Nursing Cheat Sheets


Book Description

FULL COLOR Nursing Cheat Sheets It's Time To ACE the NCLEX® Ready to take your studies to the next level? At NRSNG we get it... understanding nursing concepts can be difficult. Wouldn't it be nice to be able to carry around a book that's sol purpose is to break down those tough nursing concepts into concise information? With the Nursing Cheat Sheets, that is exactly what we've done! 76 quick easy to read nursing cheat sheets. Detailed images and graphs that make learning fun and easy! This book contains the most needed, most referenced, and sometimes most confusing information in an easy to read, understand, and remember format. Stop Wasting TimeWith tables, pictures, graphs and more . . . you are ready to soar!Perfect for the new nurse or nursing student looking to save time and energy in their studies.Nursing Cheat Sheets comes in full color!




Professional Issues in Nursing


Book Description

Give students a professional edge in nursing practice with proven, expert insight across a variety of enduring and contemporary issues facing today’s nursing workforce. Rich in engaging pedagogical features and extensively updated with the latest evidence-based perspectives on workplace considerations, workforce issues, legal and ethical concerns, nursing education challenges, and more, Professional Issues in Nursing: Challenges and Opportunities, 6th Edition, readies students for the realities of today’s changing healthcare environment and instills the critical thinking and clinical judgment skills to achieve success in any nursing setting.




Teaching in Nursing E-Book


Book Description

The perfect all-in-one guide for future nurse educators! The award-winning Teaching in Nursing: A Guide for Faculty, 6th Edition prepares you for the day-to-day challenges of teaching future nurses for practice in today's rapidly evolving healthcare system. This comprehensive resource is the only one of its kind to cover all four components of nursing education: teaching and learning, curriculum, evaluation, and technology-empowered learning. You'll benefit from the expert guidance on such key issues as curriculum and test development, diverse learning styles, the redesign of healthcare systems, and advances in technology and information. Plus, the 6th edition includes a unique new chapter on Global Health and Curricular Experiences along with updated information on technology-empowered learning, the flipped classroom, interprofessional education, interprofessional collaborative practice, and much more. - Comprehensively addresses all four components of nursing education including teaching and learning, curriculum, evaluation, and technology-empowered learning. - Coverage of concept-based curricula includes strategies on how to approach and implement concept-based instruction. - Pedagogical aids include Evidence-Based Teaching boxes, covering such issues as how to do evidence-based teaching; applications of evidence-based teaching; implications for faculty development, administration, and the institution; and how to use the open-ended application questions at the end of each chapter for faculty-guided discussion. - Strategies to promote critical thinking and active learning are incorporated throughout the text, highlighting various evaluation techniques, lesson planning insights, and tips for developing examinations. - Guidance on teaching in diverse settings addresses such topics as the models of clinical teaching, teaching in interdisciplinary settings, how to evaluate students in the clinical setting, and how to adapt teaching for community-based practice. - Strong emphasis on teaching clinical judgment, new models of clinical education, and responding to needs for creating inclusive multicultural teaching-learning environments. - NEW! Updated content throughout reflects the latest evidence-based guidelines for best practices in teaching and learning. - NEW! UNIQUE chapter on Global Health and Curricular Experiences focuses on internationalization of the nursing curriculum with an emphasis on leading international learning experiences; policies, procedures, and guidelines for overseas study and global and health competencies for health professions programs. - NEW! Enhanced pedagogy includes additional illustrations, tables, and boxes. - NEW! Expanded interprofessional education chapter, provides you with strategies for effective teaching in an interprofessional healthcare environment.




McDonald's the Nurse Educator's Guide to Assessing Learning Outcomes


Book Description

McDonald's The Nurse Educator's Guide to Assessing Learning Outcomes, Fifth Edition is a comprehensive guide for nurse educators that covers the assessment of critical thinking, the development of learning objectives, and the creation of tests, including detailed tips for writing many kinds of individual test items. This unique resource also covers the analysis of test reliability. Examples of effective and ineffective test items are included throughout to help faculty and nurse educators deepen their understanding of how to create effective tests and assess student learning. The updated Fifth Edition features two new chapters dedicated to the NextGen NCLEX to prepare faculty to develop questions for their students, addressing the move from critical thinking to clinical judgment.




The Nurse Educator's Guide to Assessing Learning Outcomes


Book Description

The new edition of this award winning text helps address the increased pressure that the NCLEX and other certification exams are placing on nursing students and faculty. The Nurse Educator’s Guide to Assessing Learning Outcomes, 2nd Edition guides classroom educators through the process of developing effective classroom exams and individual test items.




Encyclopedia of Nursing Education


Book Description

Written by luminaries in the field of nursing education, this is the only current and comprehensive compendium of important topics in nursing education. It contains more than 175 detailed entries, and will be a valuable reference text for doctoral- and master's-level nursing students, nursing faculty, university and hospital libraries worldwide, and hospital nursing departments and schools. The listing of entries has been carefully culled from recent nursing literature and six volumes of the Annual Review of Nursing Education. Each entry follows a standard template that includes definition, application in nursing education, a synopsis including a brief summary of what is in the literature on the topic, and a concluding summary discussing future development in nursing education. Listings are alphabetized for easy access, and are accompanied by a comprehensive reference list. KEY FEATURES: The only current compendium of important topics in nursing education Includes all topics relevant to nursing education based on a review of the literature Alphabetized and consistently formatted for easy access to information Includes comprehensive reference lists per topic Written by expert nurse educators A listing of teaching topics compiled by the editors is available to instructors




Nursing Leadership, Management, and Professional Practice for the LPN/LVN


Book Description

Be prepared for the opportunities that await you! In today’s healthcare environment, the responsibilities and clinical practice of Licensed Practical Nurses and Licensed Vocational Nurses have expanded far beyond those of traditional settings. Build the knowledge you need to assume the leadership and management roles that you will be asked to fulfill and confidently navigate the increasingly complex environments in which you will practice. An easy-to-read writing style guides you every step of the way—helping you successfully transition from student to professional while still focusing on the humanistic aspects of caring.




The Nurse Educators Guide to Assessing Learning Outcomes


Book Description

The Nurse Educator's Guide to Assessing Learning Outcomes, Fourth Edition is a widely-used resource for both faculty and nursing education students that covers the assessment of critical thinking, the development of learning objectives, and the creation of tests, including detailed tips for writing many kinds of individual test items. The book also covers the analysis of test reliability.Important Notice: The digital edition of this book is missing some of the images or content found in the physical edition.




Certified Academic Clinical Nurse Educator (CNE®cl) Review Manual


Book Description

The first manual to provide a systematic review of essential content for the CNE®cl exam This is the first review manual written for nurse educators who seek certification as a Clinical Nurse Educator specializing in the clinical learning environment. The resource encompasses all the essential knowledge—as designated by the National League for Nursing (NLN)—needed to pass the exam, and systematically follows the test blueprint so that those taking the exam will be optimally prepared. Complete with teaching tips, evidence-based teaching boxes, case studies, outlines, bulleted lists, and critical-thinking Q&As for each chapter, the book also provides chapter references for accessing additional content for each topic. Exam specifics and test-taking strategies help students to approach the exam with confidence. A practice test is also offered at the end of the book. Additionally, the resource is a valuable orientation guide for new faculty. KEY FEATURES Delivers well-organized, systematic coverage of review content to promote exam success Written for both novice and expert Clinical Nurse Educators Reflects the number of questions in each section on the test blueprint Highlights areas designated by the NLN as essential knowledge needed for excellence in the field Includes case studies and critical-thinking questions throughout all chapters Provides evidence-based teaching practice boxes Offers teaching gems with advice on improvement from practice experts Includes end-of-chapter review questions, PLUS a valuable 100-question practice test with rationales for self-assessment CNE®cl is a registered trademark of the National League for Nursing, which neither sponsors nor endorses this product.




Nurse Educator's Guide to Best Teaching Practice


Book Description

This book presents essential teaching skills and tools for nurse educators. It begins with a discussion of the trends in nursing education and the principles of teaching and learning. The book then explores topics such as classroom teaching, clinical experiences, teaching in the simulation laboratory, and online learning. Each chapter discusses the basics of teaching and learning in the specific environment, followed by scenarios that focus on the issues encountered by nursing faculty in these settings. The scenarios present the key issues under consideration, recommend actions that faculty members can institute to address the issues, and describe rationales and solutions based on best evidence. The book also includes specific tools designed to assist nurse educators in preparation for the teaching role, such as examples of course syllabi, program outcomes, clinical contracts, and action plans. Nurse Educator’s Guide to Best Teaching Practice is a valuable resource for novice and experienced educators in managing the challenges inherent in nursing education.