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
Making a Difference as Nurse Educators
May is National Nurses Month and with it the chance to celebrate how nurse educators…
How to Eliminate Clinical Paperwork Using an Oral Care Plan
Nurse educators are responsible for developing graduate nurses who are prepared to recognize and respond…
Guest AuthorApril 19, 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
A Nurse Educator’s Resolution: Putting First Things First
This post was written by Lisa Gonzalez, MSN, RN. The beginning of a new year…
Guest AuthorJanuary 3, 2023
Clinical Decision Cards Promote Clinical Judgment in Nursing Students
This post was written by Martha Johnson, MSN, RN, CEN, founder of BreakoutRN. Allowing students…
Guest AuthorOctober 5, 2022
Why Case Studies? Making the Case for a Case-Based Curriculum
Educators need to make case studies a foundational active learning strategy. You can start changing…
Keith RischerSeptember 15, 2022
How to Design a Curriculum that Develops Clinical Judgment Skills
Curriculum development in nursing education must be evidence-based, using evidence-based and practice-based frameworks to inform…
Keith RischerSeptember 1, 2022
Using an Empathy Map to Teach Caring in Nursing Education
This post was written by Martha Johnson, MSN, RN, CEN, a nurse educator and owner of…
Guest AuthorJuly 15, 2022