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…
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
The FIRST Step to Better Prepare Students for Practice (Part 1 of 5)
Nursing education needs to do things differently in order to better prepare students for practice.…
Keith RischerJuly 20, 2017
What Physical Assessment Skills Does a Student NEED to Know to Be Prepared for Practice?
Even though only 30 physical assessment techniques are consistently utilized by a practicing nurse, students…
Keith RischerJune 29, 2017