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1Author Affiliation: Associate Professor, College of Nursing and Public Health, Adelphi University, Garden City, New York.
Background:
To prepare students for Next Generation National Council Licensure Examination-Registered Nurse (NCLEX-RN), nurse educators need to develop teaching strategies to foster students' clinical judgment.
Purpose:
This study examined the effects of unfolding case-based learning (CBL) on baccalaureate nursing students' clinical judgment upon graduation.
Methods:
A prospective cohort design was adopted. Students' self-reported responses to the Lasater Clinical Judgment Rubric were compared between the unfolding CBL (n = 140) and non-CBL (n = 126) cohorts at a school of nursing in the United States.
Results:
While students' responses were similar between the study cohorts, a trend was noted for improved clinical judgment among students in the unfolding CBL cohort. Furthermore, unfolding CBL significantly enhanced students' perceived proficiency in conducting focused observation.
Conclusions:
The findings support early introduction and consistent use of the unfolding CBL throughout the undergraduate nursing program so that students have ample opportunities and contexts to cultivate clinical judgment skills in the classroom.
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