{"title":"The Effects of Immersive Virtual Reality on Nursing Student Anxiety.","authors":"Sue A Schuelke, Krystal L Davis, Susan Barnason","doi":"10.1097/01.NEP.0000000000001284","DOIUrl":"10.1097/01.NEP.0000000000001284","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Abstract: </strong>High levels of stress are common for nursing students and can lead to poor health, poor school performance, and uncivil behavior. This pilot study aimed to evaluate the effects of an immersive virtual reality (IVR) relaxation experience on perceived anxiety among prelicensure nursing students. A convenience sample of 20 baccalaureate students participated in an IVR meditation session. Participants recorded pre and post anxiety levels, blood pressure, and heart rates. Results indicated reduced anxiety levels in students who used IVR relaxation. Students' heart rates and blood pressures decreased significantly.</p>","PeriodicalId":47651,"journal":{"name":"Nursing Education Perspectives","volume":" ","pages":"114-115"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141181070","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":"Implementation of a Competency-Based Clinical Tracking Document in an Undergraduate Nursing Program.","authors":"Crista Reaves, Michael Martel","doi":"10.1097/01.NEP.0000000000001237","DOIUrl":"10.1097/01.NEP.0000000000001237","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Abstract: </strong>New nurse graduates are ill prepared to fulfill the roles and responsibilities of being competent, practice-ready registered nurses. This article describes one college of nursing's journey in the creation of a clinical tracking document (CTD) to track, in real time, essential subbehavior actions that assist students in achieving the four main competencies of assessment, communication, critical thinking, and safety listed on the Creighton Competency Evaluation Instrument. The CTD is an innovative tracking tool used to ensure students are practice-ready and competent upon completion of their nursing program.</p>","PeriodicalId":47651,"journal":{"name":"Nursing Education Perspectives","volume":" ","pages":"122-123"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139479458","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}
Dawna Rutherford, Gordon Lee Gillespie, Scott Bresler, Kimberly Johnson, Carolyn R Smith
{"title":"Bullying Behaviors in Clinical Settings: Potentially Harmful Distractions.","authors":"Dawna Rutherford, Gordon Lee Gillespie, Scott Bresler, Kimberly Johnson, Carolyn R Smith","doi":"10.1097/01.NEP.0000000000001380","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/01.NEP.0000000000001380","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Abstract: </strong>Nursing students exposed to bullying behaviors are at risk for making medication errors. For a quasi-experimental study, 15 prelicensure nursing students at a Midwestern university were exposed to simulated bullying behaviors or common distractions while administering medications in a laboratory setting. Data were analyzed using Kruskal-Wallis tests. There was no significant difference in medication administration rubric score (H[2] = 1.489, p = .475) or time spent in room (H[2] = 1.778, p = .411) between groups. Bullying behaviors and other interruptions distracted nursing students from successfully completing the medication administration simulation.</p>","PeriodicalId":47651,"journal":{"name":"Nursing Education Perspectives","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2025-01-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143025214","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":"Nursing Culture Within Higher Education: A Snapshot.","authors":"Ashley Singh, Diane F Hunker, Miron Avidan","doi":"10.1097/01.NEP.0000000000001365","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/01.NEP.0000000000001365","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Abstract: </strong>With little literature exploring the relationship between leadership styles within teams/departments and types of organizational culture in nursing education, we conducted an exploratory study to investigate leadership styles and culture types. An online survey using the Organizational Description Questionnaire was posted on two national nursing websites. Nearly 35 percent of participants in this pilot study (n = 43) identified their organization to be coasting, followed by high contrast (23%) and transformational (21%). No associations were found between culture and type of institution or campus presence. Findings suggest coaching, development, and a cultural change plan can be impactful.</p>","PeriodicalId":47651,"journal":{"name":"Nursing Education Perspectives","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2025-01-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143013961","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":"Developing Empathic Experienced Providers: An Innovative Multicomponent Dementia Curriculum.","authors":"LaDawna Goering","doi":"10.1097/01.NEP.0000000000001375","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/01.NEP.0000000000001375","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Abstract: </strong>Eighteen family nurse practitioner students completed the Developing Empathic Experienced Providers dementia curriculum improvement project. The purpose was to examine the effects of a multicomponent curriculum designed to develop providers willing to work with older adults and to identify curriculum gaps. The project statistically and practically improved dementia knowledge, t(17) = 8.883, p ≤ .001, d = 2.221, and identified knowledge gaps in pharmacology and treatment content through pre- and postcontent evaluations. Minor improvements in attitude and intention to work with geriatric patients were identified using the Willingness to Work With Elderly People Scale.</p>","PeriodicalId":47651,"journal":{"name":"Nursing Education Perspectives","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2025-01-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143014034","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}
Katelyn A Quarry, Rodnita K Davis, Kathryn Handy, Tina L Bloom
{"title":"Scholarship Recipients' Perspectives on Full-Time Employment as a Nurse Educator Following Graduation.","authors":"Katelyn A Quarry, Rodnita K Davis, Kathryn Handy, Tina L Bloom","doi":"10.1097/01.NEP.0000000000001371","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/01.NEP.0000000000001371","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Abstract: </strong>Cohen scholars (CS) is a Maryland scholarship program aimed to increase the number of qualified nurse educators and ease the nurse faculty shortage. Nurses pursuing graduate degrees may apply for scholarships in exchange for service as educators in a faculty or clinical educator role. This study was conducted to understand the career decision-making processes of recent CS graduates and facilitators and barriers to assuming a faculty role. Scholarship recipients overwhelmingly discussed the salary differential with practice as a reason for not pursuing an academic role.</p>","PeriodicalId":47651,"journal":{"name":"Nursing Education Perspectives","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2025-01-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143014065","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":"Benefits of Using a Free Cloud-Based Electronic Health Record for Simulation in a Baccalaureate Nursing Program.","authors":"Taryn Liechty","doi":"10.1097/01.NEP.0000000000001217","DOIUrl":"10.1097/01.NEP.0000000000001217","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The rising cost of simulated electronic health record (EHR) software for students in a baccalaureate nursing program was risking student success. The need for faculty to decrease this financial burden on students was apparent. Simulation faculty created a free and cloud-based simulated EHR. High-fidelity features of the simulated EHR include barcode scanning capabilities and real-time diagnostic results. Students report that the simulated EHR is easy to navigate and they are particularly satisfied with the free cost. The EHR template, which can be customized for each simulated patient, and is now being used inside the classroom as an active learning strategy.</p>","PeriodicalId":47651,"journal":{"name":"Nursing Education Perspectives","volume":" ","pages":"62-63"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139038100","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}
Ipuna Estavillo Black, LaTricia Perry, Hyunhwa Lee
{"title":"Holistic Wellness Support Systems for Nursing Faculty: A Scoping Review of the Literature.","authors":"Ipuna Estavillo Black, LaTricia Perry, Hyunhwa Lee","doi":"10.1097/01.NEP.0000000000001277","DOIUrl":"10.1097/01.NEP.0000000000001277","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aim: </strong>This scoping literature review was conducted to determine what is currently known about holistic wellness support systems (HWSSs) for nursing faculty.</p><p><strong>Background: </strong>The nurse faculty shortage has contributed to the national nursing shortage. Providing nurse faculty an HWSS may help grow the faculty pipeline.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>Five electronic databases and Google Scholar were searched using key words related to the research question. Literature published from 2003 to 2023 was included. Joanna Briggs Institute methodology and Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses for Scoping Reviews were used to conduct this review.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The search strategy found 1,525 potential publications; five articles were included in the review. The five wellness support systems strived to create a more cohesive, positive, and healthy work environment for nurse faculty.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This review provides a solid inventory of nursing faculty wellness support systems and identifies gaps in areas of wellness and research that could be supported.</p>","PeriodicalId":47651,"journal":{"name":"Nursing Education Perspectives","volume":" ","pages":"25-29"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141181121","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":"Navigating Spaces of Belonging: Undergraduate Nursing Students' Experiences in Online Learning Environments.","authors":"Janet Montague, Roya Haghiri-Vijeh, Joyce Tsui, Michelle Connell, Caitlin Cosgrove","doi":"10.1097/01.NEP.0000000000001324","DOIUrl":"10.1097/01.NEP.0000000000001324","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aim: </strong>The aim of the study was to explore undergraduate nursing students' experiences of belonging while studying online during the COVID-19 pandemic.</p><p><strong>Background: </strong>The use of online learning platforms increased drastically during the pandemic. Limited research exists on nursing students' experiences of belonging while studying online.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>An explanatory sequential mixed-methods design was used for this study. This article reports on phase two, the qualitative component, which employed interpretive description methodology to understand nursing students' experiences.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Ten semistructured interviews were completed, and four themes were identified: factors contributing to students' sense of belonging online, navigating the online learning environment, creating safe online spaces during times of uncertainty, and students' vision of developing a sense of belonging online.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Fostering nursing students' sense of belonging is critical to their retention, persistence, and overall academic success when learning online.</p>","PeriodicalId":47651,"journal":{"name":"Nursing Education Perspectives","volume":" ","pages":"13-18"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142298688","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}
Anka Roberto, Jenny O'Rourke, Saif Khairat, Tina Gustin, Carolyn Rutledge
{"title":"Innovative Projects: A Unique Approach to Telehealth Education.","authors":"Anka Roberto, Jenny O'Rourke, Saif Khairat, Tina Gustin, Carolyn Rutledge","doi":"10.1097/01.NEP.0000000000001152","DOIUrl":"10.1097/01.NEP.0000000000001152","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Abstract: </strong>During the COVID-19 pandemic, telehealth utilization grew astronomically, encouraging more institutions of higher education to become innovative and proactive in preparing health care providers to deliver high-quality telehealth care. Telehealth can be creatively implemented throughout health care curricula given the appropriate guidance and tools. This article speaks to the development of student telehealth projects as part of the work of a national taskforce funded by the Health Resources and Services Administration and charged with the development of a telehealth toolkit. Proposed telehealth projects allow students to take the lead in their innovative learning and allow faculty to facilitate project-based evidence-based pedagogy.</p>","PeriodicalId":47651,"journal":{"name":"Nursing Education Perspectives","volume":" ","pages":"57-59"},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9951436","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}