Nurse Educator Tips for Teaching

Much has been written about the Dedicated Education Unit (DEU) model, but sustaining this model can be challenging. This podcast provides suggestions for sustaining long-term relationships with clinical partners in the DEU model.

This academic-practice partnership podcast highlights what it takes to work in a true partnership to realize a Culture of Caring. The Culture of Caring model incorporates 5 dimensions that include patient-centeredness, safe and reliable care, professional development, leaderful alliance, and community and vitality. Collaborative spirit, transparency and collegiality are central to the model’s success. The model provides a framework for enhanced teaching-learning to occur at all levels including the student, bedside nurse, faculty member, and leaders involved in this work.

Student veterans entering higher education face unique challenges associated with military service. In this podcast Dr. Debbie Sikes shares challenges of these students and strategies to promote their academic success. The discussion includes recognizing differences between traditional nursing students and student veterans, key points of contact for veterans, and recommendations for developing a culture of support for student veterans in a nursing program.

Bonus-in-a-Box is a creative supplemental evaluation strategy developed by Drs. Quelly and Diaz. It is implemented at stations in the simulation lab. Learn about this innovative assessment strategy (and how to implement it in your own courses) from the nurse educators who developed it!

Language bias refers to words or phrases that may be considered offensive, hurtful, or confusing to a person or group of people. In this podcast, Dr. Sheryl Sommer (Vice President and Chief Nursing Officer, ATI Nursing Education) presents strategies for nurse educators to eliminate language bias from casual and professional conversations, and in the development of test questions for module exams.

Clinical decision making is difficult for nursing students to learn especially for students who lack confidence and have high anxiety about their decision making skills. A study with ADN and BSN students compared the outcomes of summer employment as a nurse extern, a nursing assistant, and in non health care roles on students' confidence and anxiety with clinical decision making. Students who were nurse externs had significantly increased confidence and reduced anxiety compared with the other groups. Working alongside a nurse as an extern led to the most improvement in outcomes.

Dr. Tara Spalla King describes a possible new degree in nursing: Doctor of Nursing Education (DNE). Learn about the goals of this doctoral program (that mirrors the DNP), data from a needs assessment survey that supported development of a DNE, and more.

Language barriers significantly impact safe and effective healthcare. Although culture is discussed in the classroom setting, there may be limited discussion on the significance and impact of language barriers on patients and families who have limited English proficiency and require interpreter services in the clinical setting. This podcast presents innovative strategies using interpreters in simulation. These experiences help students with their communication skills when caring for patients from diverse cultures.

This podcast describes a creative international simulation-based learning experience. International simulation-based education (SBE) promotes students' critical thinking and clinical decision-making and helps them to have a heightened understanding and respect for people who represent diverse cultures and ethnicities. Concepts from this podcast can be applied in all nursing education and clinical practice contexts. Don't miss this podcast with Dr. Desiree A. Diaz.

Are you thinking about planning a multisite study? In this podcast learn about multisite studies in nursing education, their benefits and challenges, the IRB process, and ensuring consistency across sites.