Enrolled Nurse Education
Appendix A
Interview schedule for providers of enrolled nurse education
1. Courses
(a) What courses do you offer that lead to students becoming enrolled nurses? - What is/are the AQF qualification(s)? (eg. Certificate IV in Health (Nursing), New Apprenticeship, Traineeship, other)
- If the New Apprenticeship model is not currently being offered, is it being considered as a future means for preparing enrolled nurses? If so, when is it likely to be offered?
- If the New Apprenticeship model is currently being offered, what do you consider are the strengths and weaknesses of the model? What is the rationale for offering New Apprenticeships for enrolled nurses by your institution?
(b) How long has/have the program(s) been in operation?
(c) Is the program broken into semesters or terms? How many?
(d) Is the program offered part-time or full-time?
(e) What are the total student contact hours for the course?
(f) What are the hours of classroom contact?
(g) How many hours of theoretical content do students have (a) per week and (b) for the course?
(h) What are the hours of laboratory experience?
(i) How many staff are involved in delivering the course?
(j) Who provides theoretical instruction? (eg. Sessional lecturers, institute staff)
(k) What qualifications do teaching staff need to have?
How is the clinical contact structured? (eg. Block placements? Single days each week?)
What factors influence the amount and type of clinical experience offered to students?
What clinical focuses are provided for in the course, and how long is each? (eg. Aged care, acute medical-surgical, community, other?)
Who provides clinical instruction for students?
(l) How many students are employed in jobs relevant to their course while undertaking the course?
(m) Do you offer any other courses that are related to the training of enrolled nurses?
(n) Have any aspects of the enrolled nurse program changed in the last two or three years?
(o) Are you considering any changes in the programs in the next year or so?
2. Enrolments
(a) When do intakes occur?
(b) How many students are regularly in each intake?
(c) How many students are enrolled in the program(s) (part-time/full-time)?
Has this changed in the last 2 or 3 years? Do you expect it to change in the next year or so?
(d) How would you describe your typical student (or student groups eg male/female, school leavers/mature age, etc)?
Has this changed in the last 2 or 3 years? Do you expect it to change in the next year or so?
3. Selection of students
(a) How many applications do you receive for the course(s) that train enrolled nurses?
Has this changed in the last 2 or 3 years? Do you expect it to change in the next year or so?
(b) How do you select students?
What are the entry requirements?
Has this changed in the last 2 or 3 years? Do you expect it to change in the next year or so?
(c) Do you offer RPL?
Are courses for enrolled nurses articulated with other courses you provide (eg for nurse assistants)?
What qualifications/experience are recognised for RPL?
What proportion of students receive RPL?
Has this changed in the last 2 or 3 years? Do you expect it to change in the next year or so?
4. Graduation rates
(a) What is the number of graduates of your course(s)?
(b) What proportion of students complete the course?
(c) Has this changed in the last 2 or 3 years? Do you expect it to change in the next year or so?
5. Outcomes
(a) What do students do after graduation? Where do they work? What further study do they do?
(b) Is there strong demand from students/graduates for information about articulation into university degree programs for registration?
(c) Where are graduates generally employed? (eg. Aged care settings, acute hospitals, other)
(d) Is there a strong demand for graduates of the program?
(e) What are the employment rates of graduates following the program?
6. Review of the program
(a) How is the curriculum determined?
(b) Is the program externally/internally evaluated? How? How often?
7. Constraints
(a) Are there any resource constraints that affect the quality of the training provided for students?
(b) Are there any institutional constraints that affect the quality of the training provided?
8. Costs
(a) What fees are charged for students? -- are there any exemptions?
(b) How are funds allocated to the course within the institute (is there a formula?)
(c) Are there costs associated with work experience for students?
(d) Do students receive any payments during the course/s? If so, how are these determined?
9. Post-basic modules
(a) What post-basic modules are available to enrolled nurses at your institution?
Do you provide a 'medications module'?
Are you intending to introduce a 'medications module'?
(b) What other course-related costs are students expected to pay?
(c) How many students from your enrolled nursing program enter post-basic modules?
(d) Is there increasing demand for post-basic modules?
10. Links to employers/hospitals
(a) Does your course have any links to hospitals or other employers (eg nursing homes) for placements or later employment?
11. Your comments
Are there any aspects of the training, education, preparation and employment of enrolled nurses on which would like to comment?
Are there any innovative or different aspects to your course?
Appendix B
Interview schedule for providers of registered nurse education
Articulation/ credit into BN programs
(a) Does your School of Nursing provide credit for enrolled nurses? If so, what credit is given?
(b) Is the credit different for hospital and TAFE trained enrolled nurses?
(c) Is the credit offered different depending on the institution where the student has undertaken the Certificate IV program?
-- or on when the qualification was obtained?
(d) Does the credit offered to these students incorporate recognition of prior learning?
(e) Do enrolled nurses tend to study full time or part time throughout their course?
(f) Does the university have articulation arrangements with particular providers of enrolled nurse training?
(g) Does the university accept enrolled nurses who have trained through private education providers? If not, why?
(h) Is there any obvious difference between learning outcomes for enrolled nurses who have trained in hospitals, been trained by private providers or trained in TAFE institutions?
(i) Are there any other arrangements in place for entry of enrolled nurses into your course? (eg. Special entry tests)
(j) Can enrolled nurses study your course through distance education?
(k) Are there set numbers of places allocated to enrolled nurses each year? If so, how many?
(l) How do enrolled nurses apply for your course?
(m) In the selection process, how are enrolled nurse applicants considered?
(n) Are any special arrangements in place to allow students to undertake clinical experience within their workplace?
(o) What are the completion rates of enrolled nurses, both hospital and tertiary trained, in your course?
General course information - Bachelor of Nursing
Do you offer the Bachelor of Nursing course by full time, part time study, or both?
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