Women's Health Track, MGH Institute of Health Professions, Graduate Program in Nursing, Charlestown, Massachusetts 02129, USA.
J Nurs Educ. 2009 Oct;48(10):583-7. doi: 10.3928/01484834-20090917-02. Epub 2009 Oct 9.
Given the current demands on nursing education, the introduction of new content into curricula can present significant challenges for nursing faculty. This is particularly true when the content being introduced is the subject of deep ethical, religious, or political controversy. This article offers a unique model for approaching curricula reform that draws on a decade-long effort to increase abortion-related content in nursing programs in New England and other regions of the United States mounted by a nonprofit organization. Strategies used and successes of the project are discussed. Faculty interested in introducing controversial topics into curricula, as well as advocacy groups that seek to stimulate curricula reform, may find this discussion to be particularly relevant and instructive to their efforts.
鉴于当前对护理教育的需求，将新内容引入课程可能会给护理教师带来重大挑战。当引入的内容是道德、宗教或政治争议的主题时尤其如此。本文提供了一种独特的课程改革方法，该方法借鉴了一个非营利组织在美国新英格兰和其他地区长达十年的努力，旨在增加护理项目中与堕胎相关的内容。讨论了所使用的策略和项目的成功。有兴趣将有争议的主题引入课程的教师，以及寻求激发课程改革的倡导团体，可能会发现这一讨论对他们的努力特别相关和有益。
