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Students Teaching Students: A Peer-Led Open Skills Lab Model in Nursing Education
Chelsea Lebo1, Ashley Stallworth, Elyse Ryan
1Author Affiliation: Department of Nursing, The College of New Jersey, Ewing, New Jersey (Dr Lebo, Mrs Stallworth, and Ms Ryan).
Nurse Educator
|May 27, 2026
Summary
Senior nursing students can lead skills labs, enhancing clinical practice and confidence for junior students. This peer-led model addresses faculty workload and expands hands-on learning opportunities.
Area of Science:
- Nursing Education
- Clinical Skills Development
- Pedagogy in Healthcare
Background:
- Limited faculty availability and resources restrict essential clinical skills practice for nursing students.
- Constraints on practice opportunities hinder skill development, confidence, and clinical readiness.
- Innovative strategies are crucial to expand hands-on learning in nursing education.
Purpose of the Study:
- To evaluate a peer-led open skills lab model for nursing students.
- To address challenges in providing adequate clinical practice opportunities.
- To enhance both junior and senior nursing students' learning experiences.
Main Methods:
- Implemented a peer-led open skills lab with senior nursing students as paid assistants.
- Utilized Peyton's 4-step teaching framework under faculty guidance.
- Provided hands-on instruction and a supportive learning environment for junior students.
Main Results:
- Improved confidence, clinical skills, and judgment in participating students.
- Senior students gained valuable leadership and teaching experience.
- Expanded access to practice and strengthened competency development.
Conclusions:
- The peer-led open lab model effectively enhances nursing student competencies and confidence.
- This model offers a sustainable solution to faculty workload challenges in nursing education.
- It fosters leadership skills in senior students and cultivates future nursing educators.
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