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The Impact Of A Dedicated Educational Model (Deu) On Staff Nurses' Perception Of The Professional Practice Environment, Celia Marie Wells
The Impact Of A Dedicated Educational Model (Deu) On Staff Nurses' Perception Of The Professional Practice Environment, Celia Marie Wells
International Nursing Research Congress (INRC)
Session presented on Friday, July 24, 2015:
While research exists on the benefits of a Dedicated Educational Unit (DEU) for the Student Nurse (SN), there is a shortage of literature regarding the impact of the DEU on the staff nurses/preceptors who participate in DEU education. Nearly 73,000 RNare predicted to leave the nursing profession annually related to retirement, childrearing, career changes or returning to school (T.-C. f. Nursing). Barriers contributing to enrolling greater numbers of students in nursing programs include an aging workforce, a shortage of nursing faculty, lack of clinical placement opportunities, and an education gap which fails to …