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Empowering Nursing Students with Disabilities Through Innovative Practices

This project showcases innovative practices developed to support nursing and midwifery students with disabilities during clinical placements. The aim is to enhance support systems using partnerships and collaboration with key stakeholders. Objectives include exploring literature, identifying needs of support staff, and developing effective support systems. Phases of the project involve literature review, needs assessment, establishment of support systems, and pathways for future development. The outcomes include written guidelines, increased awareness of legislation, and practical resources. This initiative aims to empower students with disabilities and enhance patient safety in clinical settings.

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Empowering Nursing Students with Disabilities Through Innovative Practices

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  1. ‘The real risk is doing nothing’: Innovative practices developed to support nursing and midwifery students with a disability in clinical practice P. Halligan & F. Howlin (UCD) M. Quirke & A. Heelan (AHEAD)

  2. Introduction UCD School of Nursing, Midwifery & Health Systems Nursing & Midwifery programmes Clinical partners sites 90 clinical sites Clinical Assessment Subcommittee (CASC)

  3. Students with Disabilities • 1: 18 students have registered • Students may have more than 1 disability • Dyslexia is most common registered disability • 2009 = 39 registered students • 2010 = increased by 10

  4. Development of Innovative Practices Aim • To extend supports to encompass clinical placements, using a collaborative and partnership approach, with key stakeholders, who support the students while on clinical placements Objectives • To explore the literature and identify international best practice • To identify the needs of key support staff • To develop appropriate, effective, and practical support systems • To identify pathways for future development

  5. The Process

  6. Phase One Literature Review &Consultation • Irish context • Disclosure • Competence & Fitness to Practise • Legislation • Reasonable accommodations or supports • Regulatory requirements and disability legislation • Further research • Consultation

  7. Identifying and Assessing Needs Scoping workshop & collaboration Outcomes Written guidelines All disabilities Access to registered students Patient safety & fitness to practise Resources Symposium Phase Two • Clinical staff • Academic staff • Administration • Occupation health • Human Resource management • Access Centre/AHEAD • HSE

  8. Establish Support Systems & Processes Support systems/processes Outcomes Consent form Increased awareness legislation disclosure disabilities competence & fitness to practice reasonable accommodations Guidelines →Resource Guide Clinical needs assessment Student support group • Information Letter • Consent form • Symposium • Legislation • Equality • Draft of guidelines • Consultation • Student focus group • Conference Phase Three

  9. To Identify pathways future development Phase Four • Clinical Needs Assessment • Guidelines • Disability Liaison Officer (DLO) • Staff training and awareness • Willing Able Mentoring (WAM) project • Student national support group • Support, monitor, evaluate student and staff experiences • Establish International links • Publications

  10. ‘The real risk is doing nothing’ Thanks to our contributors, colleagues and students Organisations – AHEAD and Access Centre Further information: Phil Halligan 01 7166420 phil.halligan@ucd.ie Frances Howlin 01 7166563 frances.howlin@ucd.ie

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