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March/April 2019 - Volume 44 - Issue 2

  • Marilyn H. Oermann, PhD, RN, ANEF, FAAN
  • 0363-3624
  • 1538-9855
  • 6 issues / year
  • Nursing 54/118
  • 1.245
Incivility in health care can have a detrimental impact on individuals, teams, and organizations. Learn how to combine cognitive rehearsal, simulation, evidence-based scripting, deliberate practice, and debriefing to prepare nursing students to address uncivil encounters. This article includes specific examples of each strategy. In an innovative clinical immersion, nursing and engineering student teams rotate through hospital units to identify problems and develop solutions using Makerspace. What are outcomes of using a flipped classroom? Find out in a  systematic review published in this issue. Other articles present a study on psychoacoustic learning, a capstone simulation for leadership development, virtual reality simulation, an innovative academic-practice partnership, and other innovations for your courses. Share the issue with your colleagues.

Also take a few minutes to watch our videos and listen to our podcasts.

Marilyn H. Oermann, Editor-in-Chief

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​New graduate nurses are expected to be practice-ready upon graduation. However, transitioning from the role of student to one of leadership in the professional nurse's role is a complex experience. Learn about the Mock Hospital, a comprehensive capstone simulation that immerses senior nursing students into the leadership role of the professional nurse. This is a must-watch video and be sure to read the article.
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​The flipped classroom is an approach to teaching with independent and asynchronous study of content by students and active learning during scheduled class times. This systematic review examined research on flipped classrooms in health professions education. The  majority of the studies in the review noted a significant improvement in at least 1 student academic outcome using the flipped classroom compared with traditional lecture. The review did not reveal compelling evidence for the effectiveness of this method above that of traditional classroom approaches. Learn more by watching the video and reading the article.
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Animal-assisted activities (AAAs) show promise in providing emotional and social benefits to older adults and may be used as a tool to promote therapeutic communication between students and cognitively impaired older adults. Nursing students participated in a program incorporating AAAs to enhance social engagement of cognitively impaired older adults in a community respite program and enhance their comfort when caring for this population. Learn more about this innovative community health clinical experience in the video and by reading the article.

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​​Through the Veterans Affairs Nursing Academic Partnership (VANAP), nursing students and faculty participated in practice innovations in a Veterans Affairs Health Care System. Students were placed in both inpatient and outpatient settings. Through activities such as postconferences and population-based projects, they joined forces with Veterans Affairs staff on issues that affected veterans' health care. Student placements in settings across the care continuum improved communication between the settings. The enhanced partnership between the 2 organizations addressed a relevant, meaningful patient care issue. Learn more by watching the video and reading the article.
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Learn how to co-create a true partnership with your students in this video. Dr. Belcik explains the rationale for partnerships and her use of them in her teaching. Learn more by watching the video and reading the article.