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An Innovative Approach To Adult Education In A Two-Year Bscn Program: Creating Partnerships In Learning, Baiba Zarins, Lorraine M. Carter Dr., Tammie Mcparland

Quality Advancement in Nursing Education - Avancées en formation infirmière

Abstract

In the program described in this paper, innovation in nursing education is presented as a response to specific tensions between academic and practice environments in the nursing field. As a unique partnership between a university in northern Ontario and three health care delivery organizations in a large urban environment, the Scholar Practitioner Program (SPP) is an accelerated two-year post degree leading to a Bachelor of Science in Nursing.

Using narrative inquiry and cognitive apprentice pedagogies, SPP partners developed an experiential program in which students act as inquirers and co-creators as opposed to receivers of knowledge. Students are also immersed …

The Techno-Numerate Nurse: Results Of A Study Exploring Nursing Student And Nurse Perceptions Of Workplace Mathematics And Technology Demands, Daniel H. Jarvis, Andrea Kozuskanich, Barbi Law, Karey D. Mccullough

Quality Advancement in Nursing Education - Avancées en formation infirmière

In this paper, we report on the findings of a research study that sought to answer the following questions: (i) How do current nursing students’ perceptions compare with those of actual working nurses regarding the mathematics and technology demands involved in nursing?; and, (ii) What types of course structures, content, pedagogy, or other recommendations could more effectively prepare nurses for the realities of the workplace in light of mathematics and technology demands? The study involved online open-response questions and semi-structured interviews. Seventy-six participants, including both 4^th-year nursing students (n = 8) and working nurses (n = 68), completed …

The Art And Science Of Nursing Education / L’Art Et La Science De La Formation Infirmière, Florence Myrick, Jacinthe I. Pepin

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Exploration Des Facteurs Influençant La Mobilisation Des Savoirs Par Une Pensée Critique Chez Des Étudiantes Infirmières Bachelières Lors De Stages Cliniques, Kathleen Lechasseur, Ginette Lazure, Louise Guilbert

Quality Advancement in Nursing Education - Avancées en formation infirmière

Pour contribuer activement à la santé des personnes, les infirmières doivent faire appel à une diversité de savoirs dans leur pratique. Face à l’augmentation constante de la complexité des soins, la formation de la relève comporte des enjeux majeurs. L’étude visait à caractériser le processus de mobilisation des savoirs par une pensée critique chez des étudiantes infirmières bachelières en situation de soins en vue de mieux comprendre son déploiement et de le soutenir. Une approche qualitative, inspirée de la théorisation ancrée a mis au jour certains des facteurs d’influence sur ce processus en recourant à un entretien d’explicitation mené auprès …