Thorn Interview Article

A Guide for Clinical Teachers: Deeper Learning in Clinical Learning Experience – ARTICLE

By Patricia Benner, R.N., Ph.D. , Copyright 2015 Increasingly, clinical teaching is done by Clinical Adjunct Faculty, who may or may not have any formal education in teaching. Clinical Adjuncts may not have had much guidance about what the aims of particular clinical courses are or which students need situated coaching to address learning gaps.  …

Learning Activities for Teachers and Nursing Students around Situating Clinical Knowledge Use in the Teaching of Science

By Patricia Benner, copyright 2015 Download PDF   1.     University of Pennsylvania has implemented several strategies for upgrading the teaching of science so that it is more focused on the science most needed in today’s highly technical medical and nursing practice.  For example, their Anatomy and Physiology class has now integrated Health Assessment with a …

Patrick Murphy Interviewing

Upgrading the Knowledge of Pharmacology for Effective Nursing Care

Video LibraryOur comprehensive Educating Nurses video library is available to subscribers only. To become a subscriber click the button below. Join now for full access Dr. Patrick Murphy describes his metaphor for teaching pharmacology along with his goals for students to deeply understand the mechanisms for drug actions, efficacy, and possible interactions and contraindications.  He …
Ann Wislowski in the Class

Situating the Sciences in Nursing Practice: Breakout Unfolding Clinical Cases for Using Chemistry and Physics in Clinical Practice

Video LibraryOur comprehensive Educating Nurses video library is available to subscribers only. To become a subscriber click the button below. Join now for full access This weekly seminar is another example of innovation at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing. Instructor Ann Wislowski uses unfolding case studies to demonstrate to students the relevance of their science …
Team Teachers Interview with Dr. Benner

Interdisciplinary Team Teaching

Video LibraryOur comprehensive Educating Nurses video library is available to subscribers only. To become a subscriber click the button below. Join now for full access Interdisciplinary Team Teaching at UPenn: An Effective Method for Teaching Situated Thinking and Use of Knowledge. This class is titled “Integrated Anatomy, Physiology and Physical Assessment, I and II” and …