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Article: Position statement: transforming nursing education.
- Article from:
- Nursing Education Perspectives
- Article date:
- May 1, 2005
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Board of Governors MAY 2005
Tomorrow's nursing education must be research based, and it is best taught by individuals who are prepared for the faculty role and who demonstrate competence in the multiple components of that role. Nursing education programs also must be designed to involve students as active participants in the educational enterprise, be flexible to meet constantly changing demands and individual student learning needs, be accessible and responsive to diverse student populations, and be accountable to the public. To these ends, new models of nursing education must emerge. We can no longer rely on tradition, past practices, and good intentions. ...