A faculty member in a community-college setting identifies several con

QUESTION

A faculty member in a community-college setting identifies several concerns that she has with the curriculum and wants to improve the way in which the curriculum is taught.

She forms a committee to look at this, and an ideal nursing curriculum is identified and compared to the one that is currently in place. Which of the following characteristics of ideal nursing-education programs outlined by Ironside and Valiga would best provide an opportunity for improved satisfaction of nursing faculty?

A) Smarter, not harder, work habits of faculty
B) Visible thinking of faculty when interacting with students
C) Faculty teaching assignments that support their passion
D) Clinical practice in all courses

ANSWER:

C