Enhancing Evidence-Based Practice and Critical Thinking Skills of Nursing Students: Lessons from the Review of the Bachelor of Science in Nursing Curriculum of the University of Zambia

Background: Making changes in the existing curriculum aims, objectives, course contents learning outcomes and assessment strategies have become a fact of life for nurse educators. Purpose: To enhance the existing Bachelor of Science (BSc) in nursing curriculum through integration of evidence-based practice (EBP) and teaching of critical thinking skills. Materials and Methods: A needs analysis was conducted using a five-phased approach to review the BSc in nursing Curriculum. Kern’s six-step model was adapted and introduced through a series of workshop exercises that highlighted the application of each step: 1) Desk review of the BSc curriculum offered globally;2) Administration of the needs assessment questionnaire to key informants;3) Strengths, weakness, opportunities and threat analysis;4) Consultative meeting with major stakeholders;5) Curriculum review. Results: The five-phased approach established some gaps in existing curricula, and identified critical core competences and best practices in integrating EPB and critical thinking in the BSc undergraduate curriculum and some “A” level content that was not in tandem with the practice of nurses. New courses were developed to support students in academic writing and enhance professionalism and duration of training was reduced from 5 to 4 years. Conclusion: The process demonstrated that BSc curriculum review, in fact, should be thoroughly scrutinized to encourage positive changes to the curriculum, provide opportunities for team building and the development of leadership skills and a whole-of course perspective on the curriculum.

Competency-based curriculum education in mental health nursing

Introduction: The essential problems in providing quality and safety services to patients, rapid changes in health care settings as well as information technology require educational revision. Competency-based curriculum focuses on set of skills that students should achieve. This study reviewed characteristics of competency-based curriculum in psychiatric nursing. Methods: A literature review about a competency-based curriculum in psychiatric mental health nursing was carried out by searching databases including Iran Medex, Iran Doc, and Pub Med with key words such as competency-based education, competency-based curriculum, and competency-based curriculum in psychiatric mental health nursing. No time limitation was considered. Results: Results revealed that over 30 literatures have been done about nursing curriculum, but just several studies were done regarding competency-based curriculum and just a few about competency-based curriculum in psychiatric mental health nursing. Conclusion: Competency-based curriculum development is one of the essential steps to facilitate teaching-learning process. The revision of curriculum may decrease theory-practice gap and pave the way for graduates to have essential competences for their roles.

Research on School-based Curriculum Development Based on Manchu Cultural Inheritance in China

China is the country with pluralistic cultural background of 56 ethnic groups,Manchu is China’s second largest minority,the population is over 10 million.The history of Manchu can be traced back earliest to 7000 years ago,even so,there are not more than 100 Manchu people can speak the Manchu language,the inheritance and development of Manchu culture are in jeopardy.The article focused on how to educate Manchu culture to pupils in Manchu primary school,especially in Manchu schoolbased curriculum,exploring the present situation and effective ways of the development of Manchu school-based curriculum.

An innovative approach of using online problem‑based learning and case‑based learning in teaching disaster nursing during the COVID‑19 pandemic

Objective:The objective of this study is to evaluate the learning experience effect of online problem‑based learning(PBL)and case‑based learning(CBL)in teaching disaster nursing.Methods:According to the characteristics of online PBL and CBL,the revised curriculum experience questionnaire(CEQ)was used to evaluate the teaching quality.Cronbach’s coefficient and the reliability of the split‑half reliability questionnaire were calculated.The exploratory factor analysis of 26 items was carried out by principal component analysis and maximum variance rotation method.Kaiser‑Meyer‑Olkin(KMO)and Bartlett’s tests were used to test the validity of the questionnaire.The comparison between groups was performed by one‑way analysis of variance.Results:A total of 191 questionnaires were issued and 183 copies were recovered,with a recovery rate of 95.8%.The Cronbach’s alpha coefficient of CEQ is 0.929,and the Cronbach’s alpha coefficient of each dimension is between 0.713 and 0.924.After factor analysis,the KMO value was 0.817.The 26 items finally returned to 6 principal components,and all factor load values were above 0.7,indicating good factor analysis effect.This study found that students who learned disaster nursing had an ideal online learning experience,and the average value of CEQ was 3.74±0.42.In particular,male students,senior students or medical students had a higher curriculum experience score.In addition,compared with the national recruitment,the international students have higher curriculum experience score on the dimension of Appropriate Assessment Scale,indicating that the international students are more inclined to use online PBL and CBL.Conclusions:Using the revised CEQ is an innovative approach to evaluate the effect of online PBL and CBL in teaching disaster nursing,which can improve students’experience and curriculum quality.

Is There an Improvement in Patient Survival/Code Blue Activation after Training Based on Simulation (Basic Life Support—BLS) Based Practice of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation?

Background and Aim: The only way to survive a sudden cardiac arrest is when the CPR is performed immediately after the arrest. The focus of the present research study is to assess the effectiveness of a pre- and post-simulation-based BLS training (BLS) and the outcome was measured on the basis of patient survival after the cardiac arrest. Study Design: This pre- and post-training BLS/CPR training study enrolled all nursing staff, all hospital residents, internees, throughout the hospital in a simulation-based BLS training as per the standards of American Heart Association (AHA), to make them respond to immediate resuscitation and code blue activation during the cardiac arrest within the hospital premises including ED, wards, ICUs, MRI, CT and all miscellaneous areas. The providers completed self-efficacy questionnaires as per the AHA protocol before being certified and were evaluated during the emergency in hospital cardiopulmonary arrest. Results: 296 nursing staff, 206 non-healthcare professionals, 143 residents, 212 internees, and 98 medical staff grade doctors completed the BLS training (total 955 hospital staff—providers) were graded for the response by pre- and post-training testing. In the course of pre-BLS training period out of the 250 cardiac arrest patients, 68 patients (27.2%) had ROSC, while after instituting the BLS training period, 143 individuals (40.86%) of the 350 patients who had cardiac arrest had ROSC (p < 0.05). Conclusion: A simulation-based CPR and BLS training curriculum greatly improves patient outcome by reducing mortality and morbidity with improved subjectivity, self-efficiency along with the objective assessment of the performance scores during acute cardiac arrest in Emergency Cardiovascular Care (ECC).

OBE理念下自动化一流本科专业课程教学改革与实践

成果导向教育(OBE)的课程教学是一流专业建设和人才培养改革的本质。针对自动化专业课程教学改革的需求,该文通过修订课程教学大纲,明确课程目标、课程资源、教学内容和考核评价等,并采取“导、学、教、练、思、考、评”的多元化教学过程,提升学生解决复杂工程问题的能力。自动控制原理课程教学改革与实践表明,OBE理念是提升学生学习效果的有效途径,取得显著效果。

A Comparison Between the Teacher's Role in the Task-based Language Teaching and that in the Traditional Language Teaching

This paper talks about the different teacher's role between traditional language teaching and task-based language teaching. Atthe beginning we will compare the teacher's role in terms of language theory and language teaching theory. The traditional teaching ob-jective is teaching the grammar. The teacher is the guider of the grammar. In the new English curriculum syllabus, the teaching objectiveis to train students' communicative competence. The teacher is the organizer of the teaching. In the traditional language teaching proce-dure, the teacher is authority and dictator. In the task-based approach, the teacher is equal to the students. In the traditional languageteaching activities, the teaching activities are boring; the teacher is the leader of the class. In the task-based approach, the teacher is thearranger of the task also they are the helpers and cooperators of completing the task.

新课标中核心素养对“双基”“三维目标”的继承与超越

继承与超越是把握核心素养与“双基”“三维目标”关系的两个关键词。素养导向的新课标承认知识在教育中的基础性地位,各学科着重培育的核心素养普遍以中国学生发展核心素养为统率,以各学科知识和技能为基础。“三维目标”在拓展教育目标的全面性等方面超越“双基”,核心素养在将知识、技能、方法、情感等课程教学目标看作有机整体等方面进一步超越“双基”和“三维目标”,核心素养语境中的知识观和技能观在强调基于真实情境的应用与生成等方面较以往有了很大进步。聚焦核心素养,新时代课程教学改革应该在继承基础上超越,构建兼容“双基”与“三维目标”的核心素养结构模型,直观呈现三者的内在统一关系;合理定位聚焦核心素养的单元和课时教学目标,抓准教学设计的“牛鼻子”;基于多种教学方式的相辅相成培育核心素养,丰富课堂教学组织形式。

基于育人为先实践为重能力导向理念的病理学课程建设研究

当今大学生的创新实践能力培养一直是中国高等教育改革发展的战略主题。辽宁中医药大学病理学教学团队多年来坚持“立德树人、仁者仁心”的教育理念,坚持育人为先、实践为重、能力导向,不断更新教学理念、探索教学方法改革。在课程建设过程中,融合思政教育以提高人文素养,优化课程内容以强化实践能力,开展多元化教学模式以提高综合能力,构建了多元化病理学考核形式。

新工科背景下高校工程训练课程建设探索

针对高等工程教育存在“重技能、轻素养”问题,结合新工科建设培养目标,将课程思政教学理念融入工程训练课程建设,制定机械类专业课程培养方案。结合基于学习产出的教育模式(OBE),通过构建面向未来能力需求的工程训练培养体系,面向知识、能力、素养的课堂教育方式,建立更加科学全面的工程训练课程评价体系,以及提高教师工程训练教学的胜任力四个方面进行工程训练课程体系建设,以期为国家培养出技术能力与非技术能力兼备的复合型人才。

项目化任务型课程改革研究与实践——以高职核心专业课程“钻井工程”为例

课程建设与改革是提高教学质量的核心,也是教学改革的重难点。依托石油工程国家实训基地对高职石油工程专业核心课程“钻井工程”进行项目化任务型课程改革与实践,通过课程的项目化设计与实施,以及全方位、多维度的考核评价,学生的能力和素质得到全方位提升。从课堂反馈和调研结果看,项目化任务型课程改革显著提升了学生的学习兴趣和学习主动性,有效培养了学生的实践操作技能和沟通协作能力,提升了学生对课程的掌握度,为学生未来在油气钻井领域发展夯实了基础。

课程思政融入《口腔解剖生理学》教学中的改革与探索

要想实现“立德树人”教育根本任务,各类课程与思想政治理论课应同向同行,形成协同效应。《口腔解剖生理学》为口腔医学其他专业基础课和专业临床课奠定了必要的形态学基础,在本课程的教学过程中,思政教育是课程体系的重要环节。如何在《口腔解剖生理学》教学中挖掘和表达思政元素,推动课程思政的实施,是本课程思政建设的方向和重点。本篇是在将课程思政融入《口腔解剖生理学》教学,寻求具有湘雅口腔医学特色的“思政教育体系”,旨在探讨在《口腔解剖生理学》课堂思政中获得的经验与体会。

课程思政视域下校企合作教学案例库建设研究——以鲁东大学土木水利专业硕士课程教学为例

案例教学法是培养工程领域高素质创新型人才的有效途径,土木水利专业硕士研究生工程实践能力的提升亟需建立完善的教学案例库。本文研究了课程思政视域下土木水利专业硕士(土木工程领域)校企合作教学案例库建设,主要包括案例库的总体框架、案例库主题方向和素材来源、案例库共享机制等内容,旨在为土木水利专业硕士相关课程案例库的建设提供理论思路和实践指导。

体育校本课程的开发与设计路径思考——基于《义务教育体育与健康课程标准(2022年版)》

通过文献资料法、逻辑分析法等方法,在新课标背景下,对体育校本课程的开发与设计路径进行思考。新课标为体育校本课程提供了支撑;“双减”政策为体育校本课程注入了动力;新兴体育运动为体育校本课程带来了方向。同时,学校体育制度问题阻碍了体育校本课程的发展;学校体育资源问题制约了体育校本课程的发展;课程结构内容问题限制了体育校本课程的发展。由此提出完善学校体育制度,加强校本课程监管;优化学校体育资源,提升校本课程质量;抓住课程核心素养,注重内容整体设计的路径。

无机化学中“酸碱解离”教学内容的重构探讨

依据素质教育中知识-能力-素质有机融合的思想指导,对《无机化学》酸碱解离内容进行重组,构建新的课程设计模块。内容重组扩充为5个模块,包括电解质溶液基础、酸碱理论概述、酸碱强度、弱酸弱碱解离平衡和酸碱滴定与误差基本概念。教学内容的重构在保证基本面知识结构完整的前提下与时俱进,从专业能力方面促进学生发展。

医学免疫学案例式微课的教学改革与实践

为了打破医学免疫学课程教与学的双重壁垒,进一步提升教学质量,提高学生的综合能力,案例式微课凭借其独特的优势,成为医学免疫学教学改革与实践中一种新的教学模式。文章从医学免疫学课程的授课现状、案例式微课的教学背景、医学免疫学案例式微课的教学设计及其注意事项这几方面进行了论述,期望能为参与案例式微课开发和应用的教育工作者提供参考。

“123模式”应用型课程改革与实践——以大学化学课程改革为例

应用型人才的培养必须依赖于应用型课程建设与实施。依托学科基础课“大学化学”实施了“123模式”应用型课程改革与实践,即:与企业合作,建立1套适用于材料、环境、机械和电子专业的“应用型案例”,采用翻转课堂、项目教学、移动教学等方法,实现课堂精讲;建立课程视频教学和智能作业2个模块;通过几年的教学实践,达到了知识水平显著提升、技术能力显著增强、人格素养显著提高的3个培养目标。

在地化理论视域下乡村学校课程建设的现实困境与推进路向

乡村学校课程建设是实现乡村教育高质量发展的重要切入点,也是助推乡土文化传承与乡村社会振兴的重要内生力。“地方”是在地化教育的逻辑起点,在地化理论的提出为引领乡村学校课程建设提供了新视域,具有推动乡村学校课程质量提升、实现乡村学生可持续发展及促进乡土文化传承与创新等实践价值。基于在地化理论审视当下乡村学校课程建设的现状发现,乡村学校课程建设正面临着课程取向的价值性冲突、课程建设主体的认同性焦虑、课程文化的本土性失语及课程评价标准的失焦等“离地化”困境。为此,要超越“农本”或“城本”取向的静态线性思维,运用共生思维,将地方知识、地方文化及地方环境融入课程内容,把学生、生态、社会的统一整全作为推进课程建设的突破口,构建“校-家-社”协同育人共同体,促进学生与在地环境的协调发展。为契合当下乡村学校课程建设的现实需要,建议从课程目标建构、课程建设主体专业赋能、课程资源供给及课程评价实施等方面提出针对性的实践路径,以打造乡村学校课程建设的新生态,走出一条中国乡村学校特色的课程建设之路。

面向卓越人才培养的大工程中心构建及实施

面向国家社会、世界科技以及经济产业对卓越人才的需求,工程训练中心作为工程教育实施的主战场,承担着高等院校落实具体人才培养方案的重要使命,通过吸取国内外知名高校工程教育经验,结合学校特点,突破中心原有架构,重构和重塑工程训练中心实践教学体系,以卓越工程素养、文化教育和领军人才培养为目标,建设多学科交叉的大工程中心。围绕大工程中心建设目标,从一流实践教学平台、全新实践课程体系以及新型科产教基地3个方面,详细阐述基础工训实践平台、大工程仿真平台、大工程实践平台及重大竞赛4大平台的建设内容和建设方案;构建“厚基础-分层级-大综合”的工程实践课程体系,将工程训练中心建设成为国内一流的工程创新实践基地。

学科特色型课程思政体系构建——以“病理学”课程为例

高校课程思政建设普遍存在专业课教师思政能力薄弱、思政元素与专业知识结合度差、融合路径生硬以及思政教学考核系统不完善等实际问题。课程思政体系有效地和特色地融入专业课教学是破解难题的核心环节。病理学系通过专项培训、集体学习和统筹管理等方式,打造思政能力过硬和目标明确的专业课教师团队;广泛收集并提炼加工课程思政素材,建立病理学科特色型课程思政教学案例库,满足不同专业教学需求;设计“课前准备→课中实施→课后提升→第二课堂补充”逐级递进的教学过程,优化进阶式课程思政融合路径;开发思政元素协同专业知识的线上线下混合过程性考核系统,健全课程思政考核评价体系;多措并举探索课程思政内容整合和路径融合的可靠方法,构建“病理学”学科特色型课程思政教学体系。