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Rose Schecter1, Joan Gallagher, Marybeth Ryan
1Rose Schecter, PhD, RN, is Associate Dean and Director, Undergraduate Nursing, Barbara H. Hagan School of Nursing, Molloy College, Rockville Centre, New York. Joan Gallagher, BSN, RN-BC, is Nurse Educator, South Nassau Communities Hospital, Oceanside, New York. Marybeth Ryan, PhD, RN, is Nurse Scientist, South Nassau Communities Hospital, Oceanside, New York.
Abstract:
This quasiexperimental pilot study explored the effect three consecutive adult health Dedicated Education Unit (DEU) clinical placements would have on baccalaureate nursing students' self-perception of growth in competence and confidence. A Likert-type Competence/Confidence Self-Assessment Scale was constructed as a pretest/posttest measure; competence and confidence posttest means increased in each course. The study provides nursing professional development practitioners with information about the alternative DEU concept, its effect on student outcomes, and benefits nursing staff can gain by participating in a DEU experience.
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