Interdisciplinary approach to clinical placements within Charles Sturt University School of Nursing Midwifery and Indigenous Health. A Practice Report

Clinical placement strategies facilitate clinical learning, which students and nurse educators consider to be a foundation in nursing training; they gain the ability to develop expected competencies. Night shift is one of the clinical placements used in nursing education, yet many studies globally only focus on students’ experiences of clinical placement during the day shift. It is not explicitly known how the nursing students in north-eastern Namibia experience the night shift as part of their clinical placement strategies. The focus of this article is on exploring and describing how nursing students in north-eastern Namibia have experienced the night shift as part of their clinical placement. The study was conducted at the university campus located in north-eastern Namibia. A qualitative approach, with phenomenology, was used as research design. Data were collected via focus group discussions with 18 nursing students who were purposively selected until data saturation was reached. Data analysis followed content analysis. The trustworthiness of the study was ensured using the criteria of Lincoln and Guba. The ethical principles of justice, beneficence, confidentiality, anonymity, and non-maleficence were also considered. Three main themes emerged: nursing students experienced the night shift as a beneficial clinical placement; there were negative experiences for nursing students when the night shift was used as a clinical placement; and there are strategies to strengthen the night shift as a clinical placement strategy. Nursing students in north-eastern Namibia have both positive and negative experiences of night shift clinical placement. Therefore, the School of Nursing should continue to use night shift as a clinical placement strategy, provided interventions are put in place to strengthen it and to make the learning environment more conducive.

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Capturing the Experience: Lessons of Consumers and Carers in Rural Mental Health Education

Australasian Journal of Paramedicine ◽

10.33151/ajp.12.1.143 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 12 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Denise McGarry ◽

Neil Andrews ◽

Mary Buchta ◽

Kathryn Kent ◽

Chris McFarlane ◽

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Keyword(s):

Mental Health ◽

Health Services ◽

Indigenous Health ◽

Mental Health Nursing ◽

Individual Level ◽

School Of Nursing ◽

Key Stakeholders ◽

Carer Support ◽

Health Nursing ◽

Undergraduate Programs

In 2012 the School of Nursing, Midwifery and Indigenous Health, Charles Sturt University introduced guest lectures from consumers of mental health services and their carers. These lectures were placed within the introductory mental health subjects of both the Mental Health Nursing and Paramedic undergraduate programs. This paper describes this experience by combining the recollections of six key stakeholders: the NGO carer support organisation CentaCare Wilcannia-Forbes, a consumer, two carers, a student and the academic involved. Each provided responses to five aspects: the background to the project, the gains from the experience, the personal hopes and concerns when the project was proposed, the perceived value of the project and finally thoughts about the future of the project.Risks are recognised at an individual level for students, carers and consumers of a re-traumatising nature, and of inadvertent reinforcement of pre-existing stereotyping or stigmatising positions. However, overall, the project was well regarded and is considered worthy of continuing, supported by some research to identify the germane elements.

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Passy-Muir Speaking Valve Use in a Children's Hospital: An Interdisciplinary Approach

Perspectives on Voice and Voice Disorders ◽

10.1044/vvd18.2.76 ◽

2008 ◽

Vol 18 (2) ◽

pp. 76-86 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Lauren Hofmann ◽

Joseph Bolton ◽

Susan Ferry

Keyword(s):

Tracheostomy Tube ◽

Pediatric Population ◽

Interdisciplinary Approach ◽

Extended Period ◽

Speech Development ◽

Tube Placement ◽

Background Information ◽

Speaking Valve ◽

Children's Hospital ◽

Children’S Hospital

Abstract At The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) we treat many children requiring tracheostomy tube placement. With potential for a tracheostomy tube to be in place for an extended period of time, these children may be at risk for long-term disruption to normal speech development. As such, speaking valves that restore more normal phonation are often key tools in the effort to restore speech and promote more typical language development in this population. However, successful use of speaking valves is frequently more challenging with infant and pediatric patients than with adult patients. The purpose of this article is to review background information related to speaking valves, the indications for one-way valve use, criteria for candidacy, and the benefits of using speaking valves in the pediatric population. This review will emphasize the importance of interdisciplinary collaboration from the perspectives of speech-language pathology and respiratory therapy. Along with the background information, we will present current practices and a case study to illustrate a safe and systematic approach to speaking valve implementation based upon our experiences.

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Prophylactic Mastectomy - Evaluation and Treatment of High Risk Patients

Swiss Surgery ◽

10.1024/1023-9332.8.2.45 ◽

2002 ◽

Vol 8 (2) ◽

pp. 45-52 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Remmel ◽

Harder

Keyword(s):

Breast Cancer ◽

Breast Cancer Risk ◽

Cancer Risk ◽

Risk Reduction ◽

Prophylactic Mastectomy ◽

Interdisciplinary Approach ◽

Reconstructive Procedures ◽

Medline Search ◽

Breast Cancer Risk Reduction ◽

Cancer Risk Reduction

Prophylactic mastectomy is an aggressive strategy for breast cancer risk reduction. The indications and efficiency of this procedures are not yet clearly defined. Randomized, prospective studies, comparing different surgical procedures with other modalities of breast cancer risk reduction are lacking. The report evaluates the existing controversy, based on Medline search in the following sequence: risk factors, possibilities of risk reduction, effectiveness of risk reduction, technical considerations and recommendations. Patient selection is difficult and needs an interdisciplinary approach. The women have to be well informed about all treatment alternatives and various reconstructive procedures. An appropriate risk reduction strategy should be selected individually for each patient. Up to now, there exist only recommendations from different institutions but no definitive guidelines.

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