Educating Nurses: A Call for Radical Transformation (Jossey-Bass/Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching) [Hardcover]

Patricia Benner (Author), Molly Sutphen (Author), Victoria Leonard (Author), Lisa Day (Author), Lee S. Shulman (Foreword)

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ISBN-10: 0470457961 | ISBN-13: 978-0470457962 | Publication Date: December 9, 2009 | Edition: 1

Since the last national nursing education study forty years ago, profound changes in science, technology, patient activism, the market-driven health care environment, and the nature of nursing practice have all radically transformed nursing education. Educating Nurses, part of the Preparation for the Professions series from the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, explores key issues for the future of the field as well as recommendations for revolutionary changes for administrators and faculty in nursing schools and programs.

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'An excellent read for nurses seeking to improve their teaching in practice.' - Nursing Standard; Sept, 2011

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Educating Nurses

The authors outline a clear vision of what nursing education can and should be and provide practical exemplars of how we can achieve this vision. This is a call for us to work together as guardians of the discipline to assure that future nurses enter the health care system ready and able to meet the challenges ahead.
—Pamela M. Ironside, director, Center for Research in Nursing Education, Indiana University

The profession of nursing in the United States is at a significant moment. Since the last national nursing education study almost forty years ago, profound changes in science, technology, and the nature and settings of nursing practice have reshaped the field. Yet schools have lagged behind in adapting to these changes. Added to this, the profession faces a shortage of nurses and nursing faculty.

To meet these challenges, the authors assert that schools, service providers, and the profession must change. They recommend four controversial yet essential changes that are needed to transform nursing education.

A volume in The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching's Preparation for the Professions series, the book discusses key topics for the future of the field and offers revolutionary recommendations for change.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 288 pages
• Publisher: Jossey-Bass; 1 edition (December 9, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0470457961
• ISBN-13: 978-0470457962
• Product Dimensions: 9.8 x 5.6 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars For Nurse Educators, February 8, 2010

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M. S. Dawson "RN Professor" (WAterloo, IA) - See all my reviews
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Excellent quality and timing of delivery. This is a revolutionary approach to the "way we always teach." Evidence based and outstanding suggestions are in every chapter. Benner does it again.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Any college-level library needs this, March 9, 2010

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This review is from: Educating Nurses: A Call for Radical Transformation (Jossey-Bass/Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching) (Hardcover)

EDUCATING NURSES: A CALL FOR RADICAL TRANSFORMATION is a call for change and modification for any program teaching nursing. It offers specific steps to create new systems to improve nursing and patient care, demonstrating how and why nursing professions need to change and recommending four controversial yet key changes to change nursing education. Any college-level library needs this.

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Important to Read, May 22, 2010

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This review is from: Educating Nurses: A Call for Radical Transformation (Jossey-Bass/Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching) (Hardcover)

As a nurse and educator, I am finding this book validating and filled with insights. Many educators today, like me, were educated when the healthcare environment was simpler and nursing care was less complex. Today's needs are much different as are the students. "Educating Nurses" defines the need for change as well as the change needed.