From the desk of Adrianne Avillion, DEd, RN
Staff Development Weekly: Insight on Evidence-Based Practice in Education, July 30, 2010
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Editor's note: This feature is written by nursing staff development expert Adrianne Avillion. Each week, Adrianne writes about an important issue in the area of staff development or answers reader questions. If you have a question for Adrianne, e-mail her at adrianne1@comcast.net.
Q. I am orienting a new staff development specialist who had about a year of experience in the specialty before joining our organization. She needs help setting priorities. For example, she reacted to a few negative program evaluations and wanted to make program revisions without looking at the big picture. How can I help her?
A. I find critical-thinking exercises to be helpful in these kinds of situations. In the past, I've developed several critical-thinking case study modules. For example, set up a case study similar to the situation you've described and offer several options for the learner, such as revising programs based on the negative evaluations, analyzing all data before making a decision, ignoring the negative evaluations, etc.
Ask her to pick an option and then justify her choice. Then offer the correct answer, which helps her analyze all available evidence and make decisions based on such analysis. Coach her through various scenarios and you'll find that this will be very helpful.
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