Patricia Benner, R N. Ph.D., FAAN copyright July 2021, EducatingNurses.com “I’m guessing that many of you teach ethics and it’s either your least favorite or most favorite course…I’m here to talk with you about how to make it your most favorite course.” Sarah Shannon We are featuring video selections on EducatingNurses.com by leaders who …
Patricia Benner, R.N., Ph.D., FAAN EducatingNurses.com June 3, 2021 The COVID-19 Pandemic confronted healthcare workers at all levels with a new disease fraught with uncertainty, unknown pathology, uncharted trajectories with high acuity, and mortality rates, especially in older age groups. Common clinical trends, signs and symptoms, sequelae, best treatments, prevention, and intervention strategies, and more, …
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Two new modules to tell you about on EducatingNurses.com from this most tumultuous year. We’ve organized the individual videos and articles into these categories to help you find what you need in this new age of nursing education: Module 10: Online Teaching-Learning Module 11: COVID-19 Teaching-Learning From “Finding Online Clinical Replacement Solutions” to “Reviewing …
“We will be here with her. We will hold her hands for you guys. Okay? ….I don’t want someone to die alone.” Sara Reynolds, ICU Nurse, Phoenix, Arizona Death, Through a Nurse’s Eyes, Produced by Alexander Stockton and Lucy King, February 24, 2021, New York Times Copyright 2021 by Patricia Benner, R.N., Ph.D. FAAN The …
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Patricia Benner, RN, PhD, FAAN copyright February 9, 2021 EducatingNurses.com surveyed educators to discover the major challenges and experiential learning from moving classes online due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. The 290 Faculty respondents indicated there was little preparation time, prior experience, and almost no infrastructure for online course design and delivery, except for pre-existing Learning …
UPDATE 12/29/20: Unfortunately, our national numbers have worsened since April 2020, when we first posted these articles. Our hospitals in many cities are in a crisis due to a shortage of beds, ventilators, and other emergency equipment. The hard questions posed in this newsletter are still asked each day and will continue through the winter. We endorse the ethical stance that …
Patricia Benner, R.N., Ph.D., FAAN Copyright October 14, 2020 The current demand for online learning in the COVID-19 pandemic generates opportunities through growth, innovation, and new insights spawned by changes. There are also challenges and hardships. We have a widespread call for change and innovation in moving nursing education online and to screen-based learning. …
A review of various technology options nurse educators might consider while putting an emphasis on the importance of measuring what the student actually learnsfrom each approach.
Part II. Nurse educators will want to know about the Clinical Learning Environment Comparison Survey as they prepare for the new challenges of clinical teaching and learning.