{"title":"Development of a Collaborative Online International Learning (COIL) Activity","authors":"Judith A. Young, DNP, RN, CNE, Claire Burke Draucker, PhD, RN, FAAN, Marianne Fairley-Murdoch, MSc, PGCE, BN, DipHE, RN, TCH, SFHEA, Matthew Lillie, BSN, RN","doi":"10.3928/00220124-20240411-04","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3928/00220124-20240411-04","url":null,"abstract":"<p>Global mobility has made global health a priority within nursing curricula and health care organizations. A collaborative online learning activity could promote international perspectives of health care delivery. Including a collaborative online international learning activity in continuing education for practicing nurses is a viable strategy that is consistent with the internationalization at home movement. Use of a qualitative descriptive evaluation approach when teaching prelicen-sure nursing students and educating practicing nurses provides effective international collaboration, promotes a global mindset, and provides an exemplar for professional development specialists to teach practicing nurses. <strong>[<i>J Contin Educ Nurs.</i> 2024;55(5):220–223.]</strong></p>","PeriodicalId":519228,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing","volume":"59 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140827063","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":"Stoicism and Cognitive Strategies for Nursing Professional Development","authors":"JoEllen Schimmels, PhD, DNP, RN, PMHNP-BC, CNE, FAAN, Jennifer Schneider, PhD, RN, PMHNP-BC, Kathryn K. Bucher, DNP, RN, Mary-Beth Coty, PhD, RN, PMHNP-BC","doi":"10.3928/00220124-20240328-02","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3928/00220124-20240328-02","url":null,"abstract":"<section><h3>Background:</h3><p>Nurse educators are experiencing a vocational crisis, and the unsustainable rate at which nurses are leaving the profession impacts the health of the nation. Nurse educators, including academic and professional development faculty and preceptors, need skills to manage the complex academic and clinical environments. This article describes the development of a course for nurse educators and preceptors around Stoicism and cognitive strategies, describes the perceived takeaways of one group of learners who experienced the course, and offers recommendations for the use of this content.</p></section><section><h3>Method:</h3><p>This course was evaluated with survey data from 23 nurse educators for demographic information and use of strategies after an educational course.</p></section><section><h3>Results:</h3><p>Participants identified several specific takeaways from the training that could be incorporated into their personal, teaching, and clinical practices. Themes included emotional regulation, using the cognitive triangle, and managing stress in emotionally charged situations with patients and colleagues through creating a healthy emotional distance to better evaluate situations.</p></section><section><h3>Conclusion:</h3><p>Stoicism and cognitive strategies are important additions to nurse educator personal and professional development. <strong>[<i>J Contin Educ Nurs.</i> 202x;5x(x):xx–xx.]</strong></p></section>","PeriodicalId":519228,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing","volume":"441 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140603522","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}
Li Li, BD, Yun-yan Su, MD, Wen Chen, BD, Zhe-yun Wang, BD, Chi Zhang, BD, Hua Jin, BD, Yan Guan, BD, Yan Wang, BD, Min Ge, MD, Ya-peng Wang, PhD
{"title":"Application of Anchored Instructional Method in Cardiac Surgery ICU Nursing Education","authors":"Li Li, BD, Yun-yan Su, MD, Wen Chen, BD, Zhe-yun Wang, BD, Chi Zhang, BD, Hua Jin, BD, Yan Guan, BD, Yan Wang, BD, Min Ge, MD, Ya-peng Wang, PhD","doi":"10.3928/00220124-20240328-01","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3928/00220124-20240328-01","url":null,"abstract":"<section><h3>Background:</h3><p>This study investigated the impact of applying the anchored teaching mode with nursing interns on the cardiac surgery intensive care unit (CSICU).</p></section><section><h3>Method:</h3><p>A total of 110 interns were divided into a control group (taught through traditional methods) and an experimental group (taught using the anchored teaching mode). The anchored mode, emphasizing student-centered learning, included creating scenarios, identifying problems, using self-directed and collaborative learning, and evaluating outcomes.</p></section><section><h3>Results:</h3><p>Our study found that the experimental group showed significantly higher scores in emergency response ability, nursing skills, and teaching effectiveness compared with the control group at graduation.</p></section><section><h3>Conclusion:</h3><p>The findings suggest that implementing the anchored teaching mode can effectively enhance the education of nursing interns on the CSICU, emphasizing the need for further research across different departments and types of hospitals. <strong>[<i>J Contin Educ Nurs. </i>202x;5x(x):xx–xx.]</strong></p></section>","PeriodicalId":519228,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing","volume":"50 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140603485","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}
Lina Najib Kawar, PhD, RN, CNS, Ghada B. Dunbar, PhD, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, NPD-BC, CENP, CNML, Emma M. Aquino-Maneja, DNP, RN, MEd, CCRN, Sarah L. Flores, DNP, RN, PHN, NE-C, Victoria Rondez Squier, DNP, RN, CNL, NE-BC, EBP-C, Kim Reina Failla, PhD, RN, NE-BC, NPD-BC
{"title":"Quantitative, Qualitative, Mixed Methods, and Triangulation Research Simplified","authors":"Lina Najib Kawar, PhD, RN, CNS, Ghada B. Dunbar, PhD, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, NPD-BC, CENP, CNML, Emma M. Aquino-Maneja, DNP, RN, MEd, CCRN, Sarah L. Flores, DNP, RN, PHN, NE-C, Victoria Rondez Squier, DNP, RN, CNL, NE-BC, EBP-C, Kim Reina Failla, PhD, RN, NE-BC, NPD-BC","doi":"10.3928/00220124-20240328-03","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3928/00220124-20240328-03","url":null,"abstract":"<p>For the novice nurse researcher, identifying a clinical researchable problem may be simple, but discerning an appropriate research approach may be daunting. What are the differences among quantitative, qualitative, mixed methods, and triangulation research? Which method is applicable for the study one wants to conduct? This article discusses the two main research traditions (quantitative and qualitative) and the differences and similarities in methods for front-line nurses. It simplifies and clarifies how the reader might enhance the rigor of the research study by using mixed methods or triangulation. The four types of research are described, and examples are provided to support readers to plan projects, use the most appropriate method, and effectively communicate findings. <strong>[<i>J Contin Educ Nurs.</i> 202x;5x(x):xx–xx.]</strong></p>","PeriodicalId":519228,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing","volume":"3 Suppl 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-04-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140603486","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}