Developing meaningful learning experiences in palliative care nursing education.
To help nurses develop effective clinical decision-making skills, it is essential that palliative care education includes opportunities for undergraduate and practicing nurses to develop cognitive skills in addressing real-life clinical problems. This article describes the learning experiences within an elective nursing course designed to strengthen the clinical decision-making skills of students in the context of palliative care and interprofessional practice. A description of the course context, major learning assignment and evaluation rubic, and reflections on the learning process in terms of clinical decision-making and interprofessional practice provides an example of how meaningful learning opportunities can be used to prepare nurses for the challenges they will face as collaborative team members in their palliative clinical practice.
Brajtman
Susan
S
School of Nursing, University of Ottawa, Canada. brajtman@uottawa.ca
Higuchi
Kathryn
K
Murray
Mary Ann
MA
D002983:Clinical Competence; D003479:Curriculum; D003657:Decision Making; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004521:Educational Measurement; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D024802:Nurse's Role / Q000523:psychology; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000458:organization & administration* / Q000523:psychology; D010348:Patient Care Team; D018794:Problem-Based Learning; D016730:Program Development