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May/June 2023 - Volume 48 - Issue 3

  • Marilyn H. Oermann, PhD, RN, ANEF, FAAN
  • 0363-3624
  • 1538-9855
  • 6 issues / year
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The exponential rise in the popularity of ChatGPT, and concerns of academic integrity with its use, have raised concerns among nursing faculty. Learn about the potential benefits and limitations of ChatGPT in our lead article. The authors used ChatGPT to complete a writing assignment, generate 3 multiple choice questions with answers and rationale, write a SOAP note and H&P, and complete a family and cultural assessment. The authors provide these in Supplemental Digital Content with an evaluation of each document. Be sure to access the Supplemental Digital Content files.​

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Community Health Outside the Exam Room: Extracurricular Learning to Augment Nurse Practitioner Student Practice Readiness

Yingling, Charles T.; Nisi, Robyn; McNamara, Mary; More

Nurse Educator. 48(3):142-146, May/June 2023.

Community Health Outside the Exam Room: Extracurricular Learning to Augment Nurse Practitioner Student Practice Readiness

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Nursing students need preparation to care for families in the obstetric (OB) clinical setting where sensitive topics and experiences are routine. A preclinical simulation was designed to prepare students and improve self-confidence in the OB area. Prior to simulation, students were assigned readings and videos related to the OB setting, and their learning was assessed by a required quiz. Skills practiced during simulation included newborn assessment including vital signs, swaddling, fetal heart monitoring, labor support, fundal massage, and urinary catheter insertion. Learn more about this preclinical simulation in the video and teaching tip​.
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​Dr. Harrington surveyed and interviewed public/community health faculty across the United States to identify population health topics to include in the undergraduate curriculum, teaching strategies, and competencies in population health needed by new nurses. This video and article share these important findings. The content areas identified in the survey and through the interviews will assist faculty in integrating and scaffolding population health throughout a nursing curriculum.
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The trauma-informed education (TIE) framework can help create an equitable learning environment supportive of all learners. In this video and article, the authors describe their Lunch and Learn series about TIE in their school of nursing. The aims were to introduce TIE to faculty and staff and obtain feedback on facilitators and barriers to implementing recommended approaches.​​​​​
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 An innovative teaching strategy was developed that included 3 different consecutive episodic illness visits for NP students in a telemedicine simulation format using Zoom and standardized patients. Three students were assigned a link and appointment times for 3 standardized live patient visits. Each visit was 20 minutes. After the student completed 3 visits, they wrote a SOAP note and make a call to a pharmacist for a prescription (audio submission). You will enjoy learning about this strategy in the video ​and article.​
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 New guidelines for nurse educators present a competency-based approach that calls for objective-driven assessments. Specifications grading, which directly links grades to learning objectives, has not been not adequately explored in the nursing literature. A specifications grading system was designed and implemented in an online undergraduate nursing research course. Recommendations are presented for adopting specifications grading in nursing courses. Watch this video and then read the article ​for how to implement this type of grading in your own courses.

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