Incivility and disruptive behaviour among student midwives in the UK interferes with teaching and disrupts the learning process for other students.  Uncivil behaviour is [...]

The purpose of this research study was to gain insight into the educational experiences of students and graduates of a nurse practitioner (NP) program in Ontario, Canada [...]

Background: Recent severe weather events and terrorist activities in the northeastern United States have highlighted the need for citizens to be prepared for sudden evacu[...]

Background:  Understanding personality types have been an unwavering desire for professionals making career choices. Online education of Family Nurse Practitioners is exp[...]

One of the most difficult tasks for a new nurse practitioner (NP) student is the transition from nursing diagnoses to the level of advanced diagnostic reasoning required [...]

One of the most challenging tasks today in advanced nursing education is to evaluate or assess clinical competence objectively.  Traditional methods of assessment such as[...]

There’s an app for that! Most likely there really is. The software blog accessible at http://blog.softwareadvice.com/articles/medical documented this growing trend in 201[...]

Due to the increasing number of older adults, the numbers of those with mental health conditions will increase as well. It is estimated that there will be 18 million seri[...]

Present nurse practitioner (NP) curricular elements undoubtedly focus on the increasing prevalence of chronic disease, the aging population, increased complexity of care [...]

As the time frame for the complete implementation of the Consensus Model for APRN regulation (APRN Consensus Work Group and NCSBN APRN Advisory Group, 2008) draws near, n[...]

Simulation in health professional education is not new, particularly the use of standardized patients (SP). SPs are seen as an effective teaching strategy and as a method[...]

The use of reusable learning objects in online nursing education is not new, but few studies have compared different types of learning objects. This study is a comparison[...]

Background: Assertiveness is a substantial communication style that enhances successful relationships with patients, families, and colleagues. Studies confirmed that asse[...]

This article reviews incivility in online courses and recommends strategies to reduce its occurrence. Faculty have an important role in fostering civility among nurse pra[...]

Nursing educators continue to move toward implementing teaching strategies and approaches developed with and for adult learners an andragogy approach to learning versus t[...]

The merger of adult and gerontology nurse practitioner (NP) certifications increases the demand for NP student gerontology clinical experiences. Nurse practitioner educat[...]

Mobile technology and hand-held communication devices are now a significant part of life for many Canadians. The data is clear; nurses and nursing students have access to[...]

This study investigated self-efficacy among students who participated in a standardized patient simulation. The design was descriptive research, using 14 acute care nurse[...]

The population of older adults (those 65 years and above) is expanding at the rate of 10,000 persons daily. The elderly will grow from the current 12% of the total popula[...]

A total of 76% of a targeted population of adult learners who were experienced nurses completed a questionnaire that evaluated satisfaction levels on several dimensions o[...]

Online course delivery is an educational modality where academic integrity may be compromised among nursing students. With the explosion of online educational programs in[...]

Nurse Practitioner (NP) education emphasizes teaching students to evaluate patients of varying cultural backgrounds. However, few schools have clinical assignments that d[...]