Biomedical subjects
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Concern has been expressed that recently qualified nurses may be deficient in clinical skills. In this article the authors explore psychomotor skills learning and suggest strategies to support preceptors who have responsibility for developing such skills in students. The advice should prove helpful to clinical staff who are involved in teaching clinical skills to nursing students.
It is important that the work of nurse education and nurse educators is critically evaluated. Just as it is no longer acceptable for clinical practitioners of nursing to engage in nursing activities out of a sense of tradition or a history of habit and practice, so too must nurse educators engage in systematic evaluation of their own craft. A number of authors have described Action Research's suitability for nursing (Webb 1990, Greenwood 1984, MacGuire 1991). In this paper the authors examine Action Research from the perspective of nurse teachers and suggest that it is an appropriate method for studying nurse education.
This article aims to help students develop the skills of searching, analysing and critiquing the literature so that they can make sense of the vast amount of written material they will have to read, both while they are studying and throughout their careers.
Allergies are common and although their effects are often minor, they can be life threatening. The authors discuss the background to allergy and give guidance for prevention and management.
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