Listen in as we explore trends, challenges, and solutions in nursing education. Hosted by Dr. Susan Sportsman and produced by Collaborative Momentum Consulting, our experts deliver teaching tips and strategies to help educators boost student and program outcomes.
Whether you’re adapting to new standards, striving to improve NCLEX scores, or curious about AI, each episode helps you stay informed and overcome today’s challenges. This is Nurse Educators Now - supporting educators and transforming outcomes in nursing education. Visit collaborativemomentum.com for free nursing education content.
Male nursing students can face unique challenges around connection, belonging, and confidence in nursing programs and clinical settings. In this episode of Nurse Educators Now, we have a conversation about why connection matters and what nurse educators can do to foster belonging, and intentionally create more inclusive learning environments. Discover how strengthening social capital can improve student engagement, increase retention, and ultimately contribute to a more diverse and resilient nursing workforce.
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17 Jun 2026
VR and Nursing Simulation
What does the future hold for simulation in nursing education? Dr. Suzan Kardong-Edgren explores simulation best practices, virtual reality, and the innovations shaping tomorrow's nursing programs.
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20 May 2026
Building Social Capital for ESL Nursing Students
How can nurse educators intentionally help ESL nursing students feel connected, supported, and confident in both the classroom and clinical setting? In this episode, we explore practical strategies to build social capital, strengthen student relationships, and support student success. Listen as our guest, Dr. David Foley, shares actionable ideas to help ESL nursing students succeed throughout their nursing education journey. This is part 2, stay tuned for more episodes in this 4 part series.
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25 Mar 2026
Reducing Legal Risk in Nursing: A Guide for Faculty
Are your nursing students prepared for the legal realities of practice?
Our guest, Diane Saleska, is a teaching professor and a nurse legal consultant who advises attorneys on nursing-related cases. She shares real-world insights on common legal risks in practice and how faculty can better prepare students to recognize and respond to them.
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6 Feb 2026
CBE in the Nursing Skills Lab
Competency-based education provides a useful framework for evaluating student performance in the nursing skills lab. In this episode of Nurse Educators Now, we explore how faculty assess clinical judgment during technical skill performance, ensure fair and consistent evaluations when multiple evaluators are involved, and consider how emerging tools, including AI, may enhance competency documentation and targeted feedback.
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14 Nov 2025
The Role of Social Capital in Nursing Education
Educators play a vital role in selecting and preparing students who will succeed in nursing programs and beyond. In this episode, we discuss how social capital is an under-utilized strategy to promote nursing student success. Our guest, Dr. David Foley, shares insights from his dissertation and offers practical ways to support students from diverse backgrounds.
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9 Oct 2025
Becoming a Published Nurse: Writing Strategies That Work
Discover how nurses can overcome barriers to writing and getting published. Cheryl Mee from American Nurse Journal shares strategies to help nurses get started and move confidently on their path to publication.
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2 Sept 2025
Boosting CBE With AI- Generated Case Studies
Can ChatGPT help students think more critically? In this episode, we talk with a forward-thinking healthcare administration faculty member who shares a powerful methodology for using AI to generate custom, dynamic case studies that align with core competencies. We’ll discuss how this approach saves time, enhances critical thinking, and supports more authentic learning experiences. It’s practical, innovative, and surprisingly simple.
If you're a healthcare educator in any discipline, you won’twant to miss this one.
6 May 2025
Making the Shift to Competency-Based Education: Advice from an Expert
Dr. Jan Jones-Schenk discusses competency-based education and provides advice to nurse educators on aligning curricula with accreditation standards in this interview episode.
5 Feb 2025
AI for Nurse Educators
Dr. Hovar discusses the advantages, disadvantages, and application of AI tools like ChatGPT in nursing education, offering insights into how it impacts conventional teaching methods in this interview.
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