Teaching Materials

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Re-inventing anatomy: the impact of plastination on how we see the human body.

Over the past 20 years the development of plastination has opened up new vistas for gross anatomy. In particular, it has led to a major expansion in the range of human anatomic specimens available for teaching and its potential value in research is ...
D G Jones (Clin Anat, 200211)
re-inventing-anatomy-impact-plastination-see-human-body.asp

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The role of open learning in nurse education. Does it have a place?

A perceptible shift has begun, away from mass lectures towards more flexible, novel and adaptable methods of teaching and learning. A variety of terms (open, distance, flexible) have been used to describe such instructional methods, a key characteristic ...
Farnaz Heidari, Kathleen Galvin (Nurse Educ Today, 200211)
role-open-learning-nurse-education-place.asp

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Patient education in renal transplantation.

Renal transplantation is the surgical implantation of a human kidney from a compatible donor into a recipient. Renal transplantation is a means of restoring renal function to normal in most patients, thus allowing a return to a healthy lifestyle. ...
N Akyolcu (EDTNA ERCA J, 200210-12)
patient-education-renal-transplantation.asp

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Dissemination of an efficacious antenatal smoking cessation program in public hospitals in Australia: a randomized controlled trial.

This study investigated the impact of a behaviorally based intervention designed to increase the number of hospitals that routinely provide effective smoking cessation programs for pregnant women. In Queensland, Australia, 70 publicly funded hospitals ...
John B Lowe, P Kevin P Balanda, Warren R Stanton, Chris Del Mar, Vivienne OConnor (Health Educ Behav, 200210)
dissemination-efficacious-antenatal-smoking-cessation-program-public.asp

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A statewide school tobacco policy review: process, results, and implications.

The federal Pro-Childrens Act of 1994 and other public health laws prompted most schools to create policies that address tobacco issues. To date, however, the literature is devoid of research that assesses the quality of a districts tobacco policy. This ...
Yvonne D Stephens, Gary English (J Sch Health, 200210)
statewide-school-tobacco-policy-review-process-results-implications.asp

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The role of bibliotherapy in health anxiety: an experimental study.

Despite its high prevalence and implications for health care resources, health anxiety is generally considered difficult and expensive to manage. Structured self-help materials (bibliotherapy) using a cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) treatment approach ...
Freda A Jones (Br J Community Nurs, 200210)
role-bibliotherapy-health-anxiety-experimental-study.asp

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Training in airway management.

Management of the airway is central to the practice of anaesthesia, yet trainees frequently feel poorly trained in this area. A large range of skills needs to be acquired, but there are often problems providing training on live patients. We review the ...
K R Stringer, S Bajenov, S M Yentis (Anaesthesia, 200210)
training-airway-management.asp

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Occupational therapists use and perceptions of written client education materials.

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to examine occupational therapists use and perceptions of written education materials for clients and the factors that therapists consider before distributing written materials to clients. This study also aimed to ...
Renee Sharry, Kryss McKenna, Leigh Tooth (Am J Occup Ther, 200209-10)
occupational-therapists-perceptions-written-client-education-materials.asp

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Clinical resource centers in nursing programs.

Whether it is called a nursing lab, clinical resource center, or something else, the need to have a place where students can observe and practice clinical skills before entering the actual clinical setting is critical. Surprisingly, nothing could be ...
Janis C Childs (Nurse Educ, 200209-10)
clinical-resource-centers-nursing-programs.asp

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Twelve tips for the development of electronic study guides.

With recent advances in technology, electronic study guides are becoming extraordinary management, learning and assessment tools in the teaching-learning process, replacing printed study guides. The educational advantages they offer are listed here. ...
Luz Leticia Elizondo Montemayor (Med Teach, 200209)
twelve-tips-development-electronic-study-guides.asp