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Below is a listing of the peer-reviewed strategies published on our website. Each strategy submitted undergoes a blind peer-review by a volunteer QSEN Strategy reviewer. You will receive feedback on revisions from the reviewer and then submit your revisions. You can scroll through the listing or search the strategies by author, title, and keywords.

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Submission Title | Submitter | Organization | Strategy Category | Date |
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High-Fidelity Simulation to Teach the Role of the Advanced Practice Nurse in Palliative Communication | Adrienne Markiewicz | University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee | Teaching Strategy | Nov 17, 2022 |
Vaccination Think, Pair, Share Activity | Brittany Lawson | Lakeview College of Nursing | Teaching Strategy | Sep 12, 2022 |
Simulation of Skills Fair Day | Deborah Wood | Louisiana State University of Alexandria | Teaching Strategy | Aug 3, 2022 |
An Interprofessional Simulation of Opioid Overdose in the Community and Acute Care Setting | Jamie Hunsicker | Ohio Northern University | Teaching Strategy | Jul 5, 2022 |
Humanizing task trainers to inform patient-centered care | Mary Franklin | Case Western Reserve University | Teaching Strategy | Apr 27, 2022 |
Just Call Me Amy: An Immersive Role Play to Discuss Appropriate Patient-Centered Care for Transgender Patients | David Foley | Case Western Reserve University and Hondros College | Teaching Strategy | Apr 26, 2022 |
IV Push Evidence-Based Practice Checklist | Loretta K Dorn | Fresenius Kabi | Practice Strategy | Jan 7, 2022 |
Simulating an Evidence-based Practice Committee to Teach Pre-licensure Students the Evidence-based Practice Process | Elizabeth Murray | Florida Gulf Coast University School of Nursing | Teaching Strategy | Dec 19, 2021 |
Personality Disorders in the Media | Erin Kelley | Northern Kentucky University | Teaching Strategy | Dec 19, 2021 |
Case Study: Focus on Teamwork/Collaboration, Quality Improvement, and Safety in Caring for a Newly-Diagnosed Schizophrenic Patient | David Foley | Case Western Reserve University | Teaching Strategy | Dec 7, 2021 |
Building Student Confidence in Clinical Communication with SBAR and Conversation Scripts | Cari Granier | Nicholls State University | Teaching Strategy | Nov 12, 2021 |
Utilizing the QSEN Framework to Redesign Nursing Orientation Competencies | Diana Alemar | NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital | Practice Strategy | Oct 6, 2021 |
Escape Game for Postpartum Hemorrhage for Nursing Education | Linda Beaverstock | Texas Health Resources | Teaching Strategy | Oct 5, 2021 |
Simulating a Quality Improvement Project Design | Sarah Coiner | University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Nursing | Teaching Strategy | Sep 24, 2021 |
A Criteria for Evaluating Patient Education in the Rural FQHC Setting | Alexandra G. Thompson | MedLink Georgia / Emory University | Practice Strategy | Sep 20, 2021 |
Enhancing Goal-of-Care Conversations | Jared Bradshaw | Bakersfield Memorial Hospital | Practice Strategy | Sep 3, 2021 |
Gertrude Smith: A Neuro Unfolding Role-Playing Case Study | Crista Reaves | Michigan State University College of Nursing | Teaching Strategy | Aug 16, 2021 |
Utilizing StoryCare: A Story Based Simulation Program to Improve Team Effectiveness and Patient Outcomes | Tanya Parker | New York Presbyterian Hospital | Teaching Strategy | Jul 19, 2021 |
Maintaining Quality and Safety During a Disaster | Kathleen Szymanski | Lake Michigan College | Teaching Strategy | Jul 1, 2021 |
Patient Teaching Related to the Quality and Safety of COVID-19 Vaccines | Kathleen Szymanski | Lake Michigan College | Teaching Strategy | Jun 14, 2021 |
Care for the COVID In-patient: Common Practices in End-of Life Care | Kathy Jo Meyers | Veteran Administration Quality Scholars | Practice Strategy | May 26, 2021 |
Introducing Evidence-Based Practice Using a Common Referent: Internet Shopping | Katie Morales | University of West Georgia Tanner Health School of Nursing | Teaching Strategy | May 17, 2021 |
Healthcare Technology Innovation Paper Assignment: Using Informatics to Promote Quality and Safety | Cibele Webb | Saint Mary’s College | Teaching Strategy | May 6, 2021 |
Nurturing Affective Development and Reflective Thought: Two Immersive COVID-19 Themed, Instructor-led Scenarios | David Foley | Case Western Reserve University Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing | Teaching Strategy | Apr 22, 2021 |
Triage Simulation to enhance communication and clinical reasoning skills | Julie Brown Harold | Louisiana State University- Alexandria | Teaching Strategy | Mar 25, 2021 |
TouchPoint: Undergraduate Senior Immersion Activity | Linda Macera-DiClemente | University of Michigan – Ann Arbor, MI | Teaching Strategy | Mar 17, 2021 |
Integration of QSEN Competencies and TTP Program Leadership into a System’s Shared Governance Structure | Maria Cosler | Premier Health | Practice Strategy | Mar 12, 2021 |
Teaching SBAR using Story: Online and in Clinical Learning | Vicky J.-H. Yeh | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill & Synensys® | Teaching Strategy | Feb 8, 2021 |
Nursing Students Using Interpreter Tools to Foster Therapeutic Communication with NON-English Speaking Patients in Varied Care Settings | Maria del Carmen Molle | Raritan Valley Community College | Teaching Strategy | Jan 11, 2021 |
Cory Doolittle: Impaired Nurse Simulation | Maria del Carmen Molle | Raritan Valley Community College | Teaching Strategy | Dec 14, 2020 |
Observing the 4Ms in Nursing Care of Older Adults | Lisa Foster | The University of Akron | Teaching Strategy | Dec 3, 2020 |
Connecting QSEN Competencies to Identify Barriers and Empower Active Participation of a Patient in Their Own Health Care | LAURIE PITTMAN | Louisiana State University at Alexandria | Teaching Strategy | Dec 3, 2020 |
Create A Client | Tamara Greabell | Arizona College | Teaching Strategy | Dec 3, 2020 |
Developing Empathy for Older Adults with Sensory Deficits (For Face-to-Face Learners and Distance Learners) | Megan Lieb | Ohio Northern University | Teaching Strategy | Oct 28, 2020 |
Building the Bridge from Evidence-Based Practice to Five Moments of Hand Hygiene Compliance | Lisa Foster | The University of Akron | Teaching Strategy | Sep 15, 2020 |
S-A-F-E-T-Y Card: Safe Assessment and Infection Control “Must Know” Information | Angela D. Jones | Stephen F. Austin State University | Teaching Strategy | Sep 15, 2020 |
Virtual Critical Care Transport Communication Simulation | Donna M. Thompson | Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, Case Western Reserve University | Teaching Strategy | Aug 6, 2020 |
A Virtual Encounter with Mental Illness | Angela D. Jones | Stephen F. Austin State University | Teaching Strategy | Jul 1, 2020 |
The Med Room: Learning expectations of safe medication preparation and administration | Patrick Tuazon | San Diego State University | Teaching Strategy | Jun 29, 2020 |
Policy Review | Angela Bordelon | Louisiana State University of Alexandria | Teaching Strategy | Jun 11, 2020 |
Patient Prioritization: A Neurology Simulation | Martha McMillan | Louisiana State University of Alexandria | Teaching Strategy | May 13, 2020 |
Draw your Day Room | Lindy Mitchell | Arizona College of Nursing | Teaching Strategy | May 13, 2020 |
Perioperative Unfolding Case Study | Gerry Altmiller | The College of New Jersey | Teaching Strategy | Apr 20, 2020 |
Unfolding Case Study to Teach Assessment and Care of the High-Risk Newborn | Elizabeth Riley | University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences – College of Nursing | Teaching Strategy | Apr 20, 2020 |
Literature Review | Martha McMillan | Louisiana State University of Alexandria | Teaching Strategy | Mar 31, 2020 |
Using Gamification to Validate the Need for Evidence Based Practice: The Marshmallow Challenge | Shannon S. Layton | University of Alabama at Birmingham | Teaching Strategy | Mar 2, 2020 |
Error Near Miss Event On-Line Discussion | Diane Rudolphi | University of Delaware | Teaching Strategy | Mar 2, 2020 |
Clinical Experience Discussion through the Lens of Evidence Based Practice (EBP) and Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPG’s) | Diane Rudolphi | University of Delaware | Teaching Strategy | Feb 17, 2020 |
“What Would You Do Walk-Through” | Sarita James | Louisiana State University at Alexandria | Teaching Strategy | Feb 17, 2020 |
Pharmacokinetics; innovative teaching, active learning; safe medication administration | Mel Pinter | Hinds Community College | Teaching Strategy | Feb 6, 2020 |
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Yolanda Nelson
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QSEN Teaching Strategies Director
(December 2018 – present)
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Chelsea Grays
BA, MA
QSEN Teaching Strategies Coordinator
(March 2019 – present)
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Fabrienne Alexander
BA
QSEN Strategies Coordinator
(May 2017 – present)
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Bethany Robertson
DNP, CNM
QSEN Practice Strategies Director
(December 2018 – present)
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Ashley Badders
MSN, RN
QSEN Practice Strategies Coordinator
(March 2020 – present)
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