How Busy Work Is Breaking Nursing Education (and Two Simple Ways to Fix It)
Is Busy Work Blocking Real Learning? Nursing students are overwhelmed, educators are overextended, and yet…
Guest AuthorOctober 30, 2025
Beyond Busywork: The Transformational Power of Case-Based Learning
Case-based learning is more than an alternative to lectures—it’s a powerful way to bridge the…
The NCLEX Is Going Remote. Here’s What to Know and How to Prepare
In 2026, the NCLEX goes remote — raising real concerns about cheating, validity, and readiness.…
Maria Flores-HarrisSeptember 4, 2025
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
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 Having a Professional Identity Can Help Nurses and a Profession in Crisis
Individual nurses and the entire nursing profession are in crisis after nearly two years of…
Keith RischerJanuary 20, 2022
Trending Topics in Nursing Education: Learning From Student Evaluations and Preparing Students for the Next Gen NCLEX
Last week on Facebook and YouTube Live, I continued my series on trending topics in…
Guest AuthorMay 27, 2021
Fostering a Culture of Civility in Nursing Education and Practice
Why do incivility and bullying remain a problem in nursing education and practice settings when…
Guest AuthorMarch 31, 2021
Helping Graduate Nurses Transition to Practice
On 12/3/2020 on Facebook and YouTube Live, I had an insightful conversation with Samuel Womble…
Guest AuthorDecember 3, 2020
What is Your WHY as an Educator? (and Why it Matters!)
Have you ever thought about what motivated and inspired you to teach? Why do you…
Keith RischerSeptember 3, 2020
How to Use a COVID-19 Case Study to Develop Clinical Judgment Online
Use this case study on COVID-19 to strengthen student learning online and facilitate the development…
Keith RischerApril 2, 2020
Why You (and your students!) Need to Know the 5 Rights of Clinical Reasoning
Did you even know that there are 5 "rights" related to clinical reasoning? In addition…
Keith RischerJuly 25, 2019