MAKING IT HAPPEN: STUDENT NURSE AND PPG LINKS

Kim YoungPatient Involvement Lead

Adult Nursing Field Lead (Feb Cohorts): BSc [Hons] Nursing Programme,

School of Nursing & Midwifery, Plymouth University

Engaging With Patients – Innovations in Practice

BSc [Hons] Nursing Programme

Establishing the Links

MAKING IT HAPPEN

Patients Association

Established PPG involvement / contact

Communicating with Plymouth University

Communicating with PPGs

Gathering expressions of interest from PPGs

Communicating potential benefits to

PPGs

Providing information about the Pilot

Plymouth University

Committed to developing PPG

student volunteering

Communicating with the Patients Association

Communicating with PPGs

Gathering student expressions of interest

Communicating the benefits to students

Coordinating student PPG allocation and clinical placement

requirements

PPGs

Established relationship with the Patients Association

Expressions of interest

Wanting it to happen

Positive communication

Vision /excitement

Organising student activity

Student Nurse /

PPG Link

Nursing Programme Challenges:Operationalising

Communicating

Challenges:

Students NursesProgramme /

Placements / Exams/ Assessments

Sustaining PPG Links

Evaluating the Experiences:

PPG & Student Nurses

Challenges: PPGs

Student Nurses as volunteers

PPG Activities

Considerations…• Student nurses offer a variety of skill sets and knowledge

• PPGs work in diverse ways /different stages of development

• Linking student nurse PPG activities to the Nursing Programme practice competencies

• Shared journey / learning together

Pilot Examples…Trescobeas PPG in

Falmouth

• Health Education /Health Promotion related activities

• 13 - 25 year age group• Adolescent Health• Improving Social media

and blogging activity• Revising practice leaflets

and posters• Patient Engagement • Friends and Family Test

Pathfields PPG in Plymouth

• Flu Clinics• Engaging wider patient

audience• Health promotion

/education Making A Difference Research Project

• Social engagement • Student Learning

Some of the 1st group of PPG nursing students

Plymouth University Nursing Students - PPG Pilot

• Are here today ......

• Showcasing recent Pilot activities with their PPGs over lunch period

• Please join in the workshop activities with the students and the PPGs after lunch

Contact: kim.young@plymouth.ac.uk