Clinical Faculty Orientation Practices in the United States: A Descriptive Study.

Background: Due to the nursing faculty shortage, expert clinical nurses are working as novice clinical instructors (CIs). Orientation is needed to prepare these nurses to teach; however, lack of evidence-based guidelines for orientation programs can lead to variability among institutions.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to describe clinical nursing faculty orientation practices in the United States.

The Use of Auditory Simulation in Undergraduate Nursing: An Innovative Teaching Strategy to Promote Empathy.

Auditory hallucination is common in schizophrenia, influencing emotional state and behavior. Most patients experience high levels of distress, paranoia, and depression. After participating in the "Hearing Voices" auditory simulation, which involved rotating through various workstations while listening to distressing voices, nursing students (n = 39) completed the Kiersma-Chen Empathy Scale.

Restrictions on Nursing Students' Electronic Health Information Access.

Background: Restrictions on students' use of electronic health information have been anecdotally reported as a threat to clinical learning, development of informatics competency, and adherence to personal health information privacy laws. However, evidence on which informatics education and policy strategies can be designed is lacking.

Purpose: This study describes the scope of nursing students' access to and use of electronic health information systems as reported by clinical instructors.

Megacode Simulation Training in Undergraduate Nursing Education.

The use of simulation to prepare new graduates to enter a dynamic workforce is an effective strategy to improve skill acquisition, critical thinking, and the training needed to care for complex patients. Megacode simulation was implemented in the undergraduate curriculum during the last semester prior to graduation. Students (n = 52) completed the Clinical Decision-Making Self-Confidence Scale; 95 percent were satisfied with the megacode experience and perceived the simulation training as beneficial in content knowledge and skill acquisition.

Simulation Strategies Used in the Transition From Expert Clinician to Novice Educator.

As the demand for nurses increases across the United States, nursing programs are challenged to increase enrollment. Thus, expert clinicians without teaching experience are often hired as clinical faculty. Using simulation to train novice clinical faculty is one method to bolster the clinical faculty workforce.

New Clinical Nurse Faculty Orientation: A Review of the Literature.

Aim: The aim of this literature review was to obtain relevant information and research findings about orientation for new clinical nurse faculty.

Background: Hiring clinical experts as clinical faculty is common practice to address the nurse faculty shortage. As clinical experts do not possess the pedagogical expertise needed for effective teaching, they require specialized orientation when entering a faculty role.

Live Continuing Education Program for Adjunct Clinical Nursing Faculty.

Aim: The aim of the study was to evaluate a mentorship program for adjunct clinical faculty.

Background: The nursing faculty shortage has been cited as the primary reason for decreased student enrollments. Clinical adjuncts hired to teach to fill this shortage need a competency-based orientation and formal mentorship.