Related Experiment Video
Updated: Jun 4, 2026
05:04
Using Simulation Models to Train Clinicians in the Use of Point-of-Care Ultrasound
Published on: August 9, 2024
A paradigm shift in nursing education: a new model.
Mary Jo C Stanley1, Jacalyn P Dougherty
1University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, USA. maryjo.stanley@unco.edu
Nursing Education Perspectives
|February 2, 2011
Summary
Nurse educators are shifting to student-centered learning, emphasizing active learning and critical thinking. This article proposes a model for nursing education that aligns learners, instructors, and systems for better outcomes.
Area of Science:
- Nursing Education
- Curriculum Design
- Pedagogical Practice
Background:
- Nursing education is moving from teacher-centered to student-centered learning.
- The National League for Nursing advocates for evidence-based curriculum and pedagogy.
- Educational environments must foster critical thinking, analysis, and problem-solving skills.
Purpose of the Study:
- To present a model for higher education in nursing.
- To integrate learner, instructor, and system influences.
- To achieve congruence for educational outcomes.
Main Methods:
- Conceptual model development.
- Integration of learner-centric principles.
- Systems thinking in educational design.
Main Results:
- A proposed model for nursing higher education.
- Framework for aligning educational components.
- Enhanced congruence between educational strategies and outcomes.
Conclusions:
- The model supports a student-centered paradigm in nursing education.
- It addresses the dynamic interplay of factors influencing educational success.
- Promotes evidence-based practices for improved learning outcomes.
Related Concept Videos
01:30Theoretical Foundations of Nursing Practice
Theories play an essential role in organizing patient care. Theories refer to a proposed or followed belief, policy, or procedure that is the basis for action. Nursing theories are knowledge-based concepts that guide nurses' actions, influence nursing education and practice, and allow nurses to care for their patients.
Theories provide a perspective to assess patients' conditions and organize data and methods. They also assist in analyzing and interpreting information. They represent a...
Theories provide a perspective to assess patients' conditions and organize data and methods. They also assist in analyzing and interpreting information. They represent a...
01:28Current Trends in Nursing I
Current trends in nursing include:
01:30Current Trends in Nursing II
Trends in nursing are multifactorial and associated with changes in society, within the nursing profession, and in other professions. Notably, telehealth and remote nursing contribute to successful healthcare delivery for numerous patients and help reduce stress for nurses due to nursing shortages. Nurses can reach patients, monitor their conditions, and interact with them using computers, audio, visual accessories, and telephones—for example, remote patient monitoring systems. Likewise,...
01:15Nursing Implementation
Implementation is the execution of the nursing care plan developed during the planning phase.
The five steps to implementing effective nursing care include reassessing the patient, reviewing and revising the existing nursing care plan, organizing the resources and care delivery, anticipating and preventing complications, and implementing nursing interventions.
The five steps to implementing effective nursing care include reassessing the patient, reviewing and revising the existing nursing care plan, organizing the resources and care delivery, anticipating and preventing complications, and implementing nursing interventions.
01:29Aims Of Nursing
Nursing involves independent, cooperative, person-centered care for people of all ages, families, groups, and communities. Nurses assist the sick or the well person in all settings. Nursing includes promoting health, preventing illness, and caring for ill, disabled, and dying people. Health promotion encourages people to take responsibility for their health. It focuses on the healthy behavior of individuals, families, and the community and the factors that impact their health. Examples of...
01:27Nursing Ethical Principles II
Ethical principles are essential in guiding nurses to fulfill their responsibilities, focusing on the quality of nursing care and decision-making. These principles, including autonomy, beneficence, non-maleficence, justice, and fidelity, shape the ethical framework within healthcare settings.
Consider the following scenario, which illustrates how these principles are applied in the care of Mr. John, a fifty-year-old teacher diagnosed with metastatic liver cancer.
Initially, Mr. John's cancer...
Consider the following scenario, which illustrates how these principles are applied in the care of Mr. John, a fifty-year-old teacher diagnosed with metastatic liver cancer.
Initially, Mr. John's cancer...