Partners in Learning: A Guide to Support and Assessment in Nurse Education - Softcover

Welsh, Ian; Swann, Caron

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1857755553 ISBN 13: 9781857755558

Publisher: CRC Press, 1996

Synopsis

This practical book offers constructive guidance to nurses involved in nurse education and learning, especially those in a mentoring role. It explains the reasons for change in nurse education and introduces the theory behind the practice of teaching and assessing. The book avoids the use of jargon and is written in a relaxed, humorous style. It contains a series of activities in each chapter and information is cross-referenced for ease of use. Subjects include teaching styles, motivation, learning theories, student support, assessment including legal responsibilities and proffessional accountability, and effective learning environments. This book also provides advice on the use of clinical incidents to assist the development of students’ critical thinking skills.Partners in Learning will help staff develop valuable insights into their teaching and assessing roles in the full variety of practical settings where clinical nurses support students. It shows how practitioners and academics can work with students to enable them to be capable of delivering the highest quality of care. It is unique in being intended for use by nurses undertaking the newMentorship Preparation Programmes.

Edition details

• Publisher: CRC Press
• Publication date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1857755553
• ISBN 13: 9781857755558
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 184