Design thinking: Opportunities for application in nursing education

Nursing students need skills in creative thinking and empathy for navigating a diverse patient population and the ever-changing landscape of the current healthcare system (American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN), 2008). While a major focus of nursing education is fostering critical thinking and psychomotor skill development, educators must also foster creativity and innovation to tackle the problems facing healthcare today (Institute of Medicine, 2011). Additionally, employers look for graduates to possess empathy and embody a “caring professional” attitude (Griffiths et al., 2012).
Source: Nurse Education Today - Category: Nursing Authors: Tags: Big Ideas Source Type: research