This seminar equips nurse educators with strategies to instill professionalism and etiquette in nursing students early in their academic journey. Emphasizing the importance of professional behaviors, communication, and ethical conduct, this session provides tools to model, teach, and evaluate professionalism in both classroom and clinical settings. Through interactive discussions, case studies, and role-play activities, participants will learn evidence-based methods to foster respect, accountability, and integrity in future nurses, ensuring students are career-ready and aligned with professional nursing standards.
This presentation will discuss step-by-step processes that can be taken to move faculty colleagues toward a competency-based curriculum aligned with the 2021 Essentials. Approaches for conducting an effective and useful curriculum mapping will be demonstrated. Strategies to engage colleagues in the innovative work of developing and growing competency-based teaching activities and assessments will be discussed.
Terms such as transformation, reformation, and revolution are buzzwords used to refer to needed changes in nursing curriculum. These terms are actually marketing language used to grab attention followed by is a description of products for faculty to integrate into an already bloated curriculum, costing students hundreds to thousands of additional dollars. These products promise amazing NCLEX results but are often based only on evidence from the seller’s own research. Teaching nursing must be simplified and intentional. This webinar provides basic teaching/learning strategies that will not cost your students thousands of dollars but will improve graduation rates and NCLEX pass rates. It’s time to talk teaching, testing, and remediation without all the buzz.
This session delves into how case studies and item writing serve as essential tools in developing clinical judgment in newly graduated nurses (NGNs). Attendees will explore the value of case-based learning in bridging the gap between theory and real-world clinical decision-making. The presentation will unpack the key elements of creating practical, evidence-based case studies and offer a step-by-step framework for designing dynamic, unfolding scenarios. Special attention will be given to crafting NGN-style questions aligned with Bloom’s Taxonomy to foster deeper levels of critical thinking. Practical strategies will empower educators to implement these methods, ultimately enhancing the readiness of NGNs to navigate complex patient care situations with confidence and competence.
This seminar empowers nurse educators with evidence-based strategies to elevate nursing student outcomes and foster professional readiness. Participants will explore innovative pedagogical approaches such as competency-based learning, peer mentoring, career guidance integration, and reflective practice. Educators will learn to cultivate resilient, well-prepared nursing graduates equipped to thrive in clinical environments and launch successful careers.
Whaaaat? Join us for a day of education and entertainment. You find out the answers to some fun case studies: A young man urinated on his former girlfriend's pregnancy test and was positive for a pregnancy!! What body part should be examed in that young man? Why? What enzyme found on the "blue dress" worn by Monica Lewinsky implicated Bill Clinton? What husband of Elizabeth Taylor had hemophilia? Yep! Barb will take the mystery out of interpreting the meaning of lab tests in numerous clinical conditions encountered in the primary care setting, the ER, and Med-Surg patient, and the ICU patient. What is the clinical significance of the WBC and differential? Is it a bacterial infection? Viral infection? Parasitic infection? Acute inflammation? Chronic inflammation? What is the clinical significance of “life-threatening” neutropenia? What is the absolute neutrophil count? What is the clinical significance of the serum protein electrophoresis? Why is the ApoB test more important than the other cholesterol tests? Albumin is the major serum protein—what are the causes and consequences of clinical hypoalbuminemia? Why are there so many alphas, betas, and gammas in medicine? What are the alpha globulins, beta globulins, and gamma globulins? How many types of hemoglobin are there and do you need to learn them all? Easy answer? NO. But you will learn about the hemoglobin electrophoresis and common hemoglobinopathies. Why is the hemoglobin A1C important in diabetes and pre-diabetes? What does it take to make happy, healthy RBCs? Genes, Iron, B12, folic acid, healthy kidneys, a functioning thyroid would be a good start! What are the most common anemias and how can we use lab tests to determine the type? Iron deficiency anemia, the anemia of chronic kidney disease, B12 deficiency and megaloblastic anemia, hemolytic anemia, and the list goes on and on. Speaking of chronic kidney disease, what is the eGFR? BUN and serum creatinine? Moving on to understanding serum enzymes for the diagnosis of tissue injury—the AST/ALT ratio for liver disease, ALP (alkaline phosphatase) for bone and biliary disease, creatine kinase (CK) for skeletal muscle damage (rhabdomyolysis), and LDH for any tissue damage and as a prognostic indicator in certain cancers.
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