Nursing Research: Ethnography

By: Paul Ross 30/08/202227/08/2022 Adult Learning, Nurse Educator, Research SkillsFOANed, Nurse Education, Nurse Educator, Nursing, nursing research, researchLeave a Comment

Ethnography is a methodology concerned with “studying people in their cultural context and how their behaviour, either as individuals or as part of a group, is influenced by this cultural context. Ethnography is a form of social research and has much in common with other forms of qualitative enquiry” — Draper (2015) Have a look…

Tech Companies Moving Into Healthcare

By: Paul Ross 18/08/202218/08/2022 E-Learning, Nurse Educator, Social Mediadigitalhealth, elearning, enurse, FOANed, Nurse EducatorLeave a Comment

An intersting development to watch is the acquisition of healthcare by tech companies. The potential for disruption to the traditional healthcare models, especially from the technogical side of things such as digital heath monitoring, electronic management systems, online consulations and artifical intellegince is definetly a space to watch. How healthcare delivery will change is unknown…

Generate a Research Question: Research for Health Professionals (Part 2)

By: Paul Ross 11/08/202227/08/2022 Adult Learning, Research SkillsAdult Learning, FOANed, Nurse Education, Nurse Educator, Nursing, nursing research, researchLeave a Comment

Resource: Dine, C. J., Shea, J. A., & Kogan, J. R. (2016). Generating good research questions in health professions education. Academic Medicine, 91(12), e8-e8. Use the FINER criteria approach to help formulate an intersting research question. Identify a problem challenge or something that wither interests or annoys you. Feasible Interesting Novel Ethical Relevant Then conduct a quick…

Research for Health Professionals: Theory (Part 1)

By: Paul Ross 14/07/202227/08/2022 Adult Learning, Nurse Educator, Research SkillsFOANed, Nurse Education, Nurse Educator, Nursing, nursing research, researchLeave a Comment

Journal Club Article: Varpio, L., Paradis, E., Uijtdehaage, S., & Young, M. (2020). The distinctions between theory, theoretical framework, and conceptual framework. Academic Medicine, 95(7), 989-994. or if you prefer Podcast by Lara Varpio (the lead author) on KeyLIME. Also follow on Twitter: LaraVarpio Developing research skills is important in healthcare to become part of and shape…

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Building a Nurse Educator Portfolio

By: Paul Ross 07/07/202209/07/2022 Adult Learning, E-Learning, Nurse Educator, Social MediaAdult Learning, elearning, ePortfolio, FOANed, Nurse Education, Nurse Educator, NursingLeave a Comment

Additional Resource: Nurse Educator Portfolio

Nurse Educator Portfolio

By: Paul Ross 02/07/202209/07/2022 Adult Learning, E-Learning, Nurse Educatorelearning, ePortfolio, FOANed, Learning, Nurse, Nurse Education, Nurse EducatorLeave a Comment

As you develop as an educator it is worth considering creating a portfolio to demonstrate learning and development for both yourself and the learners perspective. You can develop this as a simple written document, powerpoint presentation, or utilise an ePortfolio platform. Below are some suggestions to consider what content you could add to develop your…

Nurse Educators Teaching Philosophy Statement

By: Paul Ross 28/06/202228/06/2022 Adult Learning, Nurse EducatorAdult Learning, FOANed, Learning, Nurse Education, Nurse Educator1 Comment

As you develop your educator portfolio, one aspect to consider is a teaching philosphy statement to reflect and explain your beliefs around what teaching is, what teaching should do, what is education, and whats does learning look like? To consider in your philosophy statement: What are your objectives? How will you achieve these objectives? How…

Be Back Soon

By: Paul Ross 11/06/202211/06/2022 Nurse EducatorFOANed, Nurse EducatorLeave a Comment

Apologies due to work and mainly study commitments, posts are on hold for a few weeks. Be back soon.

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. Education Philosophy: The posts we create…

#SoMe

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…

Clinical Judgement Model

By: Paul Ross 17/05/202217/05/2022

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Journal Club Article: Tanner, C. A. (2006). Thinking like a nurse: A research-based model of clinical judgment in nursing. Journal of Nursing Education, 45(6), 204-211. Model of clinical judgement is based from 191 studies and 5 conclusions which identified: “Clinical judgments are more influenced by what nurses bring to the situation than the objective data about the…

Happy International Nurses Day

By: Paul Ross 12/05/202221/09/2021

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Happy International Nurses Day to everyone around the world. Check some of the events from the International Council of Nurses.

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Art & Science in Nursing: Comparing 20 Years Difference

By: Paul Ross 05/05/202207/05/2022

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As we enter the next phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, and healthcare systems around the world review the models of care, including the workforce. As educators it provides an opportunity to reflect on what are the requirements for current and the future of nursing. We have seen many differing views on what is nursing? and…

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Social Media For Health Professionals

By: Paul Ross 26/04/202228/04/2022

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Take a read of this Twitter thread on the use of Social Media (#SoMe) for those in healthcare. There maybe differences within the healthcare professions to also consider, as well as blurring of personal and professional boundaries.

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Nursing: Leaving The Line

By: Paul Ross 19/04/202228/04/2022

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Quality driven care and measured outcomes are essential nursing measurements of care standards, or should that just be healthcare outcomes? Across the world we are seeing nurses leave the profession, request fair pay, and also strike for minimum care standards to become legislation. These articles provide a starting point on the current challenges for nursing,…

Difficult Debriefing Toolbox

By: Paul Ross 12/04/202216/02/2022

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Journal Club Article: Grant VJ, Robinson T, Catena H, Eppich W, Cheng A. Difficult debriefing situations: A toolbox for simulation educators. Med Teach. 2018 Jul;40(7):703-712. doi: 10.1080/0142159X.2018.1468558. Epub 2018 May 23. PMID: 29792100 This article provides educators providing simulation based education (SBE) with a focus on difficult debriefing situations are may become a threat to…

Practice Exam Grading System

By: Paul Ross 05/04/202215/02/2022

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Quick grading system from ZipGrade . Note: This resource was recommended from a teacher and this is not a sponsored post. Please add other resources in the comments section, with budget and practicality the key factors.

We Need Time to Rehabilitate from the Trauma of the Pandemic

By: Paul Ross 29/03/202215/02/2022

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This article can be a nice reminder for healthcare educators to consider the impact COVID-19 has had on themselves, colleagues, patients and their families and the effect this may have on everyone’s physical and psychological health. Journal Club Article: Rock., D. (2022). We Need Time to Rehabilitate from the Trauma of the Pandemic. HBR.

Wearable Robotics

By: Paul Ross 22/03/202214/02/2022

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Journal Club Article: Meyer, J.T., Gassert, R. & Lambercy, O. An analysis of usability evaluation practices and contexts of use in wearable robotics. J Neuro Engineering Rehabil 18, 170 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12984-021-00963-8 This study provides insights into the current application landscape of wearable robotics. The current practices and specified the contexts of use of wearable robots for human augmentation,…

Nursing Resilience: Organisational Values

By: Paul Ross 15/03/202213/02/2022

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Journal Club Article: Cooper, A. L., Brown, J. A., & Leslie, G. D. (2021). The impact of organisational values on nurse resilience: A mixed‐methods study. Journal of Nursing Management, 29(7), 2074-2083. Method: A two-phase mixed-methods design, with data collected in Phase 1 via a cross-sectional survey and in Phase 2 via focus groups, with thematic analysis of…