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Jean Foret Giddens1, Mary Wright, Irene Gray
1College of Nursing, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001, USA. jgiddens@salud.unm.edu
Abstract:
In response to a transformational movement in nursing education, faculty across the country are considering changes to curricula and approaches to teaching. As a result, an emerging trend in many nursing programs is the adoption of a concept-based curriculum. As part of the curriculum development process, the selection of concepts, competencies, and exemplars on which to build courses and base content is needed. This article presents a benchmark approach used to validate and finalize concept selection among educators developing a concept-based curriculum for a statewide nursing consortium. These findings are intended to inform other nurse educators who are currently involved with or are considering this curriculum approach.
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