Transferability of Medication Administration Simulation Training to Clinical Settings
The study examines the impact of one-on-one simulation for medication administration (MA) on prelicensure student preparedness for and performance of MA in the clinical setting.We used a prospective quasi-experimental interventional study applying Kirkpatrick's model to the simulation experience addressing MA.Simulation increased student preparedness. Students' critical thinking and approach during the MA process were significantly higher in the clinical setting.One-on-one MA simulation is an effective educational method for improving student learning and performance in practice. (Source: Teaching and Learning in Nursing)
Source: Teaching and Learning in Nursing - August 14, 2018 Category: Nursing Authors: Rinat Avraham, Vlada Shor, Nancy Hurvitz, Rachel Shvartsur, Einat Kimhi Source Type: research

The Essence of Nursing
Sometimes in our nursing careers we are blessed to meet patients who have a huge impact on our lives. My patient is Ruby Foster, an 89-year-old retired nurse who lives at a local long term care home. I first met Ruby when performing clinical there with my fundamental nursing students. These students are many times less than excited to get assigned to long term care and rehabilitation for their first clinical rotations, but it is patients like Ruby who quickly change their perceptions of caring for the geriatric population. (Source: Teaching and Learning in Nursing)
Source: Teaching and Learning in Nursing - August 9, 2018 Category: Nursing Authors: Vickie Rodgers Source Type: research

Partners in Learning: A Collaborative Model to Increase the Number of Baccalaureate-Prepared Nurses
One bachelor of science in nursing (BSN)-granting institution sought to break down the barriers that many registered nurses encounter by forming partnerships with community colleges in the state to improve access and create as seamless a transition as possible from associate degree in nursing (ADN) to BSN. The following describes the current model used by 1 school, which would not be possible without the support and dedication of the community college partners. (Source: Teaching and Learning in Nursing)
Source: Teaching and Learning in Nursing - August 7, 2018 Category: Nursing Authors: Jacqueline Kayler DeBrew Source Type: research

Remediation: Using Data to Prescribe Interventions for Nursing Students
This article presents the use of standardized assessments to prescribe remediation plans for midprogram and end-of-program nursing students. Remediation plans implemented for prelicensure students included a required relearning seminar taught by nurse educators. The midprogram students completed a 1-day relearning seminar and handwritten summaries and submitted concept maps for content areas in which they scored low in the assessments. End-of-program students completed a 2-day seminar and an 8-week asynchronous National Council Licensure Examination-Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN) review course to determine NCLEX-RN readiness...
Source: Teaching and Learning in Nursing - August 6, 2018 Category: Nursing Authors: Michelle D. Myles Source Type: research

Maternity Boot Camp: A Strategy to Begin Clinical
To allay anxiety about the maternity clinical experience, nursing faculty developed a simulation to enable prelicensure students to rehearse their 1st day on the maternity unit. Results from student feedback on Maternity Boot Camp indicate that students feel better prepared and more confident. They receive credit for the 8-hour day, which is applied to the 56 hours of clinical time required by this rotation. (Source: Teaching and Learning in Nursing)
Source: Teaching and Learning in Nursing - August 1, 2018 Category: Nursing Authors: Helen A. Gordon, Eleanor L. Stevenson Source Type: research

Collaboration Between Two Schools of Nursing: Emotional Intelligence Education for Prelicensure Students
Faculty and nurse administrators have a duty to provide future nurses both educational development and the professional expectations of nurses in health care settings to sustain the quality of care outcomes for members of the community. The purpose of this collaborative project between 2 schools of nursing was to provide emotional intelligence education to prelicensure nursing students while cultivating relationships with local community partners. (Source: Teaching and Learning in Nursing)
Source: Teaching and Learning in Nursing - July 30, 2018 Category: Nursing Authors: Deborah S. Judge, Angela Opsahl, Danielle Robinson Source Type: research

Family, Nursing, and Nursing Education
Ask any nurse to share an experience that included both patient and family, and given time to listen, you will be surprised with the number of stories a nurse will share with you. A 45-year veteran, I have many such stories but will share a brief experience dating back to my introduction to family. Enrolled in obstetrical nursing (a term seldom used these days), I assisted with the delivery of a newborn. Preparing to transport the baby to the nursery (a term replaced with mother –baby care), a senior nurse shouted to me loudly, “You never separate the baby from the mother.” Although I did not become a labor and deliv...
Source: Teaching and Learning in Nursing - July 27, 2018 Category: Nursing Authors: Edna Hull Tags: Editorial Source Type: research

Nursing Campus Therapy Dog: A Pilot Study
This experimental pilot study investigated the long term effect of a therapy dog on the symptoms of anxiety and depression experienced by nursing students. Participants, assigned to a control or treatment group, completed the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale at the beginning and end of a 16 week semester. While there was no measurable effect on depression, participants in the treatment group had significantly less symptoms of anxiety at the end of the semester. (Source: Teaching and Learning in Nursing)
Source: Teaching and Learning in Nursing - July 24, 2018 Category: Nursing Authors: Debby Hall Source Type: research

An Innovative Educational Intervention to Improve Nursing Students' Knowledge, Attitudes, and Skills Surrounding Breastfeeding
It is important for nurse educators to develop deliberate experiences within the curriculum to educate future nurses not only on the benefits of breastfeeding but also on how to advocate and support the breastfeeding woman. A breastfeeding workshop utilizing innovative teaching strategies was implemented during an obstetrical nursing course in the fall 2017 semester. After the workshop, students reported an increase in knowledge, skills, and attitudes surrounding breastfeeding. The students were able to aptly demonstrate their new breastfeeding knowledge during simulation. (Source: Teaching and Learning in Nursing)
Source: Teaching and Learning in Nursing - July 24, 2018 Category: Nursing Authors: Brittney Rhodes, Adriane Burgess Source Type: research

Nontechnical Skills Training and Patient Safety in Undergraduate Nursing Education: A Systematic Review
This study aimed to synthesize the available evidence regarding nontechnical skills training to enhance patient safety in undergraduate nursing education. We identified the following important categories of nontechnical skills: communication, situational awareness, teamwork, decision-making, and leadership. Future studies need to focus on more rigorous study designs and methodologies and on evaluation systems using high-level outcome measures. (Source: Teaching and Learning in Nursing)
Source: Teaching and Learning in Nursing - July 24, 2018 Category: Nursing Authors: Daisuke Fukuta, Maki Iitsuka Source Type: research

Transitioning from Education to Practice: Associate Degree Program, Senior Clinical at a Skilled Nursing Facility, a Pilot Program
Over the last 4 years, there has been a shift in where associated degree registered nurses (ADNs) are being employed. There has been an increase of ADN graduates employed at skilled nursing facilities on a local, regional, and national level in the United States. Graduate surveys from the last 4 years demonstrate that the number of our graduates working at the skilled/subacute nursing facilities had increased to 33% –37% from 10%–15% and had decreased at the acute care facilities to 18%–21% from 35%–40%. (Source: Teaching and Learning in Nursing)
Source: Teaching and Learning in Nursing - July 24, 2018 Category: Nursing Authors: Theresa A. Przybylowicz Tags: Practice Pearls Source Type: research

Gaming Strategies in Nursing Education
The purpose of this study was to explore if the kahoot.it game was associated with improved final exam scores for nursing students. Ninety-eight senior nursing students were enrolled in the required course. The research group (N = 47) played Kahoot.it in four 20-minute sessions. The control group (N = 51) had no games. All students had the same final examination at the end of the semester. Independent t-tests showed that the research group had higher test scores (t = 2.90, p = .005) than the control group. (Source: Teaching and Learning in Nursing)
Source: Teaching and Learning in Nursing - July 24, 2018 Category: Nursing Authors: Frances DiAnna Kinder, Jane M. Kurz Source Type: research

It Takes a Village … RN Diploma to BSN Program
Educational mobility is familiar to diploma and associate degree faculty and is emphasized in the Institute of Medicine Report, The Future of Nursing. Utilizing this premise, a team of nurse educators and administrators implemented the principles of organizational redesign, change process, and project planning to facilitate a transformation from a hospital-based diploma program to a university bachelor of science in nursing program. The process described truly exemplifies the fact that “it does take a village” to create success. (Source: Teaching and Learning in Nursing)
Source: Teaching and Learning in Nursing - July 24, 2018 Category: Nursing Authors: Carol L. Papp, Linda Alessie Podolak, MaryEllen Hope Kosturko, Lucille C. Gambardella Source Type: research

Use of Academic Coaches to Promote Student Success in Online Nursing Programs
There are currently over 700 registered nurse (RN)-to-bachelor of science in nursing (BSN) programs in the United States, with at least 600 of these degree offerings provided at least partially online (American Association of Colleges of Nursing, 2017a). The number of RN-to-BSN programs continues to increase each year; however, there exists a dire shortage of qualified faculty to meet the needs of these students. While the need for nurses prepared at the baccalaureate level continues to grow, faculty shortages across the United States are limiting student capacity (American Association of Colleges of Nursing, 2017b). (Sour...
Source: Teaching and Learning in Nursing - July 24, 2018 Category: Nursing Authors: Lisa Broussard, Debra White-Jefferson Source Type: research

The Incidence of Student Repeaters in Pre-Licensure Nursing Programs in North Carolina
When nursing students fail and are required to repeat a course in a pre-licensure nursing program, they are at risk for attrition from the nursing program. While nursing student attrition is a problem with recognized consequences to student, school and profession, the incidence of nursing student “repeaters” has had little attention. This survey study aimed to describe the incidence of nursing students repeating courses in pre-licensure nursing programs in North Carolina. (Source: Teaching and Learning in Nursing)
Source: Teaching and Learning in Nursing - July 24, 2018 Category: Nursing Authors: Lisa S. Lewis, Ann Marie T. Milner, Tonya L. Willingham Source Type: research