The go to for the Nurse Educator
This is a complex topic, but the purpose of this post is to raise awareness and discussion around healthcare focusing solely on healthcare professionals as the problem and they need to build resilience, rather than looking at the system itself and the working environment and structure in place. This journal club article provides a starting…
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Take a few minutes to read this article around the noise surrounding the pandemic by an ICU consultant. Journal Club Article: Orford, N. (2022). We need silence in the noise of a pandemic. Insight Plus.
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This approach utilises a what might go wrong approach to project design and brainstorming potential hurdles. “A premortem in a business setting comes at the beginning of a project rather than the end, so that the project can be improved rather than autopsied.” Resource: Performing a Project Premortem
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Journal Club Article: Cook, D. A., & Ellaway, R. H. (2015). Evaluating technology-enhanced learning: a comprehensive framework. Medical Teacher, 37(10), 961-970. Aim: To outline a comprehensive framework for Technology Enhanced Learning evaluation, which is the process of judging the value of education. Rationale: Lack of clear focus of evaluation for difitical technology educational activities, including online learning.…
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Journal Club Article: Lakeman, R., Coutts, R., Hutchinson, M., Lee, M., Massey, D., Nasrawi, D., & Fielden, J. (2021). Appearance, insults, allegations, blame and threats: an analysis of anonymous non-constructive student evaluation of teaching in Australia. Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education, 1-14. This paper demonstrates a worrying ‘hate speech’ that may pervade into evaluations that…
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As part of open access and transparency, here is a performance summary of our blog. The blog remains a free open access resource for anyone interested in nursing education theory. Last years big challenge was finding time to write posts around full time shift work (50:50 split 12 hr day-night shifts), studying for PhD and…
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As we approach the end of the year and another variant is upon us, the holiday period can ‘potentially’ allow us time to switch off, take some time away, tune out of social media and do the things that make you feel good.
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This post by Dr. Susan David (Psychologist, Harvard Medical School, TED Speaker & Author) started off with “Emotional skills aren’t soft, they are essential” is a reminder for recognising the importance of human and organisation skills that can be forgotton in a reductionist view of work. Think of nursing as just a set of tasks…
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As we near the end of the year and take stock, we may notice across the media how many of our collegaues are leaving workplaces or the workforce entirely. The ‘compassion’ aspect of healthcare maybe turning to recognise that compassion is needed for the workforce also, and not just focusing on workers ‘resilience’ as the…
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