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Resilience Among Newly Graduated Nurses Dec 22, 2025

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Resilience supports nursing students as they transition into professional practice, yet limited evidence describes how resilience evolves over time. Dr. Randall and colleagues explored facilitators and barriers to resilience in nursing students as they transition from school to clinical practice (described in their article). In this podcast, Dr. Randall discusses new graduate nurse resilience and the use of photovoice and virtual focus groups to collect these data.

Emotional Intelligence: Impact of a Single Educational Intervention Dec 22, 2025

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Dr. Tonya Anthony developed an intervention for beginning nursing students to develop their emotional intelligence (EI). She describes this intervention, which included a presentation by two experts in EI, role play, video clips, and other active learning strategies. Dr. Anthony explains how she integrated the intervention in the course and reviews the outcomes with listeners.

Teaching Teams Reimagined for Competency-Based Education Dec 10, 2025

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If you are looking for a new approach for team teaching, this podcast is for you! Often, teaching teams distribute the course content and then function independently to teach and grade their assigned content. Drs. Cori Heier and Kristin Ashley describe their new model for team teaching. Two faculty members are responsible for the lecture component of the class, and a third faculty member creates and facilitates in-class activities (every 15 minutes) for the content.

Predictive Validity of Preadmission Assessment on Early Nursing Academic Readiness Dec 10, 2025

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Many nursing programs have high rates of students who fail or do not complete their program for other reasons. Retention is a problem when nurses are critically needed. This podcast with Drs. Hanwook Yoo, Xuechun Zhou, and Beth Phillips presents the results of a research study that showcases the importance of assessing academic readiness prior to admission to a nursing program. This article is OPEN ACCESS so read and share widely.

Nursing the Innovator Within: Building Forward Thinking Nurses Now Dec 10, 2025

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Nursing education focuses on the development and demonstration of clinical judgment, which includes creating plans of care that meet the needs of the intended patient, family, or population. Innovation is a logical next step in nursing practice, filling the gaps left by a lack of evidence or products. During a curricular redesign, a new required course on health care innovations was added to the undergraduate curriculum. This podcast with Dr. Sarah Llewellyn and Edward Zepeda presents a teaching strategy that helps students prepare for advanced or expanded roles in practice to address real-world problems. Be sure to read their article.

A Trauma-Informed Approach in Nursing Education Nov 26, 2025

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Dr. Lori McElroy begins this podcast by describing the effects of trauma on nursing students' academic progression and well being and explains why using a trauma-informed approach (TIA) in nursing education is important. Along with Dr. McElroy, Dr. Stacy King and Dr. Valerie Eschiti discuss some practical strategies faculty can use to create a trauma-informed learning environment for students. They also share the outcomes of their scoping review on literature related to a TIA in nursing education.

Implementation, Revision, and Evaluation of Holistic Admissions in a College of Nursing Nov 26, 2025

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Holistic admissions in nursing education consider a range of criteria. In this podcast and article, Stephanie Wood and Andrea Smith discuss the implementation, evaluation, and revision of the holistic admissions process in their nursing program, which led to an increase in the number of underrepresented students admitted to the program.

Improving Doctoral Students' Writing: A Checklist for Quality Literature Reviews Nov 26, 2025

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Doctoral students often face challenges when attempting to write a quality literature review. The process may feel overwhelming to students as they may struggle to organize and synthesize large amounts of literature. In this podcast and article, Dr. Kristy Chunta and Nicole Smith-Rencewicz discuss a checklist they developed to ensure that all sections of the chapter are addressed, including structure, content, and mechanics. This checklist is a helpful tool that can improve doctoral student writing.

Impact of Augmented Reality on Observer Engagement and Simulation Effectiveness Nov 26, 2025

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Augmented reality (AR) is an emerging interactive technology that can be employed in simulation to enhance student learning. Most of the studies on AR applications examine the participant role rather than the observer role. In this podcast and article, Chelsea Lebo and Ashley Stallworth describe the benefits of AR for observers during high-fidelity simulations. Students found the AR goggles engaging, valuable for visualizing interventions and physiological processes, and helpful for understanding emergent situations and potential patient care strategies. However, a few students had technical difficulties with the AR equipment. The authors discuss AR and its future in nursing education.

Enhancing Cultural Humility through AI-Generated Patient Education Nov 12, 2025

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Integrating artificial intelligence (AI) into nursing education presents both opportunities and challenges, particularly in fostering culturally competent care. The AI-Generated Patient Education for Diverse Populations assignment is designed for sophomore nursing students to be implemented with a human. In the podcast and article, Melanie Rodriguez describes how AI helps students develop cultural humility skills to prepare them for practice.