York nursing students swap uniforms for pyjamas
Posted on 8 March 2013
As part of the national NHS Change Day call to action, second year nursing students are running the Clinical Simulation Unit in the University’s Department of Health Sciences as a ward for the day, with students playing the roles of patients, relatives and carers, as well as medical staff.
A purpose-built education facility, the Clinical Simulation Unit includes two four-bedded bays, a nurses’ station, an intensive care suite, a clean preparation area, sluice and community bedroom.
The aim of the day is to experience what it is like to be a patient first hand and to find ways of improving care for patients.
Department of Health Sciences’ staff have provided scenarios based on their real life experiences in practice and will join in the role plays.
In total around 30 staff and students will take part in the event, which is being held in advance of the national NHS Change Day on 13 March. The Change Day is designed to highlight that one simple idea can lead to a new way of thinking which can transform patient care.
The York event is the brainchild of student nurse Louise Towse and is being organised by the University’s student nursing society, NurSoc.
Louise, who is Vice President of NurSoc, said: “We are really excited about this event, which will allow us to experience a ward through a patient’s eyes and to learn what is really important to them.”
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