Taking a board exam is tough work. It requires stamina, dedication, and an incredible amount of knowledge that you need to recall at a moment’s notice. Just reading about the board exam requirements is enough to make even the most devoted student quiver in academic fear. But, fear not; with the right studying techniques you […]
Author Archives: Nursing Educator
An Introduction to Active Learning
What is Active Learning?
Skyscape Nursing Constellation Plus Vs. Nursing Central
Nurses have played an important role throughout history, be it in the emergency room, maternity ward, at the patients home or in the jungles of far off continents. With so many specialties and programs for modern nurses to choose from, now more than ever their schooling is at the forefront of the job. Schools across […]
How to Thrive, not Merely Survive as a Nursing Student
Presented by: Keith Rischer, MA, RN, CEN, CCRN A practicing nurse for 30+ years and nurse educator Author and blogger KeithRN.com. Webinar How to THRIVE, not Merely Survive as a Nursing Student Webinar focuses on: Nursing – a profession worth sacrificing/giving your all Steps to Success: What you must bring & what you must know […]
Clinical Log aka nTrack – HIPAA Compliant Tool
Students need to be adequately prepared for the real-life clinical environment. Paper based clinical logs can get lost and don’t offer aggregate reporting. Developed in collaboration with pre-licensure and graduate nursing programs, nTrack allows students to track their clinical experience and patient encounters. Additionally they can track time spent with each patient and at […]
Snapword – Gamification of Nursing and Medical Education
Gamification of education – Is it a buzz or the way millennials learn, retain and recall knowledge? Why gaming in eLearning? Games are fun, have levels, tolerate failure, are competitive, award points and badges Games on mobile devices offer flexible learning environment Self paced with instant feedback Skyscape has developed Snap Word gaming platform which […]
How to Keep Your Smart Device Sanitary
Please raise your hand if you’ve ever dropped your phone on the ground. You hold your breath as you reach down and pray that your screen hasn’t cracked. Flipping it over you find a perfectly smooth screen and you put it back in your pocket and continue with your day. Well, a cracked screen is […]
Smart Device Academic Policy
If your school or program is considering instituting a mobile program into their curriculum, then you might need to develop an academic policy to keep everything in check. Below we have a general outline of an academic policy that can help you develop your own. Academic Policy I. Classroom Usage No electronics are allowed during […]
SkillsHub – Get Ready for the Workplace
Prepare your students for the workplace Get away from the paper-based checklists and using text books that were obsolete at time of print. Skyscape’s Skills Hub platform allows you to spend more time teaching and impacting outcomes by: Electronically giving immediate feedback to students and running reports without the paperwork burden Generating aggregated reports […]
Mobiles Lead Haiti Into the Future
Tim J. Bristol, PhD, RN, CNE The use of handheld technology has proven time and again to be crucial to healthcare over the past two decades. In many developing countries this is no exception. When a hand held device can have books, notes, and even communication tools (link to other professionals) it is an essential […]