Donna Ignatavicius

Teaching and Learning in a Concept-Based Curriculum: A How-To Best Practice Approach provides specific, practical tools and strategies for teaching and evaluating students in the concept based curriculum model. The text includes sample lesson plans and study guides to show how a concept is taught in the classroom, clinical teaching activities that connect classroom and clinical learning, and clinical evaluation tools to assess student competence in a concept-based curriculum. KEY FEATURES • Chapter learning outcomes • Forms, lesson plans, and other examples of specific tools • Key points at the end of each chapter • Highlighted priorities, tips, and pitfalls

Conversational in style, this book presents the many facets of critical thinking a dynamic question/answer format, answering the practical questions that challenge nurses on a daily basis. Conversations in Critical Thinking and Clinical Judgment invites readers to be thoughtful participants as knowledgeable and experienced nurse authors offer advice for how to develop and promote critical thinking skills, how to work creatively within teams, and even how to attract, develop, and retain the best critical thinkers on their team.