The Essential Elements of Digital Literacies

By: Paul Ross 20/01/202021/01/2020 Adult Learning, Journal & Book Club, Nurse Educatorenurse, FOANed, Nurse, Nurse EducatorLeave a Comment

Journal Club Article: Belshaw, D. (2016). The essential elements of digital literacies. ” This is the kind of book that still requires some work on the part of the reader to translate into practical action. In other words, this isn’t a handbook. “ Importance of how to learn, Skills are not learned in isolation, but…

Nurse Educator Role: A Guide For The New Nurse Educator

By: Paul Ross 18/01/202018/01/2020 Adult Learning, Nurse Educator, Nurse Educator GuideAdult Learning, FOANed, Nurse Education, Nurse Educator, NursingLeave a Comment

Starting out as a nurse educator can be a daunting and ‘thrown in at the deep end’ experience. Teaching to students, colleagues and other nurses in the workplace or higher education setting presents an array of challenges. But now you’re in the role, your expected to be able to deliver many types of education and…

The Blockchain

By: Paul Ross 14/01/202014/01/2020 Adult Learning, E-Learning, Nurse EducatorBlockchain, enurse, FOANed, Nurse Educator, NursingLeave a Comment

What is a Blockchain? “A blockchain, originally block chain, is a growing list of records, called blocks, that are linked using cryptography. Each block contains a cryptographic hash of the previous block, a timestamp, and transaction data” (Wikipedia, 2020). Healthcare Application In healthcare the blockchain could help with medical records, connectivity, privacy and security. Understand…

Nursing Education Network Yearly Stats

By: Paul Ross 07/01/202014/01/2020 Adult Learning, E-Learning, Nurse EducatorFOANed, Nurse Education, Nurse EducatorLeave a Comment

As part of open access and transparency, here is a performance summary of our blog. The blog remains a free resource to access for anyone interested in nursing education theory.

Workplace Learning

By: Paul Ross 17/12/201914/01/2020 Adult Learning, Nurse EducatorAdult Learning, FOANed, Nurse Educator, Nursing, Workplace LearningLeave a Comment

Looking into the perspectives of education, training and lifelong learning in the workplace are important aspects for those interested in education. It is also advisable to look outside healthcare for a lens into the sociology of work. Some key terms for workplace learning: formal learning informal informal hierarchy power culture teamwork mentorship role modelling community…

Entrustable Professional Activities (EPA)

By: Paul Ross 10/12/201914/01/2020 Adult Learning, Nurse EducatorEntrustable Professional Activities, EPA, FOANed, Nurse Educator, NursingLeave a Comment

Competency Training in Healthcare “A critical part of professional work that can be identified as a unit to be entrusted to a trainee once sufficient competence has been reached” Ten Cate (2005). “Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs) are important work tasks that trainees need to be able to perform with supervision at a distance by the…

The Science and Art of Nursing

By: Paul Ross 03/12/201914/01/2020 Adult Learning, Nurse EducatorFOANed, Nurse Educator, Nursing, nursing education networkLeave a Comment

The challenge for nurse training is balancing the historical ‘handmaiden’ viewpoint of the nurse with theoretical concepts and scientific research (evidence based practice). Delivering empathetic holistic care and ensuring evidence based practice is delivered is a quite a challenge. What is the impact of national standardised practice, can one standard really be best practice across…

About

Welcome to Nursing Education Network. This educational website is created by nurses specifically for nurse educators. Education theory, simulation, research and social media are part of this e-learning experience. The aim is to create a resource for nurses to access, share and develop a learning community using open access resources. The posts we create are based…

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SoMe is social media and the online resources we use to create and share information. This blog is part of the Free Open Access Nursing Education (#FOANed) movement which is a global collaboration utilising technology, social media and the agility to discuss relevant healthcare topics in real time. Twitter, Facebook, Wikimedia, WordPress and YouTube are some…

On Holiday

By: Paul Ross 23/12/201909/12/2019

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In spirit of learning new ways of working, it’s time to take a few weeks break from #FOANed and enjoy some down time (sadly not from shifts as well). From Nursing Education Network, have an enjoyable holiday period and we will return beginning of Jan 2020.

Job roles of the 2025 Medical Educator

By: Paul Ross 26/11/201928/10/2019

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Journal Club Article: Simpson, D., Marcdante, K., Souza, K. H., Anderson, A., & Holmboe, E. (2018). Job roles of the 2025 medical educator. Journal of Graduate Medical Education, 10(3), 243-246. Keywords: future ready, adaptability, devices, future systems, curator, role model, medical educator. Background: Need to understand these changes and design education to be consistent with the roles…

PEARLS Debriefing Tool (Journal Club)

By: Paul Ross 19/11/201923/10/2019

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Journal Club Article: Eppich, W., & Cheng, A. (2015). Promoting Excellence and Reflective Learning in Simulation (PEARLS): development and rationale for a blended approach to health care simulation debriefing. Simulation in Healthcare, 10(2), 106-115. About PEARLS Promoting Excellence And Reflective Learning in Simulation [PEARLS] is an integrated conceptual framework for a blended approach to debriefing. The PEARLS…

Formative & Summative Assessment

By: Paul Ross 12/11/201923/10/2019

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Introduce and provide an overview of formative & summative assessment: Describe key concepts related to formative and summative assessment Formative and summative assessment in healthcare Making learning visible Key learning resources

The Perfect Assessment

By: Paul Ross 05/11/201923/10/2019

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Introduce and provide an overview of assessments: Describe concepts of competence and competency in healthcare Multi dimensional model & capability Types of assessments Share some key learning resources

Q Methodology

By: Paul Ross 29/10/201923/10/2019

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“Q Methodology is a research method used in psychology and in social sciences to study people’s “subjectivity”—that is, their viewpoint” (Wikipedia, 2019). “Q-methodology is one approach that can be used to help policy makers and researchers actively engage with those who are important in policy implementation, and anticipate their responses. Q-methodology combines qualitative and quantitative research methods to systematically explore…

John Dewey: Education Learning Series

By: Paul Ross 21/10/201921/09/2019

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Check-In Check-Out Process

By: Paul Ross 15/10/201915/01/2020

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Journal Club Article: Henderson, A., Harrison, P., Rowe, J., Edwards, S., Barnes, M., & Henderson, S. (2018). Students take the lead for learning in practice: A process for building self-efficacy into undergraduate nursing education. Nurse Education in Practice, 31, 14-19 [abstract]. Aim: To prepare graduate nurses for practice, the curriculum and pedagogy need to facilitate student engagement,…

Nursing Education Network Presentations

By: Paul Ross 07/10/201904/10/2019

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Here is the playlist for all presentations to date. Remember its a work in progress so they will increase in number, and hopefully in quality and presenting skills over time. They are based around microlearning so are perfect for on the go learning. If you go to the original post for each recording, the presentation…

Novice To Expert: Constructivism in Nursing

By: Paul Ross 24/09/201919/08/2019

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Introduce and provide an overview of constructivism in nursing: Define constructivism Discuss constructivism in the nursing context Explain the concept of scaffolding