BACKGROUND Policy initiatives and an increasing amount of the literature within higher education both call for students to become more involved in creating their own learning. However, there is a lack of studies in undergraduate nursing education that actively involve students in developing such learning material with descriptions of the students' roles in these interactive processes. METHOD ...

Online learning requires higher levels of self-regulation in order to achieve optimal learning outcomes. As nursing education moves further into the blended and online learning venue, new teaching/learning strategies will be required to develop and enhance self-regulated learning skills in nursing students. The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of team-based learning (TBL) ...

Despite the turmoil of a worldwide economic crisis, the health sector remains largely understaffed, and the nursing shortage represents a major issue that jeopardizes graduate nursing education. Access to education remains a challenge, particularly in rural and remote areas. This article reports the process of developing an asynchronous online qualitative research course. This online course was...

W hile I was completing my nurse practitioner program, I interviewed for a PRN position at a large private oncology practice. The oncolo-gist with whom I spoke was aware that I was continuing my graduate nursing education; she spoke of how they might consider me for employment as an oncology nurse practitioner upon my graduation. As she talked about her current staff, she used a descriptor I ha...

The use of geographic information system (GIS) technology allows public health practitioners to explore disparities in health, analyze disease outbreaks, and prioritize the use of limited resources for improving population health. Nursing students benefit from use of World Wide Web GIS resources as they develop knowledge and skill in assessing population health and planning interventions. This ...

a bstract background:  one of the key strategies in students’ learning is the in fl uence of models on them. understanding the factors affecting the implementation of role-modeling process in education will help to make greater use of this training strategy. this study aimed to understand the experiences of role model instructors and nursing students about the facilitator factors in the role-mo...

BACKGROUND The present study was designed to implement an interprofessional simulation-based education program for nursing students and evaluate the influence of this program on nursing students' attitudes toward interprofessional education and knowledge about operating room nursing. METHODS Nursing students were randomly assigned to either the interprofessional simulation-based education or ...

On the basis of a study by the Institute of Medicine, the current health care system is facing several challenges that may be addressed by changes in health professions education. The study focused on integration of five core competencies into health professions education, one of which was informatics. This critical analysis investigates current use of technology and online instructional strate...

Throughout Britain, nurse teachers and higher education staff are learning more about each other as the incorporation of colleges of nursing and midwifery (and colleges of health) into higher education gathers momentum. The Times Higher Education Supplement, now simply The Higher has been part of my weekly reading for the past ten years, as befits a career which combines nursing and higher educ...