ICTN PROJECT WEBINAR SERIES

ICTN PROJECT WEBINAR SERIES

COMMUNITY HEALTH STUDENT PLACEMENT PROGRAM

Presented By: Robyn Stringer, Judith Foley-Chell and Helen Johnson

PROJECT OVERVIEWExpand the current clinical placement opportunities

for students within Goulburn Community Health. Provide an opportunity to observe and learn skills

specific to those required when delivering care in a Primary Health Care setting.

Experience will include: Ambulatory Care Wound Clinic, Palliative Care, Community Nursing, HITH, Diabetes Management and Chronic Disease Management

INTRODUCTION & BACKGROUNDInitial Student Placement Program in Wound ClinicSuccessful streamlined and structured approach to

student clinical placementIdentified need to develop similar program

throughout Community Health nursing speciality areas to meet student placement needs and objectives

Identified potential to increase student placement opportunities offered through Community Health

INTRODUCTION & BACKGROUND – WOUND CLINIC

High number of students from multiple universities- Varying expectations of placement- Differing levels of education • Poor identification of student objectives- Little guidance for staff - Reduced effectiveness of placement

INTRODUCTION & BACKGROUND – WOUND CLINIC

Structured, standardised approach to placements with targeted education to meet student objectives

Clearly defined and measurable placement outcomes identified and student program designed and delivered to meet objectives

Development of Wound Clinic Placement Package for student completion prior to attending placement

INTRODUCTION & BACKGROUND – WOUND CLINIC

Education delivery based on defined outcomes for Wound Clinic program

Standardised information based on student needs provided by staff

Measured improvement in student knowledge with pre- and post-learning tools, student satisfaction with survey and staff satisfaction with discussion groups

INTRODUCTION & BACKGROUND – WOUND CLINIC

Of 56 students whose data was collected in the pre-placement and post-placement learning tools, overall improvement in student knowledge was 33.4%, with above-average improvements in cellular (43%) and aetiology (57%) knowledge

• Of 56 students who completed the placement evaluation, all answers on the survey were rated Excellent or Very Good.

CURRENT PROJECT AIMIncrease student placements from one day

placements to five days within a specified Community Health stream, rotating to other streams for placements greater than a week

Build a network of clinicians in a preceptor role that can professionally support our student nurses

CURRENT PROJECT AIMDevelop a standardised orientation package for all

community students to support learning needs and objectives

Provide a learning environment that promotes practical learning experiences

CURRENT PROJECT - ACTIVITIESCommunication with universities and TAFE to inform

and promote nursing student clinical placement in Community Health specific to Primary Health Care and Chronic Disease Management

Orientation manual and learning package developed for students with focus on Primary Health Care and Chronic Disease

CURRENT PROJECT - ACTIVITIESSpeciality stream / student objectives and planner

developed

Pre- and post-placement learning tools developed to identify individual areas of learning and measure outcomes

Student satisfaction survey developed

CURRENT PROJECT - ACTIVITIESPreceptor training program for nurses working with

students in progress

Obtaining practical learning aides including laptop for online learning, wound care mannequin and practice consumable resources designated for student learning

CURRENT PROJECT – CHALLENGES & RISKSChanges to planned facility in ClinConnect

Funding – practical learning resources not yet purchased

Time limitations

Changing team

CURRENT PROJECT - OUTCOMESResources developed as discussed previously –

currently on trial in Community Health streams with result analysis to be conducted quarterly

Preceptor training provided by tertiary institutions. Internal preceptor training program to begin in June 2013

No significant increase in clinical placement numbers – historical underutilisation of offered placements – but contact with tertiary institutions has had promising feedback

CURRENT PROJECT – SUSTAINING CHANGEProject is still in progressPlans to sustain change include:- Links with tertiary organisations- Ongoing Preceptor training of permanent and new

staff- Data collection and response to results as

appropriate- Sourcing future funding to ensure access to practical

resources is maintained

CURRENT PROJECT - TRANSFERABILITYDemonstrated through adaptation of initial Wound

Clinic program to current project throughout Community Health

Potential for adaptation of program to other areas in which there are student placement programs

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