Creating a Public Service Announcement as a Teaching Strategy to Advocate for Populations at Risk due to Climate Change.

The 2022 National League for Nursing Vision Statement, Climate Change and Health, identified gaps in nursing education regarding the issue of climate change and its impact on at-risk populations. Our innovative teaching strategy requires nursing students to use clinical judgment to synthesize ideas and communicate the health risks of climate change for population at risk in a brief video or public service announcement. This teaching strategy can prepare nursing students to advocate for population health.

Curricular Mapping: Assessing Exemplars in an Integrated Concept-Based Curriculum.

Background: A Midwest school of nursing initiated an integrated concept-based curriculum where essential content is taught using exemplars. The specialty courses were integrated to address content overload and the duplication of content with different populations.

Problem: The faculty wanted to determine if the previous curriculum had been sufficiently integrated into the exemplars and if there were curricular gaps.

Effect of a Longitudinal Interprofessional Education Passport Program on Nursing Students' Attitudes Toward Interprofessional Practice.

To meet the demands of complex health care systems with multiple professions, it is recommended that nursing students have interprofessional educational experiences throughout the curriculum. We assessed longitudinal changes in nursing students' attitudes toward interprofessional collaboration in the context of an Interprofessional Education Passport Program. Students were surveyed using the Interprofessional Attitudes Scale at the beginning and end of the two-year curriculum.

A Concept Analysis of Conceptual Learning: A Guide for Educators.

Background: Concept-based curricula, coupled with conceptual approach to teaching, fosters conceptual learning. There is a need for clarity in the definition of conceptual learning.

Method: Walker and Avant's method of concept analysis was used.

Teaching for Practice: The Impact of a Large-Scale Interprofessional Foundational Program.

Purpose: The University of Kansas Medical Center has developed an interprofessional education (IPE) foundational program using TeamSTEPPS, a curriculum designed to improve patient care through effective communication and teamwork. The purpose of this study was to understand the impact of the Level 1 program on learners as they develop the attitudes, knowledge, and skills related to interprofessional collaborative practice.

Methods: Learners (n=715) representing 15 professions participated in the Level 1 program.

Concept Evaluation Using the PDSA Cycle for Continuous Quality Improvement.

As concept-based nursing education gains popularity, there is little literature on how to sustain quality after initiation of the curriculum. Critical appraisal of concepts in a university program revealed varying definitions, attributes, and exemplars resulting in student confusion. The Plan, Do, Study, Act (PDSA) cycle for continuous quality improvement was used for concept evaluation.