Theoretical Framework There are a plethora of learning theories and frameworks available worthy of understanding and designing educational offerings. Bandura self-efficacy theory and the Constructivist theory were chosen to underpinned this study. The social learning theory (SLT) was largely the work of Bandura (1977) that combined both behaviorist and cognitivist orientations. In the SLT, the […]
Hypothetical: Cultivating Evaluation Skills In Nurse Preceptors: Central Research Question: Part 3 Of 12
The central question addressed in the research study is: RQ1: How cultivating evaluation skills prepared nurse preceptors to evaluate clinical competencies? Research Design A sequential explanatory design was used for this study. This method uses a two-phase design where the quantitative data was collected first followed by qualitative data collection. Mixed-methods designs include a […]
Hypothetical: Cultivating Evaluation Skills in Nurse Preceptors: A Pilot Study: Part 2 of 12
Introduction Unprecedented levels of change in both healthcare and higher education have created a powerful context to reform nursing education. The health of the nation, through improved patient care, has been the ultimate goal of nursing education (National League for Nursing, 2013) with the equally important goal to provide competent nursing practitioners. The primary focus […]
Hypothetical: Cultivating Evaluation Skills in Nurse Preceptors: A Pilot Study: Part 1 of 12
Intro: This series of blogs will take us into a hypothetical grant proposal to conduct a pilot study workshop to develop core evaluation competencies to instruct nurse preceptors on how to successfully evaluate students clinical performance. Cultivating Evaluation Skills in Nurse Preceptors Oklahoma University is seeking a grant to develop core evaluation competencies to instruct […]
Book: My Lived Experience Writing a Dissertation: To Demystify the Dissertation Project
A book I wrote with the goal of helping others who are working on their dissertation to complete the process. This book was writing with the experience and hindsight which I gained completing my dissertation. Link to page: My Lived Experience Writing a Dissertation: To Demystify the Dissertation Project Link to Amazon: An electronic or […]