Nursing Education Insights

In the fifth episode, expert author, Donna Ignatavicius, “Iggy”, examines the latest changes to NGN and explains the why behind the need for such changes. Donna’s mission is to support nursing faculty and students to develop critical, analytical, and creative thinking skills to access and retrieve the knowledge needed for developing clinical judgment. Donna serves as a leading NGN thought leader with Elsevier to help faculty prepare for the changes coming to the NCLEX as well as the critical need to have students patient-ready when they become new nurses.

In the fourth episode, assistant professor of Nursing at Northern Kentucky University, Brittany Sorrell demonstrates the significance of empathetic teaching and tactical ways to implement this philosophy into the classroom. Hollie Moots, Elsevier’s own nursing education specialist brings a global perspective to the conversation and reinforces the importance of building rapport with students and how these small efforts of empathetic listening and showing your human side can have a lasting impact on the student’s journey.

In the third episode, authors of the graduate-level Leadership Trajectory and winner of the 2021 AJN Book of the Year Award, discuss the importance of self-assessment & learning from personal experience. Through reflection exercises and documented methods outlined in their text, aspiring nurse leaders will gain further clarity to develop their interests and propel them forward in their career.

In our 2nd episode, Elsevier’s market-leading author Mariann Harding of Lewis’s Medical-Surgical Nursing discusses ways educators can incorporate more clinical judgment practice into their courses using a multi-faceted approach. Listen in as Mariann outlines tangible tips for easy implementation and increased student engagement. You’ll learn actionable methods of bringing clinical judgment into the classroom to ensure students sharpen this vital skill using a variety of resources including case studies, simulations, and more.

We are excited to announce the official launch of Elsevier’s Nursing Education Insights podcast. In this episode, Elsevier’s nurse educators provide helpful strategies and practical guidance as we decode and discuss today’s teaching and learning challenges revolving around NGN, competency-based education, and what happens when students are at risk in the program. Our host Danielle LeCompte discusses these challenges with expert nurse educators Donna Spivey, Cheryl Wilson, and Megan Ubben.