Preparing student nurses for critical care placements, a quasi-experimental mixed study

Abstract

Weaving a link between the academic pathway in nursing schools and health care facilities. To co-create a new and adaptive training for nursing students called to do a placement in an intensive care unit. To facilitate their integration and reduce their apprehension in a highly technical clinical environment. These are the goals of the Préparéa workshops implemented within the regional teaching and training center for health professions at the Toulouse University Hospital.