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Nature contains striking examples of collective behaviour as seen in social insects, fish and bird colonies. This collective behaviour is known as Swarm Intelligence (SI). S. Cristancho (2020) Journal Club Article Cristancho, S. M. (2021). On collective self‐healing and traces: How can swarm intelligence help us think differently about team adaptation?. Medical Education, 55(4), 441-447. Background The…
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This article provides an insight into the use of technology and AI opportunites in the future of health care professionals. Opportunities for individual and the multi disciplinary team training development on how to train and provide experience in compartmentalised health care processes using AI along with simulation as an education coach. Education can be divided…
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The term ‘hidden curriculum’ refers to an amorphous collection of implicit academic, social, and cultural messages, unwritten rules and unspoken expectations, and unofficial norms, behaviours and values of the dominant-culture context in which all teaching and learning is situated. These assumptions and expectations that are not formally communicated, established, or conveyed stipulate the ‘right’ way to think,…
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As an educator you may want to measure knowledge and skills often with the focus on competence. This scoping review reports on various evidence based knowledge and skills instruments that could be utilised in clinical practice to assess healthcare professionals evidence based practice (EBP) knowledge and skills. This information could then be used to plan…
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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…
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Additional Resource: Nurse Educator Portfolio
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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…
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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…
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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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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…
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