##  [NURS 540](/course/nurs-540) 

Educational Processes in Nursing (3)

[MSN](/course-programs/msn)

[PhD](/course-programs/phd)

 

This course explores the historical development, theoretical bases, practical knowledge, accountability of, and issues regarding curriculum processes and teaching in nursing education and/or practice.

### Objectives:

- Analyze the historical development of nursing education and demonstrate the way this has influenced present day practices
- Synthesize information, utilizing knowledge or processes from teaching and learning theory, to support evidence based teaching
- Critically evaluate how a diversity of learners’ needs and styles can be incorporated in an educators teaching practice
- Analyze the ethical implications of specific learning strategies in a variety of contexts and settings in nursing education
- Extrapolate the concepts underpinning curriculum development and evaluation
- Postulate future directions for nursing education, based on current trends and innovations and their possible implications for education, practice and research
    
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