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Concept-based curriculum: design and implementation strategies.

Carmen V Harrison¹

¹Simmons University, Department of Nursing, 300 The Fenway, Boston, 02115, MA, USA.

International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship

|September 6, 2020

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Novice nurses need enhanced critical thinking skills for safe patient care. A concept-based curriculum can improve clinical decision-making, but educators need guidance for successful implementation.

Keywords:

concept based curriculum conceptual curriculum evaluation nursing education professional development quality improvement projects research teaching theory and practice

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Area of Science:

Nursing Education
Clinical Reasoning
Healthcare Quality

Background:

Novice nurses face challenges in developing critical thinking for complex clinical decisions.
Deficiencies in critical thinking pose risks to patient safety and healthcare outcomes.
There is a recognized need for nursing curriculum reform to address these issues.

Purpose of the Study:

To explore the challenges novice nurses face in clinical decision-making.
To advocate for innovative nursing curricula that enhance critical thinking.
To provide a framework for transitioning to a concept-based curriculum.

Main Methods:

Literature review on current nursing curricula and critical thinking development.
Analysis of recommendations from prominent healthcare organizations for curriculum overhaul.
Identification of concept-based curricula as an innovative approach.

Main Results:

Implementing curriculum revisions is a complex and demanding process for nurse educators.
Concept-based curricula are identified as a promising strategy for fostering critical thinking.
Guidance is needed to support educators in curriculum transition.

Conclusions:

A structured guide can assist nurse educators in adopting concept-based curricula.
Facilitating curriculum transition is crucial for improving nursing students' critical thinking.
Enhanced critical thinking in novice nurses is essential for competent clinical practice.