Focus Area 6: Adapting Nursing Education to COVID-19 Archives

June 3, 2021August 6, 2023

Learning from Experience—Mistakes and Successes in Caring for COVID-19 Patients

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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February 26, 2021June 8, 2023

New York Times: Death, Through a Nurse’s Eyes

“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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February 5, 2021August 6, 2023

Faculty Appraisals and Experiences in Switching to Online Teaching-Learning as a Result of the COVID-19 Pandemic

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 …

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December 28, 2020August 6, 2023

Revisiting: Rationing Urgent Care in the COVID-19 Pandemic. What Happens When Hospitals Run out of Emergency Rescue Equipment.

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 …

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October 12, 2020August 6, 2023

Finding Teaching-Learning Opportunities in the Current Crisis of COVID-19 and the Demand for Online Nursing Education

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. …

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October 12, 2020August 6, 2023

Part 1: Reviewing and Researching Screen-Based & Virtual Simulation Online 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.

October 12, 2020August 6, 2023

Part 2: Research & Faculty Development in Online Education Based on Learning Outcomes

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.

October 12, 2020August 6, 2023

Part 3: Research and Evaluation Strategies for Online and VR Education

An in-depth discussion on the importance of research and evaluation strategies. Asking the right questions, debriefing effectively, providing faculty development, and the essential role of the skilled facilitator is discussed. Resources for faculty are also provided.

August 13, 2020August 6, 2023

Developing Online Courses in Nursing Education: Guidance from Expert Online Educators

Patricia Benner, R.N., Ph.D., FAAN August 11, 2020 We are excited to bring you four inspiring and informative interviews about developing online learning. Our goal is to help faculty “get started” putting classes online in effective ways, despite the current time-demand of moving all courses online in the COVID-19 Pandemic. These interviews were …

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August 12, 2020August 6, 2023

Developing the Faculty Team and Using Instructional Design Consultants with Glenise McKenzie pt.2

Dr. Glenise McKenzie discusses national standards for online education (QualityMatters.org) and setting up courses to meet those standards. The need for feedback and continuous improvement and the importance of “reading the room”.