{"title":"Confessions of a serial wordsmith","authors":"Brenna Morse PhD, FNP-BC, NCSN, CNE, PMGT-BC, FNASN, FAAN","doi":"10.1016/j.teln.2025.08.025","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.teln.2025.08.025","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":46287,"journal":{"name":"Teaching and Learning in Nursing","volume":"21 1","pages":"Pages 7-8"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145842402","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The faculty factor: Faculty engagement and retention in accreditation renewal","authors":"Dawn Morris PhD, RN, CNE, JD","doi":"10.1016/j.teln.2025.11.004","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.teln.2025.11.004","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Successful accreditation renewal in nursing education depends not only on student outcomes or curriculum quality but also on the stability and engagement of faculty. Faculty engagement and retention serve as essential indicators of institutional health and accreditation readiness. Accrediting bodies such as the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN), the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE), and the <span><span>National League for Nursing Commission for Nursing Education Accreditation, 2021</span></span>, along with guidance from the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) Essentials, expect programs to demonstrate how they support, empower, and sustain faculty members. When engagement is limited to surface-level participation and turnover becomes chronic, reviewers interpret these patterns as signs of organizational strain and ethical climate risk. Faculty remain the driving force behind educational excellence and the enduring strength of a nursing program’s renewal process.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":46287,"journal":{"name":"Teaching and Learning in Nursing","volume":"21 1","pages":"Pages 9-11"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145842403","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A multifaceted innovation to support student nurse writing self-efficacy","authors":"Lila de Tantillo PhD, MS, ARNP, FNP-BC , Lauren Holloway DNP, RN","doi":"10.1016/j.teln.2025.07.018","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.teln.2025.07.018","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Supporting academic writing is a critical pathway for professional development in nursing. More knowledge is needed about fostering student confidence in writing and self-efficacy in the writing process.</div></div><div><h3>Innovation</h3><div>The purpose was to implement a multifaceted program to expand writing resources and support writing self-efficacy among nursing students. Course-specific instruction and an online learning platform were provided to support student writing and critical thinking.</div></div><div><h3>Implications</h3><div>Students noted the need for additional preparation in the initial stages or prewriting components of writing-based assignments. We determined that building academic literacy and confidence in writing is vital to support critical thinking in nursing.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>This educational strategy may help develop future innovations to support nursing students in a broader context. Interventions can be designed for nursing students to strengthen their self-efficacy and writing abilities. Future work should examine the potential to maximize available resources by supporting students during the writing stages they have identified as needing the most assistance using a scaffolding approach.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":46287,"journal":{"name":"Teaching and Learning in Nursing","volume":"21 1","pages":"Pages 72-75"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145842885","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Critical appraisal of “augmented reality for intramuscular injection training: a cluster randomized controlled trial”","authors":"Parth Aphale, Himanshu Shekhar, Shashank Dokania","doi":"10.1016/j.teln.2025.08.005","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.teln.2025.08.005","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":46287,"journal":{"name":"Teaching and Learning in Nursing","volume":"21 1","pages":"Page e383"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145842887","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Measuring undergraduate nursing students’ acceptance of AI enabled virtual reality using AI generated simulations","authors":"Nancy Barker Ed.D, MSN, RN, CHSE, Danielle Yocom DNP, RN, FNP-BC, Michelle DaSilva Ed.D, RN, FNP-BC","doi":"10.1016/j.teln.2025.08.020","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.teln.2025.08.020","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>The goal of nursing education is to promote the application of theoretical knowledge in clinical practice. Limited clinical practice time may affect a student's opportunity to obtain meaningful experiences.</div></div><div><h3>Aims</h3><div>The purpose of this study was to develop AI generated VR simulations using a software platform and understand students’ acceptance of VR using the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT) survey.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>After completing simulation, students completed the UTAUT to assess acceptance of virtual reality. A one sample t-test was utilized to compare the mean scores of the total and subdomains.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Baccalaureate nursing students (n = 19) reported intermediate to advanced levels of acceptance using completion of VR simulations. The overall mean of the UTAUT total scores was 62.10 (SD=10.60) with a range 42-81. The results of each UTAUT subdomain were PE =3.4298, SI = 3.0788, EE = 3.7368, and FC = 3.4385.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>The results indicated that baccalaureate nursing students had a high acceptability of the technology related to the utilization of VR.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":46287,"journal":{"name":"Teaching and Learning in Nursing","volume":"21 1","pages":"Pages e109-e113"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145842850","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Luis Angel Benítez-Chavira MSc , Rosa Amarilis Zárate-Grajales MSc , María Guadalupe Moreno-Monsiváis PhD
{"title":"Impact of problem-based learning on the development of nursing care management skills","authors":"Luis Angel Benítez-Chavira MSc , Rosa Amarilis Zárate-Grajales MSc , María Guadalupe Moreno-Monsiváis PhD","doi":"10.1016/j.teln.2025.08.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.teln.2025.08.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Problem-Based Learning has been shown to strengthen clinical and care skills; however, its impact on the development of nursing care management skills is less documented.</div></div><div><h3>Aim</h3><div>To assess the impact of using problem-based learning for the development of nursing care management skills.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>A quasi-experimental control-group design with a pretest-posttest model. Participants included 151 students selected through convenience sampling from a Bachelor of Nursing program in Mexico City: 75 in the control group and 76 in the intervention group. Four problem scenarios were implemented as part of the Problem-Based Learning approach during the theoretical phase of the nursing care management course. A self-report instrument was applied to measure pre-post nursing care management skills in both groups.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>The regression model indicated that the problem-based learning approach had a statistically significant effect on the intervention group, who showed an average increase of 12.03 percentage points in overall nursing care management skills.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>Integrating PBL into nursing programs can improve the education of nursing professionals, enhancing their ability to resolve the challenges in the healthcare field.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":46287,"journal":{"name":"Teaching and Learning in Nursing","volume":"21 1","pages":"Pages e70-e75"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145842845","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Dima Nasrawi , Katrina Austen , Donna Wilson , Duncan McKimm , Jennene Greenhill , Louise Ward
{"title":"The aged care classroom: Shifting undergraduate nursing students' perceptions of residential aged care","authors":"Dima Nasrawi , Katrina Austen , Donna Wilson , Duncan McKimm , Jennene Greenhill , Louise Ward","doi":"10.1016/j.teln.2025.10.009","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.teln.2025.10.009","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Although demand for registered nurses in aged care is rising, nursing students remain hesitant to choose it as a career.</div></div><div><h3>Aim</h3><div>The aim of the project was to assess the impact of the Aged Care Classroom on undergraduate nursing students’ perceptions, thoughts, and attitudes toward residential aged care nursing.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>A sequential mixed-method research design was utilized and guided by the consolidated criteria for reporting qualitative research checklist.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>An online pre- and post-workshop survey (via Qualtrics) alongside pre- and post-workshop focus groups. The quantitative survey data were analyzed using SPSS software. The qualitative data were thematically analyzed.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>The results indicated a highly significant difference in student interest in aged care nursing as a career choice. The focus group data identified four key themes, two pre- workshop themes: Dipping My Toe in the Water, Nursing Student Fears; and two post-workshop themes, Opportunity Knocks, and The Heart of the Matter.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>The findings provide valuable insights into the effectiveness of collaborative educational interventions to improve students’ perceptions, attitudes and thoughts toward aged care nursing</div></div>","PeriodicalId":46287,"journal":{"name":"Teaching and Learning in Nursing","volume":"21 1","pages":"Pages e240-e247"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145842838","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Validation of the Italian version of the clinical teaching preference questionnaire in peer-assisted nursing education","authors":"Ivan Rubbi PhD , Barbara Biselli MSN , Valeria Cremonini PhD , Arianna Bagnis PhD , Erica Grisanti MSN , Katia Mattarozzi PhD , Stefano Bastianini PhD , Milena Spadola MSN , Gianandrea Pasquinelli MD","doi":"10.1016/j.teln.2025.09.004","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.teln.2025.09.004","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Peer-Assisted Learning (PAL) is an effective pedagogical strategy in nursing education. Valid instruments are needed to assess students' experiences with PAL in the Italian context.</div></div><div><h3>Aim</h3><div>To validate the Italian version of the Clinical Teaching Preference Questionnaire (CTPQ-IV) and examine its psychometric properties among nursing students.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>A prospective observational study was conducted. The CTPQ-IV was administered to 764 first-year nursing students in simulation laboratories. Data were analyzed using Exploratory Factor Analysis (EFA) with Oblique Oblimin rotation and Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) to test the factor structure.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>The majority of participants were female (79.7%) and aged 19–21 years (74.9%). Factor analysis of the 10-item questionnaire revealed a two-factor solution (Peer Supervision and Instructor Supervision), explaining 54.3% of the variance. Factor loadings exceeded ±0.30, and internal consistency was satisfactory. The CFA confirmed the factor structure, supporting the construct validity of the instrument.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>The Italian version of the CTPQ-IV demonstrated adequate validity and reliability. It represents a practical tool for evaluating PAL in nursing education and supports future educational research.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":46287,"journal":{"name":"Teaching and Learning in Nursing","volume":"21 1","pages":"Pages e175-e181"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145842828","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Conor Scully , Mary Kelly , Zita Lysaght , Michael O’Leary
{"title":"Exploring the reasons for scoring inconsistency between undergraduate nursing assessors: A mixed methods research study","authors":"Conor Scully , Mary Kelly , Zita Lysaght , Michael O’Leary","doi":"10.1016/j.teln.2025.09.020","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.teln.2025.09.020","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>The inter-rater reliability of assessor decisions is crucial for performance assessments in nursing. One assessment that relies on a range of assessors making decisions about students is the Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE).</div></div><div><h3>Aim</h3><div>This mixed-methods case study aimed to investigate the factors underlying extreme discrepancies between a pair of OSCE assessors.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>This pair of assessors were selected from a larger sample (n=12), on the basis of the scores they awarded 4 recorded OSCE performances. Specifically, they were identified as being the harshest and most lenient assessors. Think-aloud and interview data collected during and after the grading process were analyzed with a view to exploring the reasons behind their large scoring discrepancies.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>The results indicated 3 themes that accounted for the variation in the scores of these assessors: use of criteria not contained in the marking guide, confidence in decision-making, and marking guide misalignment.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusions</h3><div>The results will be of interest to those using OSCEs in nursing, particularly where OSCE scores are used to make high-stakes decisions about students.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":46287,"journal":{"name":"Teaching and Learning in Nursing","volume":"21 1","pages":"Pages e212-e218"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145842834","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Evaluation of nursing students' ability to recommend perinatal health apps","authors":"Erin Kennedy DNP, RN, Ron Piscotty PhD, RN, NI-BC, CNE, FAMIA, Albany LaGore BSN, RN, PhD","doi":"10.1016/j.teln.2025.09.013","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.teln.2025.09.013","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Expecting parents often seek reliable information outside of office visits, while perinatal health apps have the potential to provide education between office visits, research shows that some apps lack evidence-based information and resources that expecting parents can trust.</div></div><div><h3>Aim</h3><div>The purpose of this study was to assess undergraduate nursing students' ability to evaluate perinatal health apps and provide sound recommendations for these apps to patients.</div></div><div><h3>Method</h3><div>The study utilized a quasi-experimental pre and posttest design. Participants from 2 undergraduate sections of nursing care of the childbearing family downloaded perinatal health apps to evaluate, as well as completed an online learning module.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>The results from this study indicate that students can appropriately evaluate app usability and quality, and recommend apps after completing a learning assignment.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>This research suggests that such training may increase healthcare professionals' comfort in evaluating health apps and connecting patients with reliable evidence-based information.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":46287,"journal":{"name":"Teaching and Learning in Nursing","volume":"21 1","pages":"Pages e200-e204"},"PeriodicalIF":1.7,"publicationDate":"2026-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145842832","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}