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An Apprenticeship Practice Partnership Model Jun 10, 2026

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The need to better prepare nursing graduates with essential competencies for beginning practice led to the creation of a unique nursing program that uses an apprenticeship model. In this program, second-degree students are paired with a nurse mentor who serves as their clinical educator for the length of the program. The health care systems employ students as nurse apprentices, provide wages and benefits, and are responsible for their tuition, books, and fees. In this podcast and article, the authors describe the program and curriculum, and share outcomes for students, the school, and the participating health care systems.

Student Experiences in the First Semester of their Graduate Nursing Program Jun 10, 2026

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Graduate education in nursing presents challenges and opportunities for growth. Dr. Gray shares her qualitative study on the experiences of nurses during their first semester of graduate school. Reflections of 23 students were analyzed by nursing faculty using qualitative descriptive methods. Five main concepts were identified by students: academic performance, challenges, emotions, linking coursework to future role, and support.

Increasing Nurse Practitioner Case Presentation Competency Through Simulation Jun 10, 2026

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This podcast with Drs. Bethany Gilbert and Kimberly Budisalich explores how focused simulation enhances nurse practitioner competence in clinical case presentations. The authors discuss designing realistic scenarios, providing structured feedback, and using deliberate practice to improve clarity, diagnostic reasoning, and interprofessional communication. Outcomes include increased confidence, improved presentation structure, and better readiness for real-world patient care settings.

Prelicensure Nursing Education in Singapore: Innovation in Curriculum and Teaching Jun 09, 2026

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Dr. Lydia Lau, Deputy Head, describes the undergraduate curriculum at Alice Lee Centre for Nursing Studies, National University of Singapore (NUS). In this podcast, she walks us through the prelicensure curriculum, which is based on Entrustable Professional Activities (EPAs). All of the nursing programs in Singapore now use these EPAs. Faculty use case based learning and have intentionally integrated modules in the curriculum to build students' resilience and promote their self-care.

Engaging Latino Festivalgoers about Alcohol Use Disorder May 27, 2026

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Alcohol use is common worldwide. Faculty constructed a learning experience for students at a Latino Festival to help them and festivalgoers understand the differences in alcohol content in a variety of Mexican beers. The learning experience engaged students and community members in a fun activity to help them develop an awareness that "Not all beer is equal," with an overarching theme of the impact of alcohol use and misuse and of making wise decisions when consuming alcohol. This podcast with Dr. Sooksai Kaewbua (and article) discusses how the engaging activity was planned, conducted, and evaluated.

Faculty Podcast Toolkit May 27, 2026

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Podcasts are a popular educational tool that can be used to deliver content in asynchronous online education. Creating the content and accompanying learning activities, however, can be time consuming for faculty. Dr. Becky Carson has an innovative podcast, The Peds NP, that delivers content via microlearning podcasts on focused topics. She discusses a project she completed with colleagues to demonstrate that this podcast series can be used in a flipped classroom paired with learner-centric activities to address curricular gaps and deliver graduate nursing competency-based education. If interested in developing educational podcasts, be sure to access evidence- based standards to guide podcast production.

Workplace Violence and Multi-Patient Simulation May 27, 2026

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Workplace violence is an ever-present problem in the clinical setting. This podcast presents a simulation experience that enables students to assess patient-centered scenarios involving patient verbal incivility. Students learn to assess and respond appropriately to de-escalate a scenario within an effective communication framework. The simulation further enables students to make decisions at pivotal points during the simulation within a safe environment to manage the situation.

Tracking Clinical Judgment Development in Clinical Education with the Lasater Clinical Judgment Rubric May 21, 2026

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Clinical judgment is a cornerstone of safe, effective nursing practice and a critical competency for prelicensure nursing students. Despite its importance, there remains a significant gap in how clinical judgment is assessed in real-world clinical settings. In this podcast, the authors (Drs. Lisa Jacobs, Michelle Bussard, Emily Niedzwiecki, and Kathie Lasater) discuss their research involving the use of the Lasater Clinical Judgment Rubric to assess clinical judgment development in a prelicensure nursing program.

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It Depends: Understanding and Learning to Manage Uncertainty in Practice May 13, 2026

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Nurses consistently encounter uncertainty in clinical practice, which impacts decision-making. Uncertainty can lead to self-doubt and inaction, particularly in students and novice nurses. In this podcast, Drs. Wendy Greenwood, Alison Pittman, Chelsey Rosen, and Susan McKee present teaching strategies to improve students' tolerance for uncertainty and their decision-making confidence. These strategies incorporate interactive, color-coded clinical scenarios for students to demonstrate clinical reasoning in the face of uncertainty. Learn more about these innovations for your teaching in their article.

Teaching Time Management as a Self-Care Strategy May 13, 2026

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When talking to students and faculty as part of a new student success initiative, self-care and time management were identified as 2 pressing concerns. Dr. Brittany Nettles shares a strategy she developed for students to create a personalized time management system that allows time for their self-care.