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}
{"title":"Enhancing Research Education Through PhD and DNP Collaboration: Scoping Review and Case Study.","authors":"Rachel McMahan Thomas, Sandra D Shapiro","doi":"10.1097/01.NEP.0000000000001373","DOIUrl":"10.1097/01.NEP.0000000000001373","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aim: </strong>This article presents details about the literature on challenges and strategies for DNP-PhD nurse collaborations. A secondary aim is to present a case study about a BSN research course co-created by the authors, who are PhD and DNP nurses.</p><p><strong>Background: </strong>Compared to the well-established role of the PhD-prepared nurse, the role of the doctor of nursing practice (DNP) is in its infancy. Collaboration between DNP and PhD faculty offers tremendous value to students.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>A scoping review of the literature and case study was performed.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Collaborations between PhD and DNP nurses are beneficial. Our case study of a course combining PhD and DNP perspectives resulted in enhanced learning experiences.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Collaborations between PhD and DNP nurses can be easily integrated into academic and clinical settings. Frequent opportunities for PhD and DNP collaborations across all levels of nursing education and practice are needed.</p>","PeriodicalId":47651,"journal":{"name":"Nursing Education Perspectives","volume":" ","pages":"85-90"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143034019","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}
Kimberly D Mantlow, Susan Sullivan-Bolyai, Anthony W McGuire, Nancy S Morris
{"title":"Inclusivity: Educational Experiences of Registered Nurses With Physical Disabilities.","authors":"Kimberly D Mantlow, Susan Sullivan-Bolyai, Anthony W McGuire, Nancy S Morris","doi":"10.1097/01.NEP.0000000000001347","DOIUrl":"10.1097/01.NEP.0000000000001347","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aim: </strong>The aim of the study was to describe registered nurses' prelicensure educational experience as nursing students with physical disabilities.</p><p><strong>Background: </strong>Social and academic support help establish connections with the educational environment, but efforts to engage students with disabilities are inconsistent. Faculty support beyond required accommodations facilitates a sense of empowerment. Communities in academic settings for minority groups significantly increase the likelihood of academic success due to information-related social capital and social support.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>A qualitative descriptive design with semistructured interviews of 16 individuals with 14 different physical disabilities was used for this study. Data were analyzed using thematic analysis.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Four themes emerged: 1) I saved my energy for learning; 2) I was determined; 3) wanting to find my people; and 4) secrets, living a double life, with subtheme fear of judgment.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Identification of factors related to inclusion within the academic environment provides insight for improving the experiences of prelicensure nursing students with physical disabilities.</p>","PeriodicalId":47651,"journal":{"name":"Nursing Education Perspectives","volume":" ","pages":"97-102"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142677079","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":"Aesthetic Expression as a Means to Nurture \"Self\" in a Basic Nursing Care Practicum.","authors":"Feni Betriana, Chantra Promnoi, Kittikorn Nilmanat","doi":"10.1097/01.NEP.0000000000001235","DOIUrl":"10.1097/01.NEP.0000000000001235","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Abstract: </strong>Nursing students develop their professional \"self\" through clinical placement experiences. Aesthetic expression can be used as a means to reflect students' personal knowing and to convey self as nurtured during their clinical journey. In a postconference session of the Basic Nursing Care Practicum course, six students were asked to draw pictures reflecting their clinical experience and then share their stories. It appeared that nursing students learned the meaning of nursing and caring, and through these meanings, their actual self as nurses was also developed.</p>","PeriodicalId":47651,"journal":{"name":"Nursing Education Perspectives","volume":" ","pages":"131-132"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139479413","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}
Alejandro García-Rudolph, David Sanchez-Pinsach, Mira Caridad Fernandez, Sandra Cunyat, Eloy Opisso, Elena Hernandez-Pena
{"title":"How Chatbots Respond to NCLEX-RN Practice Questions: Assessment of Google Gemini, GPT-3.5, and GPT-4.","authors":"Alejandro García-Rudolph, David Sanchez-Pinsach, Mira Caridad Fernandez, Sandra Cunyat, Eloy Opisso, Elena Hernandez-Pena","doi":"10.1097/01.NEP.0000000000001364","DOIUrl":"10.1097/01.NEP.0000000000001364","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Abstract: </strong>ChatGPT often \"hallucinates\" or misleads, underscoring the need for formal validation at the professional level for reliable use in nursing education. We evaluated two free chatbots (Google Gemini and GPT-3.5) and a commercial version (GPT-4) on 250 standardized questions from a simulated nursing licensure exam, which closely matches the content and complexity of the actual exam. Gemini achieved 73.2 percent (183/250), GPT-3.5 achieved 72 percent (180/250), and GPT-4 reached a notably higher performance with 92.4 percent (231/250). GPT-4 exhibited its highest error rate (13.3%) in the psychosocial integrity category.</p>","PeriodicalId":47651,"journal":{"name":"Nursing Education Perspectives","volume":" ","pages":"E18-E20"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142848098","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 Correlational Study Measuring Burnout and Resilience Among Nurse Educators.","authors":"Jessica Ochs, Cynthia Mitsakis, Richard Ochberg","doi":"10.1097/01.NEP.0000000000001288","DOIUrl":"10.1097/01.NEP.0000000000001288","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Abstract: </strong>Burnout, one possible cause of the nurse faculty shortage, may be mitigated by resilience. This study found that faculty who scored unusually low in resilience were likely to feel emotionally exhausted and depersonalized; however, even those with average scores in resilience were likely to feel emotionally exhausted, if not depersonalized. These findings suggest that interventions that increase resilience may reduce the frequency of the most severe burnout profiles among nurse educators. Only a change in the structure of the job will reduce the more prevalent problem of emotional exhaustion.</p>","PeriodicalId":47651,"journal":{"name":"Nursing Education Perspectives","volume":" ","pages":"106-108"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141181115","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":"Voices Unveiled: Personal Reflections of Faculty of Color in Nursing Academia.","authors":"Camille Brockett-Walker, Erica Moore","doi":"10.1097/01.NEP.0000000000001282","DOIUrl":"10.1097/01.NEP.0000000000001282","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Abstract: </strong>The presence of faculty of color (FOC) provides critical role modeling and mentorship for diverse students and thereby contributes to increasing diversity in the nursing workforce. Personal reflections of FOC within a predominantly White institution involved feelings of isolation, not belonging, and lacking support and mentorship. Addressing negative experiences of FOC supports retention and advances diversity, equity, and inclusion.</p>","PeriodicalId":47651,"journal":{"name":"Nursing Education Perspectives","volume":" ","pages":"103-105"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141181127","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}