Resources for Nurse Educators/ Strategies to Enhance Critical Thinking

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So much content... so little time :banghead: What active teaching/ learning strategies have you found effective in the classroom to encourage critical thinking in our future nurses?

Specializes in ER, Teaching, HH, CM, QC, OB, LTC.

i saw this site awhile ago...( it may have already been posted forgive me i new here..) but i've enjoyed using this site for many different students na or rn

http://medicine.osu.edu/exam/

faith

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Specializes in Gerontological, cardiac, med-surg, peds.

Thank you so much for sharing this, Faith :)

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Specializes in Gerontological, cardiac, med-surg, peds.

Teaching Prioritization Skills: A Preceptor Forum

Many useful tips on teaching prioritization.

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Specializes in Gerontological, cardiac, med-surg, peds.

A Measure of Success: Nursing Students and Test Anxiety

FREE article about student test anxiety:

Anxiety reactions are common to situations perceived as threatening; however, excessive anxiety may paralyze an individual and interfere with effective functioning. Nursing students and nursing orientees face multiple stressors as they progress through a competitive and oftentimes grueling nursing program or job orientation. This article will focus on the experience of test anxiety in nursing students and new orientees and measures the nurse educator may employ in reducing this anxiety to facilitate learner progression through a nursing program or orientation.

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Specializes in Gerontological, cardiac, med-surg, peds.

nursingcenter puzzlers are a fun way to test your nursing knowledge. so kick back with one of these crossword puzzles and share them with your collegues!
bullet01.gifnursing101bullet01.gifcross (word) my heart
bullet01.gifmore than skin deep bullet01.gifit's all in my head!
bullet01.gifbreathe in, breathe out bullet01.gifunder pressure

nursingcenter - professional development

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Specializes in Gerontological, cardiac, med-surg, peds.

psychotropic drugs: sample lesson plan

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Specializes in Gerontological, cardiac, med-surg, peds.

drug jeopardy game

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Specializes in Gerontological, cardiac, med-surg, peds.

a virtual goldmine! 60+ scenarios to use in teaching nursing pharmacology:

critical thinking scenarios - pharmacology

critical thinking scenarios

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Specializes in Gerontological, cardiac, med-surg, peds.

powerpoint presentations - many topics pertaining to the older adult

powerpoint presentations - critical care nursing

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Thank-you so much for the Concept Mapping link. It is wonderful!! Not only teaching Nursing diagnosis but linking the whole picture, along with enhancing Critical Thinking.

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Specializes in Gerontological, cardiac, med-surg, peds.

Glad to be of assistance :)

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