Enabling students to develop confidence in basic clinical skills.

Wendy Mayne; Dev Jootun; Beverley Young; Glenn Marland; Margaret Harris; C Paul Lyttle

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Enabling students to develop confidence in basic clinical skills.

Wendy Mayne·Dev Jootun·Beverley Young·Glenn Marland·Margaret Harris·C Paul Lyttle

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.

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Wendy Mayne, Dev Jootun, Beverley Young, Glenn Marland, Margaret Harris, C Paul Lyttle. Enabling students to develop confidence in basic clinical skills.. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/15224491/

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