J Contin Educ Nurs. 2012 Oct;43(10):456-62. doi: 10.3928/00220124-20120904-78. Epub 2012 Sep 11.

"Beam me up, scotty": designing the future of nursing professional development.

Journal of continuing education in nursing

S Leah Yoder, Raymond Terhorst

PMID: 22966774 DOI: 10.3928/00220124-20120904-78

Abstract

Experts in nursing education, such as Benner, Sutphen, Leonard, and Day (2010), as well as the Institute of Medicine report, The Future of Nursing (2011), agree that 21st-century nursing education must change. However, the focus is often on academic education rather than practice education. Today's nurses deserve exceptional practice education that is built on 21st-century learning principles, technologies, and methods as they pursue lifelong, behavior-forming learning. This requires four key shifts: (1) using synergistic, collaborative, learner-centered methods; (2) infusing technology into learning and teaching; (3) designing professional development rooted in instructional design best practices; and (4) performing comprehensive evaluations of professional development. This article explores the necessity for change and encourages nursing professional development specialists to boldly go where they have never gone before.

Copyright 2012, SLACK Incorporated.

MeSH terms

• Diffusion of Innovation*
• Education, Nursing, Continuing / trends
• Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice*
• Humans
• Models, Educational*

Publication Types

• Journal Article