[NURSE EDUCATORS] Engaging Nursing Students During COVID-19 (when nursing clinicals are closed)
Dear Nurse Educator,
You’re likely feeling a bit “scrambled” as the Coronavirus came out of nowhere, forcing the closure of nursing schools and clinical sites.
You were left with little or no time to make adjustments or develop contingency plans for their students.
In the middle of a global pandemic — you are being unable to educate and prepare future nurses needed to fight the pandemic.
Help for closed nursing clinicals
Nothing replaces the unique nursing school experience of taking care of actual patients — however, with clinical sites closed — new methods are required.
Many state Boards of Nursing define clinical experiences in three tiers (as outlined by the National League for Nursing):
- Low fidelity simulation
- Medium fidelity simulation
- High fidelity simulation
Medium and High fidelity simulation require access to “actual” patients or mannequins with basic physiologic responses such as heart sounds, pulses, breathing.
These experiences are not available and in response — we must look to “low fidelity simulation” experiences, which include:
simulation includes the use of case studies, role-playing, computer based simulation scenarios (Texas BON)
Further, many states are adjusting simulation requirements even further, like Texas, by “allowing students . . . to exceed the 50% limit on simulated clinical experiences”.
There is hope for engaging nursing students online
Since 2018, NURSING.com has provided online supplemental education to nursing students all around the globe — in that short time, we’ve taught over 300,000 nursing students from all walks of life, created 3,000+ online nursing education videos, written 14 books, and developed 6,000+ high yield NCLEX practice questions. Over the same course of time, our students have boasted an astounding 99.84% NCLEX pass rate.
I only share that to provide a glimpse of hope for nurse educators feeling lost in the scramble to educate and engage online . . . it’s possible, and I want to share with you some of our unique techniques for online nursing education.
Free low fidelity clinical experience
Soooo . . . we scrambled to put together a “low fidelity” clinical experience for nursing schools.
And we have made it completely open and free.
We call the new course:
Nursing Clinical 360
You can view and share the course right here: Nursing Clinical 360
The course includes:
- 44 nursing case studies (like THIS ONE on Myocardial Infarction)
- 18 head-to-toe assessment video lessons
- 25 IV insertion skills videos
- 25 general nursing skills videos
- 30 nursing care plan videos
All lessons are developed by MSN level practicing ED and ICU nurses with a passion (like you) for helping nursing students succeed.
Help your nursing students binge on nursing education during isolation rather than binge on Netflix . . . 😉
You can view and share the course right here: Nursing Clinical 360
Here is an example of a 5 Minute Health Assessment Video:
We know you are worried — stressed — scared right now . . . we can help. This course is 100% open and free to you and your students — no accounts are required and we invite you to implement as a solution for low fidelity clinical requirements.
Replace classroom instruction with a free NURSING.com account
We specialize in online education of nursing students . . . in fact, it’s ALL we do. We even developed our own (trademarked) pedagogy, called the Core Content Mastery Method (CCMM for short).
All of our educators are practicing and Masters prepared and care (a lot) about helping nursing students find confidence.
Basically, we eat, sleep, and breath nursing education . . . our name IS NURSING.com after all . . . 😆
Our mission is to END THE NURSING SHORTAGE, and we believe helping students to gain a deep understanding a core concepts is paramount to that.
Our response (for nursing schools) to COVID-19
On March 12, 2020, we made the aggressive decision to make our Nursing Student Academy FREE to all nursing schools experiencing closures due to COVID-19 . . . this was a bold decision — but right now, relieving the stress on schools and students takes priority over profits and business needs.
We need more nurses . . . PERIOD!
As such, we will continue to make our Nursing Student Academy free to nursing schools until May 15, 2020 — this should provide ample time to finish out the Spring 2020 semester.
We’ve heard from nursing educators around the globe who are scrambling due to classes and clinicals suddenly canceled.
These accounts include access to:
- 1,200+ video lessons
- 6,000+ practice NCLEX® questions
- 350+ nursing cheat sheets
- 300+ 3D anatomy models
- 700+ medical images
- 150+ nursing care plans
- SIMCLEX (NCLEX simulation software)
OUR MISSION: END THE NURSING SHORTAGE
From our founding in 2014, our mission has always been to end the nursing shortage. We believe that our unique method of educating is paramount in that mission. Now, more than ever, nursing students need our help.
We are a NURSING FAMILY and we want to ensure you have what you need to succeed, especially in times like these. This is an uncertain time for all, but one truth remains, nurses are the heroes needed and we must do our part to help you reach your goal.
Request free accounts for your nursing students
We will continue to donate accounts to schools until May 15, 2020. If you would like to request your accounts, please CLICK HERE (https://nursing.com/lp/covid-educator-response/).
Obviously, the demand for these accounts is incredibly high, but it usually takes us less than 24 hours to get you and your students all set up.
We want you (and your students to succeed).
We’re all in this together!
Happy Nursing!
Jon Haws, RN, Alumnus CCRN
p.s. CLICK HERE to request free accounts for your students
