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Author (up) Hardcastle, J.
Title 'Back to the bedside': Graduate level education in critical care Type Journal Article
Year 2008 Publication Nurse Education in Practice Abbreviated Journal
Volume 8 Issue 1 Pages 46-53
Keywords Nursing specialties; Nursing; Education; Curriculum
Abstract This paper explores the relationships within teaching, learning and practice development in critical care nursing and questions the popular assumption that 'post graduate (Master's level) education fits all'. The need for critical care nurses to apply advanced knowledge and technical skills to complex and dynamic practice situations necessitates the development of critical thinking and a problem-solving approach to clinical practice that can be fostered through education and experience. Discussion focuses on the successful development and implementation of graduate level education for critical care nurses in the South Island of New Zealand and how this development is challenging existing approaches to the provision and evaluation of formal critical care education in New Zealand.
Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 656
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Author (up) 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 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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Author (up) Hardcastle, J.
Title What is the potential of distance education for learning and practice development in critical care nursing in the South Island of New Zealand? Type
Year 2003 Publication Abbreviated Journal Massey University Library
Volume Issue Pages
Keywords Intensive care nursing; Nursing; Education
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Call Number NRSNZNO @ research @ Serial 1116
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