Abstract

In response to the necessity to make rapid changes in the nursing education system and prepare nurses to adapt to the bedside as well as the current and future needs of nursing; However, dealing with the high volume of course content in nursing; Concept-based curriculum has been introduced in the nursing curriculum. Traditional curriculums provide students with a large amount of content and facts, and considering that students do not have enough time to organize and apply this vast amount of information, they passively and forcefully memorize and remember facts. On the other hand, the concept-based curriculum provides the possibility of organizing, using and storing data in long-term memory and in new situations for students by providing selective information. Concept-based education is a comprehensive and holistic approach that strengthens the connection between theory and practical applications and fills the gap between theory and practice. In this article, the importance of the concept-based curriculum, the educational strategies of this approach and its evaluation methods are briefly explained