Innovation in nursing education


KÖRÜKCÜ Ö., Kukulu K.

1st World Conference on Learning, Teaching and Administration (WCLTA), Cairo, Mısır, 29 - 31 Ekim 2010, cilt.9 identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Bildiri / Tam Metin Bildiri
  • Cilt numarası: 9
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.sbspro.2010.12.166
  • Basıldığı Şehir: Cairo
  • Basıldığı Ülke: Mısır
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Nursing education, innovation, strategies
  • Akdeniz Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

In nursing education, to prepare nurses to change environments and practice in new environments, a need for innovation always exists. Therefore, new strategies must be used in nursing education. Simulation and personal digital assistants (PDAs) are some of the new strategies. Simulation is a teaching strategy that involves replicating reality. Although today in many countries high-fidelity simulation is a growing teaching method, there is not a simulation laboratory in Turkish Nursing Schools yet. Simulation and PDAs can be infused into the Turkish undergraduate education program to help prepare nursing students for professional practice. (C) 2010 Published by Elsevier Ltd.