Engaging student nurses in research 1: research-delivery placements

Brand, Sarah
Menzies, Julie

Authors Sarah Brand is assistant divisional nurse, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust; Julie Menzies is nurse researcher, Birmingham Women's and Children's NHS Foundation Trust; Niveeta Vijayakumaran and Cherelle Bijou-Rowe are undergraduate nurses; both at University of Nottingham.

This article has been double-blind peer reviewed

Nursing Times 118(9):p 21-23, September 2022.

In this article…

The role of clinical research in the nursing profession and the NHS
How research placements can benefit students and organisations
The challenges of research placements and how to overcome them

Abstract

Registered nurses need to be prepared to understand and engage with research as part of core NHS business. This article - the first in a series of two - explores how this can be achieved through student nurse placements with clinical research teams. These placements offer excellent learning opportunities for students and can address placement-capacity issues in NHS trusts. They require planning but can be very successful, engaging student nurses with the research agenda as well as promoting research in the nursing profession in the longer term.