title: Rescuing nursing education from content saturation: the case for a concept-based curriculum.
abstract: Nursing education has been plagued with a saturation of content for many years. The multiple contributing factors underscore the complexity of the problem and validate the need for educational reform. The purpose of this article is to discuss various factors contributing to content saturation and propose a conceptual approach for curriculum development and teaching in nursing education.
authors.affiliation: College of Nursing, MSCO9 5350, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131-0001, USA. jgiddens@salud.unm.edu
authors.forename: Jean F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Giddens
authors.forename: Debra P
authors.initials: DP
authors.lastname: Brady
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D003479:Curriculum; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005181:Faculty, Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D019359:Knowledge; D017145:Models, Educational; D016294:Models, Nursing; D009936:Organizational Innovation; D010687:Philosophy, Nursing; D016730:Program Development; D011588:Psychology, Educational; D013663:Teaching; D013850:Thinking