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<strong>School</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Nursing</strong> & <strong>Midwifery</strong>, <strong>Trinity</strong> College Dublin: 8 th Annual Interdisciplinary Research <strong>Conference</strong><br />

Transforming Healthcare Through Research, Education & Technology: 7 th – 9 th November 2007<br />

<strong>Conference</strong> <strong>Proceedings</strong><br />

A safe learning environment is essential for accelerated nursing<br />

students. Such an environment would include trust & honesty, clear<br />

expectations, confidence in student abilities, accessibility, listening,<br />

and relationships.<br />

Summary<br />

Preparing for a nursing career is a major life transition. Students<br />

are between trapeze bars-hanging in midair. Faculty must provide<br />

a safety net to optimize this experience and foster learning.<br />

References<br />

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327.<br />

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•Cashman, K 1999, Leadership from the inside out, Executive<br />

Excellence Publishing, Provo Utah, Pg. 201.<br />

•Kirkland, M 1998, ‘Stressors and coping strategies among<br />

successful female African American baccalaureate nursing students’.<br />

Journal <strong>of</strong> <strong>Nursing</strong> Education, vol. 37, no. 1, pp. 5-13.<br />

•Lazarus, RS & Folkman, S 1984, Stress, appraisal and coping,<br />

Springer, New York.<br />

•Mahat, G 1998, ‘Stress and coping: junior baccalaureate nursing<br />

students in clinical settings’, <strong>Nursing</strong> Forum, vol.33, no. 1, pp. 11-<br />

20.<br />

•Murphy & Ruch & Pepicello & Murphy 1997, ‘Managing an<br />

increasingly complex system’, <strong>Nursing</strong> Management, vol. 28, no.10,<br />

pp. 33-36.<br />

•Oermann, M & Lukomski, A 2001, ‘Experiences <strong>of</strong> students in<br />

pediatric nursing clinical courses’, Journal <strong>of</strong> the Society <strong>of</strong> Pediatric<br />

Nurses, vol. 6, no. 2, p. 65.<br />

•Oermann, M 1998, ‘Differences in clinical experiences <strong>of</strong> A.D.N. and<br />

B.S.N. students’, Journal <strong>of</strong> <strong>Nursing</strong> Education, vol. 37, no. 5, pp.<br />

197-201.<br />

•Shipton, S 2002, ‘The process <strong>of</strong> seeking stress-care: Coping as<br />

experienced by senior baccalaureate nursing students in response to<br />

appraised clinical stress’, Journal <strong>of</strong> <strong>Nursing</strong> Education, vol. 41, no.<br />

6, pp. 243-255.<br />

•Youssef, F & Goodrich, N 1996, ‘Accelerated versus traditional<br />

nursing student: A comparison <strong>of</strong> stress, critical thinking ability and<br />

performance’, International Journal <strong>of</strong> <strong>Nursing</strong> Studies, vol. 33, no.<br />

1, pp. 76-82.<br />

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