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dc.contributor.authorGrealish, Laurie
dc.contributor.authorBail, Kasia
dc.contributor.authorRanse, Kristen
dc.date.accessioned2017-05-03T16:08:44Z
dc.date.available2017-05-03T16:08:44Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.date.modified2014-04-03T04:27:16Z
dc.identifier.issn0962-1067
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/j.1365-2702.2009.03133.x
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/57845
dc.description.abstractAims and objectives. This paper aims to discuss the implementation of a 'community of practice' model of clinical teaching into four residential aged care facilities. Background. There is increasing international evidence that aged care is a burgeoning health issue, particularly in developed countries. Recruitment and retention of nurses is problematic in residential aged care. Nursing students maintain negative perceptions of aged care and dislike clinical placements in that area. Additionally, supporting students in residential aged care is difficult considering the staffing mix of skilled/unskilled staff. Innovative educational strategies are needed to manage the increasing shortages of clinical placements for nursing students in all clinical areas. Study design. Staff experiences were elicited through four focus groups onsite at the residential aged care facility where students had been placed, one year after implementation of a 'communities of practice' clinical model. Data analysis used a qualitative, thematic approach. Results. The staff in the residential aged care facilities expressed that work was involved in supporting students in the workplace, but that the additional workload was a valuable investment. Conclusions. Staff in residential aged care see working with students as a local investment, where students' fresh eyes, recent knowledge and questioning behaviours are a worthy investment of staff time and effort. Staff also valued the investment in the future, where working with students now creates future nurses sensitive to aged care issues. Relevance to clinical practice. In a 'communities of practice' model of clinical experience for students, there are benefits for staff as well as students. The implementation of this clinical model in residential aged care was relatively low in cost, a benefit in this sector and has the potential to address the critical issues of recruitment and retention.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherBlackwell Publishing Ltd
dc.publisher.placeUnited Kingdom
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom2291
dc.relation.ispartofpageto2299
dc.relation.ispartofissue15-16
dc.relation.ispartofjournalJournal of Clinical Nursing
dc.relation.ispartofvolume19
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchNursing
dc.subject.fieldofresearchNursing not elsewhere classified
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4205
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode420599
dc.title'Investing in the future': residential aged care staff experiences of working with nursing students in a ‘community of practice’
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.date.issued2010
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorRanse, Kristen


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