What a Good Nurse Has in Common with the Good Samaritan
Have you ever stopped to consider what the good Samaritan and a good nurse have…
Keith RischerAugust 23, 2018
How to Use Case Studies to Better Prepare Students for the Dilemmas of Practice
How do you prepare students to face the unexpected dilemmas in clinical practice? Learn how…
How to Use a “Bad Lab” to Teach Students to Think Like a Nurse
Do your students struggle to apply F&E to the bedside? Most do. But there is…
Keith RischerJuly 19, 2018
How to Help Students Provide Patient and Family Centered Care
Most students struggle to not only see the patient but also the family and their…
Keith RischerJuly 12, 2018
How to Strengthen & Develop the Critical Thinking Students Require for Practice
Can critical thinking be taught? I have developed six sequential questions and share them in…
Keith RischerJune 28, 2018
Why Pathophysiology Must Be Deeply Understood to Think More Like a Nurse
To think like a nurse, students must UNDERSTAND pathophysiology. By simply changing the way that…
Keith RischerJune 21, 2018
Are You Asking These Questions to Help Your Students THINK More Like a Nurse?
Asking questions is one of the most effective tools clinical educators can use to develop…
Keith RischerJune 7, 2018
What the Best Educators Do to Develop the Thinking of Students
What do Socrates, Jesus, and transformational nurse educators today have in common? They all use…
Keith RischerMay 31, 2018
Why Every Student Needs to Develop a Personal Mission Statement Before They Graduate
Every nursing student who graduates is about to experience reality shock once they enter the…
Keith RischerMay 10, 2018
What Would Nightingale Say to this Generation of Nurses?
Many programs face challenges that include student incivility, cheating other issues related to moral character.…
Keith RischerMay 3, 2018
Why Nurses Need to Take Off Their Gloves
When the nurse understands the importance of direct human touch and what it communicates to…
Keith RischerApril 26, 2018
Are Rapid Response Teams the Best Response to Improve Patient Outcomes? (6th in series)
Rapid Response Teams (RRT) can help facilitate critical care intervention in a crisis. But there…
Keith RischerApril 20, 2018