Shaping Social Justice Values Through Inclusive Assessment and Debriefing of eLearning Modules.

Abstract

Background: Nurses need to recognize how intersectionality shapes the experiences of individuals and families navigating complex health systems. Guided reflection on complex social justice issues serves as an approach to move beyond simply understanding social determinants of health toward shaping core professional values of developing nurses to promote lasting change.

Method: Third-year Canadian undergraduate prelicensure nursing students co-created assignment expectations, completed online modules, and submitted initial reflections before class in a mandatory social justice course. In-class debriefing was based on students' reflections and cofacilitated by subject matter experts. Students completed a final reflection that focused on advocating for social change.

Results: Student feedback, reflections, and grades as well as faculty observations support the success of this interactive student-centered approach.

Conclusion: A flexible approach to debriefing modular content informed by universal design for learning and simulation theory enables nurse educators to promote in-depth, meaningful, and lasting student learning. [J Nurs Educ. 2024;63(1):48-52.].