Hospital’s education and training unit evaluated
The benchmarking was aimed at ensuring that the education of nursing students who are placed by the Nursing College is integrated with practical work.
The Port Shepstone Regional Hospital committed itself to establishing a Clinical Education and Training Unit (CETU) in September 2020.
“This was done in line with the new three-year diploma curriculum for nursing training by the Higher Education Council of South Africa,” said Port Shepstone Regional Hospital public relations officer Phumza Morai.
Last week, the staff of Benedictine Hospital in KwaNongoma under the Zululand District visited Port Shepstone Hospital with the aim of benchmarking the establishment of the CETU.
Morai said the benchmarking was aimed at ensuring that the education of nursing students who are placed by the Nursing College is integrated with practical work.
She added that it does not mean that Port Shepstone Hospital becomes a nursing college, but rather a healthcare facility that collaborates with the Nursing College in teaching and developing nursing students.
“The development of this unit necessitated the employment of clinical preceptors and a clinical programme coordinator who plays a vital role in ensuring that the nursing students meet their learning objectives. The hospital’s clinical preceptors – Samantha Etty and Vimla Naicker deal with the curriculum, day-to-day accompaniment of nursing students, and the delivery of all CETU’s monthly activities to the clinical programme coordinator – Sister Nontembiso Guga. Guga submits the reports to the hospital nursing management and Nursing College. The CETU staff also provides an array of training services,” she said.
Morai added: “The training services include identifying student and staff learning gaps in nursing care. The development of relevant training plans in collaboration with nursing management and the nursing campus. Promote a culture of learning among nursing students and the ward nursing staff. Ongoing evaluation of the students’ work to ensure competencies and capabilities are achieved.”
She said through this inter-professional learning and collaborative practice by the CETU, the community can look forward to better health outcomes for patients, improved clinical practice, and service delivery.
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