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Measures that can be used to instill critical thinking skills in
nurse prescribersCritical thinking is an invaluable skill that
differentiates the proficient practitioner from the
less capable practitioner. Nurse educators are in a prime
position to develop these skills in nurses andnurse prescribers. A
variety of teaching and learning approaches are used that could be
used to
develop analytical, diagnostic reasoning, research
evaluation
Teaching Effectiveness, Availability, Accessibility, and Use of
Library and
Information Resources Among Teaching Staff of Schools of
NursingLibraries provide resources for knowledge acquisition,
recreation, personal interests and inter-personal
relationships for all categories of users. However in an
academic environment, attention is basically
focused on academic and non-academic staff, students and
researchers. The philosophy of librarianship
is based on the concept of library services and provision of
relevant resources for users. To this end,
Professional Librarians continue to strive to collect, store,
organize and disseminate all forms of
recorded knowledge in order to satisfy both present and future
information needs of users. Library
resources are the stock in trade of librarians. These are the
materials in the library make services
possible. They are the materials which the users come to
consult, read or borrow. Library resources are
many and varied, but they can be divided into two broad
categories namely printed and non-printed
materials. The printed materials are books, pamphlets
periodicals, newspapers and reference
resources.
Non-printed materials are however, often referred to as
audio-visual resources. They are theproduct of advanced technology,
some of which require special equipment to operate. Non-printed
resources can be grouped into three (i.e. Audio, visual and
audio-visual). We also have
electronic resources as part of resources in the libraries.
The Perception of Learning and Satisfaction of Nurses in the
Online Environment
Journal for Nurses in Professional Development
Despite the education challenges faced by healthcare
institutions, the use of online technology(eLearning) to
demonstrate competency for practicing nurses in the acute care
environment has
only recently been explored. The authors discuss the
implementation of an online-based nursing
education competency. The results demonstrate that the use of
the eLearning format providesboth a satisfactory and effective
alternative learning medium. The study provides support for the
use of online learning in the healthcare setting. One
alternative to the traditional lecture format is
the use of online technology in continuing nursing education,
also known as eLearning.
Technology has revolutionized educators' ability to facilitate
professional nursing competencethrough the use of online education.
Use of eLearning to provide continuing nursing education
has many benefits, including user convenience, program design
flexibility, adherence to adult
learning principles, and accommodation of multiple learning
styles. The remainder of this article
will discuss the implementation of an online nursing education
competency. Specifically, theonline competency focused on the
nursing care of the kidney transplant recipient. The purpose of
this article is to examine the satisfaction and perception of
learning on practicing nurses in the
online environment.
