by Hillary Gamblin | May 22, 2019 | Featured, Nursing Ed, Uncategorized
A head-to-toe assessment is a staple in the nursing profession. In fact, a NCSBN survey found that newly licensed RNs performed 3.98 physical assessments during their last shift. A NCSBN survey found that newly licensed RNs performed 3.98 physical assessments during...
by Hillary Gamblin | May 9, 2019 | Featured, Nursing Ed
After four decades, the practice gap continues to plague the nursing community. Four decades! The decades-long crisis has been well documented, and “A Crisis of Competency,” shows that the gap continues today: “only 23 percent of newly graduate nurses demonstrate...
by Hillary Gamblin | Mar 29, 2019 | Featured, Nursing Ed
Are newly minted graduates prepared to do a nursing head-to-toe assessment? Not many. According to a study published in Nursing Education, “only 11 of 40 RN graduates entering the transition program scored 70% or better on physical assessment skills testing.” Only 11...
by Hillary Gamblin | Mar 25, 2019 | Featured, Nursing Ed
How would you score the physical assessment at your last annual check-up? For me? I know my last head-to-toe assessment didn’t include palpating my thyroid or inspecting my internal ear. In fact, a lot of the 120-or-so boxes of a head-to-toe assessment in an...
by Hillary Gamblin | Feb 25, 2019 | Higher Education
Whether you already use video in your courses or you’re trying it out for the first time, it helps to know and review the classroom video basics. Because let’s be honest, video isn’t easy. Even if you’re a YouTube star, an experienced FaceTime user, or the best dog...
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