Sacred Cows in Nurse Education: Are Faculty Scared to Dream?

Abstract

In this column, the authors share insights on traditions and new perspectives regarding teaching-learning uncovered through their experiences in higher education. Challenging teachers to consider letting go of the sacred cows often embraced in nurse education, the authors explore the humanbecoming teaching-learning model as a means of making curricular decisions in creating programs founded in a solid nursing foundation.

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humanbecoming nurse education sacred cows teaching-learning

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