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Catherine McAuley School of Nursing and Midwifery, University College Cork Audit of CLINICAL LEARNING ENVIRONMENT for Nursing students Student Questionnaire An Bord Altranais Circular (ABA 1/2007), An Bord Altranais (2005) and The Nurse Education Forum (2000) have emphasised the obligation of the Third Level Institutions and Partner Health Service Providers to audit both curriculum and clinical sites to ensure they meet An Bord Altranais’s required standards for accredited Nurse Education Programmes. The purpose of the audit is to monitor the quality of the practice setting as a suitable clinical learning environment for nursing students. The audit process is detailed in Appendix 1. Clinical Nurse Managers, preceptors and students are invited to complete the audit questionnaires. The audit tool is composed of Standard Statements and Indicators which represent professional standards of nursing care and an environment which promotes continuing professional development. You are also invited to add your comments to each Standard to enrich the findings of the audit. Copies of the questionnaire will be made available to you at least two weeks before the audit. If you have any queries in relation to the audit documentation or audit process please contact either the CPC or Link Lecturer to your area. References An Bord Altranais (2007). Circular: ABA 1/2007, addendum to section 3 of requirements and standards for nurses registration education programmes. An Bord Altranais (2005). Requirements for standards for nurse registration education programmes 3rd ed. Dublin: An Bord Altranais. Government of Ireland (2000). A Strategy for a Pre-Registration Nursing Education Degree Programme Report of the Nursing Education Forum Dublin: The Stationary Office. Audit of LEARNING ENVIRONMENT for Bsc Nursing/Midwifery students Please Tick ( Year of Programme 1st Year 2nd Year 3rd Year 4th Year Placement Name (site name):_________________________________________________