An Online Asynchronous Physical Assessment Lab (OAPAL) for Graduate Nursing Students Using Low-Fidelity Simulation

Kashica J Webber-Ritchey1, Donna Badowski, Lisa Gibbons

  • 1About the Authors The authors are faculty in the School of Nursing, DePaul University, Chicago, Illinois. Kashica J. Webber-Ritchey, PhD, RN, is an assistant professor, Chicago, IL. Donna Badowski, DNP, RN, CNE, is assistant director, RN to MS Program, and assistant professor, Chicago, IL. Lisa Gibbons, MBA, is director of instructional design, center for teaching and learning (CTL); and associate director, Instructional Technology and Program Development, School of Nursing. This work was supported by the DePaul University Center for Teaching and Learning, Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Grant Program. For more information, contact Dr. Webber-Ritchey, PhD, RN, at kwebberr@depaul.edu.

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