Accelerating Curriculum Design: "A Love It, Don't Leave It" Approach to Creative Process and Idealized Design

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Mary Bouchaud, PhD, RN, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Angela Gerolamo, PhD, APRN, BCPS, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Beth Ann Swan, PhD, CRNP, FAAN, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Kathleen Black, PhD, RNC, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Karen Alexander, MSN, RN, CCRN, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Jennifer L. Bellot, PhD, MHSA, CNE, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Denise Brown, MSN, RNC, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Susan Egger, PhD, RN, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Rachel Scherzer, MSN, RN, CCRN, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Kathy Shaffer, EdD, RN, CNE, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Catherine Levonian, PhD, RN, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow
Dori Sullivan, PhD, RN, NE-BC, CPHQ, FAAN, Thomas Jefferson UniversityFollow

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Purpose and Background:

The Institute of Medicine’s (IOM) report (2010) on the “Future of Nursing” emphasized the need for nurses to lead health care change. One of the key messages in this report is a call to action for nursing schools to re-envision nursing education that focuses on a population-based perspective and emerging roles for nurses across the care continuum. With an evolving focus on primary and community-based care rather than acute care, and recognition of the importance of coordinating care and managing transitions across providers and settings of care, registered nurses now and in the future will need to be prepared with a breadth of knowledge, skills, and competencies. In response, the Jefferson College of Nursing (JCN) embarked on the ambitious task of designing a new 21st century baccalaureate nursing curriculum over a 13-month period.

Nursing curriculum design varies widely and can span the course of two to five years. To reduce the lengthy process and ensure faculty commitment, JCN leadership selected a core team of nine faculty members to navigate the full faculty through the design of the curriculum. Each team member was assigned three teaching credits for curriculum development and design.

Although a 13-month turnaround time for curriculum design is unprecedented, what is most unique about JCN’s initiative is that it began with a charge of developing an idealized curriculum from a blank slate. To ensure that the curriculum reflected multiple perspectives, the team recruited six stakeholders including a nurse practice partner, health care consumer, community leader, alumnus, current student, and adjunct clinical faculty.

Poster presented at:

NLN Education Summit, 2015:Bridging Practice and Education, Las Vegas, Nevada, September 30, 2015-October 2, 2015.

Publication Date

9-30-2015

Keywords

Accelerating Curriculum Design: "A Love It, Don't Leave It" Approach to Creative Process and Idealized Design, nursing, Thomas Jefferson University

Disciplines

Nursing

Recommended Citation

Bouchaud, PhD, RN, Mary; Gerolamo, PhD, APRN, BCPS, Angela; Swan, PhD, CRNP, FAAN, Beth Ann; Black, PhD, RNC, Kathleen; Alexander, MSN, RN, CCRN, Karen; Bellot, PhD, MHSA, CNE, Jennifer L.; Brown, MSN, RNC, Denise; Egger, PhD, RN, Susan; Scherzer, MSN, RN, CCRN, Rachel; Shaffer, EdD, RN, CNE, Kathy; Levonian, PhD, RN, Catherine; and Sullivan, PhD, RN, NE-BC, CPHQ, FAAN, Dori, "Accelerating Curriculum Design: "A Love It, Don't Leave It" Approach to Creative Process and Idealized Design" (2015). College of Nursing Posters. 11.
https://jdc.jefferson.edu/nursingposters/11