title: Psychomotor skills acquisition of novice learners: a case for contextual learning.
abstract: Deficiencies in procedural competency compromise patient safety and the quality of care provided. Educators in prelicensure nursing programs are challenged to design effective instruction to develop psychomotor skills abilities among novice learners. Highly contextualized learning and frequent opportunities for performance rehearsal promote knowledge retention and procedural competence. The author discusses data from an evaluation study that explored students' perceptions of the effectiveness of skills instruction and suggests strategies for curricular integration and effective instruction.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, University of San Francisco, San Francisco, California 94117, USA. debourghg@usfca.edu
authors.forename: Gregory A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: DeBourgh
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002983:Clinical Competence; D004506:Education, Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007858:Learning; D011597:Psychomotor Performance; D013338:Students, Nursing / Q000523:psychology*