Nurse EducatorPub Date : 2025-07-14DOI: 10.1097/NNE.0000000000001926
Patricia B Griffith, Patricia Pawlow
{"title":"Learning Outcomes From Health Professions Students Who Generate Multiple-Choice Questions: A Scoping Review.","authors":"Patricia B Griffith, Patricia Pawlow","doi":"10.1097/NNE.0000000000001926","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/NNE.0000000000001926","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Multiple-choice questions (MCQs) are the foundation for certification exams and remain relevant despite the competency-based education shift. MCQ writing by students is an evidence-based learning modality; however, studies on graduate nursing education use are limited. Writing an MCQ may develop and assess a higher competence level than answering an MCQ.</p><p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Identify and synthesize the evidence on learning outcomes of health professions students who construct MCQs as a learning modality.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Two reviewers queried 4 databases and independently assessed all studies using the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses Extension for Scoping Reviews. Arsksey and O'Malley's scoping review framework guided charting and theme generation.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>MCQ quality improved with faculty involvement. Working in small groups increased knowledge and positive perception, as did exam inclusion of student-generated MCQs.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Writing MCQs may be a valuable active learning strategy for graduate health students who take high-stakes MCQ examinations.</p>","PeriodicalId":54706,"journal":{"name":"Nurse Educator","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-07-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144638730","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nurse EducatorPub Date : 2025-07-14DOI: 10.1097/NNE.0000000000001921
Cynthia DeLanie
{"title":"Enhancing Student Competence in Physical Assessments Through Video Self-Evaluation.","authors":"Cynthia DeLanie","doi":"10.1097/NNE.0000000000001921","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/NNE.0000000000001921","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":54706,"journal":{"name":"Nurse Educator","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-07-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144638727","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nurse EducatorPub Date : 2025-07-14DOI: 10.1097/NNE.0000000000001931
Mary McKay, Bridgette Johnson, Cynthia L Foronda, Carol Biggs, Charles A Downs
{"title":"Embedding American Association of Colleges of Nursing Essentials in Doctor of Nursing Practice Education Through Academic-Practice Partnerships.","authors":"Mary McKay, Bridgette Johnson, Cynthia L Foronda, Carol Biggs, Charles A Downs","doi":"10.1097/NNE.0000000000001931","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/NNE.0000000000001931","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":54706,"journal":{"name":"Nurse Educator","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-07-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144638725","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nurse EducatorPub Date : 2025-07-14DOI: 10.1097/NNE.0000000000001935
S Danielle Baker, Kristin Ashley, Kaitrin Parris
{"title":"Grounding Students in the Liminal Space of Death and Dying.","authors":"S Danielle Baker, Kristin Ashley, Kaitrin Parris","doi":"10.1097/NNE.0000000000001935","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/NNE.0000000000001935","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":54706,"journal":{"name":"Nurse Educator","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-07-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144638728","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nurse EducatorPub Date : 2025-07-14DOI: 10.1097/NNE.0000000000001919
Lori Prewitt Moore, Ashleigh F Bowman, Brady B Urquhart, Jennifer Anderson, Shannon Harris, Bailey D Mosley, Colleen Lynch, Amy M Beasley, Rebecca M Thomas, Rebecca J Graves, Candice N Selwyn
{"title":"Integrating Forensic Nursing Principles in an Undergraduate Curriculum: A Longitudinal Cohort Study.","authors":"Lori Prewitt Moore, Ashleigh F Bowman, Brady B Urquhart, Jennifer Anderson, Shannon Harris, Bailey D Mosley, Colleen Lynch, Amy M Beasley, Rebecca M Thomas, Rebecca J Graves, Candice N Selwyn","doi":"10.1097/NNE.0000000000001919","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/NNE.0000000000001919","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Forensic nursing (FN) is a health care specialty encompassing components of forensic science, which is used to provide care for patients who are victims of abuse. FN principles should be incorporated in nursing curricula to prepare nurses to care for victims of abuse.</p><p><strong>Purpose: </strong>The purpose of this study was to evaluate the integration of FN principles in a nursing curriculum and the impact on students' knowledge and confidence to improve the care for patients who have experienced potentially traumatic events.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A single cohort of undergraduate nursing students attended a lecture each semester on a topic relevant to FN. The students completed a knowledge-based pre and posttest in this longitudinal study.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Percentages of knowledge-based questions answered correctly from pre to posttest indicated improvement in knowledge and self-reported confidence in communicating with patients with histories of trauma.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The introduction of FN principles in nursing education is needed to improve health care outcomes and to support and empower victims who have experienced trauma or abuse.</p>","PeriodicalId":54706,"journal":{"name":"Nurse Educator","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-07-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144638729","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nurse EducatorPub Date : 2025-07-09DOI: 10.1097/NNE.0000000000001938
Barbara Chyzzy
{"title":"Advocating for Health Equity: Preparing Undergraduate Nursing Students to Engage in Political Action.","authors":"Barbara Chyzzy","doi":"10.1097/NNE.0000000000001938","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/NNE.0000000000001938","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":54706,"journal":{"name":"Nurse Educator","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-07-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144602255","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nurse EducatorPub Date : 2025-07-09DOI: 10.1097/NNE.0000000000001932
Ginger Schroers, Kathryn Vanderzwan, Laura Klenke-Borgmann, Susan Kilroy, Jill Pfieffer, Dina Tell, Jenny O'Rourke
{"title":"Use of the Stay SAFE Interruption Management Strategy: A Multisite Multi-Methods Study.","authors":"Ginger Schroers, Kathryn Vanderzwan, Laura Klenke-Borgmann, Susan Kilroy, Jill Pfieffer, Dina Tell, Jenny O'Rourke","doi":"10.1097/NNE.0000000000001932","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/NNE.0000000000001932","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Interruptions can increase risks for errors. The Stay SAFE interruption management strategy aims to mitigate errors.</p><p><strong>Purpose: </strong>The purposes of this study were to: (1) determine nursing students' interruption management behaviors before and at multiple assessments after learning Stay SAFE and (2) explore students' perceptions of Stay SAFE.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Four study sites were included. Data were collected over 10 months via direct observation, self-report, and semi-structured interviews. Prelicensure nursing students independently completed 8 simulated scenarios with embedded interruptions. Interruptions occurred during medication administration and handoff.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Sixty students participated. A majority (93-100%) used Stay SAFE in the posttests. Three qualitative themes emerged: (1) Preparedness for interruptions, (2) Stay SAFE can lessen risks for errors, and (3) Stay SAFE has applicability in various contexts.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Use of Stay SAFE may reduce errors and contribute to patient safety. Continued research on Stay SAFE is warranted.</p>","PeriodicalId":54706,"journal":{"name":"Nurse Educator","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2025-07-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144602257","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}