Innovation in nursing education

Authors

  • Satı Dil Sati Dil RN, MS, PhD, Head of Department of Nursing, School of Health Science, Cankiri Karatekin University, 18200, Cankiri, Turkey (satidil@gmail.com)
  • Müge Uzun Muge Uzun,RN,MS,PhD,Zonguldak Karaelmas University, School of Health Science,Zonguldak
  • Burcu Aykanat Burcu Aykanat, Research assistant,Department of Nursing, School of Health Science, Cankiri Karatekin University, 18200, Cankiri, Turkey

Keywords:

Higher education, nursing education, innovative strategies.

Abstract

Higher education programs work to expand their educational capacities by applying innovative strategies to meet future labor needs in all over the world. Nursing educators report that innovation required for the radical changes in nursing curriculum. Among the most important reasons for this requirements are showed that more than content to be installed on existing curriculum, repeating the same content on different courses, not taking into account the issues which the students want to learn by nursing educators, not enough supporting the innovative approaches and the use of electronic learning tools. In the litarature of nursing education innovation is provided by producting new knowledge and skills or replacing nursing curriculum. In this changing curriculum, educators not only the person who directs the course but also work to improve students’ intellectual and critical thinking, clinical decision making and care giving skills. To educate qualified nurses for meeting the expectations of globalizing world, implementing innovative strategies to nursing education has become mandatory. The purpose of this study is emphasizing the importance of two factors for the development of nursing education by using innovative strategies. These factors are, developing common educational strategic plans for the common future vision by higher nursing education institues and integration the innovative strategies on the nursing curriculum which supports developing the students’ professional knowledge and skills.

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Author Biographies

Satı Dil, Sati Dil RN, MS, PhD, Head of Department of Nursing, School of Health Science, Cankiri Karatekin University, 18200, Cankiri, Turkey (satidil@gmail.com)

psychiatric nursing

Müge Uzun, Muge Uzun,RN,MS,PhD,Zonguldak Karaelmas University, School of Health Science,Zonguldak

Pediatric nursing

Burcu Aykanat, Burcu Aykanat, Research assistant,Department of Nursing, School of Health Science, Cankiri Karatekin University, 18200, Cankiri, Turkey

Pediatric nursing

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Published

2012-10-06

How to Cite

Dil, S., Uzun, M., & Aykanat, B. (2012). Innovation in nursing education. Journal of Human Sciences, 9(2), 1217–1228. Retrieved from https://j-humansciences.com/ojs/index.php/IJHS/article/view/1914

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Nursing and Midwifery