THE FEASIBILITY OF USING AN ADAPTATION OF THE MONTESSORI METHOD TO TEACH BASIC NURSING SKILLS TO BEGINNING GENERIC BACCALAUREATE NURSING STUDENTS (NURSING EDUCATION).
Contributors: University of North Texas.
Published: 1992
Number of pages: 122
Subjects: Health Sciences, Nursing.; Education, Higher.; Health Sciences, Education.
Description: The purposes of this study are to determine the extent to which nursing education administrators accept the use of an adapted Montessori method in teaching basic nursing skills and to determine the feasibility of implementing such a method. Data were collected from 420 administrative heads of schools of nursing that offer generic baccalaureate programs accredited by the National League for Nursing; 256 usable questionnaires constituted a response rate of 60.95 percent.

The study reveals that nursing faculty in generic nursing programs are free to explore methods for teaching basic nursing skills that advocate independent learning, student centered activities, and flexible timetables for learning and mastery of skills. For the purpose of instruction, skills can be reduced to a series of basic sensory exercises which support the learning and performance of a skill. Nursing faculty interested in learning more about methods for instructing students in basic nursing skills will most likely have to fund their own education or secure funds through a source other than the institution of higher education. Instruction in basic nursing skills appears to be affected by the economic condition of the supporting institution.

The recommendations for this study include regular and ongoing evaluation of the effectiveness of modes of instruction being used in on-campus laboratories for teaching basic nursing skills. Faculty are encouraged to become familiar with the basic tenets of the Montessori method, especially in relation to the education of the senses, and should determine what use they may serve in the teaching and learning process related to preparing beginning generic baccalaureate nursing students to safely and competently perform basic nursing procedures.
Notes: Source: Dissertation Abstracts International, Volume: 53-08, Section: B, page: 4034.

Thesis (PH.D.)--UNIVERSITY OF NORTH TEXAS, 1992.

School code: 0158.