Using improvisational theater to teach genetics concepts

Nurse Educator

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 227-230

  Newcomb, Patricia ^a   Riddlesperger, Kris ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT ARLINGTON   (United States)

^b TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; EDUCATIONAL MODEL; EVALUATION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; LITERATURE; MEDICAL GENETICS; METHODOLOGY; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING STUDENT; PROBLEM BASED LEARNING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; ROLE PLAYING; TEACHING; UNITED STATES;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; DRAMA; EDUCATION, NURSING, BACCALAUREATE; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; GENETICS, MEDICAL; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; MODELS, EDUCATIONAL; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; PATIENT SIMULATION; PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING; PROGRAM EVALUATION; ROLE PLAYING; STUDENTS, NURSING; TEACHING; TEXAS;

EID: 34548863644     PISSN: 03633624     EISSN: 15389855     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.NNE.0000289384.14007.fd     Document Type: Article

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