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A core curriculum for the continuing professional development of nurses: Developed by the Education Committee on behalf of the Council on Cardiovascular Nursing and Allied Professions of the ESC
Background: The European Society of Cardiology and the Council on Cardiovascular Nursing and Allied Professions share a vision; to decrease the burden of cardiovascular disease in Europe. Nurses represent the largest sector of the health professional workforce and have a significant contribution to make, which has not yet been fully realised. Recent evidence highlights an association between the level of nurse education and inpatient mortality making this an important topic, particularly as the provision of nurse education in Europe is variable.
Aim: To develop a core curriculum to inform the education of nurses following initial qualification for work in cardiovascular settings.
Method: A syllabus was developed using published literature, policy documents and existing curricula with expert input from service users, specialist nurses, cardiologists, educationalists and academics. The syllabus formed the framework for the development of the core curriculum.
Results: Eight key themes characterise the core curriculum which are presented together with an account of the development process. While the curriculum is not intended to cover all aspects of the highly complex role of the cardiovascular nurse, the themes do exemplify the science and art of nursing and are transferable across different levels of clinical practice and settings. The curriculum functions both as a ‘map’, which identifies key themes to include in nurse education, and as a ‘tool’ to inform educational provision that bridges’ the gap between initial nurse education and advanced specialist practice. Content can be adapted for use to fit the national context and reflects the specific needs, health priorities, legislative and regulatory standards that govern safe nursing practice across different countries.
Conclusion: The core curriculum can be used as a learning framework to guide nurse education, in particular the continuing professional education of post-qualifying nurses working in cardiovascular settings. This represents a significant step towards streamlining cardiovascular nurse education in Europ
Advanced marketing education curriculum in secondary schools in Wisconsin
Includes bibliographical references
Graduate perceptions of a UK university based coach education programme, and impacts on development and employability
This investigation explored graduates’ perceptions and experiences of a Higher Education (HE) coach education programme. It aimed to identify if this formal learning source had impacted upon attendees’ development and employability, while uncovering information to potentially inform future provision. 10 graduate coaches who had completed coaching modules at a United Kingdom (UK) HE institution participated in in-depth semi-structured interviews. Graduate coaches highlighted a positive educational experience that developed critical analytical skills, assisted in their perceived accelerated development, and enhanced employability. Using Carl Rogers’ work as a framework to analyse the data, it is demonstrated that the findings collectively offer implicit support for the adoption of a person-centred educational philosophy. Further research and debate is identified as necessary to ascertain whether the person-centred approach offers a legitimate and effective alternative form of coach education.Peer reviewe
Supporting experienced hospital nurses to move into community matron roles
Report of a study to examine the key knowledge and support required by nurses, experienced in the management of patients with long term conditions, to work in primary care contexts in undertaking community matron roles.
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The training and development of Muslim faith leaders: current practice and future possibilities
"There were three broad aims [of the review]:
1. To research and evaluate the current training provisions for imams and
scholars provided by seminaries and other imam-training institutions in the
UK; to explore the strengths and weaknesses of current provision; and, in
particular, to identify any gaps in the training of faith leaders that need to be
addressed.
2. To explore the different models and methods employed for training faith
leaders and to identify elements of best practice for wider dissemination.
3. To explore the possibilities of collaborative initiatives between the providers of
Muslim faith leadership training and mainstream further education and higher
education institutions and the possibility of attaining additional knowledge and
skills leading to higher education qualifications and better employment
prospects." - Page 8
Validity Analysis of the OIPE Model Teaching Materials with Experimental Methods to Train Critical Thinking Skills of Elementary School Students
This research was conducted with the aim of obtaining experimental method-oriented OIPE science teaching materials that were suitable to be used to train critical thinking skills and science process skills for elementary school students. The research method used in this study refers to the 4-D development model. The results showed that the results of the development of teaching materials were feasible to be used in elementary school science learning with the following results: the syllabus got a score of 3.7 (very valid), lesson plans got a score of 3.8 (very valid). Validation of teaching materials on the feasibility aspect of content gets a score of 3.8 (very valid), the aspect of presentation feasibility gets a score of 3.7 (very valid), the feasibility aspect of language according to BSNP gets a score of 3.6 (very valid), the aspect of assessing teaching materials with the experimental method-oriented OIPE model gets a score 3.8 (very valid), the feasibility aspect of graphics gets a score of 3.8 (very valid), critical thinking test questions get a score of 3.52 (valid). From the validation results, it can be concluded that the teaching materials to be developed are very suitable for use in elementary school science learnin
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