Open AccessThe classroom comes alive: Team-based active learning in an undergraduate psychiatric mental health nursing course
Author(s) -
Joy Lauerer,
Berry Anderson,
Teresa Atz,
Kimbi G. Marenakos
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of nursing education and practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1925-4059
pISSN - 1925-4040
DOI - 10.5430/jnep.v7n11p107
Subject(s) - anxiety , nursing , mental health , psychological intervention , psychology , nurse education , active learning (machine learning) , medicine , medical education , psychiatry , statistics , mathematics
Many undergraduate students enter psychiatric mental health nursing with anxiety, fear, and negative attitudes related to the patient population and their complex care. This issue is further complicated by the unique learning needs of an increasingly diverse group of students who require innovative, multi-modal teaching strategies. Faculty strive to provide active learning strategies to help students practice mental health nursing skills within a safe and non-threatening environment. These educational interventions can further develop self-confidence in student nurses to provide safe and therapeutic nursing care. This article discusses integrating components of flipped classroom and active, team-based learning into an undergraduate psychiatric mental health-nursing course.