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Mindsets in health professions education: A scoping review.

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Williams, CA; Lewis, L
Published in: Nurse education today
May 2021

The growth mindset model has been linked with enhancing academic success in college students. A scoping review was conducted detailing evidence of the growth mindset model's application in health professions. Databases searched included: MEDLINE, CINAHL, ERIC, Scopus, Conference Papers Index, Embase, and Education Database. A hand search was also carried out. 1296 articles were reviewed. Inclusion/exclusion resulted in 22 articles from health professions articles: medical education (10), nursing (3), veterinary (3), pharmacy (2), physiotherapy (1), and general health professions education (3). This study demonstrated that fixed mindset student learners may avoid constructive feedback, hide errors, and express negative maladaptive behaviors that threaten their learning. To cultivate an adaptive lifelong learning health professional, the growth mindset model shows promise and should be integrated into curricula. In closing, many articles were not empirical research. Implications: The growth mindset model shows promise for academic success in health professions education, but more robust studies are warranted.

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Nurse education today

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EISSN

1532-2793

ISSN

0260-6917

Publication Date

May 2021

Volume

100

Start / End Page

104863

Related Subject Headings

  • Students
  • Nursing
  • Learning
  • Humans
  • Health Personnel
  • Health Occupations
  • Curriculum
  • 4205 Nursing
  • 4204 Midwifery
  • 3901 Curriculum and pedagogy
 

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Williams, C. A., & Lewis, L. (2021). Mindsets in health professions education: A scoping review. Nurse Education Today, 100, 104863. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2021.104863
Williams, Cheryl A., and Lisa Lewis. “Mindsets in health professions education: A scoping review.Nurse Education Today 100 (May 2021): 104863. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2021.104863.
Williams CA, Lewis L. Mindsets in health professions education: A scoping review. Nurse education today. 2021 May;100:104863.
Williams, Cheryl A., and Lisa Lewis. “Mindsets in health professions education: A scoping review.Nurse Education Today, vol. 100, May 2021, p. 104863. Epmc, doi:10.1016/j.nedt.2021.104863.
Williams CA, Lewis L. Mindsets in health professions education: A scoping review. Nurse education today. 2021 May;100:104863.
Journal cover image

Published In

Nurse education today

DOI

EISSN

1532-2793

ISSN

0260-6917

Publication Date

May 2021

Volume

100

Start / End Page

104863

Related Subject Headings

  • Students
  • Nursing
  • Learning
  • Humans
  • Health Personnel
  • Health Occupations
  • Curriculum
  • 4205 Nursing
  • 4204 Midwifery
  • 3901 Curriculum and pedagogy