Background: Critical reflection is an essential curricular component for learning from experience that determines placement quality in postsecondary experiential learning placements. However, there are poor empirical connections between the use of critically reflective processes and learning outcomes. Purpose: This research explored reflective…

The COVID pandemic has required fundamental reassessment of the delivery of courses in the health sciences. This annotated bibliography of 237 items is intended to provide a starting point for assessing which modes of delivery have proved most effective. It builds on the earlier NIDA resource discovery "The impact of Science Literacy delivery…

This study examines the effects of technology on the success of traditional and non-traditional, post-secondary students in nursing programs in an Appalachian vocational setting. A survey was developed for use in Columbiana County, Ohio, a designated Appalachian area at a county vocational school with several programs in the nursing field. The…

This article reports on a study investigating the link between education and work. Instead of looking at the labour outcomes of graduates, the study examined the qualifications held by workers in technician- and professional-level jobs from three types of occupational fields: regulated, applied, and general. The approach shifts the focus away from…

This paper is a case study exploring the author's use of reflective practice to facilitate the transition in role from a clinical manager with teaching responsibilities in a critical care unit to university lecturer. The similarities and differences in the roles with respect to learner characteristics, teaching contexts and effective teaching…

This report reviews over 50 research studies to consider the level and type of mathematical skills needed by employers in today's economy. It considers five key questions: (1) What mathematics (level and content) is required in the workplace today?; (2) How and why have the mathematical needs of the workplace changed over time?; (3) In what ways…

The development of nursing models can be traced to the inception of nursing as a profession. Florence Nightingale laid the foundation for current nursing practice and differentiated nursing from medicine. The late 19th and early 20th centuries contributed a number of important nurse theorists, better known for other contributions to the neophyte…

As the world economy continues to evolve, businesses and industries must adopt new practices and processes in order to survive. Quality and cost control, work teams and participatory management, and an infusion of technology are transforming the way people work and do business. Employees are now expected to read, write, and communicate…

Discusses the barriers blocking communication between nursing education and nursing service. Notes that the gap between the two is too infrequently bridged. Recommends changes in the nursing curriculum regarding nursing care plans, discharge planning, and patient planning. (JOW)

Due to a redefinition of nursing by the American Nursing Association and financial needs which are difficult to meet, postsecondary vocational health care programs, especially practical nursing, are in danger of being phased out. An appeal to vocational practical nurse educators and legislators to improve and continue these programs is made. (BM)

Discusses the need to prepare nurse managers so that they will be effective in using the techniques of one discipline--management--to achieve the goals of another--nursing. Points out the need for systematic educational and experiential preparation for this complex job. (JOW)

A project was undertaken to develop the curriculum content for a unique career ladder multi-entry/multi-exit nursing program that would provide training for nurse aides, practical nurses, and registered nurses. The major objectives of the project were to conduct a review of the literature on curriculum materials presently in use, to develop 11…

A study explored the nature of collaborative learning as a method to prepare future nurses for collaboration in health care. Qualitative research data collection and analysis methods were used. A constant comparative method occurred during and after the data were gathered. Semi-structured interviews, focus groups, and document review were the…

National Library of Medicine (NLM) Literature Searches are selected computer-generated bibliographies produced by the Library's Medical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System (MEDLARS). Selection is made on the basis of a significant current interest of the subject matter to a substantial audience of health professionals. Each literature search…

Describes a study designed to determine the correlations between scores on a reading test and a self concept test and the persons admitted to and completing a program in nursing and those not completing the program. (TO)