Lippincott^® Nursing Education Speaker Series

The NLN released an updated version of the Fair Testing Guidelines for Nursing Education that were developed by the NLN Presidential Taskforce on High-Stakes Testing.  These guidelines are based on the NLN’s core values of caring, integrity, diversity, and excellence, and on widely accepted testing principles.  The NLN Fair Testing Guidelines for Nursing Education value students’ perspectives and backgrounds, and acknowledge the role of faculty in their implementation.  This presentation will highlight the overview and purpose of the guidelines and will address the value of formative assessment and the use of multiple indicators for NCLEX readiness.  

Kyle Johnson
Meagan Rogers

The purpose of this webcast is to introduce the topic of Professional Identity in Nursing, discuss the scientific work to date in language and new knowledge development, and describe strategies that faculty and students can use to more deeply communicate the impact an awareness of professional identity in nursing can have on persons new to the discipline.

Nelda Godfrey
Kristi Frisbee

Nelda Godfrey, PhD, RN, ACNS-BC, is Associate Dean and Professor of Nursing at the University of Kansas School of Nursing, Kansas City, KS.  She leads the areas of innovation and practice, developing revenue streams for the School of Nursing through faculty expertise and innovation. She is the chair of the International Society for Professional Identity in Nursing and helps lead the initiative to build language and new knowledge about professional identity in nursing globally.  It is her hope that every student nurse and every nurse in practice would have a clear and contemporary understanding of the nursing discipline and how it impacts the lives of patients and families.

Kristi Frisbee, DNP, RN is an Associate Professor of Nursing in the Irene Ransom Bradley School of Nursing in Pittsburg, Kansas.  She teaches leadership and professional development courses in the undergraduate and graduate programs at her school.  Kristi is currently an Advisory Board member for the International Society for Professional Identity in Nursing.  She also serves on the Demonstration Project, Advancing the Science, and Dissemination work groups within the organization.  She is passionate about helping students learn to think, act and feel like a nurse.

The last year was chock-full of uncertainty and disruption but what lies ahead for nursing education? This webinar will provide participants an opportunity to reflect on our future with scientific insights and major trends shaping higher education, teaching, and learning. Consider how strategies like retrieval practice and spacing can help students commit important content to long-term memory. Educators should reflect on how new adaptive technology can provide a personalized student experience while also fostering in the use of learning analytics and machine intelligence. New evidence and projections from industry experts will frame important dialogue about technology and socioeconomic factors that will impact our future. Are nursing education’s big ideas innovative, agile, equitable, and sustainable?

Meagan Rogers is the Associate Chair for Undergraduate Nursing in the College of Nursing and Health Innovation at the University of Texas at Arlington. She earned a BSN from Texas Christian University, MSN at Walden University, and a PhD in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies at the University of Texas at Arlington. Her professional interests include metacognition, transition to practice, disparities in educational persistence and attainment, and the use of predictive analytics to target interventions for at-risk students.

The last year was chock-full of uncertainty and disruption but what lies ahead for nursing education? This webinar will provide participants an opportunity to reflect on our future with scientific insights and major trends shaping higher education, teaching, and learning. Consider how strategies like retrieval practice and spacing can help students commit important content to long-term memory. Educators should reflect on how new adaptive technology can provide a personalized student experience while also fostering in the use of learning analytics and machine intelligence. New evidence and projections from industry experts will frame important dialogue about technology and socioeconomic factors that will impact our future. Are nursing education’s big ideas innovative, agile, equitable, and sustainable?

Meagan Rogers is the Associate Chair for Undergraduate Nursing in the College of Nursing and Health Innovation at the University of Texas at Arlington. She earned a BSN from Texas Christian University, MSN at Walden University, and a PhD in Educational Leadership and Policy Studies at the University of Texas at Arlington. Her professional interests include metacognition, transition to practice, disparities in educational persistence and attainment, and the use of predictive analytics to target interventions for at-risk students.

COVID-19 disrupted healthcare and exposed cracks in an already fractured system and the impact on the nursing workforce and in education was tremendous. This session will help deans and senior nursing academics understand the impact to practice, including innovations in care delivery models, rapid-onboarding, cross-training, workforce management, and culture change to ensure workforce resilience. In addition, it will highlight opportunities for new innovative digital teaching strategies, simulation, practice/academic partnerships, nurse internship programs, and retooled orientation programs to support student success and readiness for practice.

Anne Dabrow Woods, DNP, RN, CRNP, ANP-BC, AGACNP-BC, FAAN, is the Chief Nurse for Wolters Kluwer, Health Learning & Practice, a critical care nurse practitioner for Penn Medicine, Chester County Hospital and Clinical Adjunct Faculty for Drexel University. She has over 37 years of nursing experience and has been an NP for 23 years. She has extensive experience in primary, critical and acute care and working with healthcare organizations to improve practice and quality outcomes. She received her BSN from West Chester University, a MSN from LaSalle University, post-master’s certificate from Drexel University and a Doctor of Nursing Practice from Texas Christian University. She is also a fellow in the American Academy of Nursing.

Pamela R. Jeffries, PhD, RN, FAAN, ANEF, FSSH, professor of nursing and dean of George Washington University School of Nursing, is internationally known for her research and work in nursing and health care education. Throughout the academic community, she is well regarded for her scholarly contributions to the development of innovative teaching strategies, experiential learning techniques, new pedagogies and the delivery of content using technology.
Her numerous publications cover a wide range of topics pertinent to nursing education, clinical simulations and health care policy. She is the editor of three books, “Simulations in Nursing Education: From Conceptualization to Evaluation (2nd edition), “Developing Simulation Centers Using the Consortium Model” and "Clinical Simulations in Nursing Education: Advanced Concepts, Trends, and Opportunities."
Dr. Jeffries is a fellow of the American Academy of Nursing, an inductee of the prestigious Sigma Theta Tau Research Hall of Fame, an inaugural fellow of the Society for Simulation in Health Care Academy and the 2016 recipient of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Excellence Award. Her accomplishments and dedication to nursing have been recognized through prestigious teaching and research awards and honors from the NLN, Sigma Theta Tau International, the Midwest Nursing Research Society and the International Nursing Association of Clinical Simulations and Learning.

More than ever, today’s practicing nurses are required to accurately assess, use evidence, and make sound clinical judgments to ensure the most effective patient outcomes. This session is geared to help meet that need by providing the most current information as you prepare your students for the NCLEX, and for their transition to practice. In this session, Jason Schwartz of the National Council of the State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) will be sharing his expert guidance related to the Next Generation NCLEX (NGN) project. We will discuss the latest information on NGN case studies and standalone items, as well as updates on test design.

Jason A. Schwartz offers more than 20 years of experience in high-stakes testing and a reputation for innovation, leadership, and trust. Jason is the Director of Outreach at NCSBN where one of his primary roles is to share accurate and useful information with stakeholders regarding NCSBN examinations, services, and other offerings. Prior to joining NCSBN in 2019, Jason spent 10 years with Pearson VUE supporting the NCLEX and other NCSBN programs in various roles at the executive level. His background also includes 12 years developing educational assessments in the areas of mathematics and science, many successful conference presentations and publications, and a Toastmaster of the Year award. Away from the office, Jason has developed physics and astronomy programs for elementary school students and serves as the co-chair of the Society for American Baseball Research’s Baseball Cards Committee. He holds degrees in mathematics from the University of Oregon and the University of California, Berkeley, and has completed advanced coursework in Finance at the University of Chicago.