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Purpose This project builds capacity for long-term care (LTC) facilities to be excellent clinical learning sites for nursing students in the Oregon Consortium for Nursing Education (OCNE). Through community-academic partnerships, we are developing a model training and support program that provides LTC staffs with essential knowledge and skills to enhance their practice setting and support students' learning. The product of this proposal will be four enriched LTC clinical education sites for nursing students, two in nursing facilities and two in community-based LTC facilities (e.g. assisted living, residential care). The program will be available for replication by other schools and LTC facilities throughout Oregon and the Northwest. This project is funded by the Northwest Health Foundation (NWHF). Click to download our factsheet.

Objectives

1. Develop a training program for LTC nurses and other staff to create an enriched practice/learning environment for both the staff and nursing students.

2. Provide mentored coaching to facilities that complete the training program during a subsequent clinical rotation of students at their facility.

3. Build a network of peer partners that supports excellence in clinical education in LTC through mutual goal setting and problem solving to sustain enriched clinical learning environments.

Goals

1. Create or enhance nursing partnerships between home and community-based LTC settings/providers and academic institutions, including expanding the availability of quality clinical experiences for nursing students.

2. Bolster interest in geriatric nursing as a practice specialty.

3. Support the development of relationships between academia, practice, and state and national groups working on issues of health care for seniors.