Strategy Overview: End-of-life decision making can present patient-care scenarios highlighted by anxiety, spiritual distress, and complex family dynamics. Patients may discuss end-of-life planning with their bedside nurse, advanced practice nurse,Continue reading
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Implementation of a Math Simulation in First Semester Nursing Students in PreLicensure Programs
Strategy Overview The math simulation experience is designed to meet the needs of first-semester undergraduate nursing students in a Pre-Licensure Program. The simulation is a quality improvement project within theContinue reading
Systems Thinking for Quality Improvement: Innovative Teaching Strategy for Advanced Practice
Interview with a nurse executive to evaluate and reflect on the role of leadership using systems thinking for safety and quality improvement for advanced practice.
Quality Improvement Project for Prelicensure Nursing Students
This teaching strategy is designed to teach prelicensure students how to implement and evaluate a quality improvement project. It can be implemented in any class but lends itself to anContinue reading
The Use of the EHR with the Interdisciplinary Team: Improving Quality and Safety
Students are divided into groups where they are assigned case study A or B. The( A )case has a negative patient outcome related to improper use of the EHR (electronicContinue reading
Clinical Readiness Practice and Evaluation
This learning strategy allows novice or beginner nursing students to simulate performing an anterior and posterior assessment. QR codes, their Smartphones, and ear buds are used to simulate a stethoscope.Continue reading
The Jigsaw Teaching Strategy: Maximizing Opportunities for Students to Explore QSEN Competencies Across Clinical Sites
Strategy Overview: A typical early-intermediate didactic nursing course is divided into clinical groups of approximately 6-8 students, with each clinical group typically assigned to a specific clinical location or unitContinue reading
A Virtual Clinical Learning Experience/Reflection using Transformational Leadership and Systems Thinking
Leadership to use Systems Thinking was developed through a collaborative think tank project where graduate nursing students identified key competencies related to leadership and quality improvement, including systems thinking. ScriptsContinue reading
The Role of a Registered Nurse in an MCI (Mass Casualty Incident)
For this activity, students will learn about the Principles of Emergency and Disaster Preparedness. Advance readings of the chapter from a reference was assigned to students with emphasis on theContinue reading
The Faculty Checklist Manifesto: Utilizing a QSEN based orientation checklist for the first day of a clinical rotation
Relevance Standardized Checklists for clinical orientation are not found in the nursing journal literature. Therefore, many clinical faculty will develop their own checklist as well as, perform a scavenger huntContinue reading