New Technology in Nursing Staff Development
Dorothea Devanna, MS, ACNS-BC; Jesika Gavilanes, MA; Cynthia Hollingsworth, MS, BS, AAS; Kathie Lasater, EdD, RN
Product Description:
Incorporate new technology in your nursing education programs!
Now you can learn to use cutting-edge technology in your classroom to create a modern, effective staff development program that caters to adult learners of all generations.
HCPro’s book New Technology in Nursing Staff Development: Choosing, Justifying, and Implementing Nontraditional Teaching Methods makes it easy to transition from the traditional desks-and-chalkboard setting to the computer-based, virtual classroom. It explains how to use different types of new technology and how to choose methods that fit your staff’s learning styles and your education budget. This resource also comes with a companion CD-ROM loaded with customizable tools and forms that will help you use new technology in your classroom right away.
You’ll master the newest nontraditional teaching strategies, including:
- Simulation
- Podcasts/vodcasts
- Distance learning
- Web conferences
- Online training
- Blended learning
Implement the technology your staff is used to! With New Technology in Nursing Staff Development as your guide, you’ll be able to:
- Gain the confidence you need to teach tech-savvy students
- Choose and implement new technology that meets staff members’ learning styles
- Identify the benefits and disadvantages, technical requirements, and financial considerations for each teaching strategy
- Customize the tools and forms on the CD-ROM to meet your facility’s needs
- Save time and money when you implement more effective and efficient teaching strategies
Earn continuing education credits
ANCC
HCPro is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s (ANCC) Commission on Accreditation.
This educational activity for three nursing contact hours is provided by HCPro, Inc.
Meet the authors
Cynthia Hollingsworth, MS, BS, AAS, is the coordinator of instructional design and an adjunct assistant faculty at the Indiana University School of Nursing in Indianapolis. She also serves on the editorial board for the International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation and Learning (INACSL) and is a senior member in the Society for Technical Communication.
Dorothea Devanna, MS, ACNS-BC, is a medical-surgical clinical nurse specialist at Mount Auburn Hospital in Cambridge, MA. She is responsible for nursing orientation, continuing education, competency assessment, and staff education within the organization.
Kathie Lasater, EdD, RN, is an assistant professor at the Oregon Health & Science University School of Nursing in Portland, OR, and recently served as interim statewide director of simulation learning for the university’s five campuses.
Jesika Gavilanes, MA, is the operations manager at the Simulation and Clinical Learning Center at the Oregon Health & Science University School of Nursing, which facilitates the integration of simulation into nursing and healthcare curriculum at all levels.
Reviewed by Diane Billings, EdD, RN, FAAN, chancellors’ professor emeritus of nursing at Indiana University School of Nursing in Indianapolis. As a consultant and freelance instructional designer, she works with educator groups to integrate best practices in teaching and learning in online courses.
Faculty Disclosure Statement: HCPro Inc. has confirmed that none of the faculty/presenters or contributors have any relevant financial relationships to disclose related to the content of this educational activity..
Take a look at highlights from the book
- Audio/visual
- Commercial videos
- User-created media
- Podcasting and vodcasting
- Webcasts and Web conferencing
- Webcasts
- Web conferencing
- Web-based training and online databases
- Learning management systems
- Web-based communication
- Blended learning
- Overcoming barriers and resistance
- Blended learning and the multigenerational classroom
- Choosing methods to blend
- Simulation
- Characteristics of simulation strategies
- Why use simulation?
- Strategies for implementation
- Evaluate your options
- Choose and justify resources
- Financial considerations
- Obtain administrative and staff buy-in
- Roll out new techniques with success
Learning objectives:
- Identify advantages of teaching with audio/visual technologies
- List roadblocks that may hinder the use of audio/visual media
- Describe the technological necessities for developing Webcasts
- Determine benefits of Web conferencing
- List four of the most common types of Web-based communication
- Discuss copyright considerations in relation to Web-based training
- Identify methods for overcoming barriers in blended learning
- Discuss the role of the multigenerational classroom in blended learning
- List the benefits of using simulation as a staff training tool
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