Improving Prelicensure Student Learning and Experience With Interactive Online Learning Modules.

Background: Fundamentals of Nursing students at a large school of nursing in the Midwest reported difficulty using their course textbooks. There was also an increase in course failures and a decrease in performance on a Fundamentals of Nursing National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX-RN) preparatory proctored examination.

Method: A pilot project was implemented to evaluate the effectiveness of interactive, online learning modules compared to textbook readings on student performance, access and use of resources, and student experience.

Faculty Development Needs and Approaches to Support Course Examination Development in Nursing Programs: An Integrative Review.

Background: Many nursing faculty lack formal training in item writing and test construction.

Purpose: This integrative review synthesizes the evidence to gain a comprehensive understanding of the developmental needs and interventions employed to help nursing faculty gain skills to develop course examinations.

Methods: Original research and non-research reports published since 2012 were included.

Using a Strategy Process Framework to Support the Implementation of an Evidence-Based Practice Initiative to Improve Clinical Judgment of Newly Hired Nurses.

Evidence-based practice (EBP) is foundational to nursing practice, but initiatives can be challenging to implement and sustain. A strategic process framework can successfully guide EBP initiatives. This column describes how nursing professional development specialists can teach nurses how to use a strategy process framework to guide an EBP initiative.