Merging Problem-Based Learning and Simulation as an Innovative Pedagogy in Nurse Education

Clinical Simulation in Nursing

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2011, Pages

  Murphy, Siobhan ^a   Hartigan, Irene ^a   Walshe, Nuala ^a   Flynn, Angela V ^a   O'Brien, Sinéad ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE CORK   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Learning centered education; Nurse educators; Pedagogy; Problem based learning; Simulation

Indexed keywords

EID: 79959521397     PISSN: 18761399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecns.2010.01.003     Document Type: Review

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