Saga – Christine Tanner – Part 1

This episode of the NLN Nursing EDge Unscripted Saga track is part one of two celebrating the life of Christine Tanner. The podcast highlights Dr. Tanner's significant contributions to nursing education, particularly her role in the NLN Curriculum Revolution and the development of the Tanner Model of Clinical Judgment. Dr. Tanner organized the first NLN conference in 1987 to proclaim a curriculum revolution, marking the start of major changes in nursing curricula. She advocated for transforming the student-teacher relationship and adopting new pedagogies. The episode also discusses the initial resistance to the curriculum revolution and the excitement among nurse educators who embraced the changes. Part two will delve into how Dr. Tanner helped educators navigate the conflicts and contradictions in teaching nursing, shaping new ways to educate caring and critically thinking nurses.

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