Educational Innovations

A Problem-Based Learning Hybrid in a Women’s Health Course

Elizabeth M. Rash, PhD, ARNP, FNP-C

  • Journal of Nursing Education
  • October 2008 - Volume 47 · Issue 10: 477-479
  • DOI: 10.3928/01484834-20081001-06
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Abstract

To facilitate nurse practitioner students’ critical thinking and information retention, a problem-based learning hybrid was introduced in an advanced women’s health course. This article discusses the design and implementation, as well as the student and instructor perceptions, of this innovation.

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Dr. Rash is Assistant Professor, College of Nursing, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida.

Address correspondence to Elizabeth M. Rash, PhD, ARNP, FNP-C, Assistant Professor, College of Nursing, University of Central Florida, P.O. Box 162210, Orlando, FL 32816-2210; e-mail: .erash@mail.ucf.edu

doi: 10.3928/01484834-20081001-06

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