Leah Burt, Lorna Finnegan, Alan Schwartz, Colleen Corte, Laurie Quinn, Lou Clark, Susan Corbridge
Diagnostic reasoning: relationships among expertise, accuracy, and ways that nurse practitioner students self-explain
Diagnosis (Berlin, Germany)
infrared ir spectra biologically derived materials display distinct absorption bands correlating individual macromolecules protein polysaccharide lipid nucleic acids series experiments aimed teaching qualitative bioorganic spectroscopy using attenuated total reflectance atr fourier transform infrared ir biological polymers samples proposed labs targeting 1st 4th year undergraduate students st francis college developed 2014 2017 integrated biologychemistry exercise featuring elementary spectroscopy addition existing lab light microscopy administered three sections 1st year general biology course students taught concept spectral fingerprint identify carbohydrate protein based materials looking key vibrational bands success effort determined results assessment quiz became motivation developing advanced 4th year exercise involving four macromolecules trial lab spring 2019 students gathered reference spectra materials homogeneous single biopolymer followed spectra whole tissues expected fully characterize assessment data suggest 1st year students benefited experience detailed discussion reference sample spectra obtained students relevant bond vibrations along suggestions instructors presented