Enhancing Critical Thinking with Case Studies and Nursing Process
Nurse EducatorPublished 1 March 1997
Kathleen M. Neill, Maryanne F. Lachat, Sharon Taylor-Panek
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Challenged to enhance critical thinking concepts in a sophomore nursing process course, faculty expanded the lecture format to include group explorations of patient case studies.
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Challenged to enhance critical thinking concepts in a sophomore nursing process course, faculty expanded the lecture format to include group explorations of patient case studies. The group format facilitated a higher level of analysis of patient cases and more sophisticated applications of nursing process. This teaching strategy was a positive learning experience for students and faculty.
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