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H Maltby

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PubMed1995

The roots of nursing: teaching caring based on Watson.

Caring is the root of nursing. Therefore, care must be a core component of any nursing programme. Watson (1985) developed 10 carative factors that she considers central to the caring process. These carative factors, which 'form a structure for studying and understanding nursing as the science of caring' (Watson 1985), shaped a unit of study at a School of Nursing in a tertiary institution in Western Australia. This paper describes how Watson's carative factors were used as a framework for teaching caring to Semester I undergraduate students.

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PubMed1995

Reflection-on-practice: enhancing student learning.

The writing of a reflective diary is viewed as an effective tool for promoting reflection and learning in students, and for self-assessment and evaluation of a clinical learning experience. This work is a study of 30 undergraduate nurses and their use of reflective diaries during a period of community health care practice. The theoretical basis of the study is based on Schön's work on reflection-in-action. The research tool, developed for the study of nursing practice by Powell, is based on Mezirow's levels of reflectivity. The findings are that, in the sample used, students do reflect on their practice according to Mezirow's levels of reflectivity, but that the highest number of reflections occur at the lower levels of reflectivity (94% of the total number of scores). However, although only 6% of the total number of scores were found at the higher levels of reflectivity, some 22 of the samples of 30 students did attain conceptual and theoretical reflectivity, the highest levels of reflectivity.

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Distance education: joining forces to meet the challenge.

This paper describes a unique initiative between Manitoba Health and Brandon University to meet the current challenge of distance education for community health nurses employed by Manitoba Health. In November 1988, a strategy paper was approved, allowing Manitoba Health to contract with Brandon University to facilitate access to university courses. Incentives to encourage Manitoba Health employees to take advantage of these courses included reimbursement for work time and travel and hotel costs to attend associated laboratory sessions provided at off-campus sites (distance education). These incentives provided employees with evidence of tangible support for continuing education. This pioneering venture between two complex organizations demonstrated commitment to further education as well as the ability to initiate a collaborative enterprise.

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