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

Joining forces to provide diabetes screening and education in rural Alabama

The prevalence of diabetes in Alabama is approximately 1.6 times higher than the national average. A nursing faculty member and a PGY-1 pharmacy resident collaborated to provide diabetes screening and education at a local festival in rural Alabama.

Conference Identifier: NERC20D03

How to gamify your course

This session is 2 of 3 on game-based learning. In this session we will review and build on the principles of game-based learning and focus on the process and considerations for applying game mechanics and game aesthetics to a course. We will share best practices and practical considerations in the design and delivery of game-based learning.

Conference Identifier: NERC20D13

Student perceptions of just culture in nursing education programs: A multi-site study

The goal of this presentation is describe pre-licensure students’ perception of just culture. Results indicate that as students progress through the curriculum their perceptions of just culture decrease. These results indicate nursing academia should systematically evaluate and implement just culture practices in nursing education.

Conference Identifier: NERC20D12

Applying theory to the process of international research

The process of guiding research itself can be a daunting task for any nurse researcher. In this presentation, the authors’ experiences in developing and conducting an international research study in Costa Rica will be highlighted using Orlando’s deliberative nursing process theory, including the steps of assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation.

Conference Identifier: NERC20D07