NursingQuest: supporting an analysis of nursing issues.

Full Abstract

With the development and use of new strategies, practices, applications, and resources in technology, the teaching and learning context is shifting. Nurse educators are challenged to create instructional strategies that appeal to the newer generation of students and have the potential to enhance learning. Effective learning programs for these students require new digital communication skills, new pedagogies, and new practices. Nursing students should not be seeking the right answer as much as they should be seeking appropriate information and then developing approaches to issues or resolutions for problems. The focus of the teaching and learning context is shifting from the individual to the group, with the purpose of constructing new knowledge from available information. This article discusses the value of WebQuest activities as inquiry-oriented strategies and the process of adapting the WebQuest format for the development of a strategy called NursingQuest.

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Author information

Author/s: Bassendowski, Sandra L (SL);

Affiliation: College of Nursing (Regina site), University of Saskatchewan, 4500 Wascana Parkway, Regina, Sakatchewan, Canada S4P 3A3. s.bassendowski(-atsign-)usask.ca

Journal and publication information

Publication Type: Evaluation Studies; Journal Article

Journal: The Journal of nursing education (J Nurs Educ), published in United States. (Language: eng)

Reference: 2007-Feb; vol 46 (issue 2) : pp 92-5

Dates: Created 2007/02/23; Completed 2007/03/30;

PMID: 17315570, status: MEDLINE (last retrieval date: 12/26/2008)

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MeSH headings (categories)

This article was linked to the MESH Headings shown below.

Attitude of Health Personnel
Attitude to Computers
Computer-Assisted Instruction - methods
Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate - organization & administration
Faculty, Nursing - organization & administration
Group Processes
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Humans
Information Services - organization & administration
Internet - organization & administration

Interprofessional Relations
Knowledge
Motivation
Nursing Education Research
Nursing Informatics - education; organization & administration
Professional Competence
Program Development
Program Evaluation
Questionnaires
Students, Nursing - psychology

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