Leaders Hold an Invitational Think Tank on Undergraduate Nursing Education

Leaders hold an invitational Think Tank on undergraduate nursing education.

In response to the Canadian Nurses Association National Expert Commission’s Call to Action (NEC 2012), a focused meeting of nurse leaders was convened at (NEC) Dalhousie University in early November 2012. Hosted by the School of Nursing in collaboration with CNA, the purpose of the Think Tank was to initiate dialogue on how to respond to the report’s recommendation regarding reform of Canadian ...

Collaborative Education: an innovative method of teaching undergraduate nursing students

Women's health education in undergraduate nursing courses.

This article aimed to analyze the Women's Health Education in the Nursing courses in São Paulo, SP, Brazil, characterizing faculty members and the pedagogical processes implemented. A questionnaire was carried out with 17 professors responsible for the teaching. It was possible to observe good qualification of the faculty members, in its majority with teaching experience superior to five years....

[Teaching of education in undergraduate nursing courses].

This study reviewed the literature on the health education subject and the impact on education in undergraduate nursing. Descriptors were selected in LILACS, PERIENF and BDENF bases. References were classified into four categories: education, care, scientific production and stricto sensu academic production. The results showed: the importance of educational issues in the nursing social practice...

Leadership in Undergraduate Medical Education: Training Future Physician Leaders.

To confront the challenges facing modern health care, experts and organizations are calling for an increase in physician leadership capabilities. In response to this need, physician leadership programs are proliferating, targeting all levels of experience at all levels of training. Many academic medical centers, major universities, and specialty societies now sponsor physician leadership traini...