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Developing clinical learning sites for undergraduate nursing students.
K K Lunday1, W K Winer, A Batchelor
1Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Emory University, Atlanta, USA.
AORN Journal
|August 3, 1999
Summary
Nursing education is adapting to evolving healthcare settings by creating new clinical learning sites. These sites prepare undergraduate nursing students for advanced perioperative roles, emphasizing critical thinking in non-hospital environments.
Area of Science:
- Nursing Education
- Perioperative Care
- Healthcare Evolution
Background:
- Healthcare delivery is shifting towards non-hospital settings.
- This evolution reduces opportunities for nursing intervention in perioperative care.
- There is a need to prepare undergraduate nursing students for these changes.
Purpose of the Study:
- To develop innovative clinical learning sites for undergraduate nursing students.
- To enhance the quality of perioperative care education.
- To equip students with critical thinking skills for advanced perioperative roles.
Main Methods:
- Established two new clinical learning sites.
- Utilized preceptors in advanced perioperative roles.
- Focused on undergraduate nursing students.
Main Results:
- Students gain experience in non-traditional perioperative settings.
- Development of critical thinking skills is fostered.
- Preparation for advanced perioperative nursing roles is enhanced.
Conclusions:
- New clinical learning sites effectively prepare undergraduate nursing students for modern perioperative care.
- Experiential learning in advanced roles is crucial for skill development.
- Nursing education must align with healthcare system transformations.