It Was the Worst of Times…and Professional Identity Still Mattered
As I began writing the KeithRN newsletter this month, I settled on the theme of…
Maria Flores-HarrisJanuary 3, 2024
KeithRN Welcomes a New Nurse Educator Consultant
Introduction KeithRN recently recognized the need to strengthen our outreach and improve service to educators…
Human Trafficking Content in Nursing School Curricula: It’s Time For Nurse Educators To Bridge This Prelicensure Gap
By Dr. Francine Bono-Neri, PhD, RN, APRN, PNP Nursing education is incredibly taxing for students…
Guest AuthorSeptember 18, 2023
How to Assess Clinical Judgment Using a New Case-Based Rubric
Nurse educators must create a curriculum that ensures students develop expected levels of clinical judgment…
Keith RischerAugust 24, 2023
Why the Sky Did Not Fall with NextGen NCLEX (NGN) Pass Rates
Nurse educators were holding their breath, expecting the worst with the introduction of the NGN…
Keith RischerAugust 1, 2023
The Nursing Process: Relic of the Past or Relevant to Developing Clinical Judgment?
There is a current discussion in nursing education regarding the value and relevance of the…
Keith RischerJuly 5, 2023
Creating Confident Caregivers: Improving Clinical Judgment in the Traditional Classroom
Clinical judgment has become nursing’s favorite buzzword lately, and evidence supports a critical need to…
Guest AuthorJune 21, 2023
How to Use Less Clinical Paperwork to Improve Practice Readiness
For as long as formal nursing education has existed, one of the central questions on…
Guest AuthorMay 15, 2023
Taking the Fear out of a Dissertation
Introduction I think all nurses agree that evidence-based practice is a priority to achieve positive…
Guest AuthorMarch 15, 2023
Is it Time to Rethink How We Teach Students in Clinical?
The Problem The traditional clinical apprenticeship model with a clinical educator working with a group…
Keith RischerMarch 1, 2023
KeithRN Clinical Reasoning Escape Rooms Develop Student Clinical Judgment by Integrating Educational Best Practices
As professional nurse educators, we are frequently challenged to transform dry, tedious classroom content into…
Guest AuthorFebruary 9, 2023
New Resource to Better Prepare Students for NextGen NCLEX and Clinical Practice
Now that the NextGen NCLEX (NGN) is four months away, what strategies are you using…
Keith RischerJanuary 18, 2023