Main description:

Maintaining the comprehensive coverage offered by the previous editions, this highly regarded text, now in its sixth edition and 32nd year of publication, is considered to be an indispensable resource for nurses and health care professionals engaged in the business of teaching and learning. Retaining the balance between theoretical issues and practical application, the text has been fully revised to reflect the most recent changes in nursing and nurse education including updated content on developments in teaching and learning, the introduction of the new NMC standards in the UK; developments in the NHS and the growing role of eLearning and technology. This textbook is autopackaged with CourseMate. CourseMate brings course concepts to life with interactive learning, study, and exam preparation tools that support the printed textbook and the textbook-specific website. CourseMate includes an integrated eBook and interactive teaching and learning tools including quizzes, flashcards, videos, and more and an EngagementTracker, a first-of-its-kind tool that monitors student engagement in the course.

Contents:

1 Introduction: Nurse Education in the university and the clinical setting PART ONE - THE PSYCHOLOGICAL BASIS OF TEACHING AND LEARNING 2 Adult learning theory 3 Perspectives on teaching and learning PART TWO - LEARNING, TEACHING AND ASSESSMENT 4 Curriculum theory and practice 5 Planning for teaching 6 Teaching strategies 7 Assessment of learning 8 Student feedback / feed-forward 9 Teaching study skills 10 Evaluation PART THREE - SPECIFIC TEACHING CONTEXTS 11 Placement learning 12 Interprofessional learning 13 Teaching patients, clients and their families PART FOUR - CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT 14 Preparation for an education post 15 Lifelong learning 16 Continuing professional development: the university context 17 Continuing professional development: the clinical context