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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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​Many nursing programs have adopted or are transitioning to a concept-based curriculum (CBC). The authors conducted a national study  to develop a list of concepts and exemplars for a CBC. They share their findings and present a leveled approach to positioning exemplars within the curriculum. The authors discuss the findings in this video. Their article is Open Access so read and share with your faculty and colleagues.

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​The lived experience of licensed practical nurses (LPNs) pursuing Bachelor of Nursing (BN) degrees is not commonly studied in Canada. The goal of this study was to understand the transition experience of LPNs who bridged into a BN program. The authors found 5 themes: seeking advancement; stepping back into the student role; juggling work, school, and family; struggling to be understood; and seeing things differently. LPN-to-BN students would benefit from a stand-alone bridge course to situate them within the BN program. Learn more about this study in the video and article. 
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​Dr. Hannans developed an innovative approach to clinical post conferences, offering them online using VoiceThread after the clinical practicum. This innovation provides time for student reflection, while retaining the value of facial cues, tone, and peer-peer connections occurring during traditional face-to-face conference. Make time to watch this video and read the article.

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​Nursing students’ exposure to stress negatively affects both academic and clinical performance. The authors describe their study of the effects of a 10-week cognitive behavioral therapy–based stress management program. There were positive effects of the training program compared with a control group. Students’ perceived stress management competency, self-efficacy, and self-esteem were higher 1 year after the intervention. Don’t miss seeing this video and reading the article.
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​There has been limited evaluation of preceptorship with nurse practitioner (NP) students. The authors conducted a study to learn about the preceptorship experience from the perspective of NP students. Watch this video and read the article to learn about this study and how you can improve the preceptorship experiences for NP students.