In the UK, much adult end of life care is provided by specialist nurses who often have no specific education development to prepare them to teach. To address this gap, an Education Development Programme (EDP) was developed and delivered to specialist nurses, and then evaluated. Twenty participants from 3 hospices in the North West of England were sampled and interviewed. The results showed all participants had developed skills in learning to teach, applying theory to practice, gaining tools to teach and understanding learning styles. In addition skills to change teaching practice, and increased confidence were noted. The EDP model is recommended in supporting staff who provide education to generalist staff with differing levels of education and knowledge.
Jack, B. et al. 2019 Teaching nurses to teach: a qualitative study of nurses' perceptions of the impact of education and skills training to prepare them to teach end of life care. Journal of Clinical Nursing,
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