The standard in nursing education today is to prepare nurses for future practice through
generic programs with a culminating practicum experience. The clinical faculty in this …

Background: An important concern of nursing practice and education is the difficulty new
graduates experience while making the transition from graduate nurse to practicing nurse …

Pre-licensure baccalaureate nursing programs are facing the demand to retain and
graduate students with the skills needed for the complex health care environment. Nursing …

This research was conducted to test the efficacy of audiotapes as a method of recording
reflections of senior baccalaureate nursing students in a clinical preceptorship. The overall …

Fiscal and financial constraints present a challenge for nurse educators to broaden the
diversity and scope of teaching/learning methodologies. One method designed to promote …

Background. Effective clinical reasoning in nursing practice depends on the development of
both cognitive and metacognitive skills. While a number of strategies have been …

Accelerated nursing programs have proliferated in recent years, attracting adult learners
with varied backgrounds and experience into the profession of nursing. Learner adaptation …

Self-directed learning is an important outcome of nursing education. Although problem-
based learning is believed to facilitate self-directed learning, previous studies have reported …

Aim: The purpose of this paper is to describe the research surrounding the theories and
models the authors united to describe the essential components of clinical reasoning in …

Nurses have to solve complex problems for their patients and their families, and as such,
nursing care capability has become a focus of attention. The aim of this longitudinal study …