Educational preparation objective C & D : Clinical placements

Once CNA was informed that the proposal was funded, CASN and CNA had one week to discuss CASN taking the lead, in collaboration with the LPN and psychiatric nursing associations, and to negotiate the terms of the sub-contract between the two organizations. [...] This is in spite of numerous communications to the president of the Quebec region of CASN (the university association) and special efforts by the president of the Quebec CEGEP association. [...] While CASN received a legal opinion on the approach to the projects and the use of the third-party survey consultants, the researchers were still obliged to seek ethics reviews within their institutions because of their adherence to the Tri-Council guidelines. [...] The challenges of providing clinical education include the lack of accurate and comprehensive national data on the number and type of students requiring clinical placements, as well as the lack of accurate information on the cost. [...] The two reviews were driven by key stakeholders’ concerns about the quality of clinical preparation for nursing practice, the cost of clinical education, the preparation of students and clinical teachers, and the optimal learning environment.