Increasing Cultural Awareness in the Advanced Nursing Practice Program Through Active Learning.

As student cultural diversity increases in higher education, educators must implement bias-free evaluations and active learning activities. The objective structured clinical examination (OSCE), an active learning strategy where simulated patients role-play specific clinical scenarios, can be part of the advanced nursing practice (ANP) educational program for either formative or summative competencies evaluation. This article describes active learning and theatrical techniques used in a grant-funded workshop to increase cultural awareness among ANP students, nurse educators, and simulated patients.

Active Learning: A Concept Analysis With Implications for Nursing Education.

Aim: The aim of this study was to understand the concept of active learning and its potential use in nursing academia.

Background: The demands for innovative teaching-learning strategies in higher education increased in the past decade to foster higher level of thinking. The nurse educator must prepare students entering the nursing profession, which mandates safe patient care, using a pedagogical learning process such as active learning.