Undergraduate registered nursing students working as assistants in nursing within the acute care environment: Program development and discussion

Crevacore, CA; Duffield, CM; Twigg, DE

Undergraduate registered nursing students working as assistants in nursing within the acute care environment: Program development and discussion

Crevacore, CA Duffield, CM

Twigg, DE

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Citation:: Collegian, 2019, 26 (2), pp. 256 - 261
Issue Date:: 2019-04-01

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dc.contributor.author	Crevacore, CA	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Duffield, CM https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6534-8743	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Twigg, DE https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4694-4555	en_US
dc.date.issued	2019-04-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Collegian, 2019, 26 (2), pp. 256 - 261	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	1322-7696	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/135782
dc.description.abstract	© 2018 Australian College of Nursing Ltd Background: Most pre-registration nursing students require employment during their studies which may entail undertaking another qualification. This paper describes how one university developed a program whereby undergraduate nursing students complete the national vocational education – HLT33115 Assistant in Nursing qualification through recognition of prior learning, a self-directed education package and completion of an objective structured clinical examination. Objective: To discuss the development of an ‘Assistant in Nursing’ in the acute care environment program for pre-registration undergraduate nursing degree students using the national vocational education framework. Design: This program maps the national ‘Assistant in Nursing- Acute Care’ vocational qualification to the pre-registration registered nurse degree. Upon successful completion of this program students can work as Assistants in Nursing within the acute care environment. Conclusions: This program enables student nurses to work as Assistants in Nursing within the acute care environment. This provides employment in a health facility and opportunities for students to immerse themselves in the clinical environment whilst continuing their studies. This may assist students to gain a deeper insight into their future role as a nurse, build networks within the nursing community and assimilate into the clinical environment. This program design may prove useful as a template for other nursing faculties wishing to implement a similar program.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Collegian	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1016/j.colegn.2018.07.012	en_US
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dc.subject.classification	Nursing	en_US
dc.title	Undergraduate registered nursing students working as assistants in nursing within the acute care environment: Program development and discussion	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
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utslib.citation.volume	26	en_US
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utslib.for	1110 Nursing	en_US
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pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Health/Nursing
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CHSP - Health Services and Practice
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© 2018 Australian College of Nursing Ltd Background: Most pre-registration nursing students require employment during their studies which may entail undertaking another qualification. This paper describes how one university developed a program whereby undergraduate nursing students complete the national vocational education – HLT33115 Assistant in Nursing qualification through recognition of prior learning, a self-directed education package and completion of an objective structured clinical examination. Objective: To discuss the development of an ‘Assistant in Nursing’ in the acute care environment program for pre-registration undergraduate nursing degree students using the national vocational education framework. Design: This program maps the national ‘Assistant in Nursing- Acute Care’ vocational qualification to the pre-registration registered nurse degree. Upon successful completion of this program students can work as Assistants in Nursing within the acute care environment. Conclusions: This program enables student nurses to work as Assistants in Nursing within the acute care environment. This provides employment in a health facility and opportunities for students to immerse themselves in the clinical environment whilst continuing their studies. This may assist students to gain a deeper insight into their future role as a nurse, build networks within the nursing community and assimilate into the clinical environment. This program design may prove useful as a template for other nursing faculties wishing to implement a similar program.

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