Establishing the Research Priorities of Undergraduate Student Nurse Work Integrated Learning in Australia

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Needham, Judith
Sidwell, Danny
Frommolt, Valda
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Introduction: Research priorities for staff involved in undergraduate nursing work integrated learning (WIL) has not been previously investigated. The purpose of this study was to explore and identify the areas of research priority within undergraduate nursing WIL, as highlighted by members of the National Network of Clinical Coordinators (NNCC) group in Australia. Method: A modified Nominal Group Technique was utilised including silent generation, round robin, clarification and voting stages. The approach consisted of an online survey, face-to-face meeting, and hardcopy Likert scale survey. Results: 35 research priorities were identified by the online survey and provided to participants in a face-to-face round robin phase. Further research priorities were added in this phase to make 62 research ideas. Voting occurred, and with the use of SPPS, 10 top research ideas were identified. Discussion: Six of the top 10 research ideas were focussed on staff that support students during WIL including those who supervise the WIL staff, learning their role, and supportive student feedback. Elements of quality supervision are important for student support. Further ideas generated were mandatory clinical laboratory sessions, how to assess student’s fitness for WIL after a break in study, and the appropriate use of inherent requirements. Conclusion: This study has identified research priorities of members of the NNCC group within nursing WIL using a modified NGT research method. This has allowed for a comprehensive understanding of the research focus on WIL nationally which will support members of the NNCC group to explore and investigate areas of research priority for WIL.

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WIL in Practice

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© 2022 Danny Sidwell, Valda Frommolt, Judith Needham. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

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Work integrated learning (incl. internships)

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Needham, J; Sidwell, D; Frommolt, V, Establishing the Research Priorities of Undergraduate Student Nurse Work Integrated Learning in Australia, WIL in Practice, 2022, 1 (1), pp. 21-37

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