Question

Using two peer-reviewed articles, give a short summary of the current best practices in the traditional environment, that is identified in the nursing research literature.

what are the similarities and differences between traditional and online teaching practices.

-citations needed

Answer 1

Nursing research emanated from and continues to develop because of a societal mandate and demand for professional nursing services. Nursing research reflects the profession's focus on the health status and care of individuals and populations.

Knowledge essential to clinical practice which derived from nursing research as well as the more traditional areas of environmental health research such as human disease manifestation, risk assessment, and risk management.

*Patient safety research has focused on data analyses to identify patient safety issues and to demonstrate that a new practice will lead to improved quality and patient safety.

*Clinical decision_ making provides nurses with a method to use critically appraised and scientifically proven evidence for delivering quality health care to a specific population. Explore nurses to awareness of, knowledge of, and attitude toward EBP and factors likely to encourage or create barriers to adoption.

*Evidence based practice in nursing is an integration of research evidence, clinical expertise and a patient's preferences. This problem-solving approach to clinical practice encourages nurses to provide individualized patient care.

Research in Nursing also provides students with the theory and practical examples to understand the research framework in nursing. The research framework introduced in the book has three different intersecting purposes:

(i) to show students how to critically appraise existing research

(ii) to show students how the results of research can be used in clinical practice to inform patient care

(iii) to conduct their own research.

SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCE BETWEEN TRADITIONAL AND ONLINE TEACHING PRACTICES

More and more students are transitioning from a traditional teaching practices to an online learning environment.

SIMILARITIES

DIFFERENCE

Both online learning and traditional learning require a great amount of work. Giving and receiving feedback is important in both environments. Assignments are a huge part of both learning experience. The challenges and rewards are the same in both traditional and online environment. Both require that students manage their time wisely for the better experience While some studies show online students slightly outperforming their traditional classroom counterparts, most indicate that there is little difference in overall performance the two formats.

*Online learning includes both synchronous and asynchronous learning. *Online learning requires more self-direction and discipline in order to get coursework completed on time. *Online feedback can be slower than that of face-to-face feedback found in the traditional classroom. *All students stand on equal footing in an online learning environment as opposed to traditional learning environment. The student that raises their hand first or talks the loudest may be at more of an advantage that the others in the traditional classroom. *In an online learning environment everyone is equal as there are not any face-to-face interactions that would give another more vocal student the advantage. *Networking and social interactions are different in an online learning environment than in a traditional learning environment.

CITATIONS

*Alfaro-LeFevre R. Critical Thinking, Clinical Reasoning, and Clinical Judgment: A Practical Approach. 5th ed. St. Louis, MO: Elsevier-Saunders; 2013.

*Research in Nursing Evidence for best practice, October 2014

Edition: 5thPublisher: CemgageEditor: Paul SmitzISBN: 9780170237536

*Garrison, D. R. & Kanuka, H. (2004). Blended learning: Uncovering its transformative potential in higher education.