Book Description

Nursing Professional Development: A Practical Guide for Evidence-Based Education Adrianne E. Avillion, DEd, RN Nursing Professional Development: A Practical Guide for Evidence-Based Education is written with the busy professional in mind! It offers nursing professional development specialists, unit-based educators, staff development specialists, and nurse educators a concise, actionable resource for how to structure, teach, and evaluate training programs, using basic best practices in professional development. This how-to guide is grounded in research without bombarding the reader with dozens of citations. Nursing Professional Development: A Practical Guide for Evidence-Based Education offers even the newest staff development professional or unit-based educator quick and easy guidance on the role. This book provides professional development practitioners with simple guidance to help them: Measure the effectiveness of their education and training Understand adult learning principles to appeal to all age groups and all styles of learners Motivate learners, no matter how reluctant Base education on evidence-based practice Every discipline in your facility can benefit from this book. It includes electronic tools and templates that educators can download and immediately incorporate into practice, using them to document and assess their training methods and plan activities based on the different learning styles of their audiences. This book will help you: Implement ideas for dealing with some of the big issues, including getting buy-in, working with different learning styles and professions, and assimilating new technological approaches Teach, evaluate, and use best practices in healthcare professional development Structure, teach, and evaluate training programs Table of Contents Introduction Unit 1: Foundations Chapter 1: Evolution of Nursing Professional Development Chapter 2: Departmental Structure Chapter 3: The Evolving Roles of the Nursing Professional Development Specialist Chapter 4: Using History, Politics, and Healthcare Trends to Prepare for the Future Unit 2: Teaching Adults Chapter 5: Principles of Adult Learning Chapter 6: Identifying Learning Styles Chapter 7: Teaching Multigenerational Learners Unit 3: The Evidence-Based Department Chapter 8: Elements of an Evidence-Based Practice Nursing Professional Development Department Chapter 9: Using Evidence as a Basis for All Nursing Professional Development Activities Chapter 10: Assessing the Effectiveness of Education Unit 4: Teaching Strategies Chapter 11: Selecting the Proper Teaching Methodology Chapter 12: Resourceful Teaching Strategies Chapter 13: Meeting the Needs of Novice to Expert Learners Unit 5: Nursing Professional Development Challenges Chapter 14: Managing Resistant Learners Chapter 15: Orientation Chapter 16: Mandatory Education Chapter 17: On-the-Job Training Chapter 18: Continuing Education Chapter 19: Challenges Relating to Preceptor and Mentor Programs Chapter 20: Incorporating Elements of Cultural Diversity in Education Chapter 21: Ethical and Legal Aspects of Nursing Professional Development Practice If you would like to find out about the availability of nursing contact hours on this or any other HCPro nursing book, please visit our Continuing Education information page, here: http://www.strategiesfornursemanagers.com/nursing_contact.cfm