Becoming a registered nurse

Christine Alavi, Southern Cross University
Marie Cooke, University of Otago
Marie Crowe, University of Otago

Abstract

This paper describes research carried out with clinical agencies and former students to ascertain the effectiveness of curriculum design within the third year of a problem-based Bachelor of Nursing programme. It shows that where holistic care, time management, prioritization of care, working as a team member, and sophisticated clinical reasoning were introduced as deliberate strategies in students' learning, the transition to the workplace was more successful.