Improving nursing undergraduate oral communication skills: A little goes a long way

A pilot study was incorporated into an existing course for senior level nursing undergraduate students to provide understanding of oral communication skills and related impact on nursing practice. Results show that further development of oral communication as it relates to nursing role performance may benefit students in their practice role.

Conference Identifier: NERC20E16

Introducing a “brain” to anxious novice nursing students to obtain essential patient information

This study examined the effects of using the patient data sheet, “brain,” on novice nursing students’ ability of obtaining essential patient information during the first clinical rotation.

Conference Identifier: NERC20E08

Transforming doctoral education in nursing through technology-driven learning innovation and outcome improvement

Little is known about the unique learning needs of DNP students or about effective methods to enhance skills in translating evidence. The purpose of this quality improvement project was to develop, implement, and evaluate an online student-centered learning course design to prepare future practice scholars to translate evidence into practice.

Conference Identifier: NERC20E07

Challenges of conducting educational research in the real world high stakes simulation context

This presentation will discuss the challenges of designing an educational research program and moving it forward in a teaching intensive university setting, using simulation for high stakes testing and CPR research as exemplars.

Conference Identifier: NERC20E15

Evaluation of nursing student motivation in the traditional clinical learning environment

Learn how educators can enhance nursing student motivation in the traditional clinical learning environment. Discus the selection of specific teaching strategies such as self-reflection, goal setting, and the thinking out loud approach that can be used to facilitate student learning based on the motivational orientation of the student.

Conference Identifier: NERC20E12

DNP student perspectives of an asynchronous statistics course

Nursing students may report lower math-related confidence and find courses in statistics anxiety-provoking. We used focus groups with DNP students completing a statistics course to explore course-related factors that served as supports or barriers to learning statistics. Students valued course strategies which promoted constructs such as self-efficacy and task value.

Conference Identifier: NERC20E07

Student veteran support in baccalaureate nursing programs

Within higher education, the number of student veterans in nursing programs are growing. This session will discuss strategies to assist administrators and nurse educators with the development of programs and initiatives aimed at increasing student veteran retention and success within nursing programs.

Conference Identifier: NERC20E02

A holistic admission process for multiple campuses and programs to enhance student success

A predictive analytics task force identified patterns and variables influencing the selection of a diverse group of competent students with the ability to not only graduate, but also to be licensed and have a smooth transition to practice.

Conference Identifier: NERC20E02

Nursing faculty and student perspectives of teaching effectiveness in the online environment

This presentation describes original research findings related to experiences and perceptions of nursing faculty and students who have participated in online education. Themes from both faculty and student focus groups, identified barriers to effective online teaching and learning, advice for faculty teaching online, and research implications will be presented.

Conference Identifier: NERC20E01

Leveraging technology to support course satisfaction, engagement, and inquiry in the online asynchronous learning environment

How do you engage your students in the online world? Does it matter? This study sought to determine whether typed announcements were just as meaningful as Adobe Spark or YouTube when considering student’s course satisfaction, engagement, and the impact of teaching and social presence in the online classroom.

Conference Identifier: NERC20E17