Nurse Educator Tips for Teaching

Mindfulness is bringing an awareness to the present moment with intention and acceptance for whatever is occurring in the present moment without judgment. This podcast with Dr. Kathleen Spadaro presents some mindfulness tools that can help students cope with stress and anxiety in school and private life. The podcast emphasizes the need for faculty to be role models in the use of mindfulness in the academic setting,

The current coronavirus disease pandemic offers educators an opportunity to provide students with real-time learning experiences evaluating the health literacy standards of current public health educational materials. In this podcast Dr. Karen Reed presents a recently developed lesson plan. In this strategy nursing students, familiar with the concepts of health literacy, divide into small groups and seek out and analyze public health educational informational materials related to health literacy. The course is interprofessional,joining nursing students and students in other health professions.

Everyone’s world was turned upside down in a matter of days leading to chaos with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Students experienced fear, anxiety, and uncertainty and looked to faculty to help them cope with this overwhelming stress. This podcast with Dr. Krista A. White demonstrates how one nursing program addressed the dimensions of student suffering using Kubler-Ross’ stages of grief as a framework for coping interventions.

RNs need to assume more leadership roles with the complexity of patient-centered scenarios in contemporary practice. In this podcast LaNeigh Harkness discusses creative strategies for online RN to BSN students to develop their leadership skills and learn how to analyze fiscal data and other resources to effectively manage processes and procedures.

Many clinical sites have restrictions on nursing students' experiences. Dr. Hansbrough shares the findings of an important study: clinical faculty (n=193) reported that nursing students are often restricted in accessing patient information they need for care, documenting care, and using the site's medication administration system. Students alternately use faculty or staff nurses' system security access.  

Dr. Sherry Burrell and Dr. Jennifer Ross share the key findings of their study on nursing students’ attitudes toward nursing education research. The outcomes of their study are important for anyone planning research with students as participants. You'll learn a lot from this podcast and their article in Nurse Educator.

The COVID-19 pandemic has required nursing faculty to develop creative online strategies to promote higher-order learning with students in mental health courses. Faculty created an innovative approach to learning using videoconferencing, written and video case studies, film analysis, and role play. Students engage with each other by role playing patients with personality disorders at a “Dinner Party.” In this podcast, Janene Jeffery and Kimberly Rosenbaum describe this innovative teaching strategy.

Academic practice partnerships help prepare students for the practice setting. The Veterans Administration (VA) Academic Partnership was created at the national level by the VA Office of Academic Affiliation and pairs academic institutions with VAs across the country. In this podcast, Dr. Ashley Roach and Sherrill Hooke describe strategies and outcomes of a partnership in a university-VA setting.

Many clinical nurse educators have had to shift their post conferences to an online format. Kristin Petrovic and Regan Hack have established best practices for offering postconferences in an online format. They share those practices, challenges, and helpful tips for both clinical educators and students.

Retention counselors (RCs) help students in-person or in a virtual format with learning content and concepts, test-taking strategies, time management, clinical skills, scholarly writing, and coping strategies. RCs facilitate student success because they are approachable, trustworthy, and empathetic as they establish a close connection with students. Join Adrian Stamps and Laura Opton as explain their RC program. Outcomes include high on-time graduation rates and first-time NCLEX-RN pass rates.