National Board Certification and Associations
- American Nurses AssociationProfessional organization representing interests of registered nurses.
- Department of Safety and Professional Services-Registered NurseThe Department of Safety and Professional Services is responsible for ensuring the safe and competent practice of licensed professionals in Wisconsin.
- Lippincott's NursingCenter.comThis major medical publisher offers some full-text articles from the American Journal of Nursing and other nursing journals, links to nursing web resources and organizations, career information.
- Online Journal of Issues in NursingThe Kent State University College of Nursing provides a peer-reviewed, electronic forum for discussion of issues in nursing. Recent issues are archived.
Why Should We Care??
Sources:
Singleton, M. (2011). Adjusting the Prescription: The School of Medicine overhauls its century-old educational approach. In University of Virginia Magazine. Retrieved July 14, 2014
Ramnarayan, K., & Hande, S. (2005, September). Thoughts on Self-Directed Learning in Medical Schools: Making Students More Responsible. In Johns Hopkins School of Education. Retrieved July 14, 2014
Self-directed Learning
Self-directed Learning (SDL) is the process where "individuals take the initiative, with or without the help of others, in diagnosing their learning needs, formulating learning goals, identifying human and material resources for learning, choosing and implementing appropriate learning strategies, and evaluating learning outcomes." (Malcolm Knowles)
Nursing Cover Letter and Resume Advice
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