title: From RN to BS: one program's experience with the curriculum revolution.
abstract: An upper-division nursing program's framework for socialization of the registered nurse to the professional nursing role is presented. Critical thinking is linked to the transformation process, wherein the learner moves from proficiency in technical knowledge to experience that is analyzed and organized by critical thought. The impact on teaching-learning approaches, experience with the Watson-Glaser Critical Thinking Appraisal, and institution of a portfolio system designed to track students' perceptions of changes in critical thinking are discussed.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Knapp
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Grauer
mesh_terms: D003479:Curriculum; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000379:methods*; D004518:Education, Professional, Retraining / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007600:Judgment; D016730:Program Development; D015397:Program Evaluation; D012380:Role; D012951:Socialization; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology*