Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 2 December 2014
412. Deputy Dan Neville asked the Minister for Health his views on postgraduate preceptorship programmes (details supplied); his further views that such programmes would benefit nursing graduates here; his plans to allocate funding for these programmes; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [46138/14]
View answerPreceptorship programmes are provided for Registered nurses to prepare them for the role of preceptor, to support nursing students undertaking undergraduate nurse education programmes. Additionally nurses undertaking post-graduate education programmes, in the main, are supported by clinical education facilitators, for example nurses undertaking the Higher Diploma in Intensive Care Nursing. Resources are currently in place to fund preceptorship programmes and clinical facilitation.
