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How to Use a “Bad Lab” to Teach Students to Think Like a Nurse

Keith Rischer — Fri, 20 Jul 2018 04:00:49 +0000

Do your students struggle to apply F&E to the bedside? Most do. But there is an essential nurse thinking skill that creates a plan of care around a relevant abnormal lab. Download a free tool to help your students think more like a nurse!

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Why Every Student Needs to Develop a Personal Mission Statement Before They Graduate

Keith Rischer — Fri, 11 May 2018 03:00:11 +0000

Every nursing student who graduates is about to experience reality shock once they enter the practice setting as a new nurse. What can be the difference between thriving or becoming roadkill once in practice? Developing a personal mission statement that identifies your why!

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The One Thing A Nurse Must Never Do

Keith Rischer — Fri, 01 Dec 2017 04:00:43 +0000

What is the one thing a nurse must never do to remain engaged and caring when providing patient care? It is something that most have nurses have done at one time or another but needs to be recognized so you don't do it again!

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Questions that Student’s Need to Answer: What are You Willing to Give Up to Make Nursing School a Priority?

Keith Rischer — Fri, 06 Oct 2017 03:00:01 +0000

Students experience reality shock making the transition to being a nursing student and as a result spin too many platters. Encourage your students to step back, reflect, and recognize the need to do what is needed to make nursing school a priority and why it matters...it's all about patient outcomes!

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Practical “Pearls” to Strengthen Nursing Assessment Skills So Students are Well Prepared for Practice

Keith Rischer — Fri, 07 Jul 2017 03:00:38 +0000

Students struggle to perform a thorough physical assessment with attention to detail. What can be done to strengthen the teaching of this essential skill as well as practical "pearls" to strengthen the ABCs of physical assessment are discussed to strengthen student practice of this essential skill.

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How to Create Your Own Patient Prep Worksheet

Keith Rischer — Thu, 04 May 2017 23:00:14 +0000

Every nurse needs a brain...a patient prep worksheet that helps them quickly and concisely prepare to care for each patient. See what one program did to help students create their own "brain" with examples that can be downloaded.

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Six Clinical Relationships Students Must Recognize to THINK More Like a Nurse

Keith Rischer — Fri, 03 Feb 2017 02:00:44 +0000

In order to clinically reason and put the clinical puzzle together there are six clinical relationships students must recognize A brief case study presentation will allow you to see how these relationships are relevant to practice. See if you are doing all that you can to help your students THINK more like a nurse!

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How to Develop Clinical Judgment in Nursing Students

Keith Rischer — Fri, 04 Nov 2016 03:22:27 +0000

The end result of nurse thinking is making a correct clinical judgment. How to practically develop this essential nurse thinking skill in clinical with a FREE handout you won't want to miss!

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What is the Most Important Concept in Nursing & Nursing Education?

Keith Rischer — Fri, 06 May 2016 03:00:40 +0000

Though there are over 50 nursing concepts, there is ONE concept that must lay the foundation for all additional content or concepts that is taught in nursing education. It is the ability of the nurse to...

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How to Strengthen Student Understanding of Cardiac Medications

Keith Rischer — Fri, 26 Feb 2016 01:10:11 +0000

My student's struggled with applying cardiac physiology to pharmacology and nursing practice. But if student's know what to focus on, educators can strengthen student learning of this essential content! A handout that I developed for my students is included as a FREE download!

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The #1 Struggle of Nursing Students & How it Can Be Overcome (2 of 3 part series)

Keith Rischer — Fri, 30 Oct 2015 03:00:22 +0000

The #1 student struggle and #1 weakness in the curriculum was identified in a recent survey. I have created a practical tool (and video!) that can be downloaded in todays blog that addresses this weakness to make it a needed strength!

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Six Attitudes Every Nurse Must Possess to Clinically Reason

Keith Rischer — Sat, 24 Oct 2015 03:42:22 +0000

In order to clinically reason, there are 6 attitudes that must be present BEFORE the nurse provides care. To think like a nurse, these attitudes must be known by both educators and students alike! These six attitudes are...

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