Teaching And Learning In A Concept-Based Nursing Curriculum

Description

Teaching and Learning in a Concept-Based Curriculum: A How-To Best Practice Approach provides specific, practical tools and strategies for teaching and evaluating students in the conceptbased curriculum model. Building on the theoretical underpinnings of concept-based curricula, this text expands into its application and practice. The text includes sample lesson plans and study guides to show how a concept is taught in the classroom,clinical teaching activities that connect classroom and clinical learning, and clinical evaluation tools to assess student competence in a concept-based curriculum.

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Key Features

• Chapter learning outcomes
• Forms, lesson plans, and other examples of specific tools
• Key points at the end of each chapter
• Highlighted priorities, tips, and pitfalls

Table of Contents

1. Part I Introduction to the Concept-Based Curriculum and Conceptual Learning in Nursing Education
   1. Chapter 1 Essential Elements of an Effective Nursing Curriculum
   2. Chapter 2 Traditional Learning Versus Conceptual Learning
   3. Chapter 3 Developing a Nursing Concept-Based Curriculum: A 12-Step Approach
2. Part II Teaching and Learning in a Concept-Based Nursing Curriculum
   1. Chapter 4 Developing Student Learning Outcomes for Conceptual Learning
   2. Chapter 5 Teaching and Learning in the Concept-Based Classroom
   3. Chapter 6 Clinical Teaching and Learning in a Concept-Based Nursing Curriculum
   4. Chapter 7 Teaching in the Concept-Based Online Learning Environment
   5. Chapter 8 Using Concept Mapping for Conceptual Learning
   6. Chapter 9 Using Case Studies Effectively in a Concept-Based Curriculum
3. Part III Evaluation in a Nursing Concept-Based Curriculum
   1. Chapter 10 Evaluating Learning in the Concept-Based Curriculum Classroom
   2. Chapter 11 Evaluating Learning in the Concept-Based Curriculum Clinical Setting
   3. Chapter 12 Determining Systematic Methods for Concept-Based Curriculum Program Evaluation

Author Biography

Donna Ignatavicius, MS, RN, CNE, ANEF – DI Associates, Inc.
Nationally recognized as an expert in medical-surgical and gerontological nursing, Donna has a wealth of experiences as a clinical nurse specialist, educator, and nursing administrator for over 30 years. She has taught at the diploma and baccalaureate levels, and most recently in an associate degree program. Currently she provides continuing education and consultation for faculty, staff nurses, managers, and allied health professionals on critical thinking, leadership and management, and gerontology topics through her consulting company, DI Associates, Inc. She has written a number of articles and books, including Medical-Surgical Nursing: Critical Thinking for Collaborative Care (4th ed.), An Introduction to Long Term Care Nursing, and the Core Curriculum for Case Management (with Susan Powell). Her most recent article on critical thinking can be found in the January 2001 issue of Nursing Management. Donna also has an article entitled “Rheumatoid Arthritis and the Older Adult” in the May/June 2001 issue of Geriatric Nursing.