Why Nursing Education Fails to Prepare Most Students for Practice
There are numerous reasons why nursing education struggles to prepare students for practice. Today's blog…
Keith RischerJanuary 18, 2018
Two Questions that Students Must Be Asked Each Clinical to THINK More Like a Nurse
In order to develop the ability of your students to clinically reason there are two…
The Most Common Mistake that New Nurses Make (Part 2 of 2)
Students and new nurses are inherently task oriented. This clinical inexperience leads to a common…
Keith RischerDecember 14, 2017
Why Routine Vital Signs are Never Routine (Part 1 of 2)
Collecting vital signs must never be seen as a routine task by the nurse. There…
Keith RischerDecember 7, 2017
Nurse Educator Insights on How to Not be “THAT Nurse” Part 2
Reality shock will impact new nurses overwhelmed with the demands of multiple patients. The temptation?…
Keith RischerNovember 16, 2017
How Not to Be “THAT NURSE”! Relevant Insights to Strengthen Bedside Practice
You never want to be "that nurse" but how do you define the lack of…
Keith RischerNovember 9, 2017
What the Best Clinical Educators Expect Students to KNOW (Part 3 in a series)
In order to be safe, students must know more than memorized content. They must be…
Keith RischerNovember 2, 2017
What the Best Clinical Educators Have in Common
What do the best clinical educators have in common? Students identified seven essential traits in…
Keith RischerOctober 19, 2017
Clinical “Pearls” that will Prepare Nursing Students for Real-World Practice
How are you preparing students for real-world clinical practice in your nursing program? This needs…
Keith RischerOctober 12, 2017
What Every Nurse and Nurse Educator Has in Common with Spiderman
What could a nurse or nurse educator possibly have in common with Spiderman? Once this…
Keith RischerSeptember 28, 2017
It’s All About the Patient: An Open Letter to Nursing Students
Preparing students to be a professional nurse centers around the patient. What a student needs…
Keith RischerAugust 31, 2017
Practical Strategies to Strengthen Student Learning in the Classroom (Part 3 of 5)
What is your greatest struggle in the classroom? Faculty struggle to engage students and get…
Keith RischerAugust 10, 2017