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Give students and new staff a clear learning plan
A week-by-week learning plan for student nurses or new healthcare assistants on your unit, with check-ins booked in the calendar.
When to use it
Before a student placement or new starter begins
Step by step
List what they need to learn
Write down the skills, routines and competencies the person must cover, the length of the placement and who supports them.
Ask for a learning plan
Paste this into your AI assistant.
Prompt to copyI'm a nurse on a [type of unit] supervising a [student nurse in year X / new healthcare assistant] for [number] weeks. They need to cover: [list skills and competencies]. Create a week-by-week learning plan with: goals for each week, which skills to observe, practise with supervision and then do with indirect supervision, a short reading or e-learning suggestion for each week (described generally, I'll find the right resource), and three reflective questions for each weekly check-in. Add a first-day welcome checklist and a final-week sign-off checklist.Fit it to your unit
Check it against the official competency documents and your trust's policies, and remove anything the person isn't allowed to do in their role.
Book the check-ins
Put a recurring weekly 20-minute check-in in your calendar for the length of the placement, with the plan linked in the invite.
What you get
Week 1: Orientation, fire exits, emergency trolley, meet the team. Observe: admissions. Check-in: 'What surprised you this week?' Week 2: Practise with supervision: recording observations... Final week: sign-off checklist.
Tips
- Share the plan with the learner on day one so they know what's coming and can ask for opportunities.