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Author Schroyen, B.; Finlayson, M.
Title Clinical teaching and learning: An action research study Type Journal Article
Year 2004 Publication Nursing Praxis in New Zealand Abbreviated Journal
Volume 20 Issue 2 Pages 36-45
Keywords Education; Nursing; Hospitals
Abstract (up) Using an educational action research model, a nursing lecturer based in a polytechnic and ten students formed a research group to address one issue that was important to them. The research group chose to plan, implement and evaluate a practical change strategy aimed at improving the teaching and learning relationship between students and staff nurses in clinical settings. A sample of five staff nurses working closely with five students in the group was invited to join the study in order to gain their perspectives on the issues. The findings were that contract learning provides a strategy which, under certain conditions, offers both students and staff nurses an opportunity to improve the effectiveness of their interactions.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 545
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Author Hardcastle, J.
Title The meaning of effective education for critical care nursing practice: A thematic analysis Type Journal Article
Year 2004 Publication Australian Critical Care Abbreviated Journal
Volume 17 Issue 3 Pages 114, 116-2
Keywords Hospitals; Nursing; Education; Nursing specialties
Abstract (up) Using thematic analysis, this study explored the phenomenon of effective education for critical care nursing practice by asking: What does effective education for critical care nursing practice mean to nurses currently practising in the specialty? Eighty eight critical care nurses from the South Island provided written descriptions of what effective education for critical care nursing practice meant to them. Descriptive statements were analysed to reveal constituents, themes and essences of meaning. Four core themes of personal quality, practice quality, the learning process and learning needs emerged. Appropriateness or relevance for individual learning needs is further identified as an essential theme within the meaning of effective education for critical care nursing practice. Shared experiences of the phenomenon are made explicit and discussed with reference to education and practice development in the specialty. The study results lend support to education that focuses on individual learning needs, and identifies work based learning as a potential strategy for learning and practice development in critical care nursing.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 873
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