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ALERT™ in the pre-registration nursing curriculum at Bucks

New University

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The ALERT Team

ALERTTM An opportunity..?

• A new curriculum

• A new module….NA601 - Adult Nursing Skills Underpinning Complex Care

• A good example of innovation from University of Wales

ALERTTM Why

• ALERT is a good product & experience!

• Knowledge, skills and professional behavior development

• Working with NHS partners to deliver their ‘failure to rescue’ agenda

• Make our students stand out…?

ALERTTM Issues

• A new venture• Resources• Bucks is a Nursing faculty

ALERTTM Evaluation

Feedback using 2 written feedback sheets:

1)ALERT feedback - related to the module handbook, materials and content of the lectures. Includes text box for qualitative feedback

2) A ‘confidence’ feedback sheet – likert scale, 4 questions

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1) ALERT qualitative feedback

• Qualitative data analysed and 10 themes emerged:

1. Ongoing and lifelong learning

2. Teaching3. Timing4. Pre-course material5. Beneficial6. Confidence7. Scenario based

learning8. Lectures9. Enjoyable10.Recommendations

ALERTTM qualitative feedback

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2) ALERT quantitative feedback

Confidence areas:

1. I feel confident in recognising a deteriorating patient in clinical areas

2. I feel confident in using an A-E assessment approach when assessing an acutely unwell patient

3. I feel confident in identifying and understanding some of the nursing/medical interventions required when dealing with an acutely unwell patient

4. I feel confident to be able to escalate my concerns regarding an acutely unwell patient to senior healthcare professionals

ALERT pre-course and post- course confidence

questionnaire

I feel confident in recognising a deteriorating patient in clinical areas

ALERTTM confidence feedback

ALERTTM Success

• Promoting the simulated learning experience.

• Building on confidence• Building on NMC essential skills

clusters• Our students DO get better

employment opportunities.• Better collaborative working with our

NHS partners

ALERTTM Next steps

• Further evaluation of the impact of ALERT.

• Embedding the ALERT into the mental health nursing programme.

• Consider more inter-professional learning opportunities?

• 2016 curriculum.

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ALERTTM Any Questions?Any Questions?