The Use of QR Codes to Engage Nursing Students With Next Generation NCLEX.

BACKGROUND: The introduction of the Next Generation NCLEX (NGN) necessitates the need to prepare students to demonstrate appropriate clinical judgment and reasoning. Innovative teaching strategies, such as the use of QR codes, may help to engage learners and promote the transition to the new NCLEX testing format. METHOD: A three-phase pediatric-based case study was used to introduce NGN style questions. The QR codes provided resources, answers, and rationales for the case study questions. RESULTS: The students reported an increase in perceived confidence with a case study-based NGN testing item. Student feedback was positive for this active and collaborative learning experience. CONCLUSION: Nurse educators are challenged with finding methods to engage learners and prepare students for practice. Using QR codes in the classroom is an innovative approach to expose students to NGN questions and may help increase students confidence as they prepare for the new NGN. [J Nurs Educ. 2024;63(3):186-187.].

The STAMPPed Initiative for Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Students.

ABSTRACT: As the demand for nurse practitioners increases to meet health care needs, pathways to facilitate the transition into specialty advanced practice nursing education must be developed. The STudent Advisor/Mentorship Program for Pediatrics (STAMPPed) program was an innovative strategy established to support graduate nursing students with little to no pediatric clinical experience who demonstrated an interest in becoming pediatric nurse practitioners. The program provided structured guidance and support from experienced pediatric nursing faculty through monthly group meetings and the formulation of one-to-one student-faculty mentoring dyads. Mentees found the program to be helpful and foster supportive relationships.

Design and Implementation of an Innovative Undergraduate Pediatric Clinical Experience With Teenagers of Mexican Heritage.

This article describes an innovative community-based pediatric clinical rotation for undergraduate nursing students. Students were charged with conducting interactive educational sessions on health-related topics of interest to participants in a six-week summer day camp for adolescents of Mexican heritage. At the completion of the experience, students identified social determinants of health that impacted the health of the community and the impact of the experience on their nursing practice. Overall, both the adolescents and the nursing students benefited from the experience. Community-academic partnerships can be used to promote student learning while contributing to the overall health of the community.

Faculty and Student Incivility in Undergraduate Nursing Education: An Integrative Review.

BACKGROUND: Incivility is a critical issue in undergraduate nursing education. Uncivil acts in academia are increasing and have the potential to affect future nursing practice and patient safety outcomes. METHOD: An integrative literature review was completed to describe faculty-to-student and student-to-faculty incivility in undergraduate nursing education. RESULTS: Seventeen studies were included in the review. Four themes emerged from the data: (a) Detrimental to Health and Well-Being, (b) Disruption to the Teaching-Learning Environment, (c) Stress as a Catalyst, and (d) Incivility Incites Incivility. CONCLUSION: The results support data that incivility has harmful physical and psychological effects on both faculty and students, and also disturbs the teaching-learning environment. Causes of un-civil acts have been highlighted to provide groundwork for schools of nursing to implement strategies for mitigating incivility. [J Nurs Educ. 2017;56(12):709-716.].