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 cultural humility skills to prepare them for practice.

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 through a nursing program. Read the full article – it is OPEN Access (and share with colleagues).

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 moments (meaningful patient interactions or significant clinical events). In their article, the authors describe the full study.

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. Learn more about this strategy in their article in Nurse Educator.

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. Writing MCQs is a valuable active learning strategy for graduate students who take high-stakes examinations. MCQ quality improves with faculty involvement. Working in small groups increases students' knowledge and positive perception of this strategy, as did exam inclusion of student-generated MCQ.

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 specified time limit. Learn more about this innovative strategy by reading their article in Nurse Educator.

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 authors share teaching strategies for integrating these concepts into specialty courses (obstetrics and pediatric). Additional strategies and resources are provided in their article.

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 contexts. This podcast with Dr. Kateryna Metersky and article present how one school of nursing uses OER resources to promote critical thinking in prelicensure students.

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 graduate nursing program, after a prebrief, students role-played scenarios, including outdated asthma guidelines, with faculty serving as preceptors. A structured debrief on giving and receiving feedback, role of power dynamics in professionalism, and psychological and patient safety with the entire class followed with opportunities for students to share various language suggestions. The PA program used a self-directed approach where learners role-played scenarios in which a PA student addressed a preceptor using outdated hypertension guidelines. Structured questions explored giving and receiving feedback and interacting with supervising physicians.

Incivility in undergraduate nursing education is a complex, multifaceted issue. Student-to-faculty incivility can be characterized by behaviors that negatively impact the faculty's ability to perform and enjoy their job. This podcast with Rebecca Weaver (and article) discuss the need for targeted interventions and institutional strategies to address incivility in the academic setting.