Content analysis of Chinese nursing education curriculum and U.S. associate degree nursing curriculum revealed differences in course offerings, time allocation, clinical instruction, and clinical experience. Chinese curriculum emphasized physiology and disease and had minimal humanities and social sciences content. Limited clinical experiences…

A peer supervision program for mental health nursing lecturers was implemented to help them develop new skills, avoid isolation, and enhance teamwork. Participants found it had supportive value and enhanced problem solving. Issues included distinguishing between counseling and supervising, potential of supervision to become management control, and…

Focus group interviews explored the support and educational needs of 117 Saskatchewan occupational therapists as they related to providing clinical education. In addition to identifying needs, the study facilitated communication and collaboration between education and practice sites. (JOW)

The University of Manchester's problem-based medical education was anticipated to increase clinical-reasoning skills. Students generally approved of the change but suggested modifications. More work needed to be done to help students become self-directed learners. (SK)

Students (n=90) enrolled in mental health nursing in Hong Kong completed the Opinion about Mental Illness Scale before and after the course and clinical placements. Postcourse results showed more positive attitudes toward clients with mental health problems. (Contains 37 references.) (SK)

Describes a nursing module on caring for older adults, intended to develop critical thinking and clinical skills through problem-based learning and portfolio assessment of clinical practice. (Contains 40 references.) (SK)

Although assessment of nursing students' clinical performance is difficult, objections to grading may be based on erroneous assumptions. A combination of criterion- and norm-referenced assessment can clarify minimum competency requirements and reward meritorious performance. (SK)

A considerable number of students undertaking pre-registration nurse education in the UK are international students from Zimbabwe. The traditional strength of nursing education in Zimbabwe itself has been the large labour pool available for recruitment into the programmes. However, the numbers of recruits to UK nursing courses from Zimbabwe…

Purpose: This paper reports on the adaptation of an existing interpretive and critical research methods course in nursing for postgraduate student health professionals in a School of Population Health and Clinical Practice. Methods: A cyclical approach of inquiry, reflection and planning was undertaken by the teaching team to make changes to the…

Describes an instrument designed to identify with considerable agreement appropriate knowledge, skills, and attitudes for gynecology curriculum, relate it to other curriculum content, and determine where it should appear in the curriculum. Focus is on clinical problems to be solved and the underlying processes. (JT)

In a study of medical student testing, scores on two subjective measures, after a second-year clinical skills course and after the clerkship, were compared with each other and with scores from an objective structured clinical examination, two multiple-choice examinations, and two oral examinations. Correlation between procedures was absent or…

A primary objective of the Weatherhead Border Health Fellowship Program at the University of Arizona was to introduce medical students to international sociomedical problems by providing a firsthand experience in a cross-cultural medical setting. Mexico offered a uniquely accessible environment in which to demonstrate the program's objectives.…

The authors synthesize preliminary findings from an interdisciplinary study of the practicum/clinical phase of undergraduate pre-service education in the professions. Early data analysis identified similarities and differences across disciplines in terms of: (a) the terminology describing each practicum program, (b) the programs' key…

A multi-faceted Rasch measurement (MFRM) approach was used to analyze clinical performance ratings of 24 first-year residents in one surgery residency program in Thailand to investigate three types of rater effects: leniency, rater inconsistency, and restriction of range. Faculty from 14 surgical services rated the clinical performance of…

This paper studies the perceptions of clinically based registered nurses in England concerning the role of the nurse teacher in different clinical areas at two National Health Service Hospital Trusts served by a single College of Nursing and Midwifery. Survey questionnaires were completed by 33 registered nurses employed at the two hospital…