Misplaced confidence in a profession’s ability to safeguard the public?

Educational gaming in the health sciences: systematic review

“…One of the aims of higher education for healthcare professionals is to develop practitioners who have the knowledge and skills to enable them to work competently and safely (Shanley 2001). The educational theorist Kolb (1984) developed a four‐stage cyclical experiential theory of learning.…”

Nursing competence 10 years on: fit for practice and purpose yet?

“…Debate continued amongst academics as to whether this model of assessment was superior to continuous clinical assessment, multi‐choice papers or the essay (Nicol & Freeth 1998, Shanley 2001). However, there could be no doubt that a major requirement of the nursing profession was to safeguard the public in providing a valid and reliable means of admitting to practice only those who meet the minimum requirements.…”

O ensino da ressuscitação cardiopulmonar em adultos na graduação em enfermagem: uma revisão integrativa da literatura

“…As avaliações das estratégias devem ser eficazes e são necessárias para garantir ensino de alta qualidade e aprendizagem, para que os estudantes possam cumprir o papel da profissão de enfermagem (SHANLEY, 2001). …”