Edinburgh Napier University has worked with placement partners to deliver the maximum amount of simulation hours offered by the Nursing and Midwifery Council through the innovative use of simulation technology.
This has reduced the demand on placement capacity – a key challenge - by 20-30%. A dedicated clinical skills team, some of whom are clinicians as well as university tutors, design, deliver and support students to develop their knowledge and skills in a safe and realistic learning environment.
Senior students support the learning activities in the simulation and skills centre preparing them for their role as practice supervisors and assessors when they graduate. To maximise students’ time in the simulation activities, pre-briefs are provided through the virtual learning environment allowing learners more time for development of practical knowledge on campus.
Feedback from practice suggest that students have a deeper underpinning knowledge of nursing practice when learning in practice.
