7:30 a.m.

Preconference A Registration

8:00

“What’s Wrong with the Old Curriculum? Why Does It Need To Be Thrown Out?”
Nelda S. Godfrey, PhD, RN, ACNS-BC

8:20

Concept- vs. Content-Teaching: What’s the Difference?
Tammy D. Pleasant, MSN, RN, CNE

9:00

Meeting the Needs of Today’s Nursing Student
Nelda S. Godfrey, PhD, RN, ACNS-BC

9:30

Strategies for Implementing a Concept-Based Curriculum
Tammy D. Pleasant, MSN, RN, CNE

10:00

Refreshment Break

10:15

Strategies for Implementing a Concept-Based Curriculum (continued)
Tammy D. Pleasant, MSN, RN, CNE

10:45

Challenges in Implementing a Concept-Based Curriculum
Nelda S. Godfrey, PhD, RN, ACNS-BC

11:15

Lessons Learned in Associate Degree and Baccalaureate Pre-Licensure Programs
Nelda S. Godfrey, PhD, RN, ACNS-BC

1215 p.m.

Adjourn

12:15 - 1:15

ELSEVIER EDUCATION EVENT LUNCHEON
One of the key challenges nursing schools and their students face today is content saturation. Nursing students are simply overwhelmed with the sheer volume of information they are expected to learn and retain. Because of this, many nursing programs are transitioning to a concept-based curriculum, one that organizes information into logical mental structures or units. By focusing on nursing concepts, students will concentrate on the building blocks that lead to deeper understanding as well as the management of information needed to succeed in the classroom and ultimately in the workplace. Join us on January 2, 2013, for lunch to learn how Elsevier’s exciting new concept-based curriculum product, Concepts for Nursing Practice by Jean Giddens, helps faculty move to the conceptual learning framework. Participation in this session is limited to the first 100 registrants of Preconference A. No CE credit will be awarded for this session.

12:00 p.m.

How to Teach Critical Thinking

1:15

Transitioning from Critical Thinking to Clinical Reasoning

2:15

Refreshment Break

3:15

Evaluating Clinical Reasoning in the Clinical Setting

4:30

Plan Active Learning Strategies

5:00

Questions & Discussion

5:15

Adjourn

7:30 a.m.

Preconference C Registration

8:00

Unlocking the Mysteries of the CNE

10:00

Refreshment Break

10:15

Decoding Competencies I and II

11:45

Lunch on Your Own

1:00 p.m.

Decoding Competencies III, IV and V

3:00

Refreshment Break

3:15

Decoding Competency VI

4:30

Questions & Discussion/Wrap-Up

5:00

Adjourn

7:00 a.m.

Main Conference Registration Exhibits/Posters

8:00

Welcome and Kick-Off
Julie Elmquist, BS, MS Contemporary Forums
Cheryl L. Mee, MSN, MBA, RN, BC, CMSRN

Presentation of the 2013 Exceptional Nurse Educator of the Year Award
Cheryl L. Mee, MSN, MBA, RN, BC, CMSRN

8:10

Keynote Address:
Transforming Nursing Curricula and Nursing Education Research
Patricia E. Benner, RN, PhD, FAAN, FRCN
In this keynote session, Dr. Patricia Benner expands on her major work from, “Educating Nurses: A Call for Radical Transformation”. Attend this session to learn about effective strategies for transforming your nursing curricula. You’ll hear Dr. Benner’s perspective on shaping curricula not only by content but by process and pedagogical strategies. Examples of strategies of curriculum transformation projects at both the University of Pennsylvania and Seattle University will be included. This session will also focus on integrating the science of nursing into your teaching in clinical practice.

9:40

Questions & Discussion with Dr. Benner

10:10

Refreshment Break • Exhibits/Posters

10:40

Interprofessional Education: New Issues and Opportunities
Valerie M. Howard, EdD, RN
Come and learn how new developments and competencies related to interprofessional education are changing the landscape of health sciences education. Core Competencies will be discussed and practical tips for integrating these within your nursing curriculum will be shared.

12:00 p.m.

Lunch on Your Own

1:30

Implementing the Connections Between “Educating Nurses: A Call for Radical Transformation” and the Future of Nursing Report
Linda J. Caputi, MSN, EdD, ANEF, CNE
Two significant works from 2010 look at Nursing Education and identify where we need to change to meet the future demands of stakeholders in health care. This session looks at some of the commonalities between these two very important reports and provides ideas about how to implement those findings in your nursing curriculum.

2:45

Refreshment Break • Exhibits/Posters

3:15

Leading Nursing Education During Challenging Transformations
Deborah F. Cleeter, MSN, RN, EdD
Leaders within nursing education must be prepared to guide effectively, communicate clearly, inspire with vision, and create sustaining cohesiveness during transformations that occur from internal factors and/or external influence. This session will present defined techniques for leading stakeholders through these challenging situations in a productive and meaningful manner.

4:30

Adjourn

4:30 - 5:30

MEET THE PLANNERS - NETWORKING RECEPTION - EXHIBIT HALL Exhibits/Posters

7:30 a.m.

Exhibits/Posters

8:30

CONCURRENT SESSIONS #1

**#11

Evaluating Student Learning Outcomes
Linda J. Caputi, MSN, EdD, ANEF, CNE
“I taught it, but did they learn it?” Evaluating student learning outcomes is critical to ensuring a quality program. This session provides ideas related to measuring student performance, as well as using those measures as a basis for continuous quality improvement in your nursing program.

#12

Clinical Reasoning Case Studies Across the Curriculum for NCLEX® Success
Keith Rischer, RN, MA, CEN, CCRN
Taking clinically derived scenarios and using concepts from Benner’s, “Educating Nurses: A Call for Radical Transformation,” the presenter developed a combination of critical thinking exercises, and unfolding clinical reasoning case studies for use in the classroom. By emphasizing application of content through clinical reasoning case studies, the nurse educator is able to effectively prepare students not only for the NCLEX® bu tmore importantly, the realities of clinical practice.

#13

Simulation Integrating TeamSTEPPS© Concepts
Valerie M. Howard, EdD, RN
Description Team Training is emerging as a critical element contributing to successful patient outcomes in the healthcare environment. This session describes how TeamSTEPPS© teamwork training can be integrated throughout classroom and simulation experiences in your undergraduate and graduate curriculum. Practical tips and examples will be shared.

#14

First Do No Harm, Then Do Good: The Role of Each Nurse in Fostering Civility in the Workplace
Lori L. Candela, EdD, APN, FNP-BC, CNE
Disruptive behavior in the healthcare workplace is directly linked to poor outcomes for nurses, patients and organizations. It has become the # 1 cause of patient errors and a leading cause of nurse dissatisfaction in their jobs and disillusion with the entire profession. This session updates participants on the alarming issue of disruptive behavior in the workplace and how it affects individual nurses, patients and organizations. The session will describe what each nurse can do to foster civility in any work setting.

9:45

Refreshment Break • Exhibits/Posters

10:15

CONCURRENT SESSIONS #2

**#21

Strategies to Infuse the QSEN Competencies into Classroom and Clinical Teaching
Gerry Altmiller, EdD, APRN, ACNS-BC
During this presentation, strategies for infusing the QSEN competencies into nursing curriculums will be discussed. Participants will learn about student learning activities that emphasize quality and safety, as well as discover teaching tools and resources available that can be implemented in classroom and clinical teaching.

#22

Clinical Reasoning in the Clinical
Keith Rischer, RN, MA, CEN, CCRN
The clinical setting provides a rich laboratory of learning through application at the bedside. This session will emphasize how to maximize learning in clinical by incorporating “clinical reasoning in the clinical” based on principles from Benner’s, “Educating Nurses” as well as from the presenter’s experience in a wide variety of acute care settings over almost 30 years. Clinical paperwork and an alternative clinical assignment that emphasizes clinical reasoning will also be discussed with these templates available for application and use.

#23

Hands-on Learning: Using Simple Props to Teach Important Content
Michele L. Deck, MEd, BSN, RN, LCCE, FACCE
Do you use hands-on tools or props to enhance your class? Do you offer different ways to enhance and reinforce content? Do you find your learners “propped up” instead of awake? This themed program features: Innovative ways to utilize simple hands-on teaching tools; Change focus and attention to maximize memory; Learn the proper use of props.

#24

What Evidence Supports Your Teaching Strategies?
Jobeth Pilcher EdD, RN-BC
Just as our patients deserve care that is based on the latest evidence, our learners also deserve educational activities that are designed based on best practices. This presentation will include key points from the most current research regarding teaching and learning strategies, along with hints for incorporating best practices into educational activities.

11:45

Lunch on Your Own

12:45 p.m.

CONCURRENT SESSIONS #3

**#31

Test Review Process: A Method of Ensuring Quality Test Development and Assessment
Ann B. Schlumberger, EdD, RN
A discussion of a proven method of ensuring quality test development that reflects student learning outcomes, curriculum progression, and consistency of evaluation. The presentation will also include established policies and procedures used in the test review process.

#32

Quality Assurance in Course Development and Delivery: Applying Key Components to Ensure Excellence and Engagement
Kathy L. Tally, MS
HOW CAN WE . . . Apply the 7 Principles of Chickering and Gamson, use Quality Matters, National Benchmarks for course development and delivery, erect the Sloan-C Five Pillars, and integrate the North American Council for Online Learning standards effectively, to ensure course alignment, student engagement, and still get 6 hours of sleep each night?

#33

Giving and Receiving Constructive Feedback: A Skill to Support Quality and Safety
Gerry Altmiller, EdD, APRN, ACNS-BC
During this presentation, the use of constructive feedback to support quality and safety will be discussed. Patient safety is supported when processes are in place that allow for feedback and colleagues are comfortable with their skill set to deliver and receive it effectively. Delivering and receiving feedback effectively are learned skills that should be introduced early in pre-licensure education. Challenges to giving and receiving feedback will be identified and participants will learn strategies to deliver constructive feedback effectively.

#34

Digital Textbooks – Interactive Teaching Strategies
Rachel Thompson, MSN, RN
Innovation is a key component of effective health care education. We work in an ever-changing field, and it is a constant race to keep up with the times. As an educator, digital textbooks can facilitate a learner-centered environment in your classroom. This session will provide insight on how to use the digital text in your classroom, as well as active learning strategies to incorporate.

2:00

Session Change

2:10

CONCURRENT SESSIONS #4

**#41

To Friend or Not to Friend: Implications of Social Media and Electronic Media in Nursing Education
Mark A. Hagemeier, Esq.
This presentation will survey issues that arise by educators and students when using social media sites, e-mail, blogs, etc., in the nurse education context. Issues specifically addressed will include the First Amendment freedom of speech,HIPAA violations, policies to have in place regarding student use of social media outlets and e-mail, and possible disciplinary responses to students’ improper use of social media.

#42

Psychiatric Nursing: It’s Not About the Trauma ... It’s All About the Drama!
Kirstyn Kameg, DNP, PMHNP Janene Luther Szpak, DNP, PMHNP-BC
This presentation will provide an overview of using standardized patients as a teaching methodology in the psychiatric nursing specialty. Best practices for simulation education utilizing standardized patients will be included.

#43

Clinical Evaluation: Minimizing Subjectivity and Improving Reliability
Donna Ignatavicius, MS, RN, ANEF
This session describes best practices for decreasing subjectivity in the student clinical evaluation process. Approaches for improving inter-rater reliability for clinical evaluation tools from development through implementation will be discussed.

#44

Employing Team-Based Learning (TBL) in the Classroom 101 – Part 1of 2 (See #54)
Michele C. Clark, PhD, RN, LMFT
Team-based learning is an approach in using small groups to promote active learning, collaboration, and interaction that facilitates discovery and understanding. This session is the first of two sessions and will provide participants an opportunity to learn about and experience team-based learning (TBL). The focus of the first session will be on employing TBL in the classroom. The four key principles of team-based learning will be introduced and the first two principles will be addressed.

3:25

Refreshment Break • Exhibits/Posters

2:10

CONCURRENT SESSIONS #5

**#51

EMR Across the Curriculum: Quick Implementation for Clinical Reasoning
Tim J. Bristol, PhD, RN, CNE
The educational Electronic Medical Record offers faculty many opportunities to integrate concept-based learning at various points throughout the curriculum. Through a quick and easy integration of the EMR into the classroom, lab, simulation, and clinical environments, faculty can help students practice clinical reasoning at all levels of nursing education. We will focus on steps to quickly and effectively incorporate the EMR in such a way as to not overload faculty while ensuring these tools enhance the learning experience.

#52

Integrating Safety and Quality into the Nursing Curriculum
Donna Ignatavicius, MS, RN, ANEF
This session focuses on current strategies for incorporating safety and quality concepts into the pre-licensure nursing curriculum. Selected teaching/ learning methods and evaluative approaches to measure student competence will be addressed.

#53

Get the Grant: Writing Powerful and Persuasive Grant Applications
Susan Sportsman, PhD, RN, ANEF
This presentation will highlight strategies to write powerful and persuasive grant applications that effectively address the RFP criteria. Participants will have an opportunity to critique sections of actual grant submissions in order to apply the principles discussed.

#54

Employing Team-Based Learning (TBL) in the Classroom 101 – Part 2 of 2
Michele C. Clark, PhD, RN, LMFT
Team-based learning (TBL) is an approach in using small groups to promote active learning, collaboration, and interaction in the classroom. After the four key principles of TBL have been reviewed, the focus of the second session will be on employing the principles 3 and 4 in the classroom. During this session participants will have the opportunity to continue to learn about and experience team-based learning (TBL).

5:00

Adjourn

8:00 a.m.

Hogs or Kisses: Capitalize on the Key Issue of Learning
Michele L. Deck, MEd, BSN, RN, LCCE, FACCE
Do you "hog" the first important minutes of an educational program, or is it learner focused? Do you offer positives, or "kisses," to your learners? Focus on the sticky issues of an educational program and their effect in setting the stage for learning. Invest in an idea account each learner can use to get new ideas that can be implemented immediately.

9:15

Case Study Approach: Legal Issues in Nursing Education
Mark A. Hagemeier, Esq.
Ann B. Schlumberger, EdD, RN
This presentation will look at common legal issues faced by nurse educators and administrators in a practical, real-world context. Issues presented will include negligence, educational malpractice, discrimination, sexual harassment, retaliation, ADA, FERPA, and grades and discipline.

10:30

Refreshment Break

10:45

It’s In Every One of Us
Faith Roberts, RN, MSN, FCN
What does it mean to share from the heart with others? "It's In Every One of Us"...these words serve as a foundation on which all educational offerings should be built. The task of maintaining integrity in the classroom and clinical setting continues. In this presentation, emphasis is placed on what is in the HEART of a nurse. Too often in health care the core value of competence is rewarded at the expense of an equally important value...caring. This talk will ask the participants to look at themselves as a faculty member and realize...“It’s in every one of us...to be wise.”

12:15 p.m.

Adjourn