Diagnosing and treating Enquiry Based Learning fatigue in Graduate Entry Nursing students.

The use of student directed study approaches such as Enquiry Based Learning (EBL) in the design and implementation of Graduate Entry Nursing Circular is well established. The rational relates to the maximisation of graduate attributes such as motivation to learn, the ability to identify, search and assimilate relevant literature and the desire to take ownership of the direction and pace of learning. Existing alongside this however, is the observation that students remain under confident in the application of knowledge to a clinical context and frustrated with learning approaches which do not appear directly related to improving their competence in this area.

An integrated educational model for graduate entry nursing cirriculum design.

The constraints influencing the development of nurse education are widely debated and discussed within the academic, professional and public arena. In order to challenge these constraints it is proposed that nurse education should promote every opportunity for students to engage in critical dialogue with a range of influential sources. This paper will report on an integrated educational model for graduate entry curriculum design.