Which Vital Sign is Most Vital to Recognize a Problem and Need to Rescue?
Though all vital signs are vital, what parameter is most important to identify an early…
Keith RischerMarch 21, 2019
How to Use a “Bad Lab” to Teach Students to Think Like a Nurse
Do your students struggle to apply F&E to the bedside? Most do. But there is…
Why Every Student Needs to Develop a Personal Mission Statement Before They Graduate
Every nursing student who graduates is about to experience reality shock once they enter the…
Keith RischerMay 10, 2018
The One Thing A Nurse Must Never Do
What is the one thing a nurse must never do to remain engaged and caring…
Keith RischerNovember 30, 2017
Questions that Student’s Need to Answer: What are You Willing to Give Up to Make Nursing School a Priority?
Students experience reality shock making the transition to being a nursing student and as a…
Keith RischerOctober 5, 2017
Practical “Pearls” to Strengthen Nursing Assessment Skills So Students are Well Prepared for Practice
Students struggle to perform a thorough physical assessment with attention to detail. What can be…
Keith RischerJuly 6, 2017
How to Create Your Own Patient Prep Worksheet
Every nurse needs a brain...a patient prep worksheet that helps them quickly and concisely prepare…
Keith RischerMay 4, 2017
Six Clinical Relationships Students Must Recognize to THINK More Like a Nurse
In order to clinically reason and put the clinical puzzle together there are six clinical…
Keith RischerFebruary 2, 2017
How to Develop Clinical Judgment in Nursing Students
The end result of nurse thinking is making a correct clinical judgment. How to practically…
Keith RischerNovember 3, 2016
What is the Most Important Concept in Nursing & Nursing Education?
Though there are over 50 nursing concepts, there is ONE concept that must lay the…
Keith RischerMay 5, 2016
How to Strengthen Student Understanding of Cardiac Medications
My student's struggled with applying cardiac physiology to pharmacology and nursing practice. But if student's…
Keith RischerFebruary 25, 2016
The #1 student struggle and #1 weakness in the curriculum was identified in a recent…
Keith RischerOctober 29, 2015