Teaching in Nursing
A Guide for Faculty
- 4th Edition - November 14, 2011
- Imprint: Saunders
- Authors: Diane M. Billings, Judith A. Halstead
- Language: English
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 2 6 0 5 8 - 9
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Request a sales quoteTeaching in Nursing, 4th Edition is the only nursing text to address all three components of education -- teaching, curriculum, and evaluation. Comprehensive guidelines help you meet the day-to-day challenges of teaching, including curriculum development, the diversity of student learning styles, and developing and using classroom tests. This edition has been updated with information on the latest trends in education including new information on the use of simulations to facilitate learning, the latest on competency-based and concept-focused curricula, developing learner-centered courses, and more. Edited by expert nursing educators Diane M. Billings and Judith A. Halstead, Teaching in Nursing is a past winner of the AJN Book of the Year award, and is an excellent resource for nurses preparing to take the Certified Nurse Educator (CNE) Exam.
- The only nursing resource to cover teaching, curriculum, and evaluation of students -- the three essential components of nursing education.
- Contributing authors are nationally recognized scholars in their fields of expertise.
- Models of teaching are used to demonstrate clinical teaching, teaching in interdisciplinary setting, how to evaluate students in the clinical setting, and how to adapt teaching for community-based practice.
- Teaching strategies promote critical thinking and active learning, including evaluation techniques, lesson planning, and constructing examinations.
- Evidence-based teaching boxes explain how to practice and apply evidence-based teaching, with implications for faculty development, administration, and the institution.
- End-of-chapter summaries let you draw conclusions based on the chapter content.
- Open-ended application questions at the end of each chapter are ideal for faculty-guided discussion and online education.
- Up-to-date research looks ahead to the needs of the future.
UNIT 1: FACULTY AND STUDENTS
1. Teaching in Nursing: The Faculty Role
2. The Diverse Learning Needs of Students
3. The Academic Performance of Students: Legal and Ethical Issues
4. Teaching Students with Disabilities
UNIT 2: CURRICULUM
5. Curriculum Development: An Overview
6. Forces and Issues Influencing Curriculum Development
7. Philosophical Foundations of the Curriculum
8. Curriculum Designs
9. Developing Curriculum: Frameworks, Outcomes, and Competencies
10. Developing Learner-Centered Courses NEW!
11. Selecting Learning Experiences to Achieve Curriculum Outcomes
12. Service Learning: Developing Values, Cultural Competence, and Social Responsibilities
UNIT 3: TEACHING AND LEARNING
13. From Teaching to Learning: Theoretical Foundations
14. Managing Student Incivility and Misconduct in the Learning Environment
15. Strategies to Promote Critical Thinking and Active Learning
16. Improving Teaching and Learning: Classroom Assessment Techniques
17. Multicultural Education in Nursing
18. Teaching in the Clinical Setting
UNIT 4: TEACHING, LEARNING, AND INFORMATION RESOURCES
19. The Learning Resource Center
20. Clinical Simulations: An Experiential, Student-Centered Pedagogical Approach
21. Creating Interactive Learning Environments Using Media and Digital Media
22. Teaching and Learning at a Distance
23. Teaching and Learning in Online Learning Communities
UNIT 5: EVALUATION
24. The Evaluation Process: An Overview
25. Strategies for Assessing/Evaluating Learning
26. Developing and Using Classroom Tests
27. Clinical Performance Evaluation
28. Educational Program Evaluation
29. Accreditation of Nursing Programs NEW!
- Edition: 4
- Published: November 14, 2011
- Imprint: Saunders
- Language: English
- eBook ISBN: 9780323260589
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Diane M. Billings
Affiliations and expertise
Chancellor's Professor Emeritus, Indiana University School of Nursing, Indianapolis, IndianaJH
Judith A. Halstead
Affiliations and expertise
Professor Emeritus, School of Nursing, Indiana University, Indianapolis, Indiana