A comparison of problem-based learning and conventional teaching in nursing ethics education

Nursing Ethics

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 373-382

  Lin, Chiou Fen ^a   Lu, Meei Shiow ^b   Chung, Chun Chih ^c   Yang, Che Ming ^b  

^a TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Ethical discrimination ability; Learning satisfaction; Nursing ethics; Peer tutor; Problem based learning; Teaching

Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; MEDICAL ETHICS; METHODOLOGY; MOTIVATION; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING STUDENT; PEER GROUP; PROBLEM BASED LEARNING; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SATISFACTION; TAIWAN; TEACHING; THINKING; PROCEDURES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PSYCHOLOGY;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, NURSING, BACCALAUREATE; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; ETHICS, NURSING; HUMANS; MOTIVATION; NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH; PEER GROUP; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; PROBLEM-BASED LEARNING; PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT; PROGRAM EVALUATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; STUDENTS, NURSING; TAIWAN; TEACHING; THINKING;

EID: 77952172718     PISSN: 09697330     EISSN: 14770989     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0969733009355380     Document Type: Article

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