The purpose of this study was to use a cross-sectional survey design, with an integrated theoretical perspective, to examine clinical teachers' (n = 64) and nursing students' (n = 352) empowerment, teachers' and students' perceptions of teachers' use of empowering teaching behaviors, students' perceptions of nurses' practice behaviors, and students' confidence for practice in acute care setting...

With calls for innovation in nursing education from national bodies of nursing, nurse educators must determine the best teaching strategies to meet educational standards. Team-based learning (TBL), an innovative teaching strategy, offers educators a structured, student-centered learning environment. The purpose of this study was to compare TBL and traditional lecture (a commonly used teaching m...

AIM The aim of this study was to identify terms and expressions indicating patients' need for knowledge and understanding, as well as nurses' teaching interventions, as documented in nursing records. BACKGROUND Previous international studies have shown that nursing documentation is often deficient in terms of recording patient teaching. METHODS Patient records (N = 35) were collected in a g...

OBJECTIVE This work sought to comprehend the meaning professors from the Faculty of Nursing at Universidad de Antioquia (Colombia) assign to teaching and learning processes. METHODOLOGY This was an educational qualitative, evaluative investigation, with ethnographic focus, conducted from 2011 to 2013. The information collection techniques were: semi-structured interview, discussion groups, y ...

a conStRuctIvISt appRoach to tEachIng and lEaRnIng at thE dEgREE pRogRammE In nuRSIng at novIa unIvERSIty of applIEd ScIEncES maj-helen nyback 2 Novia University of Applied Sciences has adapted a con-structivist approach as the overall teaching method This report outlines how the method is conducted at Degree Programme (DP) in Nursing. The curriculum is presented in the beginning of the report ...

OBJECTIVES To identify perceived barriers to communication between hospital and nursing home at the time of patient transfer and examine associations between perceived barriers and hospital and nursing home characteristics. DESIGN Mailed survey. SETTING Medicare- or Medicaid-certified nursing homes in New York State. PARTICIPANTS Nursing home administrators, with input from other nursing ...

BACKGROUND The teaching and learning of clinical skills is a key component of nurse education programmes. The clinical competency of pre-registration nursing students has raised questions about the proficiency of teaching strategies for clinical skill acquisition within pre-registration education. OBJECTIVES This study aimed to test the effectiveness of teaching clinical skills using a multip...

This article aims to draw a historical view of the main transformations that are happening in nursing after the completion of the Genome Project. We present current information about genetics, the Human Genome Project, genomic research and their interface within nursing practice, as well as vanguard proposals in various important research areas for nurses. Furthermore, we describe the emergence...

Objective: The aim of this study was to explore nursing students’ experiences, perceptions and behavior during a course on kidney and urinary system anatomy and physiology designed according to the flipped-classroom approach. In flipped-classroom teaching, students prepare for class by engaging with teacher-produced learning material, typically videos. This frees up time in class, which can ins...