Bioscience learning in clinical placement: the experiences of pre-registration nursing students.

Aims And Objectives: The aim of this study was to explore student nurses' views and experiences of bioscience learning in clinical placement. The study focused on (1) how relevant students perceive bioscience knowledge to their professional role; (2) what opportunities students have to apply bioscience knowledge during clinical placements; (3) what students perceive about the support they receive from placement mentors regarding bioscience learning.

Background: Bioscience knowledge is required for safe and effective practice but is an area that students find challenging.

Service user and carer involvement in learning and teaching: a faculty of health staff perspective.

As part of a larger evaluation study, 20 members of staff in a Faculty of Health were interviewed about the impact of service user and carer involvement on learning and teaching. A qualitative approach was adopted and semi-structured interviews were used to explore current levels of involvement, barriers and solutions. The data generated was analysed using the principles of grounded theory.