Impact of creativity in nursing education.
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2019
Authors
Sameer Hamdan
Burçin IŞIK
Samar THABET JALLAD
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New Trends and Issues Proceedings on Advances in Pure and Applied Sciences
Abstract
Nowadays, the world has changed from a production source to a services-driven force; there are
new challenges and shifts towards meaningful learning, together with rapid technological, socio economic and environmental changes which call for a specific educational approach that learners
need to acquire meaningful knowledge with encouraging them to utilize their knowledge in
learning process to develop lifelong learning skills in order to prepare them for a complex future.
Creativity in nursing education is an essential competence in fostering nursing learners; as both
creative and critical thinking skills are needed to identify issues and create critical solutions to
improve learners’ cognitive attributes and reflection and engagement in learning by developing
assessment strategies and inspiring internal motivation for lifelong learning during various
teaching activities. So, nursing programs must prepare nurses who can successfully perform in
an environment that demands innovative problem-solving through provided students with
information and experience in the creative process. In this context, this paper reviews the impacts
of creativity in nursing education.
Key words: Nursing education; Creativity; Creative thinking; Strategies of creativity
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Hamdan, S., Isik, B., & Jallad, S. (2019). Impact of creativity in nursing education. New Trends and Issues Proceedings on Advances in Pure and Applied Sciences, (11), 39-45. https://doi.org/10.18844/gjpaas.v0i11.4312