Innovative methods and learning techniques used to improve the quality of education in Slovakia in the nursing

Innovative methods and learning techniques used to improve the quality of education in Slovakia in the nursing

The submission has not been previously published, nor is it before another journal for consideration (or an explanation has been provided in Comments to the Editor).The submission file is in OpenOffice, Microsoft Word, RTF, or WordPerfect document file format.Where available, URLs for the references have been provided.The text is single-spaced; uses a 12-point font; employs italics, rather than underlining (except with URL addresses); and all illustrations, figures, and tables are placed within the text at the appropriate points, rather than at the end.The text adheres to the stylistic and bibliographic requirements outlined in the Author Guidelines, which is found in About the Journal.If submitting to a peer-reviewed section of the journal, the instructions in Ensuring a Blind Review have been followed.Abstract The university education system in nursing is currently strengthened by the European directives, enhanced by the adoption of the Bologna Declaration and implemented into the curriculum of university institutions in Slovakia. In the process of learning in nursing, various methods and techniques are used to improve the quality of the education. The aim of the paper is to present structure of selected innovative learning methods and techniques used at the Faculty of Health Care University of Presov in Presov. According to new accreditation of the nursing study programme, the following are used in the 1st and 2nd degree of learning: Workshop, Educational plan, Nursing process, Managerial diary, Ishikawa diagram and SWOT analysis. In the 1st degree of learning, the Nursing process and Educational plan are often used, and in the 2nd degree of learning, the Managerial diary is often used. Each method or technique represents a different workload for the student. This workload and the amount of work spent on the student is taken into account in the credit education system. In general, these methods improve the learning process in nursing at the both degrees of education institution. 

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