The One Thing Every Nurse Educator Must Do to Develop Critical Thinking
Infobesity is an enemy of student learning and one of the reasons students struggle to…
Keith RischerJanuary 25, 2018
Two Questions that Students Must Be Asked Each Clinical to THINK More Like a Nurse
In order to develop the ability of your students to clinically reason there are two…
Socratic Questions Students Must Be Asked Each Clinical to Think More Like a Nurse
Though Socrates, an ancient Greek philosopher lived over 2500 years ago, his unique style of…
Keith RischerFebruary 16, 2017
Two Questions that Students Must Be Asked Each Clinical to THINK More Like a Nurse
In order to develop the ability of your students to clinically reason there are two…
Keith RischerJanuary 26, 2017
Why Nursing Education Must Emphasize a Clinical Reasoning Based Curriculum-NOT Concept
Though many nursing programs are moving to a concept based curriculum, transformational change can come…
Keith RischerOctober 14, 2016
Why Clinical Reasoning Is Foundational to Nursing Practice
WHY is clinical reasoning foundational to nursing practice and how do you define it? Strengthen…
Keith RischerJuly 28, 2016
What Character Trait Must Students Possess to Improve their Ability to Critically Think?
There is one character trait that must be emphasized as well as internally present in…
Keith RischerMay 12, 2016
The One Thing That Every Student Must Know Before they Graduate
There is something that every new nurse (and educator!) must be taught but it is…
Keith RischerMarch 31, 2016
Does my Patient have Orthostatic Changes? Why CO=SVxHR Must Be Applied to the Bedside!
How do you confidently identify positive orthostatic changes? Textbooks can be ambiguous and conflicting. But…
Keith RischerFebruary 14, 2016
How to Strengthen Student Learning in the Clinical Setting by Asking These Questions
To strengthen student learning in the clinical setting there are a series of questions that…
Keith RischerDecember 24, 2015
Why Nurses Need to Think More like a Doctor to Be a Better Nurse
If a nurse understands the essence of physician practice including WHY specific medications and treatments…
Keith RischerJuly 23, 2015
How to Strengthen Student’s Ability to make a Correct Clinical Judgment
Though clinical reasoning is the essence of thinking like a nurse, the end result of…
Keith RischerMay 14, 2015