Using Problem-Based Learning for Occupational and Environmental Health Nursing Education

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• Alternative Title:
  AAOHN J
• Personal Author:
  Ivicek, Kristy ; de Castro, A. B. ; Salazar, Mary K. ; Murphy, Helen H. ; Keifer, Matthew
• Description:
  Problem-based learning, which emphasizes group collaboration to solve real-world case scenarios, is an instructional approach that is well suited to occupational and environmental health nursing education. Learners actively work through case studies rather than passively receive information presented through lectures. Problem-based learning methods promote critical thinking skills and motivate learning, preparing learners for professional practice in complex, ever-changing environments. Despite these advantages, problem-based learning is under-utilized in nursing education compared to more traditional lecture methods. This article presents key concepts of problem-based learning, discusses problem-based learning in educating occupational and environmental health nurses, and describes the development of a problem-based learning case aimed at increasing occupational and environmental health nurses capacity to address pesticide exposure among migrant and seasonal agricultural workers.
• Subjects:
  Agricultural Workers' Diseases Education, Nursing, Graduate Environmental Health Humans Occupational Health Nursing Pesticides Problem-Based Learning Transients And Migrants
• Source:
  AAOHN J. 59(3):127-133
• Pubmed ID:
  21366187
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC3717167
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  KL2 RR025015/RR/NCRR NIH HHSUnited States/ ; T42 OH008433/OH/NIOSH CDC HHSUnited States/ ; T42OH008433/ACL/ACL HHSUnited States/ ; 3T42OH008433/OH/NIOSH CDC HHSUnited States/
• Volume:
  59
• Issue:
  3
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:938aa343d7693f7d95ac55e552072aad42d9a986a66a2cc113850c1f6bd15bf2
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/33602/cdc_33602_DS1.pdf
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