Critical Thinking Medication Storytelling: A Teaching Strategy to Engage Thoughts, Emotions, and Creativity.

Nursing students struggle to learn medications that their patients have been prescribed, often regurgitating information found in a drug book or on a drug card. Watching students do this led to the development of the Critical Thinking Medication Storytelling assignment. The assignment was designed to bring information to life in a creative and meaningful way, enabling students to see how specific medications interrelate with the patient's condition.

Transitioning experienced registered nurses into an obstetrics specialty.

Ensuring patient safety and enhancing nurse satisfaction both rank high on most hospitals' list of priorities. One of the concerns at a large, comprehensive, county health care system in the southwestern United States has been the shortage of experienced obstetrics (OB) nurses to provide patient care. To address this concern, a nursing fellowship was implemented to facilitate successful transition and retention of experienced RNs into the specialty area of obstetrics.