Liz Crathern Nursing Lecturer

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Liz Crathern Nursing Lecturer

• School of Health Care Studies
• Baines Wing
• University of Leeds
• e.crathern_at_leeds.ac.uk
• Voice mail / tel [phone]

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The Leeds experience / neonatal education

• Leeds had a huge change to neonatal module format
  2 years ago
• It was a team effort between the University and
  the trusts in the West Yorkshire region, included
  Hull and Castle Hill representatives
• A bid to the confederation secured monies to
  enable us to develop a strategy for neonatal
  education in Leeds

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The changes (old level 2 modules shelved)

• Neonatal physiology at level 2/3 (10 Credits)
• Neonatal pathophysiology level 2/3 (10c)
• Parenting and family dynamics 2/3 (10c)
• Transition from home to community module at
  level 2/3 (20c)
• Neonatal and child transport level 3/M (20c)
• Work based learning 20 credits 2/3

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Why?

• A need to streamline delivery and number of
  modules
• Emphasis on physiology a desire from trusts
• Needed to develop a degree framework
• These modules will underpin this development
• Transition to community was seen as a neglected
  area
• Enhanced practice to replace R23 Manchester
  programme

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Developments for degree pathway BSc Neonatal Care

• 20 credit enhanced practice module
• 3 occupational standards developed with trust
  representatives
• Consultant support Dewsbury, Leeds, BRI,
  Huddersfield so far
• Dr Lawrance Miall on degree planning team with Dr
  Brain Gibbs support

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Enhanced standards

• Fluid and nutrition
• Respiration and ventilation
• Health assessment and diagnostic reasoning
• Would like it to be a shared module with other
  acute areas, who have own standards (makes
  financial sense and would be good to share
  learning)

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Other developments within school which will
support degree

• Genetics module in Midwifery 3/M
• Neonatal developmental care and infant nutrition
  some work on this beginning in midwifery
• Access to child protection module and
  neorosciences (child)
• Shared pain module
• I am going on Domestic Violence workshop training
  for community module
• Currently on taught doctorate at Sheffield

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Other programmes in school suitable for neonatal
nurses

• Msc Nursing Practice, I act as mentor and
  clinical link for child and neonatal nurses
• BSc Nursing Practice Child Pathway, a potential
  route for child health nurses in neonatal care, I
  am the Child pathway leader

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Student experience on WBL and 3 theory theory
modules

• One day a week release
• Working mostly in own work base
• Mondays 1pm 7pm
• Evening slot has picked up stand alone students
  and numbers have increased
• WBL means the student takes control of learning
  (some embrace it, others are encouraged to !)

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Student experience

• Are beginning to embrace philosophy of WBL as
  more nurses go through it
• Units are getting former WBL students to buddy or
  mentor if appropriate
• This group have already organised own learning
  sets and have taught each other
• Need to think how we can help students with
  different learning experiences to adapt to this
  mode of learning

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My relationships with major trusts

• Visit all students in clinical area at least once
  a semester
• Get to meet mentors on site
• Invite mentors to assessor workshop in first
  semester to discuss their role in WBL and offers
  group support
• Involved in bench marking
• Chair of YNNG

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Collegiate relationships

• Been in post 10 years now!
• Feel comfortable visiting units, always made
  welcome
• Meet regularly with clinical educator in Leeds,
  academic mentor
• Meet with modern matron and unit senior staff
  regularly to keep updated
• Support our developements

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Recent developments in pre reg Child worth sharing

• First year students on Pre Reg Child Branch at
  end of CFP now access SCBU, Community, PN and TC
  at Leeds and SJUH
• WBL module work in close liaison with clinical
  educator Gwynnn Bissell and staff in home
  nursery, TC and PN
• Student ward based objectives worked out with GB
  and LC, students appreciate our close working
  relationship (sometimes!)
• Have clinical forum days throughout placement and
  students present work at end to clinical and
  university staff
• Staff and students have so far evaluated
  experiences well
• Students return at end of year 3 for critical
  care experience
• Might even get some neonatal nurse out of them in
  the future!
• Perhaps other units could approach their
  university?

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The new clinical education structure in Yorkshire
region

• This has benefited me as I have named individuals
  to liase with
• It is good to share neonatal educational needs
  with clinicians who are focused on teaching and
  learning
• Students are sometimes surprised to see how
  closely we work together
• Why is that?
• How can our liaison roles be further developed?
• Is joint research a way forward?