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In this podcast and article, Drs. Karen Weeks, Elizabeth Herron, and Holly Buchanan explain how they link simulation, class, and clinical practice to competencies in their new model of simulation-based educational experience. Not only did they evaluate the outcomes among prelicensure students, but they followed students into practice as new graduates to examine the impact of this model. 

Self-reflection is a valuable method that nurse educators can use to develop clinical judgment skills among prelicensure nursing students. Little research exists on improving clinical judgment in second-degree nursing students in the clinical setting. In this podcast and article, Dr. Jennifer Maffucci presents how shared reflective practices in the clinical setting show promise for increasing clinical judgment and supporting a competency-based curriculum.

Dr. Valerie Eschiti shares her strategy and framework for fostering success in writing and publication for faculty through a writing community of practice.  Hear how she started the community of practice and how she sustains it by providing faculty with knowledge, skills, and community support necessary for scholarly productivity. Find out how you can start your own writing community of practice and encourage nurse experts who are new to writing for publication.
Read her article to learn more.

 

Dr. Fidel Lim and Dr. Eda Ozkara San discuss their narrative review on methods in which transgender health is taught in undergraduate nursing programs. Didactic lecture is used most widely, followed by role-play simulation, use of film and video, guest presentation, and high-fidelity and standardized patient simulation. They also discuss facilitators and barriers in integration transgender health into nurse education with practical suggestions for faculty interested in incorporating transgender health into the nursing curriculum.
They review key findings in their article.

If you teach in a DNP program, this podcast is for you! Dr. Mary Stachowiak connected 5 phases of the DNP project to the AACN Essentials based on her analysis of the sub-competencies. She also discusses barriers to DNP students completing a robust project and strategies for educators to promote experiential learning during the project journey.
Learn more in her Article

Dr. Rachel Cox Simms describes learning activities she developed for her prelicensure courses using generative AI technology. Learn more about 3 of these stratgies in her article.