title: [An experience applying the teaching strategies of cooperative learning and creative thinking in a mental-health nursing practicum for undergraduates at a technical college].
abstract: Lack of knowledge and experience is prevalent in undergraduate students who are taking their clinical practicum for mental-health nursing. This issue negatively affects the learning process. This article shares an experience of implementing a practicum-teaching program. This program was developed by the authors to facilitate the cooperative learning and clinical care competence of students. A series of multidimensional teaching activities was designed by integrating the strategies of peer cooperation and creative thinking to promote group and individual learning. Results indicate that the program successfully encouraged the students to participate more actively in the learning process. Additionally, the students demonstrated increased competence in empathetic caring toward patients, stronger friendship relationships with peers, and improved self-growth. The authors hope this teaching program provides a framework to increase the benefits for students of participating in clinical practicums and provides a teaching reference for clinical instructors.
authors: Department of Nursing, National Tainan Junior College of Nursing, Taiwan, ROC.
authors: Yu-Hsien
authors: YH
authors: Huang
authors: Department of Nursing, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan, ROC.
authors: Mei-Feng
authors: MF
authors: Lin
authors: Department of Nursing, National Tainan Junior College of Nursing, Taiwan, ROC. hojane@mail.ntin.edu.tw.
authors: Hsueh-Jen
authors: HJ
authors: Ho
authors: Department of Nursing, National Tainan Junior College of Nursing, Taiwan, ROC.
authors: Lu-Na
authors: LN
authors: Chang
authors: Department of Nursing, National Tainan Junior College of Nursing, Taiwan, ROC.
authors: Shiue
authors: S
authors: Chen
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D004508:Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate; D006801:Humans; D007858:Learning; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing; D013663:Teaching; D013850:Thinking
keywords: clinical practicum; cooperative learning; creative thinking; mental health nursing