Development of online cancer resources to support pre-registration nurses and allied health professionals
Year: 2023
Type: article
Abstract: Cancer rates are increasing, and more people are living with cancer and its consequences. Healthcare students will be caring for people affected by cancer in all clinical contexts. However, pre-registration programmes can include limited cancer education and not all students will have the opportunity for a clinical placement in a cancer setting. This can result in healthcare students feeling unprepared to care for people affected by cancer. To address this need, nine e-learning modules, collectively called The Foundations of Cancer Care, have been developed to support students' knowledge, understanding and confidence about cancer. This article outlines the development and peer review of The Foundations of Cancer Care. The resultant modules are freely available to all those with an Open Athens account or NHS or UK university email address via the NHS Learning Hub (https://learninghub.nhs.uk).
Source: British Journal of Nursing
Authors: Julie Armoogum, Vanessa Taylor, Susanne Cruickshank, Jayne Donaldson, Debbie Wyatt, Mary Tanay, Fiona Holdsworth, Florence Cook, Joanna McNamara, Claire Job, Tracy Rees, Laura Pope, Charlotte Howell, Lowri Sira-Parfitt, Libby Potter
Institutions: University of the West of England, University of Huddersfield, Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, University of Stirling, University of Chester, King's College London, University of Sunderland, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Sheffield Hallam University, Cardiff University, NHS England
Language: English
Subfield: Education
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W4386945453