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J M Sorrell

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Creating a caring learning environment.

This article discusses creating a caring learning environment for undergraduate nursing students. The purpose is to apply the results of a research study in which students described their lived experience with caring in the nursing environment. Students (N = 23) shared caring and uncaring stories about their curricula. The study identified two patterns: "The Power of the Faculty" and "Creating a Caring Learning Environment." The authors discuss the implications of these patterns for developing caring faculty practices and a caring learning environment.

Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate↗
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Use of writing portfolios for interdisciplinary assessment of critical thinking outcomes of nursing students.

This article discusses an interdisciplinary research project in which faculty from nursing and english collaborated in the assessment of students' critical thinking skills as reflected in writing portfolios. Faculty reviewed students' writing portfolios and then corresponded on email from two different universities about evidence of critical thinking in the portfolios. Findings suggest that writing portfolios can provide important evidence of critical thinking outcomes. To do this, however, faculty need to design writing assignments to foster critical thinking skills, helping students to think not only about learning to write, but also about using writing to learn.

Educational Measurement↗
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Studying patient satisfaction: patient voices of quality.

The purpose of this qualitative research study was to describe the lived experience and satisfaction of 20 patients after discharge from two acute care rural hospitals. Issues involved in measuring patient satisfaction are discussed in this article. Results of the research are discussed within the themes of (1) knowledgeable watchfulness, (2) thoughtful presencing, and (3) hospital: home and homeless. One pattern, nursing as a bridge, was found throughout the interviews. The authors recommend incorporating qualitative components in the study of patient satisfaction to capture the subtle, invisible ways that nursing interventions can enhance patient satisfaction with quality health care.

Acute Disease↗