Political activity beliefs in Arizona advanced practice registered nurses

Scope of practice for advanced practice nurses is identified by legislation. Feeling unprepared to engage in policy-related activity increases difficulty with accomplishing changes to align with the APRN Consensus Model. This study investigated preparedness, motivators, and barriers to policy-related activity for this purpose.

Conference Identifier: NERC20D11

Transforming nursing education: Multi-school/multi-practice agreement for awarding academic credits for nurse residency program completion

Data from two funded grants exploring the idea of awarding academic credit to newly licensed nurses for the completion of a hospital-based nurse residency program will be presented. The research, benefits, facilitators and barriers, and multi-school and multi-practice partnership frameworks for implementation will be described.

Conference Identifier: NERC20D17

Transforming nursing education through collaboration: Breaking down barriers for diverse students

There is disparity in the racial and ethnic make-up of the nursing workforce. Collaboration with community partners and schools to recruit diverse students and establishing early intervention programs can improve both program diversity and outcomes. Preparing a competent and diverse workforce is a priority in working toward eliminating health disparities.

Conference Identifier: NERC20D16

Predicting certification success for the family nurse practitioner

High-stakes licensure or certification examinations are required or many health professionals for disciplines to ensure safe entry-level practice. Guided by classical test theory, this study considered whether a relationship existed between students’ performance on 4 HESI examinations and first-time FNP certification success.

Conference Identifier: NERC20D11

Next generation NLCEX: Ready or not here it comes!

Nursing Clinical Judgment will soon be incorporated into the National Council Licensure Exam (NLCEX). This presentation will demonstrate how to construct test item types that measure Nursing Clinical Judgement. Specifically, the learner will be able to construct extended multiple response, constructed responses, extended drag and drop, and CLOZE items.

Conference Identifier: NERC20D02

The transformational road to teaching and assessing nursing students’ clinical judgment: A faculty development project

This project describes a faculty development initiative guided by a program performance improvement plan using best evidence to improve teaching and assessment of clinical judgment.

Conference Identifier: NERC20D01

Multi-site study comparing attitudes and comfort of nursing students interacting with patients with a disability

This multi-site comparative study provides statistically significant evidence that simulation-based experiences with standardized patients with disability (SPWD) improved student attitudes towards people with disability (PWD). Analysis of open-ended questions found that students recommended these simulation experiences as a valuable way to learn about interacting with people with disability.

Conference Identifier: NERC20D10

The just culture assessment tool for nursing education: Reliability and validity study

In spite of healthcare’s paradigm shift from a culture of blame toward a just culture, no tools exist to measure just culture in nursing education. The newly developed Just Culture Assessment Tool-Nursing Education is a valid and reliable instrument to evaluate student perception of just culture in nursing academia.

Conference Identifier: NERC20D12

Effect of structured empathy education on empathy competency of undergraduate nursing interns: A quasi-experimental study

We examined the effects of a designed structured empathy educational program of undergraduate nursing interns on their empathy competence. The results showed a positive influence on their empathy competence, which fills the gaps in this field and provides a validated paradigm for empathy training in other nursing schools.

Conference Identifier: NERC20D10

Faculty STEP to improve thinking

A goal of faculty development is to enrich the work of nurse educators. A standardized testing education program (STEP) was initiated by faculty to improve the clinical judgement of nursing students. This program can serve as a guide for faculty who want to encourage higher level thinking in their students.

Conference Identifier: NERC20D01