‘nursing education’
making the most of clinical conference courses: adding a “pair and share” element to prompt student engagement and reflection
nov. 4, 2021—by cynthia j. brame i recently had the opportunity to watch janelle delle, assistant professor of nursing, run one of the clinical conferences that she has with small groups of students every week. the point of a clinical conference course is to help students make sense of and learn from their ongoing clinical experiences, a...
pivoting to remote teaching and learning: community health clinical hours from a distance through a weekly newsletter
apr. 10, 2020—brittany haskell is a nursing faculty member who is engaged in the cft’s junior faculty teaching fellowship this year. she teaches in the community health course series, which requires that students engage in a particular number of clinical hours. during the transition to remote teaching and learning this spring, brittany and her colleagues worked with...
pivoting to remote teaching and learning: community health clinical hours from a distance through parent education
apr. 9, 2020—jennifer ridgway is a nursing faculty member who is engaged in the cft’s junior faculty teaching fellowship this year. she teaches in the community health course series, which requires that students engage in a particular number of clinical hours. during the transition to remote teaching and learning this spring, jennifer and her colleagues worked with...
teaching innovations at vanderbilt: mary lauren pfieffer, anna richmond, and pediatric simulations
may. 13, 2019—by faith rovenolt, cft undergraduate intern teaching advanced practice nursing in primary care of the child is a challenge: students need to understand a range of concepts for caring for children and adolescents across a large developmental spectrum, building knowledge that has cognitive, psychosocial, and motor components. mary lauren pfieffer, instructor in nursing, and anna...
junior faculty spotlight: carol ziegler
feb. 19, 2018—carol ziegler i teach in vanderbilt’s school of nursing in the msn and dnp programs. in my role as faculty, i have the great pleasure of teaching in a wide range of courses that focus on the development of diverse skillsets and the mixed delivery format supported by vusn affords extensive creativity in content development...
junior faculty spotlight: mary lauren pfieffer and natasha mcclure
jan. 18, 2018—each month, the cft newsletter highlights the work of our junior faculty teaching fellows. this month, mary lauren pfieffer, nursing, and natasha mcclure, nursing, talk about their teaching philosophy and interests. * mary lauren pfieffer i currently teach in the family nurse practitioner program at vanderbilt school of nursing. ultimately, i am preparing graduate nursing...
junior faculty spotlight: kanah lewallen
dec. 17, 2017—each month, the cft newsletter highlights the work of our junior faculty teaching fellows. this month, kanah lewallen, nursing, talks about their teaching philosophy and interests. within the school of nursing, i have the pleasure to instruct students in the adult gerontological primary care and family nurse practitioner programs. my teaching philosophy is primarily focused...
junior faculty spotlight: jannyse starks
oct. 30, 2017—each month, the cft newsletter highlights the work of our junior faculty teaching fellows. this month, jannyse starks talks about her teaching philosophy and interests. i teach in 瑞士vs喀麦隆走地 school of nursing’s (vusn) family nurse practitioner (fnp) program. through the fnp program, we prepare registered nurses to provide comprehensive primary care to individuals across...
coupling curriculum revision and scholarship in the school of nursing
may. 18, 2016—we need to have coordinated lectures throughout our curriculum so that students get key concepts early and then build on that solid foundation. we need to avoid undesired redundancy. we need to keep students engaged throughout the three 8-hour days they spend with us in block. we need to quit powerpointing students to death. in...