Discusses the value of storytelling and offers guidelines for developing stories to use in teaching. Includes sections on presentation skills, overcoming pitfalls, and the power of telling stories. (Contains 13 references.) (JOW)

Describes a multimedia toolkit for teaching palliative care in nursing, which contains modules on end-of-life topics: comfort, connections, ethics, grief, impact, and well-being. Other contents include myths, definitions, pre- and postassessments, teaching materials, case studies, learning activities, and resources. (SK)

Discusses the problem of teaching nursing students to assess clients' needs adequately. Includes a chart developed as a guideline for functional assessment. (JOW)

Describes essential components for including genetics into undergraduate nursing education: a required basic science course in genetics and a model curriculum that integrates genetics content into nursing courses. (SK)

Defines metaphor and its uses; explains the construction and application of metaphors in nursing education. Describes the transformation of the abstract psychiatric concept of therapeutic milieu into a visual metaphor. (SK)

A description is provided of "Emergency Nursing," an undergraduate nursing course designed to provide a concentrated learning experience in emergency care. The description first provides information on the curriculum placement of the course, allotment of class time, and the targeted student population, followed by a glossary of relevant…

Research and a literature review suggest that nurses lack skills for effective clinical decision making. An educational program that facilitated development of critical thinking focused on four qualities: determining accuracy of information, determining bias, identifying inconsistencies in reasoning, and evaluating the strength of an argument. (SK)

A course-integrated bibliographic instruction session was designed to develop skills in evaluating biomedical information sources. Students in small groups evaluated and ranked medical and nursing dictionaries and defended ratings to the class. (SK)

Outlines a group method for teaching the analysis of textual data. The experiential method involves coding, categorizing, and achieving consensus on the categories. (SK)

A description is presented of "Intrapartum Perinatology," an undergraduate nursing course which focuses on the various functions and responsibilities of nurses during the labor and birth processes. First, a course description is provided which includes the criteria for students taking the course and assignments of time for lecture and…

Describes the use of scavenger hunts on the World Wide Web as a research tool promoting active participation, idea exchange, and critical-thinking skills in nursing education. (SK)

Presents a course designed to effectively utilize active learning techniques to accent a more traditional style of presenting scientific information. Uses research-based principles and techniques to facilitate active learning. (SAH)

Describes a learning activity that stimulates recollection of nursing students' experiences of loss and grief, helping them examine personal responses, recognize cultural differences in responses, and develop skills for caring for those who are grieving. (SK)

A description is provided of "Uncomplicated Grief and Bereavement," a course designed to provide the graduate nursing student with the assessment, diagnosis, planning, intervention, and evaluation skills required to facilitate a normal bereavement outcome among persons experiencing the loss of a significant other. The course description first…

A description is provided of "Theories for Extended Pediatric Nursing Practice," a required course for pediatric and family nurse practitioner students in a California state university program. The course description presents information on the curricular placement of the course, prerequisites, in-class time allotments, and the focus of the course…