50 years since the <scp>UK</scp>'s first nursing professor

Tierney, Alison J.; Rafferty, Anne Marie; Holloway, Aisha

doi:10.1111/jan.15425

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“…The Briggs Report was a landmark document that led to the formation of the Nurses, Midwives and Health Visitors Act 1979 (Chapman, 1973). Tierney (2022) points out that the Briggs Report was a 'breakthrough' for nursing education and research in the UK, as it concluded that nursing training in the UK was insufficient to meet the needs of modern society. This led to sweeping changes in professional nursing education.…”

Section: Reports and Commissions Into Nursing Education In The Ukmentioning

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Dementia: A call for a paradigm shift in pre-registration nurse education

Tuffour,

Ganga

2023

Camb. prisms Glob. ment. health

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Dementia is a progressive brain disorder that affects memory, thinking and behaviour. It is a major global public health concern, with an estimated 55 million people worldwide living with the condition. In the UK, there is an estimated 944,000 people with dementia. This number is expected to double by 2050. Dementia is a major cause of disability and dependency, and it places a significant burden on families and carers. The current level of dementia education in preregistration nursing programmes in the UK is inadequate. There are no pre-registration nursing educational programmes that offer dementia as a speciality. This is a major concern, as nurses are the primary providers of care to people with dementia. This article argues that dementia should be established as a branch of pre-registration nursing education that leads to a Registered Nurse (RN) -Dementia. This could help to address the shortage of specialist dementia nurses in the country. This article provides an important suggestion for countries with a shortage of specialist dementia nurses to consider establishing a stand-alone pre-registration branch of dementia nurse education. This would result in a more specialised workforce with the skills and knowledge to provide high-quality care to people with dementia. Impact statementDementia has become a global public health concern, with a projected increase in its prevalence in the coming years. Yet, the availability of specialist nurses capable of delivering the complex care needed for individuals afflicted by dementia remains limited. There is a shortage of specialist trained dementia nurses in the UK. Moreover, many qualified nurses lack the requisite skills and knowledge to provide person-centred care to dementia patients. This shortcoming can be linked to the absence of comprehensive dementia-focussed curricula within the pre-registration nursing programmes. It is indeed surprising that, despite the escalating demands prompted by an ageing population and the mounting urgency for specialist nursing care amid the dementia epidemic, numerous inquiries and committees tasked with improving nursing education failed to recommend pre-registration nursing programmes that could lead to Registered Nurse (RN) -Dementia. This article advocates for the establishment of a dedicated pre-registration nursing programmes leading to Registered Nurse (RN) -Dementia to address the critical shortage of specialist dementia nurses. The establishment of pre-registration nursing programmes in dementia care would guarantee that nurses are equipped with the indispensable competencies to provide person-centred and preventive care. Ultimately, it is hoped that this article will serve as a catalyst for countries confronting a shortage of specialist dementia nurses to consider the implementation of a pre-registration nursing programmes specific to dementia care to alleviate these problems.

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Section: Reports and Commissions Into Nursing Education In The Ukmentioning

confidence: 99%