Dr. Mary Ann Dugan and Ms. Chelsea Lebo describe an innovative teaching strategy they developed for nurse practitioner (NP) students. Each student manages care of a patient for 3 consecutive episodic visits in a telehealth simulation using Zoom...

DNP-prepared faculty entering an academic role are expected to maintain a clinical practice, teach/advise students, and fulfill service obligations, often leaving minimal time to build a program of scholarship. Dr. Jayne Dunlap,...

In this podcast Dr. Beth Phillips, Nikita Khalid, and Nicole Zapparrata describe ATI's Engage Fundamentals. This is an online interactive educational program that can be used in place of textbooks for nursing students. Be sure to also read their...

Effective communication is essential to foster relationship-centered nursing care. Students should learn to adapt communication techniques within context and address sensitive topics. This includes competency with therapeutic communication techniques...

Free riding, characterized by a lack of equal contributions to a group assignment, poses a significant challenge to the equitable distribution of credit and recognition in assigning a grade for a group project. Such behavior may generate...

The “Wellness Wheel” recognizes the multifaceted approach that is an effective way to work toward mental well-being. It is a visual tool that helps understand the factors (emotional, intellectual, physical, social, environmental, financial, and...

Over the last 5 years, evidence about the common practice of assigning learners to the observer role in simulation has proliferated. The majority of evidence supports that there is no significant difference in cognitive knowledge outcomes between...

The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) released a faculty practice tool kit drawing on recommendations from the National Academy of Medicine's The Future of Nursing 2020-2030 report, new AACN Essentials, and AACN Advancing Healthcare...

Dr. Colleen Moss created a simulation to prepare neonatal nurse practitioner students to care for infants with fragile skin. The simulation is low tech and can be adapted for other skills. Learn more about this creative simulation.

If you want to know more about ChatGPT and artificial intelligence, don't miss this podcast with Candise Branum (Foley Library) and Martin Schiavenato (School of Nursing), Gonzaga University. They used ChatGPT to answer a PICO question, and they share...

Dr. Janet Reed explains how she uses generative artificial intelligence (AI) in her courses, the challenges she has experienced with AI, and future uses of generative AI in nursing education.

The National Council of State Boards of Nursing published the 2021 NCLEX statistics noting a significant downward trend in the first-time pass rates for associate degree in nursing programs over the last 2 years. One program's 2020-2021 NCLEX-RN...

Population health has been revived in this venue of health care involvement in the community and social determinants of health. Dr. Susan Harrington presents the findings of her study to define population health and identify topics to...

If you are looking for strategies for teaching clinical judgment, listen to this podcast with Dr. Laura Calcagni. She discusses an active learning strategy she developed for clinical teaching and shares the research findings on its outcomes. This...

In this podcast Dr. Beth Phillips, Nikita Khalid, and Nicole Zapparrata describe ATI's Engage Fundamentals. This is an online interactive educational program that can be used in place of textbooks for nursing students. Be sure to also read their...

Benefits of delivering simulation and the processes that developers undertook to create simulations on diverse topics have been extensively published. What has not been largely examined is how to develop simulations regarding care provisions to...

Since the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been an increase in mental health disorders and the need for more accessible mental health services. The use of mobile mental health apps has potential to help support a growing population in need of mental...

Nursing students need preparation to care for families in the obstetric clinical setting where sensitive topics and experiences are routine. Concerns frequently cited by students include providing care during labor and birth, lack of confidence with...

Lena Brokob explains how she uses ChatGPT to develop case studies for teaching clinical judgment and preparing students for NCLEX. She also describes using ChatGPT for developing PPT and other teaching materials. Learn about benefits of AI for...

Nursing would not be nursing without the work and vision of Florence Nightingale. Unfortunately, with an increasingly crowded curriculum, most nursing students are only exposed to the work of Nightingale peripherally and not given the impetus or...