Preconference A
From Handheld Computing to Virtual Clinical Experiences: Simulation on the Go
Sunday, January 3 (Morning)

Tim J. Bristol, PhD, RN, CNE

Simulation is being looked at as a methodology that can help us take nursing education to the next level, ensuring consistency and quality in performance. Unfortunately, the cost and complexity of high fidelity simulation limits access to this innovation for many educators. We will analyze a number of simulation tools that can be used for low fidelity simulation and simulation online. These tools can offer much of the same benefits as simulations experienced in leading lab and may be more readily available for integration into your program. Join us for a morning of introduction and practice with some of these cost effective tools.

Handhelds and Interactive Learning

Virtual Reality that Can Be Reality in Your Curriculum

Preconference B
Case Study Approach: Legal Issues In Nursing Education
Sunday, January 3 (Morning)

Mark A. Hagemeier, Esq.
Ann B. Schlumberger, EdD, RN

This session is designed to make you aware of potential liabilities as a nursing educator or administrator of a nurse education program. Offered by a university based lawyer and a nursing education administrator, the workshop will use a case study approach to illustrate some of the more common issues that surface, and strategies that may help avoid some of the potential lawsuits that could surface in nurse education practice.

• Elements of any negligence claim.
• Can a negligence claim be brought against a nurse educator for failure to properly educate a student?
• Acts of omission or commission that might result in a negligence claim against a nurse.

• Technique(s) to avoid a discrimination lawsuit.
• A hostile work environment sexual harassment lawsuit versus a quid pro quo sexual harassment lawsuit.
• Other potential lawsuits that faculty members may bring against administrators.

Refreshment Break

• Strategies to avoid hostile work environment sexual harassment and quid pro quo sexual harassment lawsuits involving students.
• The accommodation process for students with disabilities.
• Policies to have in place to avoid student lawsuits and problems.

Questions and Discussion
Faculty Panel

Preconference C
Gifts: Great Ideas for Teaching Staff and Students
Sunday, January 3 (Afternoon)

Michelle Deck, MEd, BSN, RN, LCCE, FACCE

What gifts do you bring to your job? Are you looking for some new ideas for teaching students or staff hard to grasp concepts like trust and collaboration? Do you want to find a new way to teach critical thinking skills? Come to this session and discover some teaching methods that can bring out the best in your learners and yourself.

In this session you will:

• Experience concrete ways to illustrate conceptual ideas so that everyone “gets it.”
• Learn ideas and methods to teach difficult concepts your staff needs.
• Discover a new way to hone critical thinking skills.

Teaching Critical Thinking

Preconference D
Simulation: Strategies to Integrate Team Based Simulation into Your Curriculum
Sunday, January 3 (Afternoon)

Amy A. Nichols, EdD, RN, CNS
K. T. Waxman, DNP, MBA, RN, CNL

There are many challenges when setting up simulation programs within an institution. This workshop will focus on two key issues: interdisciplinary team training and designing simulations. Sample scenarios will be reviewed that include communication, professionalism and management of responsibilities during a simulation experience.

Upon completion, participants will be able to:

• Identify important strategies for integrating team based strategies into the hospital or school curriculum.
• Develop a plan to address areas for potential integration of simulation methodology into your curriculum.
• Prepare a sample interdisciplinary scenario with the provided template.

Refreshment Break

Questions and Discussion
Faculty Panel