The purpose of this group is to promote communication among the Student Allocation Liaison Officers nationwide, in relation to allocating practice placements for undergraduate nursing students in General Nursing, Mental Health, Learning Disability, Children’s, General, and Midwifery. Allocations of Clinical Practice Placements for B.Sc.(Cur).
The SALO group strives to ensure there are sufficient and varied experiences of clinical learning for all nursing students attending clinical practice placement.
The role of the Student Allocations Liaison Officer (SALO) is to establish, organise and co-ordinate multiple core and specialist clinical placements for undergraduate and Internship nursing students in partnership with Higher Education Institute, thereby ensuring each nursing student meets the Requirements and Standards for Nurse Registration Education Programme An Bord Altranais (2005).
We have collated information nationally in relation to current issues arising from student allocations e.g. Increase in undergraduate absences from clinical placements, failed placements during internships, etc.