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Influence Of Questioning On Development Of Clinical Reasoning In Prelicensure Nursing, Teresa Maria Brown Jan 2021

Influence Of Questioning On Development Of Clinical Reasoning In Prelicensure Nursing, Teresa Maria Brown

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Clinical reasoning is the basis for every clinical decision a nurse makes; however, only 23% of newly graduated nurses are safely able to recognize urgent clinical patient problems and demonstrate appropriate management of those problems. Furthermore, new nurses make 50% of medical errors. This leaves nurse educators looking for evidenced-based teaching/learning strategies to help their students develop clinical reasoning skills. The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of questioning as a problem-based teaching/learning strategy on clinical reasoning in undergraduate nursing students. The theoretical framework used to guide this study was Tanner’s clinical judgment model. Using Lasater’s clinical …


Patterns Of One-Course Cohort Participation In Online Teacher Education Programs, Janeal Crane Smith Jan 2016

Patterns Of One-Course Cohort Participation In Online Teacher Education Programs, Janeal Crane Smith

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Online higher education is a field that can benefit significantly from further research on innovative pedagogical methods designed to support students and decrease attrition rates. One method shown to improve engagement and retention of students in online environments is to include interactive engagement. This case study explored the patterns of students' interactions and assessment performance in an introductory teacher education one-course cohort. The study used a conceptual framework incorporating Bandura's social learning theory and Siemens' theory of connectivism. The study assessed archival data, from Adobe Connect recordings and records of competency pass rates, on the interactions and patterns of behavior …