Introduction End-of-life care is a topic in nursing education that is challenging to teach as it is a sensitive topic and clinical practice experiences are limited. Both the American AssociationContinue reading
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Safety Hazard Identification Simulation
The teaching strategy focuses on identifying errors in the acute care environment. A simulated hospital room was equipped with a manikin, medical equipment, and the following safety hazards: -Bed notContinue reading
Critical Care Guidelines and Values: The Basics for Nursing Students
The Critical Care Guidelines and Values: The Basics for Nursing Students pocket card is a clinical tool for use with prelicensure nursing students. Incorporating the card in the clinical settingContinue reading
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
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
Ten Minute Expert: Evidence-Based Bedside Teaching Bundle
The Ten Minute Tip teaching strategy innovates the use of bundling to combine effective teaching strategies that may be applied to diverse content successfully at the bedside. Essential bundle componentsContinue reading
Admission Health History: Assessment Pocket Card
The Admission Health History: Assessment Pocket Card is clinical tool that was collaboratively developed by an undergraduate nursing student and faculty member. This tool is intended to promote quality, safe,Continue reading
Evolving Stem Cell Transplant Simulation Scenario: Stem Cell Infusion and Mock Code
According to Stephenson (2015), simulation can be used to ensure competency and evaluate nursing performance with high risk/low frequency procedures and processes. Stem cell transplantation and codes are both suchContinue 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
Teaching Concepts of Transitional Care in an Adult/Gerontology Critical Care Clinical
It is common for students in an acute care clinical to be assigned to a different patient each week. Often this is for one 8-hour shift or at most, twoContinue reading