- Playing for Change: A New Approach to Social Determinants of Health Education. [Journal Article]J Nurs Educ. 2026 Aug 06; :1-5. [Online ahead of print]JN
- CONCLUSIONS: A brief, facilitated game-based intervention may strengthen application of SDOH concepts within person-centered care. Findings support continued refinement and further study with larger, multi-site, and longitudinal designs.
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- Emancipatory Pedagogy for Nurse Practitioner Education in Rural and Underserved Settings. [Journal Article]J Nurs Educ. 2026 Aug 06; :1-5. [Online ahead of print]JN
- CONCLUSIONS: This framework offers NP educators a practical approach for strengthening professional agency, justice-oriented practice, and transition-to-practice readiness in rural and underserved contexts.
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- The Relationship Between Self-Assessment and Peer Assessment of Clinical Judgment in Simulation. [Journal Article]J Nurs Educ. 2026 Aug 06; :1-7. [Online ahead of print]JN
- CONCLUSIONS: Findings indicated a modest alignment between self-assessment and peer assessment of clinical judgment, with uncertainty emerging as a barrier to assessments. Ongoing engagement with these strategies enhances familiarity with assessment processes and supports metacognition, accountability, and team communication, underscoring importance of their integration in nursing curriculum to promote practice readiness.
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- A Descriptive Survey of Student RN Anesthetists' Use of Cognitive Enhancers. [Journal Article]J Nurs Educ. 2026 Aug 06; :1-6. [Online ahead of print]JN
- CONCLUSIONS: These results provide a foundation for future research on the development of interventions to reduce SRNAs' CE use by promoting safer coping mechanisms.
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- Protecting the Nurse Scientist Workforce-A Conservation Lens on the Ph.D. Pipeline. [Editorial]J Nurs Educ. 2026 Aug; 65(8):444-445.JN
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- Using SMART Goals to Support Genomic Integration in Nursing Education. [Journal Article]J Nurs Educ. 2026 Jul 27; :1-4. [Online ahead of print]JN
- CONCLUSIONS: Adult learning theory fosters relevant, empowering learning, while SMART goals offer a structured, actionable pathway for nursing faculty to achieve sustainable genomic integration in curricula.
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- Mind the Gap: National Survey on Quality Measure Education in Undergraduate Programs. [Journal Article]J Nurs Educ. 2026 Jul 27; :1-6. [Online ahead of print]JN
- CONCLUSIONS: Undergraduate nursing curricula vary widely in quality measure content. Integrating this topic with intentional cognitive rigor and faculty development may strengthen graduates' readiness for data-informed, quality-driven nursing practice.
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- Effects of Enhanced Gaming Elements in Virtual Gaming Simulation on Learning Outcomes. [Journal Article]J Nurs Educ. 2026 Jul 27; :1-4. [Online ahead of print]JN
- CONCLUSIONS: Enhanced gaming elements within VGS may improve knowledge retention, satisfaction, and confidence in undergraduate nursing students while promoting a more challenging and engaging learning experience.
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- EpicEDU: An Innovation to Improve Core Electronic Health Record Competencies Among Nursing Students. [Journal Article]J Nurs Educ. 2026 Jul 27; :1-4. [Online ahead of print]JN
- CONCLUSIONS: The academic-industry partnership is a successful model for designing academic EHRs that closely mimic the electronic health records in clinical practice to support development of core technology competencies for future nurses.
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- Advanced Care Planning/Five Wishes Education Through the Lens of Caring Science. [Journal Article]J Nurs Educ. 2026 Jul 27; :1-4. [Online ahead of print]JN
- CONCLUSIONS: A Caring Science-guided, student-led ACP session was associated with high perceived loving-kindness, with responses suggesting ACP status may relate to confidence in wishes being followed.
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- Harnessing Peer Power in Nursing Education: A Systematic Review of Peer-Assisted Learning Interventions. [Journal Article]J Nurs Educ. 2026 Jul 27; :1-6. [Online ahead of print]JN
- CONCLUSIONS: The results support the inclusion of structured PAL models in nursing programs, encouraging hands-on learning, teamwork, and leadership development.
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- Faculty Viewpoints on Doctoral Degrees for Nurse Educators: A National Q-Methodology Study. [Journal Article]J Nurs Educ. 2026 Jul 27; :1-7. [Online ahead of print]JN
- CONCLUSIONS: Degree holders advocate for their own degrees, possibly reflecting lived experiences and socialization during doctoral education. Institutions can address divergent viewpoints on degree types by implementing role-based evaluation criteria and transparent policies valuing diverse academic preparation.
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- Essential Prelicensure Psychomotor Nursing Skills: A Delphi Study. [Journal Article]J Nurs Educ. 2026 Jul 16; :1-8. [Online ahead of print]JN
- CONCLUSIONS: This study offers guidance for nursing educators on the psychomotor skills to teach and assess to prepare generalist nurses to enter the workforce across any health care setting.
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- A Five-Step Faculty Development Checklist for Artificial Intelligence in Nursing Education. [Journal Article]J Nurs Educ. 2026 Jul 16; :1-10. [Online ahead of print]JN
- CONCLUSIONS: With a concise evidence-based checklist, nurses can achieve the benefits of AI while advancing equity and preserving the human-centered core of the nursing profession. This checklist simplifies steps for understanding new technologies, adds to research on competencies, and improves instructional efficiency.
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- Should We Keep or Remove Outliers? [Journal Article]J Nurs Educ. 2026 Jul; 65(7):439-440.JN
- In keeping with this year's focus on outliers, this column entry encourages our community to only consider deleting outliers after a thorough investigation suggests the method is valid. If the preponderance of evidence does not favor removing an outlier, then researchers should retain the observation(s) and turn to alternative outlier management strategies.
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