Nurse Educator Tips for Teaching

Generation Z health professions students often struggle to stay engaged with large volumes of assigned readings, especially when the reading involves dense academic texts or unfamiliar vocabulary. Rather than relying solely on independent, out-of-class reading, consider incorporating guided in-class readings as an active learning strategy. Break readings into manageable segments and structure your...

Nursing faculty teaching in a prelicensure nursing program implemented a unique way to engage alumni by hosting them as guest instructors during Open Lab experiences. Karen Schofield, Christelle Isaac, and Dr. Bryce Catarelli discuss challenges and benefits to implementing this innovative concept. Additional information can be found in their article .

Nurse Practitioner Residency Days addresses the disconnect between classroom education and real practice. Implementing NP Residency Days into practicum courses gives students real-word clinical challenges and scenarios reflecting the role of the first-year NP. Dr. Emily Lee describes NP Residency Days in this podcast. Read more in her article in Nurse Educator.

Nurse educators interact with multiple generations of learners and colleagues. Each generation is unique, which can create divides. In this podcast and article , Dr. Jennifer Chicca shares strategies educators can use to bridge these generational divides.

Despite playing an important role in patient care and advocacy, nurses are consistently underrepresented and quoted in health care media coverage. To address this, Dr. Rachel Malloy developed a media training program for doctoral students based on the 10 published media competencies for nurses. In this podcast and  article , she explains why media training for nurses is important, describes the tr...

In this podcast and article , Drs. Susan Seibert and Stephanie Rexing describe an innovative teaching strategy with nursing and occupational therapy (OT) students. The students were paired in interdisciplinary dyads – one OT student and one nursing student. The nursing students taught and demonstrated key clinical skills (the accurate measurement of blood pressure, radial pulse, respiratory rate,...

Traditional methods used to teach health assessment skills and diagnostic reasoning in an advanced health assessment and differential diagnosis course limit skill acquisition and personalized feedback. Integrating small-group learning, online simulations, and reflective practice may improve competency outcomes. Drs. Rashmi P. Momin and Kala Christopherson describe a multimodal intervention –   the...

Resilience supports nursing students as they transition into professional practice, yet limited evidence describes how resilience evolves over time. Dr. Randall and colleagues explored facilitators and barriers to resilience in nursing students as they transition from school to clinical practice (described in their article ). In this podcast, Dr. Randall discusses new graduate nurse resilience and...

Dr. Tonya Anthony developed an intervention for beginning nursing students to develop their emotional intelligence (EI). She describes this intervention, which included a presentation by two experts in EI, role play, video clips, and other active learning strategies. Dr. Anthony explains how she integrated the intervention in the course and reviews the outcomes with listeners.

If you are looking for a new approach for team teaching, this podcast is for you! Often, teaching teams distribute the course content and then function independently to teach and grade their assigned content. Drs. Cori Heier and Kristin Ashley describe their new model for team teaching . Two faculty members are responsible for the lecture component of the class, and a third faculty member creates...

Many nursing programs have high rates of students who fail or do not complete their program for other reasons. Retention is a problem when nurses are critically needed. This podcast with Drs. Hanwook Yoo, Xuechun Zhou, and Beth Phillips presents the results of a research study that showcases the importance of assessing academic readiness prior to admission to a nursing program. This article is OPE...

Nursing education focuses on the development and demonstration of clinical judgment, which includes creating plans of care that meet the needs of the intended patient, family, or population. Innovation is a logical next step in nursing practice, filling the gaps left by a lack of evidence or products. During a curricular redesign, a new required course on health care innovations was added to the u...

Dr. Lori McElroy begins this podcast by describing the effects of trauma on nursing students' academic progression and well being and explains why using a trauma-informed approach (TIA) in nursing education is important. Along with Dr. McElroy, Dr. Stacy King and Dr. Valerie Eschiti discuss some practical strategies faculty can use to create a trauma-informed learning environment for students. The...

Holistic admissions in nursing education consider a range of criteria. In this podcast and  article , Stephanie Wood and Andrea Smith discuss the implementation, evaluation, and revision of the holistic admissions process in their nursing program, which led to an increase in the number of underrepresented students admitted to the program.

Doctoral students often face challenges when attempting to write a quality literature review. The process may feel overwhelming to students as they may struggle to organize and synthesize large amounts of literature. In this podcast and article , Dr. Kristy Chunta and Nicole Smith-Rencewicz discuss a checklist they developed to ensure that all sections of the chapter are addressed, including struc...

Augmented reality (AR) is an emerging interactive technology that can be employed in simulation to enhance student learning. Most of the studies on AR applications examine the participant role rather than the observer role. In this podcast and article , Chelsea Lebo and Ashley Stallworth describe the benefits of AR for observers during high-fidelity simulations. Students found the AR goggles engag...

Integrating artificial intelligence (AI) into nursing education presents both opportunities and challenges, particularly in fostering culturally competent care. The AI-Generated Patient Education for Diverse Populations assignment is designed for sophomore nursing students to be implemented with a human. In the podcast and article , Melanie Rodriguez describes how AI helps students develop cultura...

Many nurses lack confidence in applying genomics in practice, highlighting the need for improved genomics nursing education. The International Society for Nurses in Genetics convened a steering committee to develop a competency framework defining the role of Genomics Nurse Educators. This podcast with Dr. Deborah O. Himes presents strategies nurse educators can use to teach genomics application th...

Fostering a strong professional identity (PI) during nursing education can help mitigate burnout and reduce turnover as nurses. In this podcast, Dr. Beth Ann White shares the outcomes of their study to describe the connections between students' educational experiences and their development of PI. Four main themes were pivotal in shaping students' PI: relationships, confidence, autonomy, and hinge...

Scaffolding is the technique of providing support and gradually withdrawing support until an individual can perform a task independently. This approach is inspired by Vygotsky's theory of the Zone of Proximal Development. Dr. Ainslie, Dr. Hebert, and Dr. Luke discuss the use of the scaffolding model and how that method can be used for scaling complexity within Nurse Practitioner (NP) curricula.  ...

Multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are the foundation for certification exams. MCQ writing by students is an evidence-based learning modality; however, studies on this strategy in graduate nursing programs are limited. In this podcast and article , Drs. Patti Griffith and Patricia Pawlow describe the outcomes of their scoping review on students writing MCQ in healthcare professions education. Writin...

In an effort to engage Neonatal Nurse Practitioner (NNP) students and provide the students with an innovative method of learning difficult concepts, the authors ( Dr. Colleen Moss, Dr. Helen Nation, and Mr. Eric Hall) created an escape game. NNP students solved clues to support diagnoses and treatments through analyzing, solving, and unlocking a series of puzzles to "escape" the game within a spec...

Drs. Lori Moore, Ashleigh Bowman, Candice Selwyn, Bailey Mosley, and Jennifer Anderson describe forensic nursing and why this content is important for prelicensure students to learn: as nurses, they will care for patients who are victims of abuse. The authors integrated forensic nursing concepts throughout their nursing curriculum (1 hour of lecture and experiential activities in each course). The...

Open Educational Resources (OERs) are high-quality, freely accessible educational tools that promote accessibility and foster global knowledge sharing. Faculty developed 2 OER textbooks that students access freely to supplement their learning in their nursing theory courses. These OERs aim to increase critical thinking, clinical judgment, and application of knowledge to real-world clinical context...

In clinical education, "teaching up" refers to instances when students tactfully share updated clinical information with preceptors who may not be up to date on recent evidence-based practices. In this podcast and article , Drs Ragan Johnson, Janelle Bludorn, and Brittany Macon-Davis describe this challenges for students and offer 2 methods of preparing students to educate their preceptors. In the...