Beverly Russell, Ann Marie Irons, Tera Kirkman, Michelle Nelson, Joni Atkins
{"title":"From Student to Strong: Inspiring Resilience in New Nurse Grads Through Mentorship.","authors":"Beverly Russell, Ann Marie Irons, Tera Kirkman, Michelle Nelson, Joni Atkins","doi":"10.1097/01.NEP.0000000000001474","DOIUrl":"10.1097/01.NEP.0000000000001474","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The transition from nursing student to clinical professional is a pivotal moment in a nurse's career, often marked by significant challenges. To address these challenges and provide support during the transition, an innovative mentorship program was developed to connect graduating baccalaureate nursing students with experienced alumni. The purpose was to foster alumni connections while strengthening students' coping skills, self-confidence, and resilience during the transition to practice.</p>","PeriodicalId":47651,"journal":{"name":"Nursing Education Perspectives","volume":" ","pages":"189-191"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2026-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145309541","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":"Harnessing Student Self-Directed Learning to Guide Competency-Based Curriculum.","authors":"Brenda L Janotha","doi":"10.1097/01.NEP.0000000000001415","DOIUrl":"10.1097/01.NEP.0000000000001415","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>With the shift in focus from content to competency in the nursing curriculum, students must self-direct learning to achieve mastery. Self-directed learning (SDL), an educational concept and instructional modality, is linked to student and professional attributes. Entry-level nursing students were recruited to participate in a quantitative descriptive cross-sectional study to assess SDL readiness prior to curriculum revision. Thirty-three percent of participants had low readiness for SDL ( n = 155); age had a statistically significant effect, with students ages 25 and younger reporting lower readiness. Assessing student SDL readiness allows faculty to harness this approach and guide competency-based curriculum reform.</p>","PeriodicalId":47651,"journal":{"name":"Nursing Education Perspectives","volume":" ","pages":"177-179"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2026-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144152402","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":"Senior Nursing Students in a Repeating Simulation Experience: A Pilot Study.","authors":"Laura Skoronski Chavez, Catherine Lovecchio","doi":"10.1097/01.NEP.0000000000001421","DOIUrl":"10.1097/01.NEP.0000000000001421","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Many students wish for a simulation \"do-over\" to correct mistakes. When given the chance to repeat a scenario, students demonstrate great improvement and are more likely to sustain skills and knowledge. A quasi-experimental study with a pretest/posttest data collection design was used to determine the impact a repeated simulation experience had on students' knowledge, clinical judgment, and satisfaction. Participants demonstrated a significant increase in knowledge and clinical judgment ( p < .001) and high levels of satisfaction with the experience.</p>","PeriodicalId":47651,"journal":{"name":"Nursing Education Perspectives","volume":" ","pages":"183-185"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2026-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144327269","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":"Innovative Culinary Experience to Promote Self-Care for Senior-Level Nursing Students.","authors":"Kathryn Sutherland, Aimee Shea","doi":"10.1097/01.NEP.0000000000001473","DOIUrl":"10.1097/01.NEP.0000000000001473","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Practicing nurses encounter numerous challenges in maintaining healthy eating habits during their clinical shifts, which often span multiple eating occasions. Senior-level nursing students engaged in an innovative hands-on culinary experience designed to develop personal nutrition skills. During the culinary session, students shared examples of barriers to eating healthfully during clinical time, and faculty guided discussion regarding healthy choices and meal planning. Students worked together to prepare and enjoy a healthy meal while identifying strategies to support their personal health and nutrition when practicing as new nurses.</p>","PeriodicalId":47651,"journal":{"name":"Nursing Education Perspectives","volume":" ","pages":"192-193"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2026-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145187189","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":"An Investigation of Nursing Student Anxiety Levels Before and After a Mental Health Clinical Rotation.","authors":"Amanda Girardi","doi":"10.1097/01.NEP.0000000000001411","DOIUrl":"10.1097/01.NEP.0000000000001411","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>There is a dearth of research regarding the severity of prelicensure nursing students' anxiety in the mental health clinical setting. Using a repeated-measures design, this quantitative study aimed to measure associate degree students' anxiety levels before and after their mental health clinical rotation. Students' high levels of anxiety before entering the clinical setting decreased after one clinical day. The results support the need to improve nursing education and research to address anxiety in this student population. Strategies to reduce students' anxiety before, during, and after their mental health clinical rotation should be investigated.</p>","PeriodicalId":47651,"journal":{"name":"Nursing Education Perspectives","volume":" ","pages":"171-173"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2026-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144152398","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}
Virginia F Riggs, Kyle Johnson, Abir Bekhet, Aimee Woda, Kristina Thomas Dreifuerst
{"title":"Does Practicum Experience Matter in Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing Education?","authors":"Virginia F Riggs, Kyle Johnson, Abir Bekhet, Aimee Woda, Kristina Thomas Dreifuerst","doi":"10.1097/01.NEP.0000000000001490","DOIUrl":"10.1097/01.NEP.0000000000001490","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aim: </strong>The researchers explored the impact of nursing students' pedagogical experiences on their levels of confidence and competence in psychiatric mental health (PMH) nursing.</p><p><strong>Background: </strong>Despite increasing patient demands, new graduate nurses do not often choose PMH positions. Variability in PMH curricula and practicum experiences across nursing programs raises concerns about graduate preparedness.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>A pretest-posttest design measured changes in confidence and competence using validated instruments. Participants were 61 students from associate degree in nursing, bachelor of science in nursing, and direct-entry master's degree in nursing programs who experienced one of four pedagogical approaches: didactic only, didactic with traditional clinical, didactic with simulation, or clinical/simulation without didactic.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>While no statistically significant differences were found based on pedagogy or program type, students who experienced PMH practicum reported more confidence and competence than those with didactic-only instruction.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Ensuring that students receive didactic with traditional clinical and/or simulation experiences in PMH remains a priority for curricular design in prelicensure nursing education.</p>","PeriodicalId":47651,"journal":{"name":"Nursing Education Perspectives","volume":" ","pages":"154-159"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2026-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147628926","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}
Rachel Fadden, Ashlyn M Johnson, Victoria D Jurevic
{"title":"Impact of a Brief Biofeedback Intervention on Nursing Students' Worry and Resilience.","authors":"Rachel Fadden, Ashlyn M Johnson, Victoria D Jurevic","doi":"10.1097/01.NEP.0000000000001422","DOIUrl":"10.1097/01.NEP.0000000000001422","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The aim of this pilot study was to evaluate the impact of a brief biofeedback intervention on nursing students' resilience and worry. The efficacy of this intervention was evaluated using a pretest-posttest design to compare students' scores on the Brief Resilience Scale and Student Worry Questionnaire from pre- to post-intervention. There were significant improvements in students' overall worry and general worry from prior to after the intervention. These results suggest that a brief biofeedback intervention may positively impact nursing students' worry and resilience. Additional research using an experimental design and increased number of biofeedback sessions is encouraged.</p>","PeriodicalId":47651,"journal":{"name":"Nursing Education Perspectives","volume":" ","pages":"174-176"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2026-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13086109/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144227252","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Enhancing Interprofessional Collaborative Practice Skills Through Case-Based Learning.","authors":"Ann Crandell-Williams, Melissa Copenhaver","doi":"10.1097/01.NEP.0000000000001419","DOIUrl":"10.1097/01.NEP.0000000000001419","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Case-based learning shows promise as an efficient and effective tool for accomplishing interprofessional education goals online. Researchers implemented an action research, mixed-methods approach to explore the use of synchronous, online, case-based learning to enhance interprofessional collaborative skills for 38 nursing and social work students. Quantitative results measured using the Interprofessional Socialization and Valuing Scale 9A indicated a significant increase in scores after participation in the activity. Qualitative themes indicated that students improved their understanding of interprofessional roles, recognized the benefits of interprofessional teamwork, and envisioned using interprofessional collaborative practice as future practitioners.</p>","PeriodicalId":47651,"journal":{"name":"Nursing Education Perspectives","volume":" ","pages":"180-182"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2026-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144227250","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}
Elizabeth D Harmon, Simone Chinnis, Katherine Chike-Harris
{"title":"Competency-Based Graduate Nursing Education for Fundoscopic and Otoscopic Exam Using Telehealth.","authors":"Elizabeth D Harmon, Simone Chinnis, Katherine Chike-Harris","doi":"10.1097/01.NEP.0000000000001400","DOIUrl":"10.1097/01.NEP.0000000000001400","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Mastery of physical assessment skills is critical for assessing and diagnosing patients and is an important learning objective for graduate nursing programs. Standard equipment makes assessment of these skills difficult. A quasi-experimental pre/post single cohort design was used for this project. A telehealth cart adapted with an otoscope and a PanOptic™ ophthalmoscope with a smartphone facilitated the acquisition of kinesthetic skill to perform an otoscopic and fundoscopic exam. Using Benner's novice-to-expert theory stages of competence, the combined values of perceived competent and proficient levels improved from 22 to 40 percent pre-instruction to 70 to 87 percent post-instruction for both techniques.</p>","PeriodicalId":47651,"journal":{"name":"Nursing Education Perspectives","volume":" ","pages":"186-188"},"PeriodicalIF":1.4,"publicationDate":"2026-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143812732","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}