Patricia Benner, R.N., Ph. D., copyright December, 2015 Interviewing and presenting the work of Marcus Engel in November has made me reflect more on the centrality of care and the work of preserving personhood, and helping the patient stay connected to his or her helplines. First, some reflections on The Primacy of Caring (Benner & …
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Patricia Benner, November, copyright 2015 Learn more about Marcus Engle at ImHereMovement.org I lay there listening to the sickening sounds of my mechanical breathing, all the while praying the oxygen tank wouldn’t run dry. If the hose got twisted and the oxygen stopped flowing, a short alarm would sound. Immediately, a nurse would appear to …
This lively interview captures Dr. Felver’s wisdom in teaching for different learning styles. Linda Felver has two apt metaphors for her highly interactive and situated coaching style of teaching. For instance, one metaphor is “making soup.” Students and teacher will each bring ingredients for learning and mix them in order to “mix soup together.” …
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Dr. Felver is a master teacher who has a combined Ph.D. in Science and Nursing. She is one of the most often-mentioned teachers by students learning to use pathophysiology and clinical pharmacology in clinical practice. Teachers frequently mention Dr. Felver as a key mentor for them in learning to teach. Students love her highly …
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By Patricia Benner, copyright 2015 Reflective thinking enhances all forms of learning. However, conscious and deliberate debriefing is a robust teaching strategy only if teacher and students are prepared to critically and creatively reflect on practice. National League for Nursing published “Debriefing Across the Curriculum” in June 2015, a Living Document produced in collaboration …
As nursing educators we need a new appreciation of experiential learning, of perception wedded to action. Our role is to stimulate the student’s curiosity, ability to engage in inquiry, and openness to learn from clinical experience. Watch brief video excerpts in this newsletter – transformative teaching ahead! Patricia Benner, R.N., Ph.D., FAAN I do …
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Students will be inspired and instructed by Ted Fellow Kitra Kihana. This strong loving family, and the strong spirit and love of life, has moved Rabbi Cahana beyond a “locked in brain syndrome.” The family began exercise range of motion exercises immediately, and wove a web of love, and direct action in the care of …
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This is a Canadian, Award Winning documentary about a nurse’s work in the inner city of Toronto. Great discussion triggers for trauma and Emergency Department, and for population health. Could be also an assignment to review the entire website. Katrina Cizek’ is an award winning journalist who follows Ellen, a nurse working with a policeman …
This is a wonderful Ph.D. documentary from a doctoral dissertation. It is perfect for any cross-cultural and public health class on the health impact of colonization. Many of the stories have to do with addiction to alcohol and drugs. In each case healing involves recapturing a sense of Cree identity and spirituality. The short video clips 2-7 minutes …
Patricia Benner, R.N., Ph.D., FAAN copyright June, 2015 What are the teaching and learning implications of teaching a practice? Practice, as defined here, follows the influential definition from Alasdair MacIntyre’s third edition of After Virtue (2007): A socially organized activity that has socially embedded knowledge, science, traditions,and practices, all with notions of what constitutes good practice that …