So-Young Kim, Young-Sook Lim, Soon-Ho Yoon, Hyeon-Young Kim
{"title":"Development and Evaluation of Room of Errors Medication Education for Nursing Students.","authors":"So-Young Kim, Young-Sook Lim, Soon-Ho Yoon, Hyeon-Young Kim","doi":"10.3928/01484834-20260701-01","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3928/01484834-20260701-01","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Simulation and room of errors (ROE)-based education have emerged as effective strategies to enhance medication safety competency among nursing students. This study developed and evaluated an ROE-based education program for preclinical nursing students.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>A nonequivalent control group pretest-posttest design was used. Preclinical nursing students were assigned to either an ROE-based education group or a traditional education group. The program consisted of three progressive stages addressing error prevention, medication context understanding, and high-risk error management. Outcomes included medication error recognition, medication safety knowledge, medication administration confidence, and learning satisfaction.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The experimental group showed significantly greater improvements in medication error recognition (<i>F</i> = 11.16, <i>p</i> = .001), medication safety knowledge (<i>F</i> = 8.83, <i>p</i> = .003), medication administration confidence (<i>F</i> = 11.32, <i>p</i> = .001), and learning satisfaction (t = -2.53, <i>p</i> = .012) than the control group.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The leveled ROE-based program appears to be an effective preclinical medication safety education model that can improve short-term medication safety-related competencies.</p>","PeriodicalId":94241,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of nursing education","volume":" ","pages":"1-8"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2026-08-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148809742","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}
L Todd Hammon, Martha O Rojo, Leonie DeClerk, Jing Jin, Patricia A Cowan, Tara Johnson
{"title":"A Descriptive Survey of Student RN Anesthetists' Use of Cognitive Enhancers.","authors":"L Todd Hammon, Martha O Rojo, Leonie DeClerk, Jing Jin, Patricia A Cowan, Tara Johnson","doi":"10.3928/01484834-20260612-01","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3928/01484834-20260612-01","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Existing research has shown that graduate students use cognitive enhancers to improve their academic performance. Some of these students have used various forms of cognitive-enhancing substances (CEs). While the literature is replete with studies probing this issue, there is a dearth of information on CEs used by student RN anesthetists (SRNAs).</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>This cross-sectional descriptive study, employing survey methodology, assessed the prevalence and perceived side effects of CE use among 421 SRNAs in nurse anesthesia programs in the United States.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Of the 421 SRNAs surveyed, 27.3% (<i>n</i> = 115) stated they took a CE while in nurse anesthesia school. Adderall was the most commonly used CE, and 7% of the SRNAs (<i>n</i> = 8/114) reported taking CE without a prescription.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>These results provide a foundation for future research on the development of interventions to reduce SRNAs' CE use by promoting safer coping mechanisms.</p>","PeriodicalId":94241,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of nursing education","volume":" ","pages":"1-6"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2026-08-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148681846","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":"Emancipatory Pedagogy for Nurse Practitioner Education in Rural and Underserved Settings.","authors":"Victoria Soltis-Jarrett","doi":"10.3928/01484834-20260625-03","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3928/01484834-20260625-03","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Preparing nurse practitioner (NP) students and residents for rural and underserved practice requires pedagogies that address inequity, uncertainty, and constrained systems.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>This conceptual article develops an emancipatory pedagogical framework informed by patterns of knowing, living curriculum, emancipatory knowing, and transformative learning, using a linked traineeship-residency as an illustrative case.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The framework identifies transferable learning goals, curricular design elements, and faculty practices that support dialogic reflection, critical questioning, psychological safety, and reflection-to-action across educational settings.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This framework offers NP educators a practical approach for strengthening professional agency, justice-oriented practice, and transition-to-practice readiness in rural and underserved contexts.</p>","PeriodicalId":94241,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of nursing education","volume":" ","pages":"1-5"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2026-08-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148681881","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 Relationship Between Self-Assessment and Peer Assessment of Clinical Judgment in Simulation.","authors":"Melody D Reibel, Jana Wheeler, Gary Brooks","doi":"10.3928/01484834-20260625-02","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3928/01484834-20260625-02","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Self-assessment and peer assessment in nursing education promotes students' metacognition, clinical judgment skills, and communication. However, minimal research has examined the relationship between self-assessment and peer assessment of clinical judgment.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>An explanatory sequential mixed-methods design examined the relationship between self-assessment and peer assessment in simulation among senior undergraduate nursing students (<i>N</i> = 32). Pearson correlation and linear regression assessed score consistency, while qualitative thematic analysis identified factors influencing quantitative results.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A small, nonsignificant positive correlation was found between self-assessment and peer assessment scores. Three themes emerged from the qualitative data: uncertainty, accountability, and communication.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Findings indicated a modest alignment between self-assessment and peer assessment of clinical judgment, with uncertainty emerging as a barrier to assessments. Ongoing engagement with these strategies enhances familiarity with assessment processes and supports metacognition, accountability, and team communication, underscoring importance of their integration in nursing curriculum to promote practice readiness.</p>","PeriodicalId":94241,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of nursing education","volume":" ","pages":"1-7"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2026-08-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148681842","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}
Natasha Nurse-Clarke, Nicole M Stephens, Gwendolyn Lancaster, Charleen Jacobs-McFarlane
{"title":"Playing for Change: A New Approach to Social Determinants of Health Education.","authors":"Natasha Nurse-Clarke, Nicole M Stephens, Gwendolyn Lancaster, Charleen Jacobs-McFarlane","doi":"10.3928/01484834-20260625-01","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3928/01484834-20260625-01","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Nursing students often have limited opportunities to apply social determinants of health (SDOH) concepts to patient experiences and clinical reasoning. This study evaluated a facilitated, game-based learning intervention to reinforce person-centered, socially responsive care.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>A mixed-methods pretest-posttest design was used with junior-level undergraduate nursing students at a public university. Students participated in a structured board game during class. Matched pre/post surveys (<i>n</i> = 47) were analyzed using paired-samples <i>t</i>-tests, and open-ended reflections underwent content analysis.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Significant improvements were found in endorsement of socioeconomic considerations in health care delivery (<i>p</i> = .020) and incorporating patient priorities into care plans (<i>p</i> = .026). Qualitative themes reflected increased awareness of SDOH, holistic thinking, engagement, and critical reflection.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>A brief, facilitated game-based intervention may strengthen application of SDOH concepts within person-centered care. Findings support continued refinement and further study with larger, multi-site, and longitudinal designs.</p>","PeriodicalId":94241,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of nursing education","volume":" ","pages":"1-5"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2026-08-06","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"148681897","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}
Junwei Yan, Wan Ling Lee, Mei Chan Chong, Qiong Li, Junya Chen, Shuozhen Chen
{"title":"Clinical Incivility, Perceived Stress, and Psychological Resilience in Nursing Students.","authors":"Junwei Yan, Wan Ling Lee, Mei Chan Chong, Qiong Li, Junya Chen, Shuozhen Chen","doi":"10.3928/01484834-20260316-04","DOIUrl":"10.3928/01484834-20260316-04","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The shortage of nurses and early attrition of nursing students are global challenges. Incivility in clinical practice is associated with stress and may relate to students' intention to leave the profession. Psychological resilience is linked to better stress management.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>This analytical cross-sectional study included 421 nursing students from hospitals in Henan, China. Participants completed the Uncivil Behaviour in Clinical Nursing Education Scale, Connor-Davidson Resilience Scale, and Perceived Stress Scale. Data were analyzed using SPSS and Mplus.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Incivility was positively correlated with perceived stress (<i>β</i> = 0.325, <i>p</i> < .001) and negatively correlated with psychological resilience (β = -0.344, <i>p</i> < .001). Psychological resilience partially mediated the relationship between incivility and perceived stress (indirect effect = 0.067, 95% CI [0.022, 0.130], <i>p</i> = .044).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Psychological resilience partially mediated the effect of incivility on stress, highlighting the need for combined system-level and student-focused strategies in clinical education.</p>","PeriodicalId":94241,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of nursing education","volume":" ","pages":"470-478"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2026-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147848442","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":"From Awareness to Intent: Nursing Students' Service-Learning Attitudes Across Academic Levels.","authors":"Mary S Haras, Jill Ogg-Gress, Melody Wilkinson","doi":"10.3928/01484834-20260116-01","DOIUrl":"10.3928/01484834-20260116-01","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Service-learning (SL) addresses social determinants of health through immersive, community-based experiences. Schwartz's model of altruistic helping behavior guided this study to examine nursing students' attitudes toward SL.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>A cross-sectional survey using the Community Service Attitudes Scale (CSAS-Brief) was completed by 113 prelicensure, advanced practice, and doctoral nursing students at a private urban Jesuit university in the northeastern United States. One-way ANOVA and one-sample <i>t</i> tests evaluated differences across demographic and program variables.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The mean CSAS-Brief score was 5.34 (<i>SD</i> = 0.74; Cronbach's <i>α</i> = .918). Significant program differences were found for perceived seriousness and intent among doctoral students, who had lower scores compared with all other students. Prior SL participation and years of RN experience predicted higher intent to engage in SL activities.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Intentional curricular integration of SL and scaffolding opportunities can strengthen socially responsive practice and long-term community involvement among students at all levels.</p>","PeriodicalId":94241,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of nursing education","volume":" ","pages":"487-490"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2026-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147470655","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":"Leveraging Digital Curriculum Mapping: A Case Study in Nursing Education Innovation.","authors":"Nadine Wodwaski, Taylor K Long, Phillip Olla","doi":"10.3928/01484834-20260109-01","DOIUrl":"10.3928/01484834-20260109-01","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Aligning nursing curricula with the 2021 American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) <i>Essentials</i> is complex and time intensive. Manual mapping often limits faculty capacity for deeper pedagogical discussions.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>A customized digital curriculum-mapping tool was integrated into the early stages of a Bachelor of Science in Nursing redesign. The tool embedded AACN <i>Essentials</i>, institutional guidelines, and standardized terminology. Faculty used structured prompts to generate draft outcomes, sub-competency mappings, and course sequencing, which were collaboratively refined.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Faculty reported reduced time on manual formatting, improved consistency in terminology, and greater flexibility to apply workflows across courses. These efficiencies created space for strategic planning and higher-level curriculum discussions.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Digital mapping tools can streamline curriculum redesign, foster faculty engagement, and support alignment with national standards while preserving academic rigor.</p>","PeriodicalId":94241,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of nursing education","volume":" ","pages":"e81-e84"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2026-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147470586","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}
Heather Englund, Erika Janssen, Jessica Habeck, Lindsay Morgan
{"title":"Measuring Marginalization in Academic Nursing: Theory-Aligned and Domain-Specific Disparities.","authors":"Heather Englund, Erika Janssen, Jessica Habeck, Lindsay Morgan","doi":"10.3928/01484834-20260316-06","DOIUrl":"10.3928/01484834-20260316-06","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Racially and ethnically minoritized (REM) nursing faculty remain underrepresented, while theory-aligned measurement of marginalization in faculty samples is limited.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>In a cross-sectional survey of faculty from CCNE-accredited programs (<i>N</i> = 715), participants completed demographics and the 19-item Englund Marginality Index (EMI). Welch-corrected <i>t</i> tests and ANCOVA with bias-corrected and accelerated bootstrapping (5,000 resamples) examined racial differences and race × age/rank interactions, adjusting for age, rank, tenure, and gender.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>REM faculty reported higher EMI total scores than White faculty. Largest disparities were in intermediacy and differentiation, with smaller but significant gaps in secrecy, voice, liminality, and reflectiveness; power was non-significant. Adjusted models confirmed group differences and significant race × age and race × rank interactions. The total model explained approximately 58% of variance.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Findings localize marginalization to bridgework and hierarchy. Institutions should implement formal sponsorship, inclusive governance, and equity-aligned evaluation, with targeted support for early-career faculty.</p>","PeriodicalId":94241,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of nursing education","volume":" ","pages":"479-486"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2026-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147793603","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":"Leading Ethically in the Face of Nursing Faculty Shortages and Recruitment Challenges.","authors":"Lisa Haddad, Paul Thomas Clements, Leann Horsley","doi":"10.3928/01484834-20260219-01","DOIUrl":"10.3928/01484834-20260219-01","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The ongoing shortage of nursing faculty presents significant operational and ethical challenges for academic institutions. As competition for qualified educators intensifies, recruitment and retention increasingly test nursing's collective moral commitments, not because leaders lack ethical intent, but because prevailing leadership models offer limited guidance for navigating ethical boundaries.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>This article employs an ethical leadership framework grounded in deontological, utilitarian, and virtue ethics to analyze decision making related to faculty recruitment and retention. Four mechanisms, moral framing, ethical climate building, role modeling, and empowerment, are applied to dilemmas such as faculty poaching and workload equity.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Ethical leadership provides a practical model for aligning institutional strategies with professional values. Through transparent, fair, and accountable practices, it strengthens the ethical climate and supports sustainable faculty engagement.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Integrating ethics into governance and organizational culture advances moral integrity and institutional effectiveness, ensuring that nursing education fulfills its social mission amid faculty shortages.</p>","PeriodicalId":94241,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of nursing education","volume":" ","pages":"e88-e91"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2026-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147597264","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}