title: Toward salience: an application of integrative, case-based, nursing education for neonatal advanced practice.
abstract: The purpose of this article was to present a new, integrative, case-based educational approach for neonatal advanced practice nursing students in a hybirdized long-distance program at the University of Washington. The theoretical background is based on a holistic, systems-based, and case-based approach to learning. A guideline for instructors will be included, emphasizing recommendations of Benner et al for teaching a sense of salience, integration, critical reasoning, and role formation. Such a holistic approach to neonatal advanced practice nursing education may maximize the unification of knowledge with practice and improve learning, at a time when resources are few.
authors.affiliation: Family/Child Nursing Department, School of Nursing, University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98195, USA. ebosque@u.washington.edu
authors.forename: Elena
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bosque
mesh_terms: D001291:Attitude of Health Personnel; D002983:Clinical Competence / Q000592:standards; D003162:Competency-Based Education / Q000379:methods*; D004509:Education, Nursing, Continuing / Q000379:methods*; D004521:Educational Measurement; D006801:Humans; D015931:Intensive Care, Neonatal / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D017145:Models, Educational; D017283:Neonatal Nursing / Q000193:education*; D024802:Nurse's Role; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D018794:Problem-Based Learning / Q000379:methods*; D013041:Specialties, Nursing / Q000193:education*