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Volume 16 NURSE EDUCATION TODAY VOLUME CONTENTS 1996 Numbers 1-6 Pages 1-460 1996 Guest Editorial — A view of nursing education in Scotland Magnus Shearer An approach to the facilitation and assessment of critical thinking in nurse education Geoffrey W. Martin Career guidance for student nurses: an unmet need Louise Marsland SUBMITTED PAPERS How can nurse teachers be more effective in practice settings? Susan Davis, Edward White, Elizabeth Riley and Sheila Twinn Basic life support skill acquisition and retention in student nurses undertaking a pre-registration diploma in higher education/nursing course Maria Greig, Debra Elliott, Sam Parboteeah and Luigi Wilks Enlightenment, empowerment and emancipation: the case for critical pedagogy in nurse education Jane Harden Teaching spiritual care to nurses Linda A. Ross Why teach ethics to nurses? Derek Sellman The analysis and application of peer assessment in nurse education, like beauty, is in the eye of the beholder Elizabeth Patterson Issues in designing a student database Philip Burnard Nursing curriculum content: an innovative decision-making process to define priorities Heather Arthur and Andrea Baumann Recognition and assessment of teaching quality Patricia Fairbrother Comment Book reviews Acknowledgement to referees Diary/Forthcoming issues Editorial — Learning disabilities nursing: developing new horizons Peter Birchenall NVQs in nursing, midwifery and health visiting: a question of assessment and learning? 85 Rita M H Le Var An exploration of the psychosocial perspectives on education/developmental opportunities for enrolled nurses: the forgotten species? 94 Andrew L S Foong and Gilbert F MacKay SUBMITTED PAPERS Towards a philosophy of continuing education in nursing, midwifery and health visiting 98 Christopher Maggs Nurse Education Today Learning through outdoor activities as part of a P2000 mental health branch programme Keith Edwards, Harry Gijbels and Richard Miller Fast-tracking in baccalaureate nursing education: one Canadian response to students with advanced standing Linda O’Mara, Carolyn Byrne and Wendy Down The curriculum revolution and project 2000: a critical examination Georgina Casey Objectively assessing nursing practices: a curricular development Anna O’ Neill and Janice M McCall The ‘art’ of reflection: using drawing to uncover knowledge development in student nurses Denise Cruikshank The need for change in nurse education: a literature review Helen Bentley Numeracy needs of the beginning Registered Nurse Margaret Cartwright Gods, daemons and banshees on the journey to the magic scroll: the use of myth as a framework for reflective practice in nurse education Stephen Morgan Preparing students for health promotion: the challenge for Australian nursing in the 1990s Andrea Wass and Lyn Backhouse Book reviews Diary/Forthcoming issues Editorial — On refereeing journal articles Martin Johnson Mixed mode education learning and the use of textual resources Bob Price Why teach sociology? A contribution to the debate Sam Porter Assessment of clinical and communication skills: operationalizing Benner’s model Margaret J Nicol, Andrea Fox-Hiley, Carol ] Bavin and Rosemary Sheng Training to do women’s work in a man’s world Karina Meachin and Christine Webb More semi than structured? Some problems with qualitative research methods Carl May The nurse teacher as Action Researcher Charles Hendry and Alistair H Farley Learning contracts: an Australian experience Margaret McAllister CD-ROM: a piece of technology or a reliable ‘friend’ John King and Christine Kenny Quality in nurse education: an exploration of the concept of students as customers John F Playle Educational issues in preparing community health nurses to use nursing diagnosis with population groups Anne Neufeld and Margaret J Harrison Reconceptualizing the theory-practice gap in mental health nursing John Hopton Volume Contents Book reviews 233 Obituary/Diary/Forthcoming issues 237 Editorial — What are the implications of integration for nursing research and nursing education 239 Peter Draper Will enrolled nurses feature in the English National Board’s equal opportunities policy research? Meg Bond SUBMITTED PAPERS An investigation of the components used to calculate staff:student ratios in nursing and midwifery education Sarah Murray, Susan ProcterJ,a n Reed and Hazel Sedgwick Book review A relational view of learning: implications for nurse education J Cust Vocationalism: a mirror on the profession Jeremy G Warr Book review Levels of helping: a framework to assist tutors in providing tutorial support at the level students want and need Terry Wilson Book review The development of the generalist nurse within pre-registration nurse education in the UK: some points for consideration Owen Barr and David Sines Teaching the analysis of textual data: an experiential approach Philip Burnard An observational study of student nurses’ measurement of arterial blood pressure by sphygmomanometry and auscultation Colin Torrance and Eve Serginson How nurse teachers keep up-to-date: their methods and practices Christine Love Facilitating research-based practice by educational intervention E Anne Lacey Book review Comment Letter to the Editor Book reviews Diary/Forthcoming issues Editorial — The golden age of nursing education? Reflections on the Seventh Internationa! Nurse Education Tomorrow Conference — September | 996 Peter Birchenall and Elizabeth Perkins Defining a model for team leader development Stephen Knight, Sam Ayer, Lesley Joyce and Vicki Nightingale SUBMITTED PAPERS Coping with the absurd: a first-time educational researcher’s reflection Mary Andrew Using simulation to test critical thinking skills of nursing students Shelley L_Johannsson and Dana Hames Wertenberger Nurse Education Today Orientation to higher education: the challenges and rewards Yvonne Hill, Kate Dewar and Janet MacGregor The utilization and evaluation of a simulation game in pre-registration nurse education Stuart Wildman and Maggie Reeves An evaluation of the problem-solving ability of diplomates from a comprehensive nursing programme Joan T N Makhathini and Leana R Uys An analysis of the concept facilitation Kathryn D Cross The benefits of Newman and Parse in helping nurse teachers determine methods to enhance student creativity Brenda J Jacono and John J Jacono Midwives’ motivation for continuing education Halldéra Laszlo and Robert J Strettle External review for promotion and tenure in schools of nursing Lyn Reilly, Joan Carlisle, Kathleen Mikan and Melissa Goldsmith Students in employment: learning and working Colette Ferguson and Marie Cerinus An exploratory study into the experience of part-time nurse teachers compared to full-time nurse teachers Pauline L Wareham Comment Letter to the Editor Diary/Forthcoming issues Guest Editorial - Nursing education: a junior doctor’s view Martin Gaba The challenge of change in nurse education: traditionally trained nurses’ perceptions of Project 2000 Gary Hickey Student nurses’ knowledge in relation to blood pressure measurement by sphygmomanometry and auscultation Colin Torrance and Eve Serginson The changing roles of external examiners Keith Hurst Experiences of encouraging student-centred learning within a wellness-oriented curriculum Denise Button and Sue Davies The use of criteria-based grading profiles in formative and summative assessment Frank Milligan Promoting reflection in postgraduate nursing: a theoretical model Taleb Durgahee Nurse education consultancy: a new role David A Jenkins Factors influencing the branch choice of students on a nursing undergraduate programme Stephanie A Pye and Lawrence A Whyte Student reflective groups at a Scottish College of Nursing Bernadette Stoddart, Peter Cope, Bill Inglis, Collette McIntosh and Stuart Hislop Nursing education: the marriage of two normative worlds — creating a sustainable relationship? Frances A Sutton Volume Contents Book reviews 450 Acknowledgement to referees 453 Diary/Forthcoming issues 454 Author index 455 Subject Index 457 ©Pearson Professional Ltd 1996 ISSN 0260-6917 All rights reserved. Apart from fair dealing for the purposes of research or private study, or criticism or review, as permitted under the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act, 1988, this publication may only be reproduced, stored or transmitted, in any form or by any means, with the prior permission of the Publishers (Churchill Livingstone, Robert Stevenson House, 1-3 Baxter’s Place, Leith Walk, Edinburgh EH! 3AF, UK), or in the case of reprographic reproduction in accordance with the terms of licences issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency Ltd, 90 Tottenham Court Road, London WIP 9HE. 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