What Nurse Educators Can Do to Improve Practice Readiness of Students
In order to address the lack of graduate nurses who are "practice ready", a recent…
Keith RischerJune 1, 2017
A Crisis in Competency. Why Nurse Graduates are NOT Prepared for Practice
Did you know that only 1/4 new grads are "practice ready" according to a recent…
Make a Difference
How does a nurse make a difference? If I had the chance, this is what…
Keith RischerMay 11, 2017
How to Create Your Own Patient Prep Worksheet
Every nurse needs a brain...a patient prep worksheet that helps them quickly and concisely prepare…
Keith RischerMay 4, 2017
How to Quickly and Concisely Prepare for Patient Care
Students struggle to transition to clinical practice after the NCLEX®. There is one simple strategy…
Keith RischerApril 27, 2017
What Students Must Know to Safely Care for Multiple Patients in Practice
Students need to be guided to quickly and concisely collect relevant data to get the…
Keith RischerApril 16, 2017
How to Close the Education-Practice Gap in Nursing Education
The gap between how nursing is taught and real-world practice persists today. There is one…
Keith RischerApril 9, 2017
What is the Mindset that Educators Must Maintain to Bring Transformational Change?
Do you recognize the value and significance of what you do? Transformational change requires not…
Keith RischerApril 7, 2017
What Barriers Continue to Persist that Prevent Transformation of Nursing Education?
Why does nursing education struggle to realize radical transformation? What barriers persist that need to…
Keith RischerMarch 28, 2017
Why Educators Must Emphasize Preparing Students for Practice, NOT the NCLEX®
One new nurse shares her current struggles transitioning to practice and shares insights on what…
Keith RischerMarch 7, 2017
What Successful Nursing Students Have in Common (and why it matters to nurse educators!)
Do you know the habits of highly successful nursing students? They have been identified in…
Keith RischerMarch 1, 2017
How to Use Clinical Scenarios to Practice & Contextualize Socratic Questioning
Thinking like a nurse is the most important skill that students must develop, but requires…
Keith RischerFebruary 22, 2017