The Treasures of Renal Isle: Evaluating a Gamified Module While Enhancing Student Learning.

Introduction: Nursing education continues to evolve with the integration of innovative technologies aimed at enhancing student engagement and understanding of complex medical concepts. Gamification, the application of game elements in nongame contexts, emerges as a promising tool in nursing education.

Method: Faculty members collaborated with instructional designers to develop, , a gamified module for nursing education.

Development of a Telehealth Simulation Using Intraprofessional Collaboration.

Telehealth allows access to high-quality, holistic patient care, including diagnosis, interventions, treatments, monitoring, and patient education. As the use of telehealth continues to increase, faculty considered the need for entry-level nursing students to be introduced to telehealth and its services. Faculty from the medical-surgical II and mental health courses developed a learning experience for students that blends concepts from both courses, as patients often present with multiple problems.

Evolving Approaches to Meet Clinical Hours for Undergraduate Nursing Students during COVID-19.

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic challenged all healthcare professionals to re-think how patient care is provided. Faculty in nursing schools faced similar challenges in offering adequate clinical hours to nursing students, because of the limited availability of clinical placements.

Methods: A faculty in one school of nursing introduced virtual simulation resources to supplement in-person clinical hours.

COVID-19 vaccination clinics: meeting clinical hours and improving nursing students' skills.

Background: As 2020 drew to an end and the country was looking forward to 2021, the University of Texas Medical Branch School of Nursing was presented with the challenge of administrating large quantities of COVID-19 vaccines. As the vaccines became more readily available, staff skilled in intramuscular injections (IM) were needed at multiple locations to administer the vaccinations.

Method: The school of nursing faculty recognized this as an opportunity for nursing students to gain clinical experience by substituting one virtual clinical day with one day at the in-person vaccine clinic.