Accelerated Education in Nursing: Challenges, Strategies, and Future Directions / Edition 1

by Lin Zhan PhD, RN, FAAN, Linda P. Finch PhD, RN, APN

Overview

As one of the first books examining the core issues of accelerated nursing education, this one offers valuable information on the challenges and successes of this educational model."—Doody's Medical Reviews

Accelerated degree programs provide evidence that creativity in nursing program design can facilitate learning experiences that assure competence in the profession while also taking advantage of the knowledge, skills, and experiences the learner brings to our profession. Lessons learned from accelerated nursing programs can be applied in all our programs and enrich the education of professional nursesÖ"

Geraldine Polly Bednash, PhD, RN, FAAN
CEO, AACN

Over the last two decades, an unprecedented pool of nursing students-many with academic degrees and prior work experience-have entered accelerated programs. This is the first volume to examine core issues in accelerated nursing education, such as curriculum innovation, clinical immersion, recruitment and retention of students and faculty, and inter-professional education. It also addresses questions regarding:

• How accelerated nursing programs prepare graduates to meet changing health care needs
• Which curriculums and clinical models are best suited to accelerated education
• What teaching strategies and evidence-based practices ensure high quality results

Key Features:

• Discusses enrollment and admission at the BSN and MSN levels
• Explores curriculum innovation, new teaching methods, and start-up programs
• Analyzes student retention and progression, with remediation strategies
• Presents faculty recruitment, retention, and development successes
• Addresses issues concerning second degree and second career students

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780826107633
Publisher:	Springer Publishing Company
Publication date:	12/20/2011
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	272
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Lin Zhan, PhD, RN, FAAN, is executive consultant, Partners Harvard Medical International (an academic non-profit that provides education and professional services to international clients; a subsidiary of Partner's HealthCare System, Boston). Prior to that she was Dean, Chair and Professor, School of Nursing, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, where she created two tracks of accelerated BSN programs, and one MSN, program on three campuses.

Table of Contents

Foreword

Preface

Acknowledgments

SECTION I: ACHIEVING EXCELLENCE IN ACCELERATED NURSING EDUCATION

1. Accelerated Nursing Education: An Overview
2. Curriculum Innovation
3. Clinical Immersion as an Innovative Pedagogical Approach in Accelerated BSN Programs and Collette Williams
4. Achieving Excellence in teaching
5. Recruitment, Retention, and Success in Accelerated Baccalaureate Nursing Programs
6. The Faculty Experience: Thriving in the Midst of Intensity While Pursuing Excellence

SECTION II: LEADERSHIP IN ACCELERATED NURSING EDUCATION

7. Leading and Inspiring a Shared Vision
8. Continuous Quality Improvement: Achieving Excellence
9. Current and Future Needs of Accelerated Nursing Programs: Faculty Recruitment, Retention, and Development
10. Educational Resources for Accelerated Nursing Programs: Challenges, Strategies, and Future Directions

SECTION III: ACCELERATED NURSING EDUCATION: INTERPROFESSIONAL APPROACH

11. Accelerated Education in Radiologic Sciences: A Broader Perspective
12. Interprofessional Education: The Role of Accelerated Nursing Programs in Preparing the Nurse of the Future
13. The Growth of Accelerated BSN and MSN Programs in the United States: A National Perspective

Index

Contents

Editorial Reviews

Reviewer: Vicki Ann Moss, DNSc, MS, BSN, RN (University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh)
Description: The authors of this book provide an overview of accelerated nursing education and examine the core issues and trends in this fairly new model. They explore various curriculum innovations, recruitment and retention of qualified faculty and students, ways to maintain quality and excellence, and the issues surrounding second career students.
Purpose: The purpose is to explore and describe issues that surround this nursing education model since there is little literature and/or research available.
Audience: The audience includes any faculty currently teaching or planning to teach in an accelerated nursing curriculum as well as administrators and directors of those programs. Potential students also may benefit from the wisdom in this book.
Features: The 13 chapters are grouped into three sections highlighting achieving excellence in accelerated education, providing leadership in accelerated nursing education, and an interprofessional approach to accelerated nursing education. Interesting chapters cover clinical immersion as an innovative pedagogical approach, and the faculty experience in this intensive atmosphere. Contributors include experts in various aspects of accelerated pedagogy and innovative curriculum development.
Assessment: As one of the first books examining the core issues of accelerated nursing education, this one offers valuable information on the challenges and successes of this educational model. It poses questions about the pros and cons of this fast-paced learning style and suggests the need for in-depth analysis of these programs over time.

Doody's Review Service

Reviewer: Vicki Ann Moss, DNSc, MS, BSN, RN(University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh)
Description: The authors of this book provide an overview of accelerated nursing education and examine the core issues and trends in this fairly new model. They explore various curriculum innovations, recruitment and retention of qualified faculty and students, ways to maintain quality and excellence, and the issues surrounding second career students.
Purpose: The purpose is to explore and describe issues that surround this nursing education model since there is little literature and/or research available.
Audience: "The audience includes any faculty currently teaching or planning to teach in an accelerated nursing curriculum as well as administrators and directors of those programs. Potential students also may benefit from the wisdom in this book. "
Features: The 13 chapters are grouped into three sections highlighting achieving excellence in accelerated education, providing leadership in accelerated nursing education, and an interprofessional approach to accelerated nursing education. Interesting chapters cover clinical immersion as an innovative pedagogical approach, and the faculty experience in this intensive atmosphere. Contributors include experts in various aspects of accelerated pedagogy and innovative curriculum development.
Assessment: As one of the first books examining the core issues of accelerated nursing education, this one offers valuable information on the challenges and successes of this educational model. It poses questions about the pros and cons of this fast-paced learning style and suggests the need for in-depth analysis of these programs over time.