Family-centred care
8 Family-centred care Defining family-centred care There is a plethora of published literature which documents the evolution of family-centred care over seven decades. The term family-centred care is synonymous with…
NURSING
Principles of systematic assessment
3 Principles of systematic assessment Systematic assessment overview Assessment of the child or young person and family is multi-faceted. The important components include subjective observation and history taking, as discussed…
Informed consent
6 Informed consent Informed consent overview Consent is the principle that a person must give permission before any treatment or examination can be instigated. Valid consent must be sought before…
Initial assessment: subjective
1 Initial assessment: subjective Assessment overview Assessment is an important component of nursing practice, necessary for the planning and delivery of patient and family-centred care. A comprehensive nursing assessment includes…
Writing Engaging Discussion Questions
1577 Writing Engaging Discussion Questions Discussion boards are the equivalent of classroom discussions (Dereshiwsky, 2015), but afford additional opportunities for both formative and summative assessments as well as direct teaching….
Grading and the Rubric
1981999 Grading and the Rubric Although rubrics are used almost exclusively in higher education as grading schemes for summative assessment (Reddy & Andrade, 2010), their use in formative assessment is…
Writing Behavioral Objectives
674 Writing Behavioral Objectives Objectives have been used for decades in nursing education to set the stage for what is expected of students and to guide faculty in planning teaching…
Case-Based Authentic Teaching and Assessment
1256 Case-Based Authentic Teaching and Assessment CONSTRUCTIVISM AND ANDRAGOGY Constructivism, “a philosophy that people construct their own knowledge through interactions with the environment” (Rovai, 2004, p. 80), is the current…
Backward Design and Elements of Course Design
40413 Backward Design and Elements of Course Design Prior to teaching a course for the first time, faculty have decisions to make. These decisions include identifying learning outcomes, determining what…
Online Interface Design and Course Management
26512 Online Interface Design and Course Management You have made the major decisions on course design, including outcomes, assessments, and teaching strategies, using the Backward Design process (Wiggins & McTighe,…
