clinical practice that uses AOI , VR and other forms of digital learning .
How do nurses in training respond to these course simulations ? Our students love these clinical learning environments . During the simulations , they regularly interact with our registered nurses and their experience increases within their nursing profession . Our students have expressed very resoundingly that these experiences have been significant for their learning .
When students interact in a simulated clinical moment , they have said that moment has stayed with them throughout the rest of the program . So the graduate students have come back and shared their experience beyond the program and mentioned these sorts of clinical learning have helped them learn the skills they needed in clinical practice .
Practical skills such as nursing assessment in and around communication with patients in their care were very valuable . These are fundamental skills for a graduate nurse in the future .
Why do you think it ’ s essential for a nurse to be prepared for the unpredictable nature of the profession ? The world has changed with the pandemic . We know that the sheer volume of DIY health and wellness applications , social media and commercial conservations that people are now using to support their health is vital in how we practice nursing going forward .
We need to challenge our students to extend their knowledge around the changing health reforms of patients as we go into the future towards 2030 as leaders . We want our graduates to be job takers and job makers , and leaders in their own right .
What do you hope to accomplish in educating future nurses ? We want to provide our students with an experience of relating with other professionals . We ’ ve been very fortunate
“ We want our graduates to be job takers and job makers .
that we have a department for nursing that gives us a lot of opportunities to have our students interact interdisciplinary-wise , which is authentic .
The other day we talked about clinical bedside handover and the interdisciplinary nature of the job as a nurse and how it matters for the patient . We want to achieve that experience for our students going forward .
We also have a vision of our students being immersed in workplace experiences and real-life experiences , so we support students in terms of fellowship and leadership .
We also have medical technology equipment that ’ s being developed and tested , so nurses have a higher degree of tech knowledge . So that ’ s a massive part of our protocol and uniqueness . ■
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