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Experiential Learning in Community Health: Adverse Childhood Events and Trauma-informed Care
11 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Learn how one prelicensure course in community and population health helps students develop empathy in marginalized populations and practice trauma-i...
Debriefing for Skill Mastery in Nursing
11 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Feedback alone does not satisfy the need for structured debriefing, which is part of good simulation. In this podcast, Ashley McMath explains how she...
Learning Activity Using Photography
11 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this podcast and article, Dr. Megan Jester describes an innovative learning activity in which students share photographs (taken as part of class...
Summary Versus Synthesis: An In-Class Exercise
11 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Drs. Pamela Miller and Theresa Marcotte designed an in-class exercise to help students understand the differences between an article summary and a sy...
Building a Consortium to Address Graduate Nursing Student Academic Preparedness
28 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The transition from clinical practice to graduate studies can be daunting to some practicing nurses. It is well documented that graduate nursing stude...
Evaluating Stigma Toward Individuals With Substance Use Disorder
28 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Did you know that 17% of individuals in the US live with substance use disorder (SUD)? Nursing curricula may not adequately address SUD, and stigma ca...
Improving Communication-specific Developmental Screening Skills of Nurse Practitioner Students
28 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This podcast with Drs. Leslie Lopez and Melissa Nunn presents a learner-led clinical simulation to improve communication-specific developmental s...
Graduate QSEN Competencies and the AACN Essentials
14 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Transitioning current curriculum to the 2021 AACN Essentials, or redesigning curriculum to align with the competency-based Essentials, can be challen...
Human-Centered Design in Graduate Nursing Education
14 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Teaching nursing students how to conduct a human-centered design project fosters their creative self-efficacy and cultivates design thinking. In ...
Triage Tabletop Simulation for Developing Prioritization Skills
14 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A tabletop simulation, called Triage Tabletop, was developed by Dr. Laura Liggett and Brandi Snow to offer acute care nurse practitioner (NP) students...
Development of Undergraduate Competencies in Caring for People Experiencing Homelessness
30 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Nurses play a critical role in reducing health inequities in people experiencing homelessness (PEH), a key social determinant of health. The authors d...
Interprofessional Team Training: Online vs. In-Person?
30 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Interprofessional team training (IPTT) prepares students from health care professions for team-based care. In this podcast with Dr. Allison Shorten, y...
Artificial Intelligence: Reshaping Nursing Lectures
30 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
With the explosion of artificial intelligence (AI), nurse educators are harnessing its impact in education. The most recent trend of AI usage has been...
Professional Identity Development in Prelicensure Nursing Students
16 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this podcast, Dr. Chelsea Mellett explains the relationships among professional identity, hope, and job satisfaction. Improving nurses' professiona...
Flexible Assessment of Student Learning Using VARK Framework
16 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Allowing students to select from a variety of assessment strategies gives them an opportunity to create their own learning environment and choose the...
Males in Nursing: Advancing the Profession
08 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Nurse Educator is celebrating its 50th year of publishing articles addressing faculty and students' teaching and learning needs. This podcast present...
Secondary Traumatic Stress in Nursing Students: An Integrative Review
02 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Nursing students are at risk for developing secondary traumatic stress (STS) while completing their clinical training. Kristen Oakley synthesized the ...
Leveraging AI in a Graduate Nursing Informatics Course
02 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Curry Bordelon describes the integration of AI into a graduate nursing informatics course. Students used AI in each of the modules of the cours...
Using AI-Generated Podcasts for Teaching
02 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Nursing students often have online experiences and various media interests that may influence their learning experience. Digital audio technology, su...
Sustaining Simulation Training
02 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Guidelines on how to sustain the outcomes of simulation training and evaluate training programs are limited. Dr. Jane Paige describes their study of ...
AI and Admissions to Health Professions Education Programs
19 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools to prepare health professions admissions applications is increasing. These tools can improve writing but...
Nursing Informatics Specialist in Simulation Lab
19 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A school of nursing employed a nurse informaticist in its simulation laboratory to address the complexities of technology usage and aid in data analyt...
Embracing the Growth Mindset: Shifting From Pass or Fail to Pass or Practice
19 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When nurse educators foster a growth mindset, they help students understand that mindset and attitudes are developed through dedication and practice, ...
Collaborative Section-Based DNP Project Faculty Workload Model
19 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Faculty workload models related to DNP projects have not kept pace with increasing enrollment and program expectations. Dr. Sara Hubbell explains a ne...
Choose your Case Study Ending
05 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Unfolding case studies help students apply their knowledge to real life patient scenarios. Traditional methods of presenting case studies in asynchro...
Resilience Equine Assisted Learning with Undergraduate Nursing Students: Program Evaluation
05 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
For many undergraduate nursing students (64%), burnout begins during their educational program. Resilience is a known protective factor to buffer aga...
Evaluating a High-Fidelity Ethics Simulation with Prelicensure Nursing Students in Their Practice as New Graduates
05 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Moral distress is a phenomenon with known negative effects for health care professionals, including nurses. Moral distress is thought to occur when...
"Declare Yourself" Process: Building Trust between Students and Teachers
19 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Lisa Bailey and Ms. Jourdan Scoggins explain the core idea behind the "Declare Yourself" leadership process and how it builds trust between studen...
Closing the Provider Gap in Rural and Underserved Communities by Preparing FNP Students
19 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Health inequities across the United States, particularly in rural and medically underserved communities, are fueled by disparities in education, pov...
Clinical Learning Activities and Improvements in NP Student Competencies
19 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The FNP program includes a series of clinical courses: Primary Care I, II, and III, with Primary Care III occurring the semester of graduation. Dr. El...
Enhancing Primary Palliative Care Education
19 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium (ELNEC) provides an online course to develop graduate-student competencies related to palliative care. I...
Building AI Literacy Across an Undergraduate Nursing Curriculum
19 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The introduction of generative artificial intelligence (genAI) has had significant implications for nursing education. The role of AI extends beyond t...
Teaching Racism, Health Care, and Social Justice to Advanced Practice Nursing Students
18 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Students and faculty at a large public university identified a gap in advanced practice nursing education and created a course focused on structural ...
Nurse Educator 50th Anniversary: Virtual Reality Simulation in Nursing Education
14 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Simulation has grown exponentially in nursing to help students and nurses in practice engage in teamwork to think critically, problem-solve, and enhan...
Using Expert Modeling Videos for Developing Students' Competency
05 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Expert modeling videos (EMVs) have shown promise in improving students' performance in simulation. Using a quasi-experimental design, students in a me...
Using a Template to Develop Clinical Judgment through Case-based Learning
05 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Nursing programs strain to develop instructional tools that are efficient and effective, without undo time commitments by faculty. One way to enhance...
Inclusion of Clinical Judgment During Psychomotor Skills Evaluation
05 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Varying the situational context in a patient case scenario allows nursing students to demonstrate critical thinking during a routine skills demonstra...
Demystifying the Technology Barriers of Nurse Educators
22 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Technology is pivotal in nursing education, but persistent barriers hinder technology's full integration in nursing programs. Drs. Will Brewer and Ann...
The Clinical Assistant Program for Nursing Education Mentorship
22 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A Clinical Assistant Program at West Virginia University School of Nursing helps prepare senior-level BSN students for leadership in nursing and inc...
Generative AI: A Reflexive Thematic Analysis of Nursing Students' Perceptions
08 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Heather Hawk and Michael Coriasco describe an innovative guided learning activity they developed in which students used a chatbot to answer a clin...
Clues to Use of Artificial Intelligence in Writing Assignments
08 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A nurse educator (Miriam Abbott) and a Psychology major at Kansas State University (Wyatt Abbott) explain what prompted them to study word patterns i...
Emerging Artificial Intelligence-Based Pedagogies in Didactic Nursing Education
08 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Artificial intelligence (AI) pedagogies are increasingly common in health care education, but limited information guides their application in didactic...
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Curricular Threads: Student Perceptions of Impact on Practice
02 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Drs. Tomeka Dowling and Crystal Toll discuss the need to integrate concepts of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) and social determinants of healt...
MINDSTRONG: A Program to Build Mental Resilience for Undergraduate Nursing Students
01 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Nursing students experience significantly more stress compared to non-nursing peers, which increases their risk for poor mental health and academic o...
5-Minute Pearls to Support Student Success
01 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Faculty should provide guidance to help new students embrace challenges and adapt to the rigor of the nursing curriculum. Mindset training may be a ke...
Game-Based Formative Assessments for the Classroom
01 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Cathleen Evans created 3 tabletop board games as formative assessments for prelicensure students to develop their situational decision-making skil...
Durable Learning in Nursing
18 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Durable learning reflects the teaching/learning methods that result in retained knowledge that can be transferred to practice. There is limited resear...
Self-Reflection of Video Recorded High-Fidelity Simulation Scenarios
18 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Self-reflection is a key component of simulation debriefing that helps students describe their development of clinical judgment skills. Drs. Michelle...
Encouraging Meaningful Student Feedback in Nursing Education
18 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Student course evaluations are the primary way faculty receive feedback on their teaching. The challenge is in getting meaningful, actionable feedbac...
A Fun AI-Supported Online Learning Activity
11 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Leigh Montejo used Taboo AI to create an engaging, interactive, and effective online learning environment for students. Gaming supports active lea...
An Immersion Experience for RN to BSN Learners Using the Application Practice Model
11 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The need for learners to engage in deep learning and develop a spirit of inquiry to lead change requires RN to BSN programs to create new models to pr...
A BOLD Framework to Support Diverse Faculty
11 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A diverse nursing faculty is critical to recruiting, educating, and supporting a diverse nursing workforce. Dr. Kumhee Ro and Dr. Joshua Villarreal pr...
Student Wellness and Engagement
27 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this podcast and article, Dr. Erica Sciarra, Dr. John Patro, and Cristianna Cardinale describe an interdisciplinary pilot project that provided fa...
Interprofessional Simulation for Nursing and Paramedicine Students on Community Anaphylaxis Management
27 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Educational institutions often struggle to access faculties from different health care fields for interprofessional simulations. Nursing and paramedic...
Prescribing DIET RX with a Flipped Classroom Approach
27 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The flipped classroom is a pedagogical approach to create active learning experiences in the nursing classroom. Dr. Blumenstock developed the DIET-RX ...
Improving Student Writing: Strategies that Work
17 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Shira Birnbaum describes a full-semester writing course she developed and strategies for improving student writing. Students identify problems in ...
360° Video Simulation Scenario for the WHO Global Patient Safety Challenge "Medication Without Harm"
13 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
High-quality video productions integrating 360° simulations of real-life nursing scenarios have shown promise in enriching learning experiences and r...
Fun Activity to Enhance Clinical Practice: Bingo!
13 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Adjunct clinical faculty play a vital role in ensuring an adequate number of instructors for nursing students. Dr. Bryce Catarelli and Professor Karen...
Asynchronous Extended Reality Prebriefing and Debriefing
13 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this podcast, Dr. Kaitlyn Kolcun and Dr. Kelly Sullivan explain their rationale and process for transforming traditional prebriefing and debriefin...
Immersive Virtual Reality Simulation for Learning Fundamental Nursing Skills
13 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Nursing students' perceived usability toward a technology application affects their learning experience. Few studies have investigated immersive virtu...
Improving Nursing Student Diversity
30 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Although the numbers of nurses from historically underrepresented ethnic and racial populations are increasing in the workforce, the distribution of ...
Understanding the Gap Between Perceived and Actual Competence in LGBTQ+ Health Care
30 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Erika Janssen and Dr. Lindsay Morgan explain the Dunning-Kruger effect and how it influences self-assessment of cultural competence in nursing st...
Experiential Learning about Food Insecurity in Population Health Course
16 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this podcast, Dr. Karen Mihelich describes the impetus behind development and implementation of experiential education focused on food insecurity ...