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Ignite
Jan 7, 20193 min read
Integrating Technology: Ideas to Enhance Nursing Clinical Education
Nurse educators assume dynamic roles in preparing students to succeed. Today's educators can use multiple teaching methods when working...
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Ignite
Dec 26, 20181 min read
Group-Centered Teaching in Nursing Education and Staff Development
Use this plan to help you organize your design for your group-centered teaching experience. The section above will help you to form your...
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Ignite
Dec 18, 20185 min read
Getting Organized: Nursing Staff Development Course
After assessing a need for staff development for a priority area of learning within your department or organization, you may find...
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Ignite
Dec 11, 20182 min read
Context-Dependent Item Sets In Nursing Education
Context-dependent item sets assess cognitive understanding by encouraging the student to analyze the given information, involving a...
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Dec 2, 20182 min read
Mindfulness, Ontology, and Pattern Recognition in Nursing Education and Staff Development
The National League for Nursing describes required essentials of competent nurse educators working to improve the nursing profession....
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Ignite
Nov 16, 20182 min read
Test Blueprints Establish Foundational Plans for Examinations in Nursing Education
Test blueprints serve as the foundational plan for what will be evaluated during an examination. Taxonomy systems are used by the faculty...
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Ignite
Nov 3, 20184 min read
Concept Analysis (Part Three): Novice to Expert, Nurse Educator
The theory of Novice to Expert can be applied to the nurse educator’s journey. Nurse educators should model caring in their teaching,...
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Nov 3, 20183 min read
Concept Analysis (Part Two): Novice to Expert, Nursing Profession
As the theory of novice to expert is applied to nursing practice, it could be argued that an expert nurse is able to contribute to the...
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Ignite
Nov 3, 20182 min read
Concept Analysis (Part One): Novice to Expert, Nursing Concept Defined
In this three part series we will review the theory, identify how it can be used for the developing nurse with particular focus on the...
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Ignite
Nov 3, 20182 min read
Eclectic Framework in Nursing Education
Theoretical and conceptual frameworks can, at times, present barriers to learning and application of material to practice. Sufficient...
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Ignite
Oct 30, 20182 min read
Foster Connection: Establishing Collaborative Spaces in Nursing Education
Connected learning, a student-centered approach to education, leverages current advancements and progressive environments to enhance...
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Ignite
Oct 24, 20181 min read
Nursing Education Planning: Flipped Classroom Suggestions
Use this guide of our suggestions for establishing an effective flipped classroom experience. This can be accomplished in academic and...
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Ignite
Oct 24, 20182 min read
A Beginning Look into Educational Philosophy in Nursing Education
The philosophy of a nursing program is built on the values and beliefs of the program and the program’s framework. Multiple educational...
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Ignite
Oct 24, 20182 min read
Exploring the Use of Written Assignment in Nursing Education
When evaluating student learning, the nurse educator must use multiple strategies. For the purpose of this post, let us focus on the use...
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Ignite
Oct 24, 20182 min read
Nursing Staff Effectiveness and Development for Organizational Financial Success
When designing and implementing a financial plan for an organization/department, management responsibility and staff accountability are...
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Ignite
Oct 23, 20183 min read
Models to Promote and Evaluate Success in Nursing Education Environments
While examining the influence and outcomes of teaching-learning experiences, we must employ theoretical philosophies, frameworks, and...
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Ignite
Oct 22, 20182 min read
Inspirational Leadership in Nursing Staff Development
Let's focus on the nursing leader striving to improve staff development support: Leadership Models and Theories. The transformational...
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Ignite
Oct 17, 20182 min read
Get Creative! Glogster Posters for Nursing Education and Staff Development
Technology that is interactively inspired supports the development of knowledge and skills to effectively function as a professional...
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Ignite
Oct 17, 20182 min read
Critical Thinking in Nursing Education: Movement from Dualism to Relativism
In order to effectively promote cognitive, affective, and psychomotor learning domains, nurse educators must first consider the...
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Ignite
Oct 17, 20182 min read
Assessment and Evaluation in Nursing Education: Mixed Methods
Design of a course takes planning, organization, and thought on goals for the teaching and learning experience with expected outcomes....
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