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Nurses Who Inspire: Meshack W. Otewa, BScN, RN
RESOLVE TO MOTIVATE I am driven with the passion to do well and help people care for their own health. We interviewed Meshack W. Otewa, a...
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Aug 15, 20204 min read


Nurses Who Inspire: Heather Mangino, EdD(c), MSN, BS, RN
RESOLVE TO BE TENACIOUS If you are interested in becoming an early career nurse educator, stay focused on your goal but be flexible about...
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Aug 12, 20204 min read


Nurses Who Inspire: Carla Tilley, PhD(c), EdD(c), MN, RN, CNCC
RESOLVE TO LISTEN AND LEARN We all make the right decision at the right moment given what we know at that moment—there are no right or...
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Aug 9, 20206 min read


Prepared Nurse Educators Support Student Learning
“Cultivating an individualized practice of nursing education, yields a collection of your best ready for harvesting.” –The Ignite Letter:...
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Jul 19, 20202 min read


The Essentials of Assessment and Evaluation in Nursing Distance Learning
With the transition to online modes of teaching and learning during the pandemic come new challenges to assessment and evaluation...
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May 1, 20204 min read


Nurse Educator Engagement in Local Community
Competency and Spirit of Inquiry Compositions of positive characteristics that compliment both inherent and acquired skills are often...
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Nov 1, 20193 min read


Supporting Educator Confidence in Nursing Education
Do you appreciate your qualities? Do you feel that you can rely on your own abilities? Certainly we have all witnessed what it looks like...
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Sep 30, 20192 min read


Preparing Nurses to Practice in Today’s Technological World
Nursing practice in today’s 21st century healthcare climate involves increasingly complex healthcare information and communication...
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May 12, 20194 min read


Dear Ignite Readers: The Image of Nursing
Dear Ignite Readers, We have been immersing ourselves in discussion that revolves around the image of nursing more than usual lately....
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May 8, 20192 min read


Candid Communication in Nursing Leadership and Education: Pause, Reflect, and Plan
As you may have read in the Spring 2019 edition of The Ignite Letter (subscribers), we are focused on bringing in content on expanding...
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Apr 18, 20193 min read


Information Literacy in Nursing Education and Development
Review of research information provides support for change. Information literacy can act as a catalyst for changing not only practice,...
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Apr 12, 20192 min read


Get Creative! Animoto Videos for Nursing Education and Staff Development
If you are looking for a new way to ignite learning and create engaging material, Animoto is your new best friend! This-user friendly...
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Feb 12, 20192 min read


Getting Organized: Nursing Staff Development Course
After assessing a need for staff development for a priority area of learning within your department or organization, you may find...
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Dec 18, 20185 min read


Mindfulness, Ontology, and Pattern Recognition in Nursing Education and Staff Development
The National League for Nursing describes required essentials of competent nurse educators working to improve the nursing profession....
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Dec 2, 20182 min read

Promoting Self-Care in Nursing: Nutrition
In considering overall nursing performance and ways to effectively optimize our efforts and wellbeing, providing staff education on...
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Nov 23, 20182 min read


Anxiety in Nursing Education and Staff Development from Class to Floor
In our concept analysis series regarding the application of Patricia Benner’s theory of novice to expert, we touched on the premise of...
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Nov 18, 20183 min read


Concept Analysis (Part Three): Novice to Expert, Nurse Educator
The theory of Novice to Expert can be applied to the nurse educator’s journey. Nurse educators should model caring in their teaching,...
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Nov 3, 20184 min read


Concept Analysis (Part Two): Novice to Expert, Nursing Profession
As the theory of novice to expert is applied to nursing practice, it could be argued that an expert nurse is able to contribute to the...
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Nov 3, 20183 min read


Concept Analysis (Part One): Novice to Expert, Nursing Concept Defined
In this three part series we will review the theory, identify how it can be used for the developing nurse with particular focus on the...
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Nov 3, 20182 min read


A Beginning Look into Educational Philosophy in Nursing Education
The philosophy of a nursing program is built on the values and beliefs of the program and the program’s framework. Multiple educational...
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Oct 24, 20182 min read
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