TY - JOUR
T1 - Improving the undergraduate clinical placement experience in mental health nursing
AU - O'Brien, Louise
AU - Buxton, Megan
AU - Gillies, Donna
PY - 2008
Y1 - 2008
N2 - Recruitment in mental health nursing is an international problem. Improving the undergraduate clinical placement experience may help to attract students into mental health nursing. In this paper, the authors describe the development and evaluation of a clinical facilitation program aimed at improving the placement experience. Students were surveyed about their attitudes to mental health nursing before and after placement. Based on the results from 254 pre-placement and 248 post-placement surveys there was a large significant increase in students' interest in mental health nursing following clinical placement. Data collected from focus groups also indicated that facilitators, students, and clinical nurses all viewed the program positively.
AB - Recruitment in mental health nursing is an international problem. Improving the undergraduate clinical placement experience may help to attract students into mental health nursing. In this paper, the authors describe the development and evaluation of a clinical facilitation program aimed at improving the placement experience. Students were surveyed about their attitudes to mental health nursing before and after placement. Based on the results from 254 pre-placement and 248 post-placement surveys there was a large significant increase in students' interest in mental health nursing following clinical placement. Data collected from focus groups also indicated that facilitators, students, and clinical nurses all viewed the program positively.
UR - http://handle.uws.edu.au:8081/1959.7/555862
U2 - 10.1080/01612840801981355
DO - 10.1080/01612840801981355
M3 - Article
VL - 29
SP - 505
EP - 522
JO - Issues in Mental Health Nursing
JF - Issues in Mental Health Nursing
IS - 5
ER -