Student remediation in nursing programs: The evidence, the gaps, and new directions

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1 Student remediat in nursing programs: The evidence, the gaps, and new directs Cheryl L Mee MSN, MBA, RN Barb Schreiner PhD, APRN July 24-28, 2014 STTI 25 th Internatal Nursing Research Congress Hong Kong

2 Variables affecting Variables student affecting success student success Identify at risk students Faculty Faculty buy in buy in Technology Case studies Nursing content Online Review Courses Test taking skills Critical thinking Stress management Practice quests Live Review Courses Quantifying Quantify and evaluating Group Support & evaluate remediat 1:1 coaching remediat Mentoring Peer tutoring Resources policies Resources Progress policies 2014

3 diat Overview Introduct and definit works Variables affecting remediat How-to s policy in nursing educat is a young science

4 diat Introduct Major Program Goal Pass NCLEX Consequences of poor pass rates Affects students, faculty, program, school, community, and multiple other stakeholders Multiple variables can contribute to a student s success on NCLEX

5 diat = Success The process of identifying the need to take act to remedy a situat that, if left unresolved, will result in unfavorable outcomes, whereas implementing intervent strategies will successfully address the situat. 1

6 diat can improve student outcomes 2-6 Intuitively this is a given.helping students more with targeted educat efforts should make an impact

7 diat Many variables affect effective remediat Student/personal (presage)(student approach to learning theory) Test anxiety 1,3,7,8,9 Self efficacy 7,10 Burnout 7 Motivat to use study resources 11,12 General academic motivat 1 Stigma 13 Situat/environment (process) Group work 1,8 Counseling 7 Structured learning/ individual study plan 7,8,14,15,1 6 Contractual

8 diat Who needs remediat and when? How to identify high risk students Standardized exams 9,14,16 Med surg course grades 10 or Teacher made tests When to identify : Early 1,13,17-21 Who needs remediateveryone or high risk? 13,17

9 uses diat multiple approaches programs most effective when developed with multiple teaching strategies and intervents 7 Group versus Individual Groups support learning 7,8,12 Groups can also inform curriculum changes Individual approach should be multifaceted Empowerment, resilience, burnout, etc Individualized study plan 14

10 diat Content addresses head and heart Content can be two pronged Academic, clinical, professal content Strategy/motivat/psych - self efficacy, test taking strategies, personal motivat and barriers, academic motivat, stress management and test anxiety, time management 7 Student's needs often center around a lack of knowledge and academic motivat and inadequate test-taking skills and test-taking anxiety" 1

11 diat requires a policy Public, enforceable, defensible 4 Required remediat 23 Mandatory remediat and monitoring 11 Quantify remediat requirements 14 How much remediat? How is effort measured?

12 diat Considerats for developing a remediat policy 1 Are progress /remediat policies necessary? When is remediat appropriate or necessary and when is it not? Who should receive remediat? When should remediat efforts begin? Which remediat strategies should be used? Who should remediate the student? How will educators find the time? How will administrators find the resources?

13 diat Considerats for developing a remediat policy, continued Students must take initiative to develop individualized study plans accept responsibility to adequately prepare for NCLEX-RN access available resources Standardized tests may be beneficial in identifying weakness should be combined with other factors such as nursing course grades. 16

14 diat Getting everyone on board. Faculty and Student Buy In. Do students understand the value of the testing program and the remediat activities? 25 Are faculty using remediat tools to their full potential?

15 diat is a young science History: 72% programs participating did not have remediat 24 Still have far to go 16 Lack a standard definit and processes 1

16 diat Proposed directs for nursing research What remediat strategies work best? How much remediat is needed to improve student outcomes? Which types of remediat are most successful? Much like personalized medicine, how can types of remediat be individualized to the student? What is the ROI on remediat strategies? (in terms of student success and use of program resources) How do we really capture the students attent? Could social media be a vehicle for remediat?

17 diat Could we learn from other disciplines? General Educat/ Higher educat studies Other health professs literature Novel forms of remediat for Generat Y

18 diat is not just an Add-on Educators are cauted that remediat does not start or end with the common remedy of remediat strategies. To understand the concept of remediat in the context of nursing educat, faculty members are required to understand the multifaceted approaches and the systematic implementat process surrounding remediat. 1

19 Variables affecting Variables student affecting success student success Identify at risk students Faculty Faculty buy in buy in Technology Case studies Nursing content Online Review Courses Test taking skills Critical thinking Stress management Practice quests Live Review Courses Quantifying Quantify and evaluating Group Support & evaluate remediat 1:1 coaching remediat Mentoring Peer tutoring Resources policies Resources Progress policies 2014

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23 Cheryl L Mee MSN, MBA, RN [email protected] Barb Schreiner PhD, APRN [email protected]