Team of Teams New Model of Critical Care Nursing Structure

By: Paul Ross 30/03/202030/03/2020 Adult Learning, E-Learning, Nurse EducatorCOCID19, critical care, FOANed, ICUnursing, Nursing, nursing101Leave a Comment

Critical care is recognised as a speciality in healthcare that is resource and workforce heavy, and that staffing and working conditions have been key nursing organisation challenges across the world (Williams, Schmollgruber & Alberto, 2006). The dynamic challenges that critical care is facing due to COVID-19 will place greater strain on nursing resources and may…

Resources for Educating Kids @ Home

By: Paul Ross 30/03/202030/03/2020 E-Learningeducation, elearning, home schoolLeave a Comment

Resources for education continuation while at home. Warning – be careful when searching the internet to ensure the website is offering resources that are linked to the Australian Curriculum (Vic Curric is harder to find). There is lots out there, but a large proportion won’t be successful as it will be too hard, too easy,…

Journal Club: Online Formative Assessment

By: Paul Ross 24/03/202003/02/2020 Adult Learning, E-Learning, Journal & Book Club, Nurse Educatorassessment, FOANed, formative, Nurse Educator, NursingLeave a Comment

Article: Gikandi, Morrow, & Davis. (2011). Online formative assessment in higher education: A review of the literature. Computers & Education, 57(4), 2333-2351. As an educator in higher education or hospital setting it is likely part, some or all of your education will be delivered via online or blended learning approach. An essential component of education…

Curriculum Design

By: Paul Ross 03/03/202024/02/2020 Adult Learning, E-Learning, Nurse Educatorcurriculum design, FOANed, Nurse Educator, NursingLeave a Comment

Setting up a program of education is a daunting task. This is a great resource using creative commons licence to share knowledge around curriculum design. All the concepts can be transferred into workplace education and the step by step process provides a development process structure. O’Neill, G. (2015). ‘Curriculum Design in Higher Education: Theory to…

Incivility in Nursing

By: Paul Ross 25/02/202025/02/2020 Adult Learning, E-Learning, Journal & Book Club, Nurse EducatorFOANed, incivility, Nurse Educator, NursingLeave a Comment

Journal Club Article: Shen, H., Wang, H., Yan, L., Liu, W., Zhang, J., Zhou, F., … & Deng, L. (2020). Incivility in nursing practice education in the operating room. Nurse Education Today, 104366 [abstract]. We will use Twitter to follow some great discussion and experiences around “nurses eating their young”.

Team of Teams

By: Paul Ross 18/02/202028/01/2020 Adult Learning, Journal & Book Club, Nurse EducatorAdult Learning, FOANed, Nurse Educator, Nursing, team of teamsLeave a Comment

Book Club: McChrystal, G. S., Collins, T., Silverman, D., & Fussell, C. (2015). Team of teams: New rules of engagement for a complex world. Penguin. “Technology and human behaviours have transformed dramatically in the past few decades, but organizations have not kept up. The pace of disruption has become overwhelming and unpredictable” McChrystal Group. I must…

Basic Model of Supervision

By: Paul Ross 04/02/202004/02/2020 Adult Learning, Journal & Book Club, Nurse Educatorclinical supervision, FOANed, Journal Club, Nurse Educator, NursingLeave a Comment

Journal Club Article: Milne, D., Aylott, H., Fitzpatrick, H., & Ellis, M. V. (2008). How does clinical supervision work? Using a “best evidence synthesis” approach to construct a basic model of supervision. The Clinical Supervisor, 27(2), 170-190. Background: One of the major challenges hindering the further development of clinical supervision has been poor conceptualization in both theory…

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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…

Moving from face to face to an online education approach.

By: Paul Ross 17/03/202018/03/2020

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In such current climate concerns there is a need to look at providing education through other channels. Face to face and blended learning may need to be replaced by online learning. Here are a few tools to consider using when connecting with learners. These resources are either free, or commonly available through work or higher…

Happy International Day of Education Jan 24th

By: Paul Ross 24/01/202024/01/2020

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Jan 24th: Happy International Day of Education aiming for inclusive and equitable quality education and lifelong opportunities for all. UNESCO: International Day of Education

The Essential Elements of Digital Literacies

By: Paul Ross 20/01/202021/01/2020

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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 18/01/202008/02/2020

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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

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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

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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.

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.

Workplace Learning

By: Paul Ross 17/12/201914/01/2020

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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

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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…