A Letter to my Future Nursing Students & Practicing Nurses

Dear students/ Practicing nurses,
        Before exploring the endless possibilities of technology in education I was familiar with traditional lecture-based teaching. This style of teaching was used in almost all of my education through my associates program for nursing. As I advanced my education toward my Bachelors in Nursing I started to see some changes in education. Short videos, class discussion,  and online discussion boards started to become a normal process as I worked toward my degree. As I have progressed from the traditional lecture-based style of teaching to an innovative and interactive style of teaching in my Master's program I have seen many benefits. It is evident that the effectiveness of implementing different technological teaching methods will help you to be more involved in your learning process and help you critically think. This can be accomplished by group activities, digital storytelling, using clickers, participate in simulation, incorporate short videos into lecture, start critical thinking exercises, utilize Moovly, and other videos to help student to see how things work. This educational experience allows me to be creative and offer more learning opportunities to help you succeed as a nurse to deliver safe patient care. I am excited for this journey that we will take together and I am willing to invest the time and creativity it takes to help you understand many challenging concepts.

        I have learned the importance of focusing on the delivery of content, and how to effectively transform new concepts and apply them practice. Education is an experience and through different avenues we build on previous knowledge to gain a better understanding in how to manage the complex aging population. In order to deal with these complex patient problems it is important to participate in different activities to stimulate your though process and promote new ways of thinking. Completing each class in my Masters Program through Roberts Wesleyan College I have learned a lot and will continue to learn different methods to help transform you into  a strong clinical nurse. I am excited about the endless opportunities of technology and will continue to strive to learn something new to help you in understanding different patient problems.

Sincerely,
Melanie Harvey

One of the strongest and most far-reaching current trends in health care is the application of evidence-based practice through the development of research and information technology/informatics. This trend is visible across all sectors of nursing, including practice, education, research, and administration. The rationale behind this trend is to improve client care by selecting best practice options grounded in viable research, and to expand the theoretical foundations of all health professions

-June Kaminski