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  • Nursing Education
  • Clinical Skills Training
  • Higher Education

Background:

  • Nursing education must meet Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) standards, emphasizing registered nurse responsibility for student learning.
  • Newly qualified nurses may lack preparedness to support pre-registration students in clinical settings.
  • University environments often lack formal peer support structures for student nurses.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To discuss the implementation of a peer facilitation scheme for pre-registration nursing students.
  • To train second-year nursing students as peer facilitators for first-year clinical skills sessions.
  • To evaluate the benefits of this peer facilitation scheme for both first and second-year nursing students.

Main Methods:

  • Implementation of a peer facilitation scheme in a London higher education institution.
  • Training second-year BSc (Hons) and PGDip nursing students to act as peer facilitators.
  • Facilitation of first-year pre-registration nursing students during clinical skills sessions.

Main Results:

  • The peer facilitation scheme provided a structured support system for pre-registration nursing students.
  • Second-year students gained experience in mentorship and leadership roles.
  • First-year students received targeted support in developing clinical skills.

Conclusions:

  • Peer facilitation schemes can enhance the learning experience for pre-registration nursing students.
  • Such schemes address the gap in formal peer support within university nursing programs.
  • The initiative offers reciprocal benefits for both peer facilitators and students receiving support.