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Building The Research Enterprise In The Academic Environment:, Geraldine Polly Bednash, Jane Kirschling, Eileen T. Breslin, Robert Rosseter

Quality Advancement in Nursing Education - Avancées en formation infirmière

The preponderance of nursing research conducted in the United States occurs in schools of nursing. Accordingly, a major role for academic leaders in nursing education is the development of a resource base to support and expand the research mission of the nursing program. The intersection of research and practice is also an essential element for assuring the relevance of nursing research and advancing the application of the evidence generated by nursing scientists. The following paper presents an introduction to nursing research in the U.S. with an emphasis on the educational and operational resources needed to maintain a robust research enterprise …

Clinical Nursing Reasoning In Nursing Practice: A Cognitive Learning Model Based On A Think Aloud Methodology, Johanne Goudreau, Louise Boyer, Dimitri Létourneau

Quality Advancement in Nursing Education - Avancées en formation infirmière

Background. The current context of increasingly complex nursing care requires a high level of clinical reasoning in nursing practice. Still, teaching clinical reasoning in nursing remains a challenge for educators in the field. Although several studies have been conducted to try to understand clinical reasoning in nursing, neither its developmental stages nor the corresponding critical milestones have been uncovered. Therefore, nursing educators cannot rely on a cognitive learning model (a description of how people learn and develop a specific competency) to facilitate the learning of this crucial competency.

Objectives. This study was conducted to develop a cognitive learning model of …