To identify, describe, and summarise evidence from quantitative, qualitative, and mixed‐method studies conducted to prepare nurses and nursing students to lead on and/or deliver compassionate care. . To read the full article, log in using your NHS Athens details. To access full-text: click “Log in/Register” (top right hand side). Click ‘Institutional Login’ then select 'OpenAthens Federation', then ‘NHS England’. Enter your Athens details to view the article.
A report published by three major health thinktanks calls for a radical expansion of nurse training in England to stop the health and care workforce crisis worsening dramatically.
The measures outlined by experts from the Nuffield Trust, The King’s Fund and the Health Foundation include £5,200 a year cost-of-living grants for students and a tripling in the number of postgraduate trainees.
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Sue West, Senior Nursing Education Adviser, talks about the respective roles of nursing associates and nurses.
It’s just over a month since we opened our register to nursing associates in England and I’m aware that there might still be some confusion about the role and how it differs to that of the registered nurse.
To explore nursing students’ perception of peer learning during cross‐cultural learning activities through student‐led webinars. To read the full article, log in using your NHS Athens details. To access full-text: click “Log in/Register” (top right hand side). Click ‘Institutional Login’ then select 'OpenAthens Federation', then ‘NHS England’. Enter your Athens details to view the article.
Sue West, Senior Nursing Education Adviser, talks about the new roles set out in the Standards for student supervision and assessment, and their impact in education and training
Compassion is an essential component of good quality care. Compassion towards people with dementia in health systems is often suboptimal, which can have negative impacts on clinical outcomes and patient experience. Attitudes are formed early in training and the literature on healthcare student compassion towards those with dementia is limited. This study aimed to understand how undergraduate medical and nursing students understand compassion towards people with dementia and factors influencing the delivery of compassionate care.
Nursing associates become the latest addition to the health and care workforce in England today. The register is now open to the new profession, with around 1,800 nursing associates are expected to qualify over the course of the next few months.
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The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) has launched a new film looking at how post-registration nursing associates might be used to help deliver patient care.
An exciting new nursing role has been introduced in Cumbria to help grow the future workforce and support staff development.
21 health care assistants from Cumbria Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (CPFT) and North Cumbria University Hospitals NHS Trust (NCUH) have now started their Nursing Associate Apprenticeships.
This new role will bridge the gap between health and care support workers and registered nurses.
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Evidence-based practice (EBP) is imperative for ensuring patient safety. Although teaching strategies to enhance EBP knowledge and skills are recommended, recent research indicates that nurses may not be well prepared to apply EBP. A three-level hierarchy for teaching and learning evidence-based medicine is suggested, including the requirement for interactive clinical activities in EBP teaching strategies. This literature review identifies the teaching strategies for EBP knowledge and skills currently used in undergraduate nursing education. We also describe students’ and educators’ experiences with learning outcomes and barriers.
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While the RCN is determined to see the successful integration of nursing associates into the current workforce, the College is concerned that the role remains ill-defined and that could lead to nursing associates being asked to perform duties outside the remit of a support role. This could put undue pressure on individuals and have an impact on patient care.