Includes bibliographical references and index.

Creation of an evidence-informed, context-relevant, unified curriculum -- Faculty development for curriculum work and change -- Ongoing appraisal in curriculum work -- Scholarship in curriculum work -- Determining the need and gaining support for curriculum development -- Deciding on the curriculum leader and leading curriculum development -- Organizing for curriculum development -- Data gathering for an evidence-informed, context-relevant, unified curriculum -- Analyzing and interpreting contextual data for an evidence-informed, context-relevant, unified curriculum -- Establishing philosophical and educational approaches for an evidence-informed, context-relevant, unified curriculum -- Formulating curriculum goals and outcomes for an evidence-informed, context-relevant, unified curriculum -- Designing an evidence-informed, context-relevant, unified curriculum -- Creating coursesfor an evidence-informed, context-relevant, unified curriculum -- Ensuring readiness for, and fidelity of, curriculum implementation -- Planning curriculum evaluation -- Curriculum considerations in nursing education offered by distance.

"Curriculum Development in Nursing Education, Fourth Edition provides nursing students with the theory and practical ideas necessary to develop an evidence-based, context-relevant, unified curriculum. Throughout the text the authors guide students to develop this type of curriculum with an emphasis on a concept-based curriculum"--Provided by publisher.