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Using Learning Outcome Measures to assess Doctoral Nursing Education
Published on: June 21, 2010
Evaluation of Nursing Coursework for Biased Content
Sarah J Jennings1, Kathleen A Mikos, Amy E Caruso Brown
1About the Authors Sarah J. Jennings, DNP, MPA, RN, is an assistant professor, School of Nursing, Northern Michigan University, Marquette, Michigan. Kathleen A. Mikos, DNP, RN, is an assistant professor, College of Nursing, Rush University, Chicago, Illinois. Amy E. Caruso Brown, MD, MSc, MSCS, is interim chair of bioethics and humanities and an associate professor of bioethics and humanities and pediatrics, SUNY Upstate Medical University, Syracuse, New York. Kathryn Osborne, PhD, RN, is an associate professor, College of Nursing, Rush University. Sarah L. Livesay, DNP, APRN, is assistant dean of specialty education, College of Nursing, Rush University. For more information, contact Dr. Jennings at sajennin@nmu.edu .
Abstract:
Bias-free content in nursing education prepares students to provide equitable care. The process of assessing content promotes the dismantling of systemic bias in health care, advancing social justice, diversity, equity, and inclusion. Unfortunately, there are no published studies to guide the evaluation of nursing curricula for the presence of bias. This innovative project aimed to identify bias in a course and develop a structure to guide the wider evaluation of the curriculum to identify and remove biased content. A modified version of the Upstate Bias Checklist was applied to a 15-week, three-semester hour, prelicensure, graduate-level nursing course.
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