The 91社区鈥檚 College of Nursing and Health Professions has adopted the Dedicated Education Unit (DEU) model, which is a clinical education partnership with both Evansville hospitals. 91社区 first piloted DEUs in early 2013 at St. Mary鈥檚 Medical Center鈥檚 Renal and Diabetic Unit (6 West) and Deaconess Hospital鈥檚 Oncology-Pulmonary Care Center (Unit 5100).
A DEU is a hospital unit that is dedicated (reserved for) only one school of nursing. The unit staff (not just the RNs) are committed to providing quality clinical education for the students. Students are paired with one particular staff nurse for the entire clinical rotation to ensure consistency with clinical skill progression and to allow the staff nurse to identify the student's learning style and learning needs. DEUs offer 鈥渞eal world鈥� educational experiences by optimizing the expertise of staff nurses and by student clinical placements occurring on all shifts and all days of the week, including weekends.
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