{"title":"Rater Training and Assessment of Student Clinical Judgment: An Experimental Inquiry.","authors":"Deborah A Halliday, Barbara J Patterson","doi":"10.1097/01.NEP.0000000000001399","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/01.NEP.0000000000001399","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aim: </strong>This study used the Lasater Clinical Judgment Rubric (LCJR) to determine if rater training influenced interrater reliability.</p><p><strong>Background: </strong>There is a call for nurse educators to provide increased rigor in performance evaluation of students' clinical judgments prior to graduation. However, evaluating student clinical performance is challenging, and there is limited research on best practices for training raters on student performance.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>An experimental pre- and posttest comparative study was conducted with a convenience sample of 34 nurse educators.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Orientation to the evaluation instrument (LCJR) and two training sessions were minimally effective in improving interrater reliability compared to the expert rater benchmark range. Rater decay occurred with both the intervention and control groups.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Rater training is crucial to ensure fair and consistent student clinical judgment assessments. The findings suggest that a team of expert raters should define and set rating benchmarks prior to student assessments.</p>","PeriodicalId":47651,"journal":{"name":"Nursing Education Perspectives","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2025-04-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143780299","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 Power of Words in Research Reading and Writing.","authors":"Barbara J Patterson, Karen H Morin","doi":"10.1097/01.NEP.0000000000001403","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/01.NEP.0000000000001403","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47651,"journal":{"name":"Nursing Education Perspectives","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2025-04-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143765392","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":"Teaching Clinical Judgment in Simulation-Based Learning With the NCSBN Clinical Judgment Measurement Model.","authors":"Laura Sessions","doi":"10.1097/01.NEP.0000000000001394","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/01.NEP.0000000000001394","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Abstract: </strong>This simulation-based learning (SBL) teaching project introduced students to the National Council of State Boards of Nursing Clinical Judgment Measurement Model (CJMM) and focused SBL activities on the development of student clinical judgment. Using a CJMM whiteboard, students engaged in the cognitive aspects of clinical decision-making in providing nursing care to simulated patients. Based on Tanner's Clinical Judgment Model, post SBL reflections supported students in thinking critically about their clinical judgment.</p>","PeriodicalId":47651,"journal":{"name":"Nursing Education Perspectives","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2025-03-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143558317","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":"Transition From Baccalaureate-Prepared Bedside Nurse to Adjunct Clinical Faculty: A Concept Analysis.","authors":"Susie M Jonassen","doi":"10.1097/01.NEP.0000000000001393","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/01.NEP.0000000000001393","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aim: </strong>This concept analysis seeks to define and clarify the concept of role transition in nursing. The concept is analyzed as it relates to the BSN-prepared nurse transitioning from expert bedside nurse to novice adjunct clinical faculty.</p><p><strong>Background: </strong>BSN-prepared nurses may struggle when transitioning to adjunct clinical faculty roles. Analysis of the concept is needed to its unique meanings and significance.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>Walker and Avant's linear model of concept analysis provided the framework for this analysis.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The analysis revealed that role transition in nursing has three defining attributes: assimilation to the role, straddling identities, and mentorship support with development, identity, and mentorship as antecedents.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>With nursing faculty shortages, transition of the BSN-prepared bedside nurse to the adjunct clinical faculty needs fostering for successful role transition. Using assessment tools in addition to mentorship and support may positively affect this role transition.</p>","PeriodicalId":47651,"journal":{"name":"Nursing Education Perspectives","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2025-03-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143558259","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":"Utilizing Case-Based Learning and a Modified Lasater Clinical Judgment Rubric (LCJR) for Clinical Judgment Skills.","authors":"Bev Wilgenbusch, Rebekah Knauer","doi":"10.1097/01.NEP.0000000000001395","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/01.NEP.0000000000001395","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Abstract: </strong>It is challenging to assess clinical judgment skill development. The purpose of this study was to understand how case-based learning (CBL) and an innovation to the Lasater Clinical Judgment Rubric (LCJR) can be used to facilitate and assess clinical judgment skills. A pilot study using a quasi-experimental design was conducted to develop and assess clinical judgment competencies. Data were collected through a pretest/posttest, CBL worksheets, and modified LCJRs. Pretest/posttest results were statistically significant. Significant results were not shown by LCJR data as a whole, but one component demonstrated significant change. Considering the study's brevity, any significant LCJR results are promising.</p>","PeriodicalId":47651,"journal":{"name":"Nursing Education Perspectives","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2025-03-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143558261","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":"Chaplain Utilization in Nursing Simulation to Promote Interprofessional Collaboration and Holistic Care.","authors":"Jody K Smith, Kaitlin L Couture, Arista N Couture","doi":"10.1097/01.NEP.0000000000001396","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/01.NEP.0000000000001396","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Abstract: </strong>Interprofessional learning experiences (interprofessional education) for nursing students have been associated with enhanced practice outcomes after graduation. A simulation used in a prelicensure baccalaureate program integrated a chaplain into the care of a patient who was experiencing emotional distress. Fifteen senior nursing students had opportunities to consult the chaplain during stressful patient encounters. Analysis of anonymous surveys provided new understanding about the effects of utilizing chaplaincy resources in the simulation setting for nursing students. Findings from this qualitative study will inform future interprofessional and holistic health simulations.</p>","PeriodicalId":47651,"journal":{"name":"Nursing Education Perspectives","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2025-03-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143544221","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}
Beth Ann Swan, Nicholas A Giordano, Sara Febres-Cordero, Kim Fugate, Laika Steiger
{"title":"Integrating Artificial Intelligence Technology Into Simulation for Pre- and Postlicensure Nursing Students.","authors":"Beth Ann Swan, Nicholas A Giordano, Sara Febres-Cordero, Kim Fugate, Laika Steiger","doi":"10.1097/01.NEP.0000000000001397","DOIUrl":"10.1097/01.NEP.0000000000001397","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Abstract: </strong>Advances in artificial intelligence (AI) technologies have not been widely integrated into simulation education. This work examines the process of designing and implementing AI-enabled opioid-involved overdose simulation scenarios to aid pre- and postlicensure nursing students in learning how to assess, respond to, and manage opioid-involved overdoses. Thirty students provided feedback on their engagement with the AI-enabled manikin immediately following the simulation experience. Data show that participants would recommend the use of the AI-enabled manikins for other nursing students. education. This overview serves as a template to those interested in implementing AI in simulation scenarios.</p>","PeriodicalId":47651,"journal":{"name":"Nursing Education Perspectives","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2025-03-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143544272","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":"Letter to the Editor.","authors":"Erin M Ney","doi":"10.1097/01.NEP.0000000000001368","DOIUrl":"10.1097/01.NEP.0000000000001368","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":47651,"journal":{"name":"Nursing Education Perspectives","volume":" ","pages":"E6"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143013958","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}
Deborah Pina-Thomas, Jennifer H Zohn, Lynn Phillips
{"title":"A Comparison of Virtual Reality and Traditional Audio-Recorded Hearing Voices Simulations: Their Impact on Empathy in Health Care Students.","authors":"Deborah Pina-Thomas, Jennifer H Zohn, Lynn Phillips","doi":"10.1097/01.NEP.0000000000001271","DOIUrl":"10.1097/01.NEP.0000000000001271","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Abstract: </strong>Empathy is essential to the development of communication skills. Simulating psychosis to develop empathy for mental health patients is complex; we hypothesized that virtual reality (VR) would be effective in increasing empathy in health care students. This experimental study compared the effectiveness of a VR simulation with a traditional hearing voices simulation as measured by the Kiersma-Chen Empathy Scale-Revised. Twenty-five health care students were randomized into two groups. The results indicated that both simulated experiences increased empathy levels, supporting the study's hypothesis. A 10-minute VR simulation is an effective teaching strategy for developing empathy in health care students.</p>","PeriodicalId":47651,"journal":{"name":"Nursing Education Perspectives","volume":" ","pages":"116-118"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140859717","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}
Jason Blomquist, Sarah Llewellyn, Jenny Alderden, Kelley Connor
{"title":"Empowering Faculty to Incorporate Large Language Models in Nursing Education Using a Delegation Framework.","authors":"Jason Blomquist, Sarah Llewellyn, Jenny Alderden, Kelley Connor","doi":"10.1097/01.NEP.0000000000001246","DOIUrl":"10.1097/01.NEP.0000000000001246","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Abstract: </strong>Large language models (LLMs) can support nursing education but pose questions of validity, reliability, and ethical use. This article proposes using the five rights of nursing delegation framework by the National Council of State Boards of Nursing to teach nursing students about the appropriate use of LLMs in health care and nursing education. Nursing faculty can teach students how to assess the validity and reliability of the information provided by LLMs, document its use, and reference and cite information appropriately.</p>","PeriodicalId":47651,"journal":{"name":"Nursing Education Perspectives","volume":" ","pages":"126-128"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139974023","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}