title: Students' self-identified learning needs: a case study of baccalaureate students designing their own death and dying course curriculum.
abstract: The knowledge needed to provide competent care to dying clients and their families and to meet the established criteria for effective death and dying curricula was explored by junior-level and senior-level baccalaureate honors students, who identified their own learning needs and resources. After completing the self-designed curriculum, student-identified learning needs were compared to the American Association of Colleges of Nursing competencies for providing high-quality end-of-life care. Analysis of the student-identified objectives revealed a high level of congruity with the nationally established competencies.
authors.affiliation: University of New Mexico, Nursing/Pharmacy Building, 2502 Marble NE, Albuquerque, NM 87131-5688, USA. gbirkholz@salud.unm.edu
authors.forename: Gloria
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Birkholz
authors.forename: Paul T
authors.initials: PT
authors.lastname: Clements
authors.forename: Rhonda
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cox
authors.forename: Alethea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gaume
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards; D003479:Curriculum / Q000592:standards*; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D019359:Knowledge; D017145:Models, Educational; D020380:Needs Assessment / Q000458:organization & administration*; D015402:Nursing Education Research; D018794:Problem-Based Learning; D016730:Program Development / Q000379:methods*; D015397:Program Evaluation; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D012956:Societies, Nursing; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology*; D013727:Terminal Care / Q000523:psychology / Q000592:standards; D014481:United States