Journal Logo

Secondary Logo
 

January/February 2019 - Volume 44 - Issue 1

  • Marilyn H. Oermann, PhD, RN, ANEF, FAAN
  • 0363-3624
  • 1538-9855
  • 6 issues / year
  • Nursing 54/118
  • 1.245

If you are thinking about transitioning to a concept based curriculum (CBC), or are planning a review of your own CBC, the study by Brussow et al is a must-read. The authors report on their national study that developed a representative list of concepts and exemplars for a CBC. They share the list in a supplemental file and provide an example of how to use a leveled approach to positioning exemplars within the curriculum. This article is OPEN so you can download and share freely with others. Many faculty are working hard to integrate interprofessional education in their programs: learn how to use the communication wheel with interprofessional students and access a tool for debriefing interprofessionally. Tired at the end of a clinical practicum? Want a new idea for your post conferences? Hannans shares her strategy for conducting asynchronous online postconferences using technology. A study in this issue reports on nursing student readiness for practice. Students scored highest in professional attributes but lowest in time management, prioritization, management of multiple patients, and pharmacology knowledge. These are a few highlights from this issue – read the other articles too and share with colleagues. Also take a few minutes to watch our videos and listen to our podcasts.

Marilyn H. Oermann, Editor-in-Chief

​
​NNE_44.1_Sullivan.jpg
​The use of the multiple patient simulation (MPS) has grown in nursing education as a strategy to help close the education-practice gap and better prepare nursing students for the reality of hospital practice. Watch this video to learn how the faculty implemented a MPS experience for students —also read the article, where they explain the design/timing, type and number of patient cases, scheduling, faculty resources, and setting. This MPS experience was originally developed for a group of 125 nursing students but can be modified for a larger or smaller group and can be used with new graduate orientation to the work setting.
​NNE_44.1_Quinn.jpg
​Pharmacology is often a challenging course for nursing students. Nurse educators may find study guide posters as a valuable activity to help students learn about medications and as a teaching method that is easy to implement. Students develop posters to display sample medication names, indications for use, mechanism of action, side effects, and patient teaching points/nursing considerations. They include at least 1 poem, 1 acronym, and 1 drawing to convey the drug information. Learn  more about this teaching strategy by watching the video and reading the teaching tip.
​NNE_44.4_Hopkins.jpg
​Funding for nursing education research is scarce. One alternate means of funding is through crowdfunding. Crowdfunding is a general term for obtaining monetary donations from many people for a variety of reasons. In this video learn how these nurse educators engaged in a successful, donation-based crowdfunding project to fund their nursing education study.
​NNE_43.6_Plank.jpg
​The operating room (OR) is a unique practice environment for nurses; however, many nursing programs no longer include OR nursing in the curriculum. This is unfortunate because ORs in the U.S. are experiencing shortages of nurses.  Watch this video to learn how this school provided learning experiences in the OR for students through an academic-practice partnership.  In the article, Dr. Plank also discusses varies types of OR experiences for students that schools might consider.
​NNE_Video_44.3_Kaulbeck.jpg
​To prepare students for a  discussion of cardiac conditions, the instructor reviews content through the Headbands Game.  Students are divided into teams of 4 prior to the class. PowerPoint slides were created with a variety of cardiac medication classifications, heart valves, heart chambers, and cardiac electrical pathways. One word pertaining to the cardiac content is placed on each slide, automatically timed to advance after 15 seconds. One student from each team sits in front of the screen facing their teammates. Teammates describe the word using clues. Interested in learning more about the Headbands Game and seeing students play it?  Watch this video now.
​NNE_Video_43.6_Lawrence.jpg
​Peer teaching provides students with opportunities to experience the educator role and increase their self-confidence and problem-solving skills. To address the shortage of meaningful leadership experiences for senior nursing students, faculty implemented an alternative leadership experience involving senior students taking on the role of peer teachers in the simulation laboratory. Learn more about this innovative peer teaching strategy: watch the video and then read the full article.