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Evaluating the Effectiveness of ATI Nurse's Touch™ on BSN Student Soft Skills: A Descriptive Study
Jenni L Hoffman1, Linda Myler, Sandra Hines
1About the Authors The authors are faculty at Eastern Michigan University School of Nursing, Ypsilanti, Michigan. Jenni L. Hoffman, DNP, RN, FNP-C, CLNC, FAANP, is an assistant professor. Linda Myler, DNP, RN, CHSE, CNE, is an assistant professor. Sandra Hines, PhD, RN, WHNP-BC, is an associate professor and associate director of undergraduate studies-nursing programs. The authors thank Assessment Technologies Institute Nursing Education for the opportunity to evaluate the Nurse's Touch product. They are grateful also to D. Marty Raymond III, PhD, RN, for his consulting role in the statistical analysis. For more information, contact Dr. Hoffman at jhoffm26@emich.edu.
Abstract:
Students in health care today are very different than those of past generations. Health care education requires both innovation and creativity to meet the changing needs of students. Soft skills such as leadership, communication, nursing informatics, technology, and professionalism can sometimes be lost in pursuit of scientific knowledge. The purpose of this descriptive pilot study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a product designed to assist in the development of soft skills in a bachelor of science in nursing curriculum. This research did not support the additive value of this particular product but recommended further research at other curricular levels.