Introduction     xiv
In Memoriam     xvii
Perspectives on Adults as Learners     1
How Adults Learn   Barbara K. Penn, PhD, RN, BC     3
Traditional Nursing Students   Heidi Taylor, PhD, RN     19
RN-to-BSN Students   Diane Graham Webb, MSN, RN, CNE   Ann Deshotels, MSN, RN, CNE     33
Second-Degree Master's Students   Melanie Dreher, PhD, RN, FAAN     43
Intergenerational Perspectives   Lydia R. Zager, MSN, RN, CNAA-BC     65
Adults as Students: Special Considerations   Esther H. Condon, PhD, RN     77
Teaching Adults     87
Planning a Course   Patsy Maloney, EdD, RN, BC, CNAA, CEN     89
Developing a Course Syllabus   Debra P. Shelton, EdD, APRN-CS, CNA, OCN, CNE     97
Learner-Centered Teaching   Jean E. Bartels, PhD, RN     105
The Power of the Classroom Climate   Patricia G. Coyle-Rogers, PhD, RN-BC     119
Managing the Modern Classroom   Anita Wingate, PhD, RN     133
Developing and Revising Curriculum   Debra P. Shelton, EdD, APRN-CS, CNA, OCN, CNE     153
Beyond the Classroom: Considering Distance Education Approaches   Helen R.Connors, PhD, RN, Dr PS (Hon), FAAN     163
Clinical Teaching     177
Strategic Relationships With Clinical Agencies   Terry Misener, PhD, RN, FAAN     179
Developing New Clinical Experiences for Students   Susan Letvak, PhD, RN     191
Managing Logistics of Clinical Experiences   Brenda Kelley Burke, MS, APRN, BC     201
Teaching in Clinical Settings   Brenda Kelley Burke, MS, APRN, BC   Sue Ellen Van Nostrand, NS, FNP, BC     209
Working With Clinical Preceptors   Barbara K. Haas, PhD, RN   Kathleen Deardorff, MSN, RN     219
Utilizing Clinical Simulation   Debra Spunt, DNP, RN, FAAN   Barbara G. Covington, PhD, RN     233
Evaluating Students and Learning     253
Evaluating Teaching and Learning   Jackie McVey, PhD, RN     255
The Importance of Objectives   Jackie McVey, PhD, RN     265
Developing Trustworthy Classroom Tests   Mary E. McDonald, MA, RN     275
Beyond Tests: Other Ways to Evaluate Learning   Debra P. Shelton, EdD, APRN-CS, CNA, OCN, CNE     287
Clinical Evaluation   Marilyn H. Oermann, PhD, RN, FAAN     299
Resolving Grade Disputes With Students   Paula W. Boley, EdD, RN      315
Using Standardized Achievement Tests   Julia Aucoin, DNS, RN-BC, CNE     327
Preparing Students for the NCLEX-RN   Loretta Manning, MSN, RN, GNP     339
Recurrent Themes in Teaching Nursing     359
Facilitating Critical Thinking and Effective Reasoning   Pamela B. Webber, PhD, RN, CFNP     361
Teaching Evidence-Based Practice   Lisa Sams, MSN, RNC   Donna G. Knauth, PhD, RN, FACCE     385
Ethical Issues in Teaching Nursing   Esther H. Condon, PhD, RN     401
Legal Issues in Teaching Nursing   Susan Sweat Gunby, PhD, RN     411
Encouraging Professional Awareness and Activism   Rebecca Bowers-Lanier, EdD, RN   Karin Beecroft, MSN, RN     423
Developing Students Into Leaders   Lydia R. Zager, MSN, RN, CNAA-BC     435
Considering Emerging Curriculum Issues   Joan M. Stanley, PhD, RN, CRNP, FAAN     447
Flourishing in the Faculty Role     461
Understanding the Nursing Faculty Shortage   Linda E. Berlin, DrPH, RNC   Karen R. Sechrist, PhD, RN, FAAN     463
Beginning in the Faculty Role   Jackie McVey, PhD, RN     477
Nursing Within the College/University Environment   Carole Anderson, PhD, RN, FAAN     487
Perspectives of the Nursing Dean at a Small Liberal Arts School   Judeen Schulte, PhD, RN     497
Perspectives of the Nursing Dean at an Academic Health Center   Jeanette Lancaster, PhD, RN, FAAN     505
Faculty Roles and Expectations   Jane Marie Kirschling, DNS, RN     515
Anticipating an Academic Career   Katharyn A. May, DNSc, RN, FAAN     531
Index     543