Sweetening a bitter pill: educational strategies supporting the foundation sciences in first year nursing
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Paper/Presentation Title | Sweetening a bitter pill: educational strategies supporting the foundation sciences in first year nursing |
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Presentation Type | Other |
Authors | |
Author | McCabe, Bernadette K. |
Editors | Mortimer, Kelly |
Journal or Proceedings Title | Proceedings of the 12th Pacific Rim First Year in Higher Education Conference (FYHE 2009) |
Number of Pages | 3 |
Year | 2009 |
Place of Publication | Brisbane, Australia |
Web Address (URL) of Paper | https://unistars.org/past_papers/papers09/content/pdf/9C.pdf |
Web Address (URL) of Conference Proceedings | https://unistars.org/past_papers/papers09/content/html/sessions.html#day1 |
Conference/Event | 12th Pacific Rim First Year in Higher Education Conference (FYHE 2009) |
Event Details | 12th Pacific Rim First Year in Higher Education Conference (FYHE 2009) Parent Pacific Rim First Year in Higher Education Conference (FYHE) Delivery In person Event Date 29 Jun 2009 to end of 01 Jul 2009 Event Location Townsville, Australia |
Abstract | The biological and physical sciences are an important component of the University of Southern Queensland’s (USQ) Bachelor of Nursing (Pre-Registration) program. However, science courses within this curriculum have been traditionally problematic due to the fact that many nursing students perceive the course to be difficult due to lack of background science. The use of various educational strategies such as online quizzes, multimedia, and recorded lectures using Tablet PC have been utilised in the develop-ment of a foundation biophysical sciences course in nursing. This nuts and bolts session details these strategies and highlights the impact they have had on student learning. The session will provide the opportunity for participants to share similar experiences; particularly looking at ways in which improvements in first year courses have led to potential benefits in student retention and progression as well as enhanced knowledge and reduced anxiety in relation to application of knowledge in subsequent courses within a program of study. |
Keywords | bBiosciences in nursing: educational strategies;first year; student retention; reducing anxiety |
ANZSRC Field of Research 2020 | 390110. Medicine, nursing and health curriculum and pedagogy |
Public Notes | Nuts & Bolts session - non-refereed. No evdience of copyright restrictions. |
Byline Affiliations | Department of Biological and Physical Sciences |
https://research.usq.edu.au/item/9zwxx/sweetening-a-bitter-pill-educational-strategies-supporting-the-foundation-sciences-in-first-year-nursing
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