title: The use of the seminar to teach group process and group leadership with registered nurse students at the baccalaureate level.
abstract: Group process and group leadership "are areas in which definite skills can and must be learned; we are not all intuitively capable of working effectively with groups" (Sampson & Marthas, 1977, p. 18). A knowledge of effective group process and leadership ability in working with groups are essential for RN baccalaureate graduates who will be working with groups in a variety of settings in professional nursing practice. Through the use of the seminar as a teaching method, students learn the principles of group process and group leadership, function as a member of a group, and have the opportunity to practice leadership skills through leading seminar discussions. All of these experiences are vital components of baccalaureate nursing education for RN students.
mesh_terms: D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate; D006126:Group Processes; D006127:Group Structure; D006801:Humans; D007857:Leadership; D013338:Students, Nursing; D013663:Teaching / Q000379:methods*