In partnership with Children’s Health Ireland, The Centre of Children’s Nurse Education (CCNE), Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, MILCOT and the National Health Care Conferences, Uganda, Coventry University and the Nursing Now Challenge are leading the development and implementation of a new Virtual Simulated Placement (VSP) to support the development of leadership skills among nurses and midwives, with a specific focus on the development of leadership skills and digital literacy.
Thanks to funding from The Burdett Trust for Nursing, this consortium of partners is working together to create and roll out a truly global learning experience for early-career nurses and midwives.
The aim is for this project to facilitate and improve global partnerships and placement opportunities for early-career nurses and midwives around the world.
Virtual simulated placement (VSP) is the use of browser-based virtual environments to simulate patients, clients, users and colleagues to develop proficiency capabilities by working through life-like, challenging situations. VSPs are the bridge between classroom learning and real-life clinical experience and perhaps the most exciting aspect of VSPs is that they allow nurses and midwives equity of access. All nurses and midwives can experience all clinical contacts equally, rather than what clinical contacts are available at a given time. This means that virtual placement becomes truly equitable and truly global.
Children’s Health Ireland, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital, MILCOT and the National Health Care Conferences, Uganda will be the first to pilot this VSP, with the hope of one-day offering exchange opportunities to nurses and midwives having completed the VSP.
This project will empower early-career nurses and midwives to develop their leadership capabilities by:
“Children’s Health Ireland is excited to be part of this wonderful opportunity for our early-career nurses to learn with others from around the world in a new, flexible and innovative way on how to learn a skill and habit that will support them throughout their lifetime and career.”
Project Officer Children’s Nursing Strategy, Children’s Health Ireland
“This success reflects the passion and commitment of our team to improve the experience and exposure of young nurses and midwives to different culturally sensitive clinical scenarios.”
Advisor, MILCOT Uganda
“Winning this bid is such exciting news! Giving our young nurses an opportunity to learn about leadership and culture from others around the world will be a priceless experience.”
Director of Patient Services Education, Clinical Instructors Nursing & Residency Programme Director, Centre for Professional Excellence and Education, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital
“This exciting opportunity for knowledge transfer enables our team to take our in-house digital innovations to a global platform, supporting the development of leadership and digital skills for early-career nurses and midwives worldwide. We are delighted to be on this journey and collaborate with great partners such as Cincinnati Children's Hospital, NHCC Uganda and MILCOT and Children's Health Ireland".
Coventry University Assistant Professor (Health Simulation)
15 early-career nurses are taking part in the VSP from Children's Health Ireland.
7 early-career nurses from Cincinnati Children's hospital are taking part in this VSP.
26 early-career nurses and midwives from across Uganda are taking part in this VSP.
15 early-career nurses are taking part in the VSP from Children's Health Ireland.
