Biomedical subjects
Publications and source records attributed to S A Boyer.
Downsizing and tighter budgets are making it difficult to find cost-effective courses to prepare nurses for specialty area patient care. This is particularly true of small community hospitals, where overhead costs of group classes are high and participant numbers are low. To address this concern, a self-paced, multimedia teaching program with a nontraditional teaching/learning format was developed.
There is an alternative to classroom lecture that provides faster, more complete instruction and introduces the learner to clinical application of skills in a safe environment. This teaching style uses multiple media to present professional, published resources that provide excellent quality, topic-specific information. The benefits of this type of teaching/learning module include improved use of student and instructor time, scheduling advantages, increased learning, revenue generation potential, and student empowerment. With this approach, a strong, sound educational base is built, and each course includes some degree or form of clinical application as a key component.