By: Alaina Herrington and Tonya Schneidereith How does one define curricular integration of simulation? The number of answers to this question will most likely equal the number of people asked…especially since there are countless ways for nursing programs to integrate simulation throughout the nursing curriculum. In 2015, a small group of our NLN Simulation Leader cohort found there was no
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Academia to Bedside is a four-part series that focuses on the transition of nursing students from education to their professional role. Part 1 focuses on “What we know now” about our new graduates. By: Sabrina Beroz and Beth Hallmark Nearly 90 percent of nurse faculty but only 10 percent of nurse executives feel that students are prepared to provide safe
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By: Sabrina Beroz WHAT? I have to transform a simulation education program from three days of face-to-face to a hybrid course. How do I change a highly interactive classroom into an engaging online presence? Well, that is my challenge. I am venturing out of the classroom into the virtual world to transform an excellent face-to-face program into an exemplary hybrid
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By: Tonya Schneidereith and Sabrina Beroz Historically, nursing education has included clinical rotations where students care for patients in the clinical setting. This gives students an opportunity to apply theory, to develop critical thinking skills, and to deepen learning. However, clinical experiences are fraught with empty downtime and missed opportunities, meaning that the hours spent in the clinical setting learning
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By: Beth Hallmark The IOM has challenged health care to examine systems and human factors that impact the safety and well-being of our patients. Informatics is one way nurses and caregivers can work together more effectively to bridge gaps in communication and achieve better patient outcomes. Nursing education organizations, including the NLN and ANA, and initiatives such as TIGER and
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By: J. Cedar Wang, MSN, APN, GNP-BC, CHSE Traveling to a remote tropical island sounds all too wonderful, until you are struck with appendicitis or another life-threatening injury. Have you ever witnessed medical care in the third world? All of sudden, your paradise quickly turns to imminent peril, unless, of course, you find yourself in Milot, Haiti. Nestled in the
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By: Alaina Herrington In a perfect world, pictures of our projects or scenarios would be highlighted on a social network as standards of achievement. However, in reality, some of us lack the creativity and the finesse of others. Our posts would be closer to those Nailed It photos on Pinterest, with the cake half falling off the pan. Have you
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By: Jone Tiffany According to the NMC Horizon report, 2016 Higher Education Edition, trends in the integration of educational technologies in higher education are quickly evolving (Johnson et al., 2016). Topics such as using blended learning, keeping education relevant, and balancing connected and unconnected lives are paramount. The nursing education culture is at times slow to adopt these emerging technologies.
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Teaching nursing using simulation has been proven to be as effective as traditional clinical methods when faculty have the needed skills and resources. Simulation Education Solutions for Nursing (SESN), developed by the National League for Nursing’s Center for Innovation in Simulation and Technology and Laerdal Medical, helps schools and programs successfully implement highly effective simulation training for nursing students. Along with
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