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…
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
Why “Infobesity” is Enemy #1 in Nursing Education & How to Slim it Down!
A content laden curriculum is an enemy of student learning and is one of the…
Keith RischerJune 22, 2017
What Nurses Can Learn from an ED Physician to Be Better Prepared for Practice
What can an ED physician teach nurses and nursing students? See for yourself. An ED…
Keith RischerJune 8, 2017
What Nurse Educators Can Do to Improve Practice Readiness of Students
In order to address the lack of graduate nurses who are "practice ready", a recent…
Keith RischerJune 1, 2017
A Crisis in Competency. Why Nurse Graduates are NOT Prepared for Practice
Did you know that only 1/4 new grads are "practice ready" according to a recent…
Keith RischerMay 17, 2017
Make a Difference
How does a nurse make a difference? If I had the chance, this is what…
Keith RischerMay 11, 2017
How to Quickly and Concisely Prepare for Patient Care
Students struggle to transition to clinical practice after the NCLEX®. There is one simple strategy…
Keith RischerApril 27, 2017
What Students Must Know to Safely Care for Multiple Patients in Practice
Students need to be guided to quickly and concisely collect relevant data to get the…
Keith RischerApril 16, 2017
How to Close the Education-Practice Gap in Nursing Education
The gap between how nursing is taught and real-world practice persists today. There is one…
Keith RischerApril 9, 2017