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Oberski, Iddo; Matthews-Smith, Gerri; Gray, Morag; Carter, Diana – Innovations in Education and Teaching International, 2004
This paper presents and discusses the evaluation of a module on the care for older people in the community, designed through an analysis of educational needs in the local nurse population. The module was problem-based and students were assessed through practice portfolios. Although the evaluation indicated that it was addressing currently relevant…
Descriptors: Needs, Educational Needs, Problem Based Learning

Matthews-Smith, Gerri; Gray, Morag; Oberski, Iddo; Carter, Diana; Smith, Lorraine. – Journal of Nursing Education, 2001
Describes a nursing module on caring for older adults, intended to develop critical thinking and clinical skills through problem-based learning and portfolio assessment of clinical practice. (Contains 40 references.) (SK)
Descriptors: Clinical Experience, Foreign Countries, Higher Education, Nursing Education