are involved in teaching and learning. This article presents four vignettes of adult learners training to be nurses and examines the factors that may be inhibiting their learning. It goes on to describe some of the strategies and approaches that might help these students to learn more effectively, including the use of learning contracts and reflective practice.

Adult↗

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The biopsychosocial aspects of unwanted teenage pregnancy.

Unwanted teenage pregnancy is a major health problem in Wales and perioperative nurses are frequently involved in caring for teenagers undergoing surgical termination of pregnancy. By providing such adolescents with holistic care--by taking into account both biological and psychological aspects of health--nurses can help reduce an adolescent's anxiety and pain.

Abortion, Legal↗