Using cooperative learning strategies to teach implications of the Nurse Practice Act.

Full Abstract

Nursing education should include teaching strategies that encourage students to participate actively in the learning process. Cooperative learning is a teaching/learning strategy that promotes active student involvement and leads to enhanced problem-solving skills, greater retention of material, and transfer of learning. The author describes cooperative learning and its use in a leadership/management course to teach students about the provisions of the state's Nurse Practice Act.

Author information

Author/s: Copp, Susan L (SL);

Affiliation: School of Nursing, Methodist Medical Center of Illinois, Peoria 61636, USA. suecopp(-atsign-)mmci.org

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Evaluation Studies; Journal Article

Journal: Nurse educator (Nurse Educ), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: -2002 Sep-Oct; vol 27 (issue 5) : pp 236-41

Dates: Created 2002/09/30; Completed 2002/10/21; Revised 2004/11/17;

PMID: 12355051, status: MEDLINE (last retrieved date: 2/18/2009)

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