Using case studies to teach clinical problem-solving

SB Dowd, R Davidhizar - Nurse Educator, 1999 - journals.lww.com
The case study method is a useful student-centered learning strategy that allows students to
solve real-world problems in the safe environment of the classroom. The authors discuss the …

Educating the culturally diverse healthcare student

R Davidhizar, SB Dowd, JN Giger - Nurse Educator, 1998 - journals.lww.com
Diversity among healthcare students is increasing as the population of the United States
changes in composition. Preparation of the culturally diverse healthcare student presents a …

Organizational learning and the learning organization in health care.

SB Dowd - Hospital Materiel Management Quarterly, 2000 - europepmc.org
Learning is seen as a systems-level phenomenon that stays within the organization
regardless of the" players" involved. However, this article reviews some of the history of …

Applied game theory for the hospital manager: Three case studies

SB Dowd - The health care manager, 2004 - journals.lww.com
This article reviews the more complex aspects of game theory than those presented in a
recent HCM article. Following a basic overview of terminology and simplified examples, case …

Use of Giger and Davidhizar's transcultural assessment model by health professions

SB Dowd, JN Giger, R Davidhizar - International nursing …, 1998 - Wiley Online Library
Nursing science is increasingly gaining recognition. Witness the growing use by other
disciplines of nursing's models and ideas. One example is the adoption of the Giger and …

Stress resulting from change and restructuring: A cognitive approach

SB Dowd, NE Bolus - Family and Community Health, 1998 - JSTOR
Restructuring of the health care system has brought about stress in health care workers who
are attempting to adapt to change. Although most stress-reduction approaches utilize …

Death, dying and grief in a transcultural context: application of the Giger and Davidhizar assessment model

SB Dowd, VL Poole, R Davidhizar, JN Giger - The Hospice Journal, 1998 - Taylor & Francis
One of the most challenging aspects of death education and grief counseling is providing
care and education that is relevant to the cultural, racial, and ethnic needs of the client. Often …

Using critical thinking to teach empathy

GF Greathouse, SB Dowd - Radiologic Technology, 1996 - go.gale.com
A critical thinking method can be used to teach empathetic communication to radiologic
technology students. A curriculum can include a two-to-three week unit in critical thinking, an …

Helping staff cope with change.

SB Dowd, R Shearer, R Davidhizar - Hospital Materiel Management …, 1998 - europepmc.org
Change seems to be the one constant in health care. This article examines how employees
react to change and provides guidelines to help them and managers overcome barriers to …

Skill-specific staffing intensity and the cost of hospital care

RH Robertson, SB Dowd, M Hassan - Health Care Management …, 1997 - journals.lww.com
Hospital managers have changed their staffing strategies to reduce the cost of care. Such
hospitals may be both understaffed and underskilled in terms of some caregivers. …