Abstract

Transformative learning encourages critical reflection and experience in discourse that requires adult learners to reframe perspectives and assumptions. Nurse educators are the cornerstone to building a foundation of transformation. The purpose of this project was to determine if transformational learning was achieved in a local alternative clinical experience.

Notes

Item was accepted for presentation at NERC 2018 but not presented at the event.

Author Details

Cynthia Smith-Peters, DNP; Brandy E. Strahan, PhD, RN; Meredith Johnson, MSN, RN; Crystal G. Bennett, PhD, RN -- School of Nursing, University of West Florida, Pensacola, Florida, USA; Melanie Sutton, PhD, Department of Public Health, University of West Florida, Pensacola, Florida, USA

Sigma Membership

Upsilon Kappa

Lead Author Affiliation

University of West Florida, Pensacola, Florida, USA

Type

Poster

Format Type

Text-based Document

Study Design/Type

N/A

Research Approach

N/A

Keywords:

Clinical Experiences, Nursing Education, Transformational Learning Theory

Conference Name

Nursing Education Research Conference 2018

Conference Host

Sigma Theta Tau International,National League for Nursing

Conference Location

Washington, DC, USA

Conference Year

2018

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Acquisition

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Building a foundation of transformation

Washington, DC, USA

Transformative learning encourages critical reflection and experience in discourse that requires adult learners to reframe perspectives and assumptions. Nurse educators are the cornerstone to building a foundation of transformation. The purpose of this project was to determine if transformational learning was achieved in a local alternative clinical experience.