Processes and strategies for implementation of learning modules in a nursing curriculum

This paper explains the processes and strategies utilized by the faculty at the University of California, San Francisco, School of Nursing, to implement modularization in the undergraduate nursing program. Goals for modularization are presented and note is made of conditions that facilitated implementation, problems and constraints which were encountered, and strategies that were utilized for implementation. The paper also summarizes response of students to this method of learning and identifies areas for research of self-instructional methods in nursing.