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ArticleHealthcare (Basel, Switzerland)2021

Student Nurses Undertaking Acute Hospital Paid Placements during COVID-19: Rationale for Opting-In? A Qualitative Inquiry.

Robert McSherry, Charlotte Eost-Telling, Dean Stevens, Jan Bailey, Rhian Crompton, Louise Taylor, Paul Kingston, Angela Simpson

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Article in Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland), 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Robert McSherryFaculty of Health and Social Care, University of Chester, The Wheeler Building, Castle Drive, Chester CH1 1SL, UK.
Charlotte Eost-TellingFaculty of Health and Social Care, University of Chester, The Wheeler Building, Castle Drive, Chester CH1 1SL, UK.ORCID 0000-0002-9568-3195
Dean StevensFaculty of Health and Social Care, University of Chester, The Wheeler Building, Castle Drive, Chester CH1 1SL, UK.
Jan BaileyFaculty of Health and Social Care, University of Chester, The Wheeler Building, Castle Drive, Chester CH1 1SL, UK.
Rhian CromptonFaculty of Health and Social Care, University of Chester, The Wheeler Building, Castle Drive, Chester CH1 1SL, UK.
Louise TaylorFaculty of Health and Social Care, University of Chester, The Wheeler Building, Castle Drive, Chester CH1 1SL, UK.
Paul KingstonFaculty of Health and Social Care, University of Chester, The Wheeler Building, Castle Drive, Chester CH1 1SL, UK.
Angela SimpsonFaculty of Health and Social Care, University of Chester, The Wheeler Building, Castle Drive, Chester CH1 1SL, UK.

Funding

University of Chester QR Funds
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The research aim was to evaluate the rationale of undergraduate final-year student nurses to undertake paid clinical placements during COVID-19 (Wave 1). The nursing profession reacted innovatively to meet demands placed on the National Health Service during COVID-19. Temporary changes to professional regulation enabled final-year United Kingdom nursing students to voluntarily undertake paid placements in the National Health Service. Neither full-time employees nor full-time students, volunteers undertook a unique hybrid role bolstering the front-line health workforce. Using reflective qualitative inquiry, 17 volunteers evaluated reasoning for entering practice in acute hospitals. Online surveys based around the UK Nursing and Midwifery Council Competency Framework (NMC 2012) were completed weekly for 6 weeks. Data were thematically analysed. Six themes were identified, including sense of duty, and opting-in or out. These highlighted the importance of collaboration and the tripartite relationship between University, host and student during placement, and the influence of these on the learning experience. Several significant insights emerged for nurse education and curricula during pandemics related to patient safety, safety climate and governance. The insights were used to develop a "Student Nurses Placement Framework" with recommendations for Pre-During-Post placement, offering a guide for future nursing workforce recruitment and retention.

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COVID-19nursing managementqualitative inquirystudent learning and experiencestudent nursesvoluntary placements

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PMCPMC8391502

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