Development of online cancer resources to support pre-registration nurses and allied health professionals to increase their knowledge and understanding of cancer care

Armoogum, Julie; Taylor, Vanessa; Cruickshank, Susanne; Donaldson, Jayne; Wyatt, Debbie; Tanay, Mary; Holdsworth, Fiona; Cook, Florence; McNamara, Joanne; Job, Claire; Rees, Tracy; Pope, Laura; Howell, Charlotte; Sira Parfitt, Lowri; Potter, Libby

Abstract

Cancer rates are increasing, and more people are living with cancer and its consequences. Healthcare students will be caring for people affected by cancer in all clinical contexts. However, pre-registration programmes can include limited cancer education and not all students will have the opportunity for a clinical placement in a cancer setting. This can result in healthcare students feeling unprepared to care for people affected by cancer. To address this need, nine e-learning modules, collectively called the Foundations of Cancer Care, have been developed to support students’ knowledge, understanding and confidence about cancer. This paper outlines the development and peer review of the Foundations of Cancer Care. The resultant modules will be freely available to all those with an Open Athens account or NHS or UK university email address via the NHS Learning Hub (https://learninghub.nhs.uk/) from Spring 2023.

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Jun 14, 2023
• Online Publication Date: Sep 21, 2023
• Publication Date: Sep 21, 2023
• Deposit Date: Aug 18, 2023
• Publicly Available Date: Mar 22, 2024
• Journal: British Journal of Nursing
• Print ISSN: 0966-0461
• Publisher: MA Healthcare
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 32
• Issue: 17
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/11044539
• Publisher URL: https://www.britishjournalofnursing.com/content/education/development-of-online-cancer-resources-to-support-pre-registration-nurses-and-allied-health-professionals