In this practical monthly workshop series, Keith Rischer, founder of KeithRN, delivers actionable strategies to help nurse educators transform how students transition from textbook theory to real-world clinical practice. At the end of each session, Keith will share a few ways KeithRN can support your teaching moving forward. If you’re looking for practical tools to save you prep time right now, this will be exactly what you need.
All workshops will be on Zoom.
The Missing Link to Practice Readiness That Most Nursing Programs Overlook
August 20, 2026 – 8PM EST / 7PM CST
Clinical competence matters, but it may not be enough to prepare students for the realities of professional nursing practice.
Practice-ready nurses need more than knowledge and technical skill. They also need a strong professional identity, one that shapes how they care for patients, work with healthcare teams, make decisions, and live out the nursing profession’s values.
In this workshop, we’ll explore why professional identity formation can be one of the most overlooked foundations of practice readiness. Together, we’ll examine practical strategies for helping students connect what they’re learning with who they’re becoming as future nurses.
You will leave with:
- Practical strategies to help students connect clinical learning with their developing professional identity.
- Ideas for cultivating purpose-driven professionalism and compassionate care throughout the clinical experience.
- A practical framework for helping students grow into nurses who think critically, care compassionately, and practice with confidence.
- .5 CE contact hour
From Textbook to Bedside: The Case Study Advantage to Improve Practice Readiness
September 17, 2026 – 8PM EST / 7PM CST
Students don’t develop clinical judgment simply by covering the content. They develop it by using and applying knowledge in realistic patient care situations.
In this workshop, we’ll explore the cognitive science of how learning sticks and examine evidence supporting case-based learning. You’ll discover practical ways to integrate case studies across different levels of your curriculum to deepen student comprehension and understanding.
You will leave with:
- Actionable strategies to design active, high-engagement learning experiences.
- Proven methods to strengthen student clinical reasoning using case studies.
- A concrete plan to bridge the gap between classroom theory and real-world bedside practice.
- .5 CE contact hour
5 Pitfalls to Avoid If You Want Students To Think Like Nurses
October 15, 2026 – 8PM EST / 7PM CST
The realities of nursing practice require far more than completing tasks; they demand that nurses think critically, recognize patterns, prioritize care, and make sound decisions in complex and often uncertain situations.
In this workshop, we’ll explore practical strategies to strengthen clinical reasoning by aligning your assignments with the realities of nursing practice. You’ll discover how to streamline clinical paperwork so it measures critical thinking rather than just check-list completion.
You will leave with:
- Actionable tools to help students develop practice-informed clinical judgment.
- Strategies to transform traditional clinical paperwork into a dynamic clinical reasoning tool.
- A concrete framework to cultivate the essential thinking processes nurses need to ensure safe practice and enhance problem recognition.
- .5 CE contact hour