Curriculum Development in Nursing Education

Curriculum Development in Nursing Education, Fourth Edition is designed for novice and experienced faculty, presenting logical processes to develop, implement, and evaluate a curriculum.The Fourth Edition has an updated version of the Model of Evidence-Informed, Context-Relevant, Unified Curriculum Development in Nursing Education with separate chapters explicating each aspect of the model.Additional content is devoted to nursing education by distance delivery.The Fourth Edition attends more meticulously to concept-based curricula and the accompanying teaching-learning processes, than in previous editions.Faculty development, ongoing appraisal, and scholarship are efmphasized as core components of all curriculum work.This comprehensive text encompasses a combination of original concepts, current and classic literature and research, and the practicalities of curriculum work to guide readers in their own curriculum endeavors.The cases presented are new and can be used as a springboard for teaching and learning in courses as well as for faculty development.New to the Fourth Edition: Simulated learning experiences as part of curriculum designHow the NCLEX exam and external reviews influence undergraduate curriculum New case studies and synthesis activities Updated references across all chapters