CURRENT ISSUE

  Vol. 48   No. 6   June 2009

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Editorial
The Case for Cases: A Pedagogy for Developing Habits of Thought

Christine A. Tanner, PhD, RN, FAAN

Major Articles
Evaluation Tool for Clinical Nursing Textbooks: Bridging Content Analysis with Evidence

Linda C. Cassata, PhD, RN and Tina M. Cox, MSN, RN

Examining Patterns of Change in the Critical Thinking Skills of Graduate Nursing Students

Maureen A. McMullen, DNSc, APRN, BC and William F. McMullen, EdD, LICSW

Spiraling Evidence-Based Practice and Outcomes Management Concepts in an Undergraduate Curriculum: A Systematic Approach

Amy Miner Ross, PhD, RN, CNS; Joanne Noone, PhD, FNP; Linda L. Luce, MS, RN and Stephanie A. Sideras, PhD, RN

The Nature of Evidence in Teaching Practice

Barbara Patterson, PhD, RN

Educational Innovations
Using New Resources to Teach Evidence-Based Practice

Mary L. Heye, PhD, RN, ACNS-BC, RN-C and Kathleen R. Stevens, EdD, RN, ANEF, FAAN

Collaborative Strategies for Teaching Evidence-Based Practice in Accelerated Second-Degree Programs

Ann Kruszewski, PhD, RN; Elizabeth Brough, PhD, RN and Mary B. Killeen, PhD, RN, NEA-BC

Student Articulation of a Nursing Philosophical Statement: An Assignment to Enhance Critical Thinking Skills and Promote Learning

Cheri Ann Hernandez, PhD, RN, CDE

Concept-Based Learning Activities Using the Clinical Judgment Model as a Foundation for Clinical Learning

Ann Nielsen, MN, RN

Department
Syllabus Selection: Innovative Learning Activity