Accident and emergency as a clinical learning environment

This paper suggests that Accident & Emergency (A&E) can be a suitable learning environment with benefits for students, trained staff and the speciality of A&E nursing. Features of a suitable clinical learning environment are identified and a process which can be followed for educational audit set out. The unique opportunities for learning, suitable for both pre- and post-registration students, that are available in A&E are identified, and suggestions made as to how these might fit into the curriculum. © 1993