Cathy H. Abell

Using YouTube to bridge the gap between Baby Boomers and Millennials.

Speed Simulation offers a unique twist to the concept of simulation by bringing students to the point of learn-ing and offering opportunity for maxi-mum exposure to multiple concepts. This method was used in a recent Nurse Educator Institute (NEDI), designed to advance the educational skills of hospital nurse educators and preceptors. Twenty course participants were a part of this 3-hour undergraduate/graduate blended elective. The goal of the Speed Sims ac-tivity was to provide hospital educators and preceptors with simulation exercises to enact the principles learned in the NEDI. The five-step process is outlined in

Attitudes of RN-to-BSN students regarding teaching strategies utilized in online courses.

In this descriptive study, researchers examined RN-to-BSN students’ attitudes regarding different teaching/learning strategies incorporated in courses offered utilizing the online delivery format. A semantic differential scale was used to measure attitudes regarding the use of wikis, podcasts, video capture, talking PowerPoint, and discussion boards. The results indicated that students had the most favorable attitude toward tegrity lectures as a teaching strategy. This was followed by talking PowerPoint lectures and discussion board.

The Influence of Film on the Empathy Ratings of Nursing Students

The purpose of this quasi-experimental study was to examine the effects of viewing the feature film Wit on the empathy ratings of nursing students. The Jefferson Scale of empathy (JSE) was used to measure nursing students’ empathy levels. findings suggest a statistically significant increase in empathy scores in the experimental group from pre-test to post-test #1 (t = 2.60; p = 0.0133) and also from pre-test to post-test #2 (t = 2.10; p = 0.0424). In this study, the experience of viewing the film, as opposed to classroom teaching alone, enhanced student empathy ratings.

Nurses’ Perceptions of Competence in Providing Spiritual Care:

Purpose: The study examined nurses’ perception of competence in providing spiritual care. Design of Study: A descriptive correlational research design with a convenience sample was used. Method: Participates completed a demographic questionnaire and the Spiritual Care Competence Scale, which has six domains: assessment and implementation of spiritual care, professionalization and improving the quality of spiritual care, personal support and patient counseling, referral to professionals, attitude toward the patient’s spirituality, and communication. Findings: The domain of communication had the most favorable perception among participants and the domain of professionalization and improving the quality of spiritual care had the least favorable perception. Conclusions: It is important for nurses to have the opportunity to gain knowledge regarding this significant component of holistic care.

Participants’ Perceptions of Worksite Health-Promotion Educational Activities

ABSTRACT Adults spend a significant amount of time at work making the worksite a convenient venue for participation in health-promotion activities. This research project examined participants’ perceptions of gaining knowledge and changing health behavior practices as a result of knowledge gained through participation in health-promotion activities provided at the worksite. The worksite health-promotion activities were offered as a result of an innovative collaboration effort between nursing faculty in an academic setting and a community partner in the private sector. The findings demonstrate that participation in health-promotion activities at the worksite can result in increased knowledge and changes in health behavior practices as a result of knowledge gained.