KeithRN Community Update – Oct. 2, 2024

It was a blessing to connect with nurse educators at the NLN Education Summit last month, which focused on the importance of developing competency-based education and the curriculum to support it. 

As competency-based education (CBE) becomes the standard in most programs, your role as educators becomes even more crucial. I am here to share key insights from the NLN Summit and the AACN Essentials, empowering you to lead and navigate this paradigm shift in nursing education.

Why Competency-Based Education?

The most exciting aspect of CBE is that each competency attainment emphasizes preparing graduates for practice and bridging the gap between how nursing is taught and practiced. 

Students are accountable for mastering a series of competencies so that upon graduation, they attain deep knowledge of what is most important to perform the skills needed for practice.

Simulation, including unfolding case studies that replicate practice, was identified as a valuable teaching strategy for CBE, as it provides learners with opportunities to practice skills in a safe and controlled environment and apply theoretical knowledge to real-world scenarios. 

Learn how to implement best practices in your teaching and embrace your role as a change agent! Read more »

Be willing to take the hard, narrow road of transformational change, and you will be blessed knowing that as you look back at the end of your life, you made a difference to each student you taught, each patient they cared for, and the profession itself. 

Take care,