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NLN Summit Posters | Thursday, September 22, 2016
Evaluating the EBP Knowledge of Associate Degree
Nursing Students
Theme: Measuring and Evaluating Outcomes
Session Type: Beyond Basics
Amy Hagedorn Wonder, PhD, RN, Indiana University; Darrell
Spurlock, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, ANEF, Mount Carmel College of
Nursing
The results from a multi-site study of EBP knowledge in (N=150)
associate degree nursing students provide a baseline measure
for faculty to evaluate current strategies aimed at preparing
students for EBP. The presentation will also focus on how
evaluation can facilitate collaborative efforts to develop and test
new strategies to teach students to use evidence in clinical
decision-making.
ADN Students’ Perceptions of Faculty Incivility
Towards Students
Theme: The Art of Teaching
Session Type: Basics
Andrea Matthews, RN, Bristol Community College
Incivility in nursing education adds significant stress to students,
which may lead to psychological and physical maladaptation
and contribute to academic failure, program dis-satisfaction,
and impede successful entry into practice. This presentation will
share findings of a fall 2015 research study conducted with
eight accredited ADN programs using Clark's Incivility in
Nursing Education-Revised© (INE-R©) survey instrument to
examine ADN students perceptions of faculty incivility.
An Innovative and Interactive Approach to Teaching
Research to Undergraduate Nursing Students
Theme: The Art of Teaching
Session Type: Basics
Anita Fennessey, DrNP, RN,CNE, Abington Memorial Hospital
Dixon School of Nursing; Maryann Pagano, MSN, RN, CMS,
Abington Memorial Hospital Dixon School of Nursing
Learn about how nursing faculty journeyed into uncharted
waters and developed a method of teaching that would change
the negative perceptions of the nursing research course and
create an environment where students would be more accepting
of how essential research is to clinical practice. Utilization of the
computer laboratory for teaching research provided an
environment that encouraged students to actively participate
while also providing equal opportunities for resources and
support.
Utilization of Apparent Cause Analysis in Undergraduate
Nursing Education to Reduce Patient Harm and Enhance
Quality Improvement
Theme: The Art of Teaching
Session Type: Basics
Barbara Butynskyi, MSN, RN, CPN, Dixon School of Nursing
Nursing students are the new eyes of health care. As such, they
often observe and identify gaps in safety that can lead to patient
errors. Asking students to report these conditions through a
formal process can help to reduce the incidence of patient
harm. By completing an apparent cause analysis students learn
to break down the process to see where the gaps in safety
occurred. They are then asked to create an associated quality
improvement plan to eliminate the gap and the associated
potential harm.
Faculty Ability to Care and School of Nursing Caring
Climate: Findings from a National Survey
Theme: The Art of Teaching
Session Type: Beyond Basics
Arlene Hayne, PhD, Ida V Moffett School of Nursing, Samford
University; Gretchen McDaniel, PhD, Ida V. Moffett School of
Nursing, Samford University; Sharron Schlosser, PhD, Ida V
Moffett School of Nursing
In the changing nursing education environment where faculty
retention issues and bullying are being reported, faculty are to
prepare graduates to provide relationship-based, patientcentered care. The results of a national survey examines faculty
perceptions of their ability to care and the climate where caring
behaviors are demonstrated and modeled for students.
Achieving Designation as a Center of Excellence for Nursing
Education: Distinction, Visibility, and Engagement
Theme: Leadership and Organizational Systems
Session Type: Beyond Basics
Beth Ann Swan, PhD, CRNP, FAAN, Jefferson College of
Nursing; Ann Phalen, PhD, APRN, NNP-BC, Jefferson College of
Nursing; Ksenia Zukowsky, PhD, APRN, NNP-BC, Jefferson
College of Nursing
The presentation will describe the Jefferson College of Nursing’s
journey in preparing and submitting an application to the
National League for Nursing for designation as a Center of
Excellence in Nursing Education in the category of Creating
Environments that Enhance Student Learning and Professional
Development.
NLN Summit Posters | Thursday, September 22, 2016
Reflection on action: Helping Students Make Sense of
Diversity and Nursing Care
Theme: The Art of Teaching
Session Type: Basics
Betty Nance-Floyd, RN, CNE, CNL, University of North Carolina
at Chapel Hill; Julianne Page, RN, MSN, EdD, University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Nursing; Joan Williams, MSN,
RN, ANP, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of
Nursing
Participants will learn practical, effective strategies for helping
students use reflective practice to achieve the NLN core value
and the QSEN competencies related to diversity. They will
engage in a group activity that allows them to apply concepts of
diversity and reflection in the diversity and nursing care
assignment. Group discussion will then Identify ways to guide
students to effectively integrate concepts of diversity in
providing patient centered nursing care.
Welcome Aboard New Educators: Life lines to Prevent You
from Drowning
Theme: The Art of Teaching
Session Type: Basics
Beverly Rowe, MSN, RN, CNE, College of Coastal Georgia;
Dawana Gibbs, MSN, RN, CNE, College of Coastal Georgia;
Nevada LeCounte, MS, RN, CMSRN, PCCN, College of Coastal
Georgia
The presentation is directed for new educators; however,
seasoned faculty may also find some additional innovative ideas
that can be used in their curricula. The overarching goal is to
elicit ideas and stimulate dialogue among audience members to
identify creative methods for new and experienced faculty
members to prepare nurses who are capable of working in
today's challenging health care environment.
Challenging
Tradition:
Navigating
Applications
of
Technology in Simulation Experiences
Theme: Technology (including simulation)
Session Type: Basics
Brian Holland, PhD, RN, Texas A&M Health Science Center
College of Nursing; Angela Mulcahy, MS, RN, CMSRN, Texas
A&M University Health Science Center; Kevin Gosselin, PhD ,
Texas A&M University Health Science Center
Faced with increasing difficulty placing nursing students in
clinical settings, simulation has emerged as a viable substitute
for clinical experiences. Viewers of this presentation will learn
about application of advanced technologies in simulation,
potential barriers to adoption of technology and ways to
overcome them, and assessment strategies to evaluate
outcomes. The presenters provide practical examples for faculty
to integrate technology in their programs.
Boundary Crossings: Reflective Pedagogy as the New
Frontier in Faculty Development
Theme: The Art of Teaching
Session Type: Beyond Basics
Candice Phillips, PhD, RN, APRN, CNM, CNE, Chamberlain
College of Nursing; Kellie Bassell, EdD, MSN, RN, CNE ,
Chamberlain College of Nursing
Faculty need effective pedagogical approaches to facilitate
student learning of new competencies. This presentation will
explore the creative use of eLearning interactives to engage
faculty in individual and collective transformative reflection to
challenge assumptions and raise questions about teaching
practices. Through reflection, faculty will gain insights and
coordinated actions to accomplish change.
“We Want More Sims”: Supporting Student Learning
Through the Use of Technology and Simulation Pedagogy
Theme: Technology (including simulation)
Session Type: Beyond Basics
Zahra Shajani, MPH, RN, CCHN(C), University of Calgary; Diana
Snell, MN, RN, University of Calgary; Carla Ferreira, MN, RN,
CCHN(C), University of Calgary
This presentation will review the rationale and results of
integrating a simulation-based learning experience focused on
community maternal/infant health nursing within an
undergraduate nursing program. Findings from the project will
highlight the strengths and challenges of using simulation as a
teaching and learning approach in educating nurses. The
process of combining low and moderate fidelity simulations to
emphasize the thinking and doing inherent in practice will be
described.
Awakening the Force! Starting an NLN Constituent League in
Your State
Theme: Leadership and Organizational Systems
Session Type: Basics
Carmella Mikol, PhD, RN-BC, CNE, CPNP-PC, College of Lake
County; Ruth Fiedler, EdD, PMHCNS-BC, CNE, Rush College of
Nursing
A National League for Nursing constituent league is a
mechanism to promote excellence in nursing education at the
state level while supporting the core values, goals, and mission
of the NLN. This presentation will describe the process used to
start a constituent league as well as strategies to ensure its
ongoing success.
NLN Summit Posters | Thursday, September 22, 2016
Tripling the Use of Simulation in the Undergraduate
Curriculum: Lessons Learned
Theme: Technology (including simulation)
Session Type: Basics
Carol Kostovich, PhD, RN, CHSE, Loyola University Chicago;
Lee Schmidt, PhD, RN, Loyola University Chicago
This presentation will describe the lessons learned in the
development, implementation, and evaluation of a program
designed to expand the use of simulation in a pre-licensure
nursing program. The outcomes of tripling the amount of
simulation experienced by over 500 students in six clinical
courses one year post-implementation will be discussed.
Current efforts to further enhance the experience will be shared.
What is Program Inconsistency Doing to Your Program
Outcomes?
Theme: Measuring and Evaluating Outcomes
Session Type: Beyond Basics
Carolyn Gersch, MSN, RN, CNE, Connect: RN2ED; Cherie
Rebar, PhD, MBA, RN, FNP, COI, Connect: RN2ED; Nicole
Heimgartner, MSN, RN, COI, Connect: RN2ED
Nursing education professionals spend much time and energy in
creating or revising nursing curricula yet little time and energy
are spent on program implementation. Inconsistent program
implementation leads to inconsistent achievement of program
outcomes. Identifying actions that contribute to inconsistencies
will help faculty develop a plan of action. Strategies are
discussed and faculty are encouraged to identify strategies that
may be effective for their nursing programs.
I Want to Be a Nurse: School Counselors' Perceptions of
Nursing
Theme: The Art of Teaching
Session Type: Basics
Cheryl Williams, PhD, RN, NP-C, Salem State University; Laurie
Dickstein-Fischer, PhD, Salem State University
Nursing is facing an unprecedented shortage of qualified
diversified nurses to meet demands. To ensure a long-term
pipeline of potential and qualified nursing students entering
nursing school today, utilizing middle and high school
counselors may be advantageous. Scant research exists today
regarding school counselors' perceptions of nursing. This study
examined perceptions of regional school counselors regarding
nursing and their recommendations for students considering
nursing.
Simulation in Maternal Nursing Clinical Education:
A Disruptive Innovation Model
Theme: Technology (including simulation)
Session Type: Basics
Chitra Paul Victor, MSN, MD (AM), RM, CNE, RN,
NovaSoutheasternUniversity
Hi-fidelity simulation training used in maternal nursing clinical
education can be a disruptive innovation. Through this
innovative model, some of the obstetric-newborn procedures
performed in highly controlled hospital units can be performed
in a simulation labs to enhance learning. The observation and
field notes of a qualitative study revealed that students
appeared satisfied and accomplished after the high-fidelity
simulation sessions.
Magnet Hospital and School of Nursing Partnership in
Quality Improvement Learning Initiatives
Theme: Leadership and Organizational Systems
Session Type: Beyond Basics
Chito Belchez, MSN, RN-BC, University of Kansas School of
Nursing
Integrating quality improvement in an academic setting is critical
for students to understand real-life application and outcomes
for improvement. Strategies for integrating hospital quality
improvement in a classroom setting requires open and
collaborative relationship between clinical and academic
settings. This presentation will demonstrate strategies for
applying quality improvement in classroom and bridging
education and clinical practice in the undergraduate nursing
program.
Implementing High-Fidelity Simulation Experiences Using
Live Streaming Technology into the Classroom Environment
to Enhance Student Learning
Theme: Technology (including simulation)
Session Type: Basics
Christina Kiger, MSN-CPN, RN, Marian University;
Sheila McNelis MSN, RN, Marian University
The purpose of this presentation is to teach the participant how
high-fidelity simulations can be utilized in the classroom learning
environment through innovative approaches using live
streaming technology in which students learn hands on in a safe
environment how to care for a patient and apply the nursing
process through knowledge application and critical thinking.
Benner, P. (2010). Educating nurses: A call for radical
transformation. CA, Jossey- Bass
NLN Summit Posters | Thursday, September 22, 2016
Baccalaureate Minority Nursing Students’ Perceptions of
High-Fidelity Simulation
Theme: Technology (including Simulation)
Session Type: Basics
Crystal Graham, MSN-Ed, CHSE, Francis Marion University
Results of this study highlight the need for nursing programs to
develop and test interventions aimed at determining the role of
demographic factors on nursing student outcomes in
simulation. While results of this study may not be generalized to
the entire body of nursing students, this study provides
evidence that more research is needed before simulation can be
determined effective for diverse groups of nursing students.
Beyond Debriefing: Exploring DML Debriefing Using the
Debriefing for Meaningful Learning Evaluation Scale
(DMLES)
Theme: Measuring and Evaluating Outcomes
Session Type: Beyond Basics
Cynthia Bradley, RN, CNE, CHSE, Indiana University School of
Nursing
Despite agreement on the importance of debriefing, little is
known about the impact of training in a debriefing method. The
Debriefing for Meaningful Learning Evaluation Scale was used to
evaluate implementation of DML, a commonly used debriefing
method, and the impact that the timing and type of training had
on implementation. Study findings and implications for future
debriefing training will be discussed.
How Does Integration of Learning Contracts Promote
Student Success?
Theme: Measuring and Evaluating Outcomes
Session Type: Basics
Deborah
Hickman, MSN, RN, CNE, Northwestern State
University; Rebecca Harrell, MSN, RNBC, Northwestern State
University
The researchers explored the outcomes of undergraduate
nursing students who were placed on learning contracts while
enrolled in their academic programs. As soon as studentsfell
below the benchmark for successful exam completion, they
were identified as at-risk students. These students met weekly
with faculty for contract review, study skills progress, and
adoption of new learning strategies. Fifty to 92 percent of
students who were placed on learning contracts achieved
academic success.
Designing for Engagement and Collaboration
Theme: Technology (including simulation)
Session Type: Beyond Basics
Deborah Merriam, DNS, RN CNE, Daemen College
Effective and deep web-based learning can be facilitated by
using design principles supported by the Community of Inquiry
framework. Nurse educators can establish a climate that
supports open communication and cohesion, beyond the
boundaries of a classroom, in the design delivery and
assessment of a web-enhanced course, either fully online or
blended. Engaging activities that will be demonstrated are
VoiceThread for collaborative discussions, a team wiki and a
Padlet.
Using QI to Assess Curriculum: Simulation of an Acute Care
Medication Pass to Identify Gaps in Nursing Students’
Performance
Theme: Technology (including simulation)
Session Type: Basics
Della Hughes Carter, DNP, RN, BC-GNP, Michigan State
University;Rhonda Maneval, DEd, RN, Michigan State University
Using simulation as a tool in the quality improvement (QI)
process for detecting deficiencies in senior level nursing
students' performance in passing medications in the acute care
setting offers an opportunity to enhance curriculum design. This
program will review the QI framework and how to incorporate
simulation as a tool, how to orchestrate a simulation of multiple
patients requiring IV push and piggyback medications, and how
to measure outcomes.
Campus-Wide Interprofessional Education: Making it Work
Theme: Interprofessional Education (IPE) and Practice (IPP)
Session Type: Basics
Delois Laverentz, MN, RN, CCRN-K, University of Kansas
School of Nursing; Elizabeth Young, MSN, RN, CNE, University
of Kansas School of Nursing
A Midwestern university medical center developed a required
interprofessional
education
program
based
on
the
Interprofessional
Collaborative
Practice
(IPEC)
core
competencies and the basic principles of TeamSTEPPS®. This
presentation will provide an overview of this interprofessional
educational program, strategies utilized for its successful
implementation, and the benefits to students and faculty.
NLN Summit Posters | Thursday, September 22, 2016
Looking Beyond the Traditional: Integrating a New
Curriculum d\Design into an Immersion Practicum Evaluation
Tool
Theme: Measuring and Evaluating Outcomes
Session Type: Basics
Denise Brown, MSN, RNC-OB, C-EFM, Jefferson College of
Nursing, Thomas Jefferson University; Maureen Revaitis, MSN,
RN-NIC, Jefferson College of Nursing, Thomas Jefferson
University
In response to changes in health care delivery and recent
reports from the IOM, the Jefferson College of Nursing at
Thomas Jefferson University redesigned its undergraduate
curriculum. The new clinical courses, now referred to as
Immersion Practicums, required the creation of a new evaluation
tool. The purpose of this poster is to describe the process used
to develop the immersion evaluation tool, the challenges faculty
faced, and the lessons learned.
Nurse Educator Preceptorship Model for Optimal Success
Theme: Role Transitions
Session Type: Basics
Denise Kafer, EdD, MSN, RNC, CNE, Dixon School of Nursing of
Abington/Jefferson Health
This poster will describe a faculty-based model for the role
transition of the graduate nurse in nursing education. The
Faculty Development Committee has developed a process for
the practictum experience which was planned to include all
facets of the educator role. This model includes all committee
attendance, as well as class observations and lecture
preparation, exam testing, and anaysis. In the clinical setting,
they work with the clinical instructor to learn all aspects of the
clinical role.
"Think Aloud" to Evaluate Critical Thinking
Theme: Measuring and Evaluating Outcomes
Session Type: Basics
Diane Morey, PhD, MSN, RN, CNE, American National University
How is critical thinking evaluated? Various methods have
explored the thinking process. How does a nursing student
think through a solution for a nursing scenario when caring for a
patient? Evidence of an evaluation of a critical thinking tool
through the use of a think a loud method will be provided.
Rubric and rating scales for evaluating the think aloud
performed by students while critically thinking about a case
study are discussed. Think aloud details allow for utilization in
other situations.
Evidence Informed Strategies to Create Culturally Inclusive
Learning
Theme: Global Nursing Education/Global Health
Session Type: Beyond Basics
Patricia Bradley, PhD, RN, CNE, York University; Karin PageCutrara, PhD, RN, York University; Julie Nilsen, MScN, RN, York
University
This presentation describes the results of a research project that
incorporated a literature review, over 400 students and faculty
survey results, and student-developed digital stories to create
strategies for teaching in a culturally diverse environment. The
outcomes of the study that led to the development of a
culturally inclusive model for teaching-learning for teachers and
students will be presented.
What Can You See When You Look Through a Looking
Glass?
Theme: Technology (including simulation)
Session Type: Basics
Eileen Werdman, DNP, RN, CNS, University of Cincinnati
College of Nursing; Robin Wagner, MSN, RN, University of
Cincinnati College of Nursing
Immersing the student into the patient-care environment is one
of the goals of simulation. Students attend to patient-care
scenarios that usually represent high-risk, low-frequency
occurrences. This is a wonderful intervention for the more
tangible skills but what about the non-tangible such as
communication, writing, and educating on discharge
instructions? In a Collaboratory Smart House, accelerated
students view a live simulation of an elderly woman and her son
reviewing the discharge instructions.
Reducing Patient Care Clinical Situations by Building
Simulation Capacity
Theme: Technology (including simulation)
Session Type: Beyond Basics
Ejim Sule, PhD, RN, Prairie View A&M University; Isaac Smith,
PhD, RN, Prairie View A&M University
This quantitative, quasi-experimental, two-group study explored
if there was a difference in unit and final examination scores
between two groups of students:
1) students enrolled in the first adult health course in
summer2015 who participated in 50 percent clinical simulation
and laboratory experiences; and 2) students who retrospectively
enrolled in the same course in summer 2014, and participated in
19 percent clinical simulation and laboratory experiences.
NLN Summit Posters | Thursday, September 22, 2016
Lifelong Learning: A Constructivist Grounded Theory Study
Theme: Global Nursing Education/Global Health
Session Type: Beyond Basics
Erin Bennion, PhD, Brigham Young University- Idaho
The future of lifelong learning for nurses lies in the ability to seek
independent learning, recognizing that learning does not have to
be confined or dependent upon what an organization will
provide. Instead, emphasis should be placed on independently
seeking learning opportunities and growth as an important way
to continue the evolution of nursing practice. This will ensure
that health care and the nursing profession continue to grow
and evolve, providing the best in patient care and safety.
Applied Pediatric Math: Bridging the Gap Between Theory
and Practice for a Diverse Group of Learners
Theme: The Art of Teaching
Session Type: Basics
Glenn Murphy, MSN, RN, CNE, Abington Memorial Hospital
Dixon School of Nursing; Jackie Murphy, MSN, RN, CNE, CPN,
Drexel University
A gap exists between didactic theory and clinical practice when
nursing students learn clinical calculations. In the pediatrics
simulation laboratory, skill stations were set up to facilitate
mathematics learning in both the cognitive and psychomotor
domains. After completing calculations, the students drew up
medications and programmed pumps. Practical mathematics
that simulates clinical application can encourage critical thinking
and can benefit a student body with diversity.
Establishing a Faculty Development Consortium for Nursing
Leadership
Theme: Leadership and Organizational Systems
Session Type: Beyond Basics
Hayley Mark, PhD, RN, Towson University; Pamela Jeffries, PhD,
RN, George Washington University; Mary Terhaar, DNcS, RN,
Case Western Reserve
This
presentation
describes
the
development
and
implementation of a Faculty Development Consortium for
Nursing Leadership in the state of Maryland. Forty nurse faculty
members from five schools of nursing completed the year-long
consortium. The great majority of participants found the
program useful to their work, personally relevant, and effective.
The Faculty Development Consortium may serve as a model for
other states and local areas interested in developing nurse
leaders.
Teaching Strategies Facilitating Culturally Congruent Care in
an Online Graduate Course: Beyond the Boundaries of a
Computer
Theme: The Art of Teaching
Session Type: Basics
Janet Levey, PhD, RN-BC, CNE, Concordia University Wisconsin
This presentation highlights teaching strategies used in an
online graduate nursing course to foster cultural awareness and
delivery of culturally congruent care needed for advanced
nursing roles. Instructional course design, assignments, and
teaching strategies piloted to challenge students’ values,
beliefs, and knowledge of providing culturally congruent care
will be discussed. Findings from evaluations will describe
students’ cultural awakening beyond the boundaries of a
computer.
Strategies to Facilitate Clinical Judgement in Critical Care
Education - an Appreciative Inquiry (Phase 1 of the Thesis)
Theme: The Art of Teaching
Session Type: Beyond Basics
Irene J. Kearns, University of Johannesburg
Appreciative inquiry (AI) as a method to
describe the
approaches towards clinical judgement by critical care nurse
educators,“explored, and shaped future behaviours based on
best of past experiences.” An innovative method that
empowered and energized the participants from universities and
nursing colleges from the nine provinces within South Africa.
The Four Dimension (4-D) Model of discovery, dream, design,
and delivery, guided this research process. Three themes
emerged.
Facebook as a Teaching Strategy in the Nursing Classroom
Theme: The Art of Teaching
Session Type: Basics
Janet Reed, MSN, RN, Kent State University at Stark
Social media has connected a new generation, but can it be
used in the nursing classroom? Will using Facebook in the
nursing classroom increase students interaction with course
content? Will it influence students knowledge of professional
guidelines and boundaries for social media use? What barriers
exist to using social media in the classroom? The purpose of
this study is to gain student perceptions on using Facebook as
a teaching strategy in the nursing classroom.
NLN Summit Posters | Thursday, September 22, 2016
Creating an Interprofessional Collaborative Case Study in
the Health Professions
Theme: Interprofessional Education (IPE) and Practice (IPP)
Session Type: Beyond Basics
Janet Tompkins McMahon, MSN, RN, ANEF, Towson University
Interprofessional collaboration is an area in need of
development. Student nurses must learn to develop their roles,
and foster an understanding of various members of the health
care disciplines. Creating an interprofessional case study event
has tremendous benefit for teaching pedagogy. Team work and
communication among the disciplines will create an optimal
learning event, bridging the gap across the health care
spectrum for all.
Integration of Preventive Oral Health Care and Clinical
Competencies into a Pediatric Primary Care Nurse
Practitioner Program
Theme: Interprofessional Education (IPE) and Practice (IPP)
Session Type: Basics
Jan Odiaga, DNP, CPNP-PC, Rush University; Julianne
Doucette, MSN, PC-CPNP, Rush University; Ingrid Forsberg,
DNP, FNP-BC, Rush University College of Nursing
This presentation will provide a model for the integration of
preventive oral health care and the associated clinical
competencies into your graduate nursing program. The fourstep process includes utilization of the online Smiles for Life
National Oral Health Curriculum, development of a low-fidelity
clinical simulation, placement of students into an
interprofessional dental practicum, and tracking of student
synthesis of knowledge and clinical competencies into practice.
Teams Just Don’t Happen: Intentional Student Team
Development and Practice
Theme: Interprofessional Education (IPE) and Practice (IPP)
Session Type: Basics
Jan Odiaga, DNP, CPNP-PC, Rush University; Joanne Miller,
PhD, APN/GNP-BC, Rush University
To prepare students for interprofessional collaborative practice,
students need to learn with, from, and about each other. Faculty
members need to know how to facilitate intentional student
team experiences. This presentation will describe various
strategies to develop interprofessional teamwork to improve
health care outcomes.
Beyond Civility: Building Connections in the Online Learning
Environment
Theme: The Art of Teaching
Session Type: Basics
Jeanette McNeill, DrPH, RN, CNE, ANEF, University of Northern
Colorado; Katrina Einhellig, PhD, RN, CNE, University of
Northern Colorado; Kathleen Dunemn, PhD, RN, University of
Northern Colorado
Incivility in the online learning environment inhibits effective
learning and can be disruptive to learning for faculty and
students. Effective online learning environments and meaningful
connections between faculty-student and student-student can
be promoted by use of best practices. The presentation will
present research and established best practice guidelines to
promote connections and enhance learning among participants
in online learning.
Development and Evaluation of the Korean Incivility in
Nursing Education-Revised (INE-R) Survey
Theme: Global Nursing Education/Global Health
Session Type: Beyond Basics
Jennie De Gagne, PhD, DNP, RN-BC, CNE, Duke University
School of Nursing; Hee Sun Kang, PhD, RN, Chung-Ang
University; Myung Sun Hyun, PhD, RN, Ajou University
Incivility is of concern in nursing. Psychometric testing of the
Korean INE-R showed high levels of validity and reliability,
which could be used with confidence as culturally appropriate
means of assessing perceptions of incivility in nursing education
among Korean-speaking nursing students. Future cross-cultural
studies on the incivility in nursing should be expanded to bridge
the knowledge gap in this emergent and vital topic that plagues
the nursing and health profession.
Faculty Preferences for Student Evaluation of Advanced
Practice Registered Nurses: Objective Structured Clinical
Examination versus Clinical Site Visits
Theme: The Art of Teaching
Session Type: Beyond Basics
Joanna Guenther, PhD, RN, FNP-BC, CNE, Texas Tech
University Health Sciences Center School of Nursing; Joyce
Miller, DNP, RN, WHNP-BC, FNP-BC, Texas Tech University
Health Sciences Center School of Nursing
Clinical education for advanced practice registered nurses
(APRNs) is critically important as practice competency ultimately
determines the marketability and sustainability of APRNs. There
is a need for further evaluation of two nationally recognized
assessment methods for determining practice competency:
clinical site visits and objective structured clinical examination.
Faculty perceptions of the effectiveness of these two
performance-based evaluation methods will be reviewed.
NLN Summit Posters | Thursday, September 22, 2016
The Use of Humanities-Based Teaching/Learning Strategies
to Develop BSN Students’ Critical Thinking and Clinical
Reasoning Skills
Theme: The Art of Teaching
Session Type: Basics
Josette Brodhead, MSN, MSHS, RNC-MNN, CNE, Daemen
College
A quasi-experimental, nonrandomized pretest-posttest study
examined the impact of humanities-based teaching/learning
strategies on the development of critical thinking and clinical
reasoning skills among BSN students. The analysis of a poem,
three paintings, and a short story provoked emotional and
somatic responses, thus stimulating inner reflection. At the end
of the activities, the value of uniqueness and differences was
reinforced providing a new frame of reference to see the world.
What About Quality and Safety? Who's My Legislator?
Developing a Political Voice in RN Students with a Focus on
Patient Quality and Safety
Theme: The Art of Teaching
Session Type: Basics
Julia Ward, PhD, RN, Thomas Jefferson University
This project was initiated to promote awareness of political
involvement and the quality and safety initiative for nursing
education. The course was delivered online to registered nurses
enrolled in a bachelor degree program. This assignment
provided RN students with the tools to explore quality and
safety issues in health care and to disseminate their concerns
through correspondence to their local, state, or federal
legislators.
Hope to Retain At-Risk Students
Theme: Measuring and Evaluating Outcomes
Session Type: Basics
Judy Duvall, EdD, MSN, Tennessee Tech University; Shelia
Hurley, PhD, MSN, Tennessee Tech University
In order to increase retention, newly admitted upper division
nursing students were identified as at-risk for attrition and/or
low hope and received interventions (tutoring, mentoring, biweekly support groups) for two semesters. None of the
identified at-risk or low hope students were unsuccessful or
changed majors. There was a statistically significant mean
increase of 6.750 (95% CI, 3.325 to 10.175) in the HOPE scale
(t=4.660, p<.01).
Persistence of UREM Undergraduate Nursing Students: The
Importance of Clinical Faculty
Theme: The Art of Teaching
Session Type: Basics
Julianne Page, EdD, MSN, RN, University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hill
This study examined UREM students’ perceptions of factors
that contributed to their decision to persist in a BSN program.
Connecting with faculty was often identified as enhancing
persistence. Clinical faculty, in particular, were cited as
supporting persistence in a variety of ways including sharing
personal experiences of challenge and growth, normalizing
students' feelings, and clearly articulating professional role
expectations.
The Jefferson Teamwork Observation Guide: Reliability and
Validity for Use in Education and Practice
Theme: The Art of Teaching
Session Type: Basics
June Andrews Horowitz, PhD, RN, PMHCNS-BC, FAAN,
Jefferson College of Nursing; Elizabeth Speakman, EdD, RN,
FNAP, ANEF, Jefferson College of Nursing; Shoshanna Sicks,
EdM, AB, Thomas Jefferson University
The Jefferson Teamwork Observation Guide (JTOG) was
created for health profession students to evaluate teams in
action by rating behaviors indicative of good team work. It is
easy to use with sufficient evidence of reliability and validity.
Educators can use the JTOG to stimulate discussion during
debriefing after real-life or simulated IPE scenarios to foster
examination of diversity issues and perspectives, and
professional roles.
The Flipped Assessment: A Clinical Evaluation Strategy to
Facilitate Critical Thinking
Theme: The Art of Teaching
Session Type: Basics
Karen Aul, PhD, RN, CNE, Arkansas State University
A clinical evaluation strategy was developed to facilitate nursing
students’ critical thinking. The student completes a flipped
assessment within the clinical learning environment. The flipped
assessment involves the student gathering the most bedside
assessment data in five minutes without having any prior patient
knowledge. As the student analyzes and validates the data, the
nursing faculty member can use the flipped assessment as a
clinical evaluation strategy.
NLN Summit Posters | Thursday, September 22, 2016
Embracing Acceptance, Respect, and Inclusivity: The Secret
to the Success of an Associate to Bachelor’s Partnership
Theme: Leadership and Organizational Systems
Session Type: Beyond Basics
Karen Wons, MS, RN, CNE, The Community College of
Baltimore County
This presentation will describe an initiative led by an AD
program to create an Associate to Bachelor’s Nursing Program
with four universities. The process of forming partnerships,
creating curricula, and recruiting students will be shared.
Successes and challenges experienced will be discussed.
Attendees will view possibilities when educators from diverse
programs embrace acceptance, respect, and inclusivity to work
together to create seamless, affordable, academic progression
models.
Nurse Faculty Leadership Development: Prospects,
Progress, and Perspectives
Theme: Leadership and Organizational Systems
Session Type: Basics
Karla Rodriguez, DNP, CNE, New York University; Fidel Lim,
DNP, CCRN, New York University
Current trends in nursing education require the cultivation of
leadership competencies among nursing faculty. This
presentation discusses a replicable exemplar of leadership
development among a diverse group of faculty. Discussion
will focus on development activities as well as gains in
individual and collective leadership competencies as
measured by Kouzes and Posner’s Leadership Practices
Inventory.