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Skills centre: why we did it, how we did it

C M Knight1, G M Mowforth

  • 1Faculty of Health and Social Care, University of the West of England, Blackberry Hill, Stapleton, Bristol, UK.

Nurse Education Today
|December 16, 1998
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Nursing students struggle with psychomotor skills due to short clinical placements and inadequate college preparation. A new skills center was developed to address these educational challenges.

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Area of Science:

  • Nursing Education
  • Medical Simulation
  • Healthcare Skills Training

Background:

  • Research indicates nursing students face challenges in acquiring essential psychomotor skills.
  • Contributing factors include insufficient clinical placement duration and limited college-based preparation.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review literature informing the development of a dedicated nursing skills center.
  • To provide practical guidelines for establishing and utilizing skills learning facilities.
  • To outline a structured approach for teaching psychomotor skills.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review of UK and USA nurse education research.
  • Analysis of student and clinical staff evaluations.
  • Development of a skills center based on identified needs.
  • Proposal of a structured pedagogical approach for skills acquisition.

Main Results:

  • Identification of psychomotor skill acquisition as a key challenge in nursing education.
  • Establishment of a skills center at Avon and Gloucestershire College of Health.
  • Development of practical guidelines for skills facility creation and use.

Conclusions:

  • A dedicated skills center can address deficiencies in psychomotor skill development for nursing students.
  • Structured teaching methodologies are crucial for effective psychomotor skill acquisition.
  • Further research will evaluate the skills center's effectiveness using mixed methods.

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