Faculty Schedule
TENTATIVE FACULTY, CONSULTANT, ADVISOR SCHEDULE
This schedule is subject to change.
This educational activity is jointly provided by Anthony J. Jannetti, Inc. (AJJ) and the National Student Nurses’ Association (NSNA).
Anthony J. Jannetti, Inc. is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Anthony J. Jannetti, Inc. is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the California Board of Registered Nurses, Provider Number CEP5387.
NSNA Faculty Program: 24 Contact Hours
NLN Pre Conference (Extra Registration): 6.0 Contact Hours
This schedule is subject to change.
This educational activity is jointly provided by Anthony J. Jannetti, Inc. (AJJ) and the National Student Nurses’ Association (NSNA).
Anthony J. Jannetti, Inc. is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Anthony J. Jannetti, Inc. is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the California Board of Registered Nurses, Provider Number CEP5387.
NSNA Faculty Program: 24 Contact Hours
NLN Pre Conference (Extra Registration): 6.0 Contact Hours
Faculty are suggested to bring their laptops/mobile devices to the sessions.
Wednesday, April 3, 2024
8:30 am - 3:30 pm
Pre-Registration is Required for this Co-Sponsored Event
Understanding Nurse Educator Competencies and the Big Picture of Assessment (6 contact hours)
The first half of the presentation is an in-depth review of nurse educator competencies and task statements. The information will guide the participants through an exercise to correlate examples of nurse educator tasks to the best related competency and task statement within the appropriate role. In the second half of the presentation, nurse educators will improve their understanding of the assessment process. This information will empower participants to develop a program assessment blueprint that promotes fair and equitable testing as well as provides data to meet the expectations of regulatory and accrediting bodies.
Learning outcome: After completing this learning activity, the participant will be able to identify uses of competencies and task statements, describe the sets of competencies and task statements for various nurse educator roles, correlate nurse educator activities with competency and task statement sets, design a program assessment blueprint, critique an existing assessment plan, and analyze the influences of regulatory and accrediting bodies when developing an assessment plan.
Contact hours will be awarded for this program by the National League for Nursing, an authorized provider through the International Association of Continuing Education and Training (IACET). No partial credit will be awarded. You must attend the learning event in its entirety and complete all required assessments to receive contact hours.
Speakers: Larry Simmons, PhD, RN, CNE, NEA-BC, CGNC, ICE-CCP, FAAN, Senior Director of Credentialing, National League for Nursing
Dodie Serafini, PhD, MSN, RN, CNE, Director of Assessment Services, National League for Nursing
Sponsors: National League for Nursing, Washington, DC; National Student Nurses’ Association, Brooklyn, NY
Thursday, April 4, 2024
7:30 am - 9:00 am
Integrating DEI Clinical Simulation into Nursing Education (1.5 contact hours)
Health inequity represents a significant public health crisis, manifesting as preventable disparities in health outcomes and the accessibility of optimal health resources. Historically, biases and systemic policies have perpetuated generational injustices, adversely impacting patient care quality and outcomes for marginalized communities. Addressing these disparities and reducing bias is critical, necessitating starting from the ground up with the education of current and future nurses. While the integration of health equity as a core component of the curriculum is acknowledged, educators often encounter challenges in effectively conveying this topic. The scarcity of robust health equity content within health professions education may result in missed opportunities to adequately prepare the incoming workforce for delivering culturally aware care to diverse populations. Moreover, this curricular shortfall can further entrench health disparities. To equip educators with effective tools for teaching health equity, this workshop offers a structured approach to developing simulation based educational strategies. Simulation serves as a key educational method, enabling learners to confront and navigate the multifaceted issues surrounding health inequalities. The session will explore additional educational strategies designed to enhance health equity and promote cultural humility, such as actively addressing social determinants of health and mitigating biases.
Learning outcome: After completing this learning activity, the participant will be able to synthesize knowledge of cultural sensitivity and health inequity to design simulation activities that enhance nursing students' competencies in providing culturally sensitive care to diverse patient populations.
Speaker: Kellie Bryant, DNP, WHNP, CHSE, Director for the Center for Innovation in Education Excellence, National League for Nursing
Sponsor: National Student Nurses’ Association, Brooklyn, NY; National League for Nursing, Washington, DC
11:00 am – 12:30 pm
Leadership U #1 - Fiduciary Responsibility of Faculty Consultants and Advisors (1.5 contact hours)
Join us for 90-minute session to learn how to manage the finances of school chapters and state associations, budgets, financial reports, internal asset control procedures, IRS filings, and fundraising issues. Put the concepts to use as you review detailed case studies on fiduciary responsibilities.
Learning outcome: After completing this learning activity, the participant will report increased knowledge of the fiduciary responsibilities of consultants and advisors.
Speaker: Dev Persaud, MA, Director of Finance & Administration, National Student Nurses’ Association
Sponsor: National Student Nurses' Association, Brooklyn, NY
1:00 pm – 2:30 pm
Are Your Graduates Ready to LEAD? Creating A Program to Foster Professionalism and Strategic Career Success (1.5 contact hours)
This presentation describes the development of a professional development co-curriculum designed to prepare undergraduate and graduate students with business etiquette and strategic career mapping skills to advance in their professional careers and within healthcare systems. Success in meeting program outcomes and recommendations for creating a similar program will be discussed.
Learning outcome: After completing this learning activity, the participant will be able to list three considerations in creating a professional development co-curriculum to prepare students with business etiquette and strategic career mapping skills.
Speaker: Anne Fink, PhD, RN, CNE, Associate Dean for College & Student Services and Director of the LEAD Professional Development Program, Villanova University M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing
Sponsor: National Student Nurses' Association, Brooklyn, NY; Villanova University, Villanova, PA
2:45 pm – 4:15 pm
Promoting Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Nursing Education: Strategies for Creating a Culturally Competent and Inclusive Learning Environment (1.5 contact hours)
Description: The importance of a diverse nursing workforce has been staunchly avowed across federal, national, and institutional levels. The rise of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) practitioners in academic nursing has become more important as institutions seek the goal of achieving health equity. This session will address strategies on how nursing educators can create a culturally relevant and inclusive learning environment that supports the goal of achieving health equity.
Learning outcome: After completing this learning activity, participants will be able to identify at least two strategies to strengthen the presence of a culturally relevant and inclusive learning environment.
Speaker: Sheldon Fields, PhD, RN, CRNP, FNP-BC, AACRN, FAANP, FNAP, FAAN, Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing/Associate Dean for Equity and Inclusion and Research Professor, Penn State University.
Sponsor: National Student Nurses’ Association, Inc. Brooklyn, NY; National Black Nurses Association, Inc., Silver Spring, MD
4:30 pm – 6:00 pm
G.I. Games: A Strategic Approach to Utilizing Gaming as an Active Learning Strategy in Large Classrooms
(1.5 contact hours)
Research has shown that active learning strategies, such as gaming, have statistically positive outcomes on the student learning environment. In the academic realm, faculty concerns have consistently been voiced regarding implementing gaming, as an active learning approach, in large classrooms. Gaming, as an active learning strategy, was successfully integrated into the curriculum at a nursing school. Titled "G.I. Games," this integrative approach was implemented in the GI unit of a medical-surgical course. This unit (unit 4 of 6) has historically had low-scoring cognitive exams. GI games, as an active learning strategy, was done three times; once with 88 students, secondly with 71 students, and thirdly with 50 students. All three implementations had statistically significant quantitative and qualitative results. Integrating gaming as an active learning strategy can be done in large class sizes with successful outcomes utilizing a strategic approach.
Learning outcome: After completing this learning activity, participants will be able to identify at least two ways that integrating gaming as an active learning strategy in nursing curriculum can lead to positive student outcomes.
Speaker: Diane Hegedus, MSN, RN, PHRN, CEN, NPD-BC, Registered Nurse/Nursing Instructor, St. Luke's University Health Network
Sponsor: St. Luke’s School of Nursing, Bethlehem, PA
6:15 pm – 7:45 pm
Building Clinical Judgment Skills with Reverse Case Studies (1.5 contact hours)
Discover ways that faculty can use reverse case studies to build clinical judgment skills. Ways to integrate the cognitive skills of the National Council of State Boards of Nursing Clinical Judgment Measurement Model® (NCJMM) into a reverse case study activity are presented. This active student learning experience promotes retrieval knowledge in addition to promoting critical thinking, problem solving, and decision making. Strategies targeting building clinical judgment skills will help nursing students to feel more confident both with success on the Next Generation NCLEX® and in making the transition into the nursing profession.
Learning outcome: After completing this learning activity, participants will be able to identify two ways that reverse case studies can be used to build clinical judgment skills.
Speakers: Linda Silvestri, PhD, RN, FAAN, ANEF, Nursing Instructor, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Angela Silvestri-Elmore, PhD, APRN, FNP-BC, CNE, Associate Professor in Residence/Associate Dean of Entry & Pre-Licensure Education, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Sponsor: Elsevier, Maryland Heights, MO
Friday, April 5, 2024
7:30 am – 9:00 am
Nursing Education Update: The Regulatory Perspective (1.5 contact hours)
This session will update faculty on the NCSBN’s work that is of interest to nurse educators. Recent national data on nursing education programs, with a focus on quality indicators, will be presented. NCSBN’s International Center for Regulatory Scholarship (ICRS) has a number of 8-week courses that would be valuable to faculty. Challenges, such as fraud detection and artificial intelligence will be highlighted. Other important NCSBN initiatives will be discussed.
Learning outcome: After completing this learning activity, the participant will be able to analyze the evidence-based quality indicators of nursing education.
Speaker: Nancy Spector, PhD, RN, FAAN, Director of Nursing Education, National Council of State Boards of Nursing
Sponsor: National Council of State Boards of Nursing, Chicago, IL
11:00 am – 12:30 pm
Making the Most of Your Assessments: Setting Your Students Up for Success (1.5 contact hours)
As you prepare your students for practice, are you using your assessments to the fullest potential? Learn how to utilize assessments to ensure best outcomes for students. We will discuss quality items, scoring items, item statistics, and modifying items to assess students’ knowledge and clinical judgment skills.
Learning outcome: After completing this learning activity, the participant will be able to discuss how to evaluate item statistics for both standard items and complex item types to be able tomodify items to increase quality of the item.
Speaker: Pam Roland, MBA, MSN, RN, Nursing Strategist, ATI Nursing Education
Sponsor: ATI Nursing Education, Leawood, KS
1:00 pm – 2:30 pm
Don’t Become a Case Study: Top Nurse Liability Concerns (1.5 contact hours)
In a litigious and ever-shifting healthcare landscape, nurses face the risk of medical malpractice lawsuits and state board of nursing complaints in their everyday work. This interactive program will use case studies and claim data from NSO and CNA’s latest nursing liability claim report to help nursing faculty examine the top areas of nursing liability through the experiences of nurses working at the bedside. Most importantly, this session will provide you with risk control strategies that you can relay to your students to help protect their nursing careers while also enhancing patient safety.
Learning outcome: After completing this learning activity, the participant will be able to identify risk control strategies nurses can employ in their practice to reduce their potential liability.
Speakers: Georgia Reiner, MS, CPHRM, Risk Analyst, Aon Affinity
Christie Susko, MBA, RPLU, Vice President – Business Partnerships, Aon Affinity
Sponsor: Nurses' Service Organization, Fort Washington, PA
2:45 pm – 4:15 pm
Leadership U #2: Unlocking Decision-Making: Governance and Parliamentary Processes for Nursing Faculty
(1.5 contact hours)
Nursing faculty will have a solid understanding of governance and parliamentary processes, enabling them to effectively participate in decision-making processes within NSNA (state and school chapters).
Learning outcome: After completing this learning activity, the participant will report increased knowledge of governance structures and parliamentary processes within NSNA (state and school chapters) by enhancing their ability contribute to decision-making processes.
Speakers: Mary Foley, PhD, RN, FAAN, Professor Emerita, University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) School of Nursing
Marlo Robinson, DNP, JD, RN, CD (DONA), National Dean of Nursing, Concorde Career Colleges
Sponsor: National Student Nurses' Association, Brooklyn, NY
4:30 pm – 6:00 pm
Empowering Student Nurses to Excel Now and in the Future (1.5 contact hours)
Janie Schumaker, Chief Executive Officer, Board of Certification for Emergency Nursing, discusses the importance of introducing specialty certification to nurses while they are still in nursing school. Early introduction creates an awareness and a drive to work towards certification as a future goal and a career enhancer. To build a level of confidence in clinical excellence and as an introduction to specialty certification, BCEN has built a foundational program to support students who wish to pursue emergency nursing as a specialty and subsequently become certified.
Learning outcome: After completing this learning activity, the participant will report new knowledge about introducing specialty certification to student nurses to enable a successful career in the emergency nursing.
Speaker: Janie Schumaker, MBA, BSN, RN, CEN, CENP, FABC, Chief Executive Officer, Board of Certification for Emergency Nursing
Sponsor: Board of Certification for Emergency Nursing, Oak Brook, IL
6:15 pm – 7:45 pm
Life of an Army Nurse (1.5 contact hours)
Army nurses provide care and medical services to soldiers, civilians, and retirees around the world. In this session, an overview of the role of the Army nurse will be presented.
Learning outcome: After completing this learning activity, the participant will be able to describe at least three important elements of the role of the Army nurse.
Speakers: Col. Brian Weisgram, MSN, APRN, CCNS, CCRN, CNO US Army Cadet Command, US Army Cadet Command
Maj. Tanner Kerr, BSN, RN, CEN, TCRN, Nurse Counselor (UP MI, MN, NE, ND, SD, WI), 3rd Brigade, US Army Cadet Command
Sponsor: US Army Cadet Command
Saturday, April 6, 2024
7:30 am – 9:00 am
Leadership U #3: Empowering Nursing Faculty: NSNA Tools and Resources for Chapter Success (1.5 contact hours)
After this session nursing faculty will become knowledgeable about the tools, support, and guidance provided by NSNA and are able to effectively guide and support student nurses in managing NSNA chapters.
Learning outcome: After completing this learning activity, the participant will report increased knowledge of how to use NSNA tools, support, and guidance for effective chapter management.
Speakers: Marlo Robinson, DNP, JD, RN, CD (DONA), National Dean of Nursing, Concorde Career Colleges
Mary Foley, PhD, RN, FAAN, Professor Emerita, University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) School of Nursing
Sponsor: National Student Nurses' Association, Brooklyn, NY
9:30 am – 11:00 am
The Success Approach to the Next Generation NCLEX®: How Do We Get Started? (1.5 contact hours)
In this session, a structure to assist students to develop and master clinical decision making and judgment in the classroom and in clinical will be reviewed! Participants will be given strategies on how to develop and reinforce clinical judgment throughout the curriculum that can be easily applied in their own courses, resulting in both clinical and Next Generation NCLEX® success!
Learning outcome: After completing this learning activity, the participant will be able to identify strategies on how to develop and reinforce clinical judgment throughout the curriculum.
Speaker: Loretta Manning, MSN, RN, GNP, President, I CAN Publishing Inc.
Sponsor: I CAN Publishing Inc., Duluth, GA
11:15 am – 12:45 pm
Building and Sustaining a Robust Academic Career: Strategies to Optimize Impact and Maintain Relevance in a Dynamic World (1.5 contact hours)
This session will provide nurse faculty strategies to build and sustain robust academic careers with strong expertise in education, research, leadership, and policy advocacy that ensures longevity, relevance, and optimal impact.
Learning outcome: After completing this learning activity, participants will be able to identify strategies to optimize impact and maintain relevance at various stages of an academic career.
Speaker: Mercy Ngosa Mumba, PhD, RN, FAAN, Sigma Liaison to the United Nations
Sponsor: SIGMA, Indianapolis, IN
1:00 pm – 2:30 pm
Strengthening Pediatric Nursing Care for the Future: Current Evidence and Faculty Focused Strategies for Practice Ready Pediatric Nurses (1.5 contact hours)
Academic nursing programs across the nation are decreasing pediatric content and limiting or eliminating onsite pediatric clinical experiences for students at a time when the population of children with complex medical conditions, psychosocial trauma or risk factors, and significant health care needs continues to grow. The result is a current and worsening future pediatric nursing workforce shortage. Two experts from the Institute of Pediatric Nursing will share the top concerns of pediatric nurses, including faculty-specific worries, from a 2023 survey of 6,000 pediatric RNs and advanced practice nurses. Data on lack of pediatric preparation, burn-out, racism, and other challenges will be explored. Failure to address these concerns by pediatric nurses, particularly with the increasing complexity of pediatric health, will exacerbate the care burden as these children grow into adulthood and the geriatric stage of life. The presentation will offer recommendations and strategies to foster a robust, well-prepared, and sustainable pediatric nursing workforce.
Learning outcome: After completing this learning activity, the participant will be able to identify barriers to developing robust pediatric content and clinical experiences in undergraduate nursing to ensure a sustainable, practice-ready pediatric nursing workforce.
Speakers: Susan Andrews, DNP, RN, CNE, CPN, Assistant Professor, Vanderbilt University School of Nursing
Lovey Reynolds, MSN, RN, CPN, CNE, Nursing Faculty, City College of Chicago, Malcolm X College
Sponsor: Pediatric Nursing Certification Board (PNCB)
8:30 am - 3:30 pm
Pre-Registration is Required for this Co-Sponsored Event
Understanding Nurse Educator Competencies and the Big Picture of Assessment (6 contact hours)
The first half of the presentation is an in-depth review of nurse educator competencies and task statements. The information will guide the participants through an exercise to correlate examples of nurse educator tasks to the best related competency and task statement within the appropriate role. In the second half of the presentation, nurse educators will improve their understanding of the assessment process. This information will empower participants to develop a program assessment blueprint that promotes fair and equitable testing as well as provides data to meet the expectations of regulatory and accrediting bodies.
Learning outcome: After completing this learning activity, the participant will be able to identify uses of competencies and task statements, describe the sets of competencies and task statements for various nurse educator roles, correlate nurse educator activities with competency and task statement sets, design a program assessment blueprint, critique an existing assessment plan, and analyze the influences of regulatory and accrediting bodies when developing an assessment plan.
Contact hours will be awarded for this program by the National League for Nursing, an authorized provider through the International Association of Continuing Education and Training (IACET). No partial credit will be awarded. You must attend the learning event in its entirety and complete all required assessments to receive contact hours.
Speakers: Larry Simmons, PhD, RN, CNE, NEA-BC, CGNC, ICE-CCP, FAAN, Senior Director of Credentialing, National League for Nursing
Dodie Serafini, PhD, MSN, RN, CNE, Director of Assessment Services, National League for Nursing
Sponsors: National League for Nursing, Washington, DC; National Student Nurses’ Association, Brooklyn, NY
Thursday, April 4, 2024
7:30 am - 9:00 am
Integrating DEI Clinical Simulation into Nursing Education (1.5 contact hours)
Health inequity represents a significant public health crisis, manifesting as preventable disparities in health outcomes and the accessibility of optimal health resources. Historically, biases and systemic policies have perpetuated generational injustices, adversely impacting patient care quality and outcomes for marginalized communities. Addressing these disparities and reducing bias is critical, necessitating starting from the ground up with the education of current and future nurses. While the integration of health equity as a core component of the curriculum is acknowledged, educators often encounter challenges in effectively conveying this topic. The scarcity of robust health equity content within health professions education may result in missed opportunities to adequately prepare the incoming workforce for delivering culturally aware care to diverse populations. Moreover, this curricular shortfall can further entrench health disparities. To equip educators with effective tools for teaching health equity, this workshop offers a structured approach to developing simulation based educational strategies. Simulation serves as a key educational method, enabling learners to confront and navigate the multifaceted issues surrounding health inequalities. The session will explore additional educational strategies designed to enhance health equity and promote cultural humility, such as actively addressing social determinants of health and mitigating biases.
Learning outcome: After completing this learning activity, the participant will be able to synthesize knowledge of cultural sensitivity and health inequity to design simulation activities that enhance nursing students' competencies in providing culturally sensitive care to diverse patient populations.
Speaker: Kellie Bryant, DNP, WHNP, CHSE, Director for the Center for Innovation in Education Excellence, National League for Nursing
Sponsor: National Student Nurses’ Association, Brooklyn, NY; National League for Nursing, Washington, DC
11:00 am – 12:30 pm
Leadership U #1 - Fiduciary Responsibility of Faculty Consultants and Advisors (1.5 contact hours)
Join us for 90-minute session to learn how to manage the finances of school chapters and state associations, budgets, financial reports, internal asset control procedures, IRS filings, and fundraising issues. Put the concepts to use as you review detailed case studies on fiduciary responsibilities.
Learning outcome: After completing this learning activity, the participant will report increased knowledge of the fiduciary responsibilities of consultants and advisors.
Speaker: Dev Persaud, MA, Director of Finance & Administration, National Student Nurses’ Association
Sponsor: National Student Nurses' Association, Brooklyn, NY
1:00 pm – 2:30 pm
Are Your Graduates Ready to LEAD? Creating A Program to Foster Professionalism and Strategic Career Success (1.5 contact hours)
This presentation describes the development of a professional development co-curriculum designed to prepare undergraduate and graduate students with business etiquette and strategic career mapping skills to advance in their professional careers and within healthcare systems. Success in meeting program outcomes and recommendations for creating a similar program will be discussed.
Learning outcome: After completing this learning activity, the participant will be able to list three considerations in creating a professional development co-curriculum to prepare students with business etiquette and strategic career mapping skills.
Speaker: Anne Fink, PhD, RN, CNE, Associate Dean for College & Student Services and Director of the LEAD Professional Development Program, Villanova University M. Louise Fitzpatrick College of Nursing
Sponsor: National Student Nurses' Association, Brooklyn, NY; Villanova University, Villanova, PA
2:45 pm – 4:15 pm
Promoting Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Nursing Education: Strategies for Creating a Culturally Competent and Inclusive Learning Environment (1.5 contact hours)
Description: The importance of a diverse nursing workforce has been staunchly avowed across federal, national, and institutional levels. The rise of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) practitioners in academic nursing has become more important as institutions seek the goal of achieving health equity. This session will address strategies on how nursing educators can create a culturally relevant and inclusive learning environment that supports the goal of achieving health equity.
Learning outcome: After completing this learning activity, participants will be able to identify at least two strategies to strengthen the presence of a culturally relevant and inclusive learning environment.
Speaker: Sheldon Fields, PhD, RN, CRNP, FNP-BC, AACRN, FAANP, FNAP, FAAN, Ross and Carol Nese College of Nursing/Associate Dean for Equity and Inclusion and Research Professor, Penn State University.
Sponsor: National Student Nurses’ Association, Inc. Brooklyn, NY; National Black Nurses Association, Inc., Silver Spring, MD
4:30 pm – 6:00 pm
G.I. Games: A Strategic Approach to Utilizing Gaming as an Active Learning Strategy in Large Classrooms
(1.5 contact hours)
Research has shown that active learning strategies, such as gaming, have statistically positive outcomes on the student learning environment. In the academic realm, faculty concerns have consistently been voiced regarding implementing gaming, as an active learning approach, in large classrooms. Gaming, as an active learning strategy, was successfully integrated into the curriculum at a nursing school. Titled "G.I. Games," this integrative approach was implemented in the GI unit of a medical-surgical course. This unit (unit 4 of 6) has historically had low-scoring cognitive exams. GI games, as an active learning strategy, was done three times; once with 88 students, secondly with 71 students, and thirdly with 50 students. All three implementations had statistically significant quantitative and qualitative results. Integrating gaming as an active learning strategy can be done in large class sizes with successful outcomes utilizing a strategic approach.
Learning outcome: After completing this learning activity, participants will be able to identify at least two ways that integrating gaming as an active learning strategy in nursing curriculum can lead to positive student outcomes.
Speaker: Diane Hegedus, MSN, RN, PHRN, CEN, NPD-BC, Registered Nurse/Nursing Instructor, St. Luke's University Health Network
Sponsor: St. Luke’s School of Nursing, Bethlehem, PA
6:15 pm – 7:45 pm
Building Clinical Judgment Skills with Reverse Case Studies (1.5 contact hours)
Discover ways that faculty can use reverse case studies to build clinical judgment skills. Ways to integrate the cognitive skills of the National Council of State Boards of Nursing Clinical Judgment Measurement Model® (NCJMM) into a reverse case study activity are presented. This active student learning experience promotes retrieval knowledge in addition to promoting critical thinking, problem solving, and decision making. Strategies targeting building clinical judgment skills will help nursing students to feel more confident both with success on the Next Generation NCLEX® and in making the transition into the nursing profession.
Learning outcome: After completing this learning activity, participants will be able to identify two ways that reverse case studies can be used to build clinical judgment skills.
Speakers: Linda Silvestri, PhD, RN, FAAN, ANEF, Nursing Instructor, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Angela Silvestri-Elmore, PhD, APRN, FNP-BC, CNE, Associate Professor in Residence/Associate Dean of Entry & Pre-Licensure Education, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Sponsor: Elsevier, Maryland Heights, MO
Friday, April 5, 2024
7:30 am – 9:00 am
Nursing Education Update: The Regulatory Perspective (1.5 contact hours)
This session will update faculty on the NCSBN’s work that is of interest to nurse educators. Recent national data on nursing education programs, with a focus on quality indicators, will be presented. NCSBN’s International Center for Regulatory Scholarship (ICRS) has a number of 8-week courses that would be valuable to faculty. Challenges, such as fraud detection and artificial intelligence will be highlighted. Other important NCSBN initiatives will be discussed.
Learning outcome: After completing this learning activity, the participant will be able to analyze the evidence-based quality indicators of nursing education.
Speaker: Nancy Spector, PhD, RN, FAAN, Director of Nursing Education, National Council of State Boards of Nursing
Sponsor: National Council of State Boards of Nursing, Chicago, IL
11:00 am – 12:30 pm
Making the Most of Your Assessments: Setting Your Students Up for Success (1.5 contact hours)
As you prepare your students for practice, are you using your assessments to the fullest potential? Learn how to utilize assessments to ensure best outcomes for students. We will discuss quality items, scoring items, item statistics, and modifying items to assess students’ knowledge and clinical judgment skills.
Learning outcome: After completing this learning activity, the participant will be able to discuss how to evaluate item statistics for both standard items and complex item types to be able tomodify items to increase quality of the item.
Speaker: Pam Roland, MBA, MSN, RN, Nursing Strategist, ATI Nursing Education
Sponsor: ATI Nursing Education, Leawood, KS
1:00 pm – 2:30 pm
Don’t Become a Case Study: Top Nurse Liability Concerns (1.5 contact hours)
In a litigious and ever-shifting healthcare landscape, nurses face the risk of medical malpractice lawsuits and state board of nursing complaints in their everyday work. This interactive program will use case studies and claim data from NSO and CNA’s latest nursing liability claim report to help nursing faculty examine the top areas of nursing liability through the experiences of nurses working at the bedside. Most importantly, this session will provide you with risk control strategies that you can relay to your students to help protect their nursing careers while also enhancing patient safety.
Learning outcome: After completing this learning activity, the participant will be able to identify risk control strategies nurses can employ in their practice to reduce their potential liability.
Speakers: Georgia Reiner, MS, CPHRM, Risk Analyst, Aon Affinity
Christie Susko, MBA, RPLU, Vice President – Business Partnerships, Aon Affinity
Sponsor: Nurses' Service Organization, Fort Washington, PA
2:45 pm – 4:15 pm
Leadership U #2: Unlocking Decision-Making: Governance and Parliamentary Processes for Nursing Faculty
(1.5 contact hours)
Nursing faculty will have a solid understanding of governance and parliamentary processes, enabling them to effectively participate in decision-making processes within NSNA (state and school chapters).
Learning outcome: After completing this learning activity, the participant will report increased knowledge of governance structures and parliamentary processes within NSNA (state and school chapters) by enhancing their ability contribute to decision-making processes.
Speakers: Mary Foley, PhD, RN, FAAN, Professor Emerita, University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) School of Nursing
Marlo Robinson, DNP, JD, RN, CD (DONA), National Dean of Nursing, Concorde Career Colleges
Sponsor: National Student Nurses' Association, Brooklyn, NY
4:30 pm – 6:00 pm
Empowering Student Nurses to Excel Now and in the Future (1.5 contact hours)
Janie Schumaker, Chief Executive Officer, Board of Certification for Emergency Nursing, discusses the importance of introducing specialty certification to nurses while they are still in nursing school. Early introduction creates an awareness and a drive to work towards certification as a future goal and a career enhancer. To build a level of confidence in clinical excellence and as an introduction to specialty certification, BCEN has built a foundational program to support students who wish to pursue emergency nursing as a specialty and subsequently become certified.
Learning outcome: After completing this learning activity, the participant will report new knowledge about introducing specialty certification to student nurses to enable a successful career in the emergency nursing.
Speaker: Janie Schumaker, MBA, BSN, RN, CEN, CENP, FABC, Chief Executive Officer, Board of Certification for Emergency Nursing
Sponsor: Board of Certification for Emergency Nursing, Oak Brook, IL
6:15 pm – 7:45 pm
Life of an Army Nurse (1.5 contact hours)
Army nurses provide care and medical services to soldiers, civilians, and retirees around the world. In this session, an overview of the role of the Army nurse will be presented.
Learning outcome: After completing this learning activity, the participant will be able to describe at least three important elements of the role of the Army nurse.
Speakers: Col. Brian Weisgram, MSN, APRN, CCNS, CCRN, CNO US Army Cadet Command, US Army Cadet Command
Maj. Tanner Kerr, BSN, RN, CEN, TCRN, Nurse Counselor (UP MI, MN, NE, ND, SD, WI), 3rd Brigade, US Army Cadet Command
Sponsor: US Army Cadet Command
Saturday, April 6, 2024
7:30 am – 9:00 am
Leadership U #3: Empowering Nursing Faculty: NSNA Tools and Resources for Chapter Success (1.5 contact hours)
After this session nursing faculty will become knowledgeable about the tools, support, and guidance provided by NSNA and are able to effectively guide and support student nurses in managing NSNA chapters.
Learning outcome: After completing this learning activity, the participant will report increased knowledge of how to use NSNA tools, support, and guidance for effective chapter management.
Speakers: Marlo Robinson, DNP, JD, RN, CD (DONA), National Dean of Nursing, Concorde Career Colleges
Mary Foley, PhD, RN, FAAN, Professor Emerita, University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) School of Nursing
Sponsor: National Student Nurses' Association, Brooklyn, NY
9:30 am – 11:00 am
The Success Approach to the Next Generation NCLEX®: How Do We Get Started? (1.5 contact hours)
In this session, a structure to assist students to develop and master clinical decision making and judgment in the classroom and in clinical will be reviewed! Participants will be given strategies on how to develop and reinforce clinical judgment throughout the curriculum that can be easily applied in their own courses, resulting in both clinical and Next Generation NCLEX® success!
Learning outcome: After completing this learning activity, the participant will be able to identify strategies on how to develop and reinforce clinical judgment throughout the curriculum.
Speaker: Loretta Manning, MSN, RN, GNP, President, I CAN Publishing Inc.
Sponsor: I CAN Publishing Inc., Duluth, GA
11:15 am – 12:45 pm
Building and Sustaining a Robust Academic Career: Strategies to Optimize Impact and Maintain Relevance in a Dynamic World (1.5 contact hours)
This session will provide nurse faculty strategies to build and sustain robust academic careers with strong expertise in education, research, leadership, and policy advocacy that ensures longevity, relevance, and optimal impact.
Learning outcome: After completing this learning activity, participants will be able to identify strategies to optimize impact and maintain relevance at various stages of an academic career.
Speaker: Mercy Ngosa Mumba, PhD, RN, FAAN, Sigma Liaison to the United Nations
Sponsor: SIGMA, Indianapolis, IN
1:00 pm – 2:30 pm
Strengthening Pediatric Nursing Care for the Future: Current Evidence and Faculty Focused Strategies for Practice Ready Pediatric Nurses (1.5 contact hours)
Academic nursing programs across the nation are decreasing pediatric content and limiting or eliminating onsite pediatric clinical experiences for students at a time when the population of children with complex medical conditions, psychosocial trauma or risk factors, and significant health care needs continues to grow. The result is a current and worsening future pediatric nursing workforce shortage. Two experts from the Institute of Pediatric Nursing will share the top concerns of pediatric nurses, including faculty-specific worries, from a 2023 survey of 6,000 pediatric RNs and advanced practice nurses. Data on lack of pediatric preparation, burn-out, racism, and other challenges will be explored. Failure to address these concerns by pediatric nurses, particularly with the increasing complexity of pediatric health, will exacerbate the care burden as these children grow into adulthood and the geriatric stage of life. The presentation will offer recommendations and strategies to foster a robust, well-prepared, and sustainable pediatric nursing workforce.
Learning outcome: After completing this learning activity, the participant will be able to identify barriers to developing robust pediatric content and clinical experiences in undergraduate nursing to ensure a sustainable, practice-ready pediatric nursing workforce.
Speakers: Susan Andrews, DNP, RN, CNE, CPN, Assistant Professor, Vanderbilt University School of Nursing
Lovey Reynolds, MSN, RN, CPN, CNE, Nursing Faculty, City College of Chicago, Malcolm X College
Sponsor: Pediatric Nursing Certification Board (PNCB)
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