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Writing NGN-Style Trend Questions

 

Writing NGN NCLEX test questions.
By Susan Sportsman, PhD, RN, ANEF, FAAN

Over the last several years, as we prepared for the implementation of the Next Generation NCLEX, the Collaborative Momentum Blog has intermittently focused on strategies to write test questions that mirror clinical practice. Now that the NGN has been implemented, we believe it might be helpful to review some of the types of questions the students must answer. This month we will focus on one of the clinical judgment standalone questions, the Trend question. This type of question provides an opportunity for the test-taker to Continue reading “Writing NGN-Style Trend Questions”

Effective Remediation for Nursing Students

Effective remediation strategies for nursing students

                                  by Susan Sportsman, PhD, RN, ANEF, FAAN

Building Upon Comprehensive Remediation Programs: Focusing on Individual Student Success in Nursing Education

In May 2021 our Collaborative Momentum Consulting blog featured a discussion on remediation programs for nursing students, titled “Setting Students Up for Success” We addressed the pressing need to develop remediation programs tailored to meet the diverse needs of your entire student body. While we hope these strategies were helpful, we recognize there is also a need for individualized support and remediation for nursing students facing academic challenges. Often, educators find themselves assisting individual students who demonstrate trouble achieving success in faculty-made or standardized tests or other assignments.

This month we aim to equip educators with practical approaches to assist individual students in identifying areas of difficulty, understanding specific knowledge gaps and developing personalized improvement plans. Continue reading “Effective Remediation for Nursing Students”

Congratulations to Nurse Educators–and Next Steps for 2024 Success

Celebrating nurse educators on the outstanding results of NCLEX pass rates and success in nursing education.
by Susan Sportsman, PhD, RN, ANEF, FAAN

NGN NCLEX Success! Initial Next Generation NCLEX (NGN) scores for April-June and July-September 2023 have been published and the results are positive when compared to the 2022 and 2023 scores BEFORE the NGN exam was introduced across all RN and PN test takers. Continue reading “Congratulations to Nurse Educators–and Next Steps for 2024 Success”

The Nursing Shortage: What Can Nurse Educators Do?

developing nursing students with resilienceby Susan Sportsman, PhD, RN, ANEF, FAAN

The Problem

Approximately 100,000 Registered Nurses and 34,000 Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurses have left the workforce in the last two years as a result of stress, burnout, and retirement. These findings from the 2022 National Nursing Workforce Survey are quite alarming. However, additional findings paint an even more disturbing picture. Another 610,388 nurses reported an “intent to leave” the workforce by 2027. An additional 188,962 RNs younger than forty reported similar intentions to leave nursing. Altogether, about one-fifth of RNs nationally are projected to leave the workforce by 2027 (Smiley, Allgeyer,2023).

Why are these nurses, particularly those under forty, planning to leave?  continue reading

Infusing Clinical Judgment Into All Corners of the Nursing Curriculum

 

clinical judgment
Susan Sportsman, PhD, RN, ANEF, FAAN

April 2023 marks the first time that new nursing graduates complete the Next Generation NCLEX (NGN) Examination. The results of the work of the National Council of State Board of Nursing (NCSBN) in developing the NGN and the responses of nurse educators who are preparing students for this innovative licensing approach will be documented in the test results over the next year. All nurse educators and regulators are hopeful that the NGN will more accurately differentiate among new graduates who are prepared to make clinical judgments required for today’s nursing practice and those who are not. In addition, Continue reading “Infusing Clinical Judgment Into All Corners of the Nursing Curriculum”