Innovative Teaching Strategies in Nursing and Related Health Professions (Paperback)

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EAN/UPC/ISBN Code 9780763763442

This resource collects teaching strategies that nursing educators and other healthcare professionals can use when teaching undergraduate and graduate nursing students in structured and unstructured settings. Some of the many methods covered include debate, problem-based learning, patient simulation, web-based instruction, and service learning. Method chapters include an introduction to the purpose of the method, background on theoretical foundations, and notes on how the method works with different types of learners and under different conditions. Chapters also give directions for using the method, tips on potential problems, applied examples, and lists of web and print resources. This fifth covers Web 2.0 technologies such as blogs and podcasts. There is a new chapter on generational diversity in both learners and faculty. Bradshaw teaches nursing at Baylor University. Lowenstein directs the Health Professions Education Doctorate Program at Simmons College. Annotation ©2010 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)