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Dedicated education unit: An innovative clinical partner education model

2007; Elsevier BV; Volume: 55; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.outlook.2006.11.001

1528-3968

Susan Randles Moscato, Judith R. Miller, Karen Logsdon, Stephen Weinberg, Lori Chorpenning,

Nursing Diagnosis and Documentation

This article describes the implementation and evaluation of the Dedicated Education Unit (DEU) as an innovative model of clinical nursing education. A partnership of nurse executives, staff nurses and faculty transformed patient care units into environments of support for nursing students and staff nurses while continuing the critical work of providing quality care to acutely ill adults. Various methods were used to obtain formative data during the implementation of this model in which staff nurses assumed the role of nursing instructors. Results showed high student and nurse satisfaction and a marked increase in clinical capacity that allowed for increased enrollment. This article reports on a 3-year project to operationalize the DEU concept with 6 nursing units in 3 hospitals. The development of staff nurses as clinical instructors, best practices to teach and evaluate critical thinking in students, and the mix of student learners continue as focus areas. This article describes the implementation and evaluation of the Dedicated Education Unit (DEU) as an innovative model of clinical nursing education. A partnership of nurse executives, staff nurses and faculty transformed patient care units into environments of support for nursing students and staff nurses while continuing the critical work of providing quality care to acutely ill adults. Various methods were used to obtain formative data during the implementation of this model in which staff nurses assumed the role of nursing instructors. Results showed high student and nurse satisfaction and a marked increase in clinical capacity that allowed for increased enrollment. This article reports on a 3-year project to operationalize the DEU concept with 6 nursing units in 3 hospitals. The development of staff nurses as clinical instructors, best practices to teach and evaluate critical thinking in students, and the mix of student learners continue as focus areas. Susan Randles Moscato is an Associate Professor at University of Portland, Portland, OR. Judith Miller is an Associate Dean at Duke University, Durham, NC. Karen Logsdon is an Assistant Administrator for Nursing and Patient Care Services at Providence Portland Medical Center, Portland, OR. Stephen Weinberg is a Manager 6D at Portland Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Portland, OR. Lori Chorpenning is an Instructor at University of Portland, Portland, OR.