Service user involvement in nurse education
Penny Tremayne Senior lecturer, Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, De Montfort University, Leicester
Pip Russell Clinical governance lead for prosthetics and amputee nurse, Blatchford Clinical Services, Leicester Specialist Mobility Centre
Helen Allman State registered prosthetist and orthotist, Blatchford Clinical Services, Leicester Specialist Mobility Centre
Service user involvement is now recognised as an integral component of nurse education. This article describes the involvement of one service user, who experienced a traumatic limb amputation, in an educational session for second-year nursing students at De Montfort University. The aim of the initiative was to use the patient’s experience to improve care delivery.
Nursing Standard.
28, 22, 37-41.
doi: 10.7748/ns2014.01.28.22.37.e7951
Peer review
This article has been subject to double blind peer review
Received: 04 June 2013
Accepted: 25 October 2013
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