Regardless of the discipline or subject which they represent, curricula are complex constructs which exist in order to make sure that a student’s educational experience contains exposure to and engagement with content as well as assessment of the student’s level of comprehension. Nursing education is no different, and like curricula...

The role of a nurse is crucially significant, especially in school, since the health of children and youth is in absolute priority of government policy. The school nurse contributes to management of chronic health conditions of students during the school day (AAP, 2008). Service of the school nurse is not...

In a qualitative study that sought to understand the effect that nurses have on the motivation of nursing students, Nasrin, Soroor, & Soodabeh (2012) found observing nurses as role models played a role in student motivation within the clinical setting. Through semi-structured and interactive interviewing of nursing students and their...

As a nursing student, I know that I am going to be interacting with people of all backgrounds. I will be handling patients of all ethnicities, genders, sexualities, and mentalities. It is important for me to have the social skills to personally get to know each and every one of...

Sure enough, 20th century nurses were exposed to entirely different educational opportunities when compared to today’s nursing education systems. With the rise of 21th century technologies, the way people are treated has changed. Despite the fact that opportunities for nurses to improve their patient education skills were lacking throughout the...