Department of Nursing and Midwifery, Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield, UK.
Department of Allied Health Profession, Sheffield Hallam University, Sheffield, UK.
BMC Med Educ. 2019 Dec 3;19(1):448. doi: 10.1186/s12909-019-1880-8.
The demand for General Practice services in the UK, and elsewhere, is rising quickly. In part, the increasing demand is from an aging population that requires management of multiple long-term conditions. The General Practice Nurse is increasingly taking on the role. It is acknowledged that if general practice is to be able to recruit sufficient General Practice Nurses (GPNs) to meet this increasing demand in the future, new graduate nurses must be encouraged to consider general practice as a viable career option. This research is part of a review of the Advanced Training Practice Scheme (ATPS) which supported clinical placements in participating general practices.
The aim of the study was to examine nursing students' perceptions of GP placements, and their effect upon career intentions following graduation from Sheffield Hallam University (SHU), in the UK. Interviews and an online survey were used collect data. Only the survey is reported here. The bespoke survey examined students' views of: opportunities for learning new clinical skills and consolidating existing clinical skills; the learning environment in general practice and their views on a career in general practice.
One thousand one hundred twenty undergraduate adult-field nursing students were contacted, with a response rate of 41% (N = 462). Ninety respondents had a placement and, 92% (N = 84) viewed practice nursing positively, and 77% (N = 70) felt that the placement had transformed their views on general practice. The opportunity to participate in the management of the various aspects of chronic disease was identified by 84% (N = 76) of the students as a key new skill they had acquired. They also reported that they valued a team ethos, control over aspects of work, and the variety of health problems they encountered.
The findings from this study demonstrate a positive experience arising from the provision of General Practice placements for nursing students. The use of 'targeted' placement schemes with appropriate support such as this may be seen as a viable way of exposing nursing students to General Practice nursing, and of encouraging new graduate nurses to consider General Practice nursing as a viable career option.
英国和其他地方对全科医疗服务的需求正在迅速增长。部分原因是人口老龄化，需要管理多种长期疾病。全科护士越来越多地承担这一角色。人们认识到，如果全科医学将来能够招聘到足够数量的全科护士来满足这种不断增长的需求，就必须鼓励新毕业的护士将全科医学视为可行的职业选择。这项研究是对高级培训实践计划（ATPS）的审查的一部分，该计划支持参与的全科实践中的临床实习。
本研究的目的是考察英国谢菲尔德哈勒姆大学（SHU）护理学生对全科实习的看法，以及这些实习对他们毕业后的职业意向的影响。采用访谈和在线调查收集数据。这里只报告调查结果。这项定制调查考察了学生对以下方面的看法：学习新临床技能和巩固现有临床技能的机会；全科实践中的学习环境以及他们对全科医学职业的看法。
共联系了 1120 名本科成人护理专业学生，回应率为 41%（N=462）。90 名受访者有实习机会，92%（N=84）对实习护士持积极态度，77%（N=70）认为实习改变了他们对全科医学的看法。84%（N=76）的学生认为，有机会参与各种慢性疾病的管理是他们获得的一项关键新技能。他们还报告说，他们重视团队精神、对工作的控制以及遇到的各种健康问题。
本研究的结果表明，为护理学生提供全科实习会带来积极的体验。使用这种具有适当支持的“针对性”实习计划，可能被视为让护理学生接触全科护理的一种可行方式，并鼓励新毕业的护士将全科护理视为可行的职业选择。
