Clinical Reasoning Workshops for Advanced Pharmacology: Bridging the Gap Earlier

Abstract

Clinical reasoning workshops improve the ability of nurse practitioner (NP) students to develop clinical reasoning and diagnostic skills. These workshops help NP students identify and address information gaps while enhancing decision-making and situational awareness. However, a significant gap exists in the literature regarding the implementation of reasoning workshops in advanced pharmacology courses and the earlier courses in an NP curriculum. Virtual unfolding case studies, combined with team-based learning, can help fill this gap. An innovative educational approach and outcome evaluation strategy are presented for conducting such workshops via online conferencing for student NPs taking pharmacology courses.