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Amazing, free Vital Sign Simulator

Jan 4, 2016 11:03:00 AM / by user posted in tools for nursing instructors, free resources, teaching idea

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One of our trainers recently stumbled upon this free, open source, vital sign simulator and we decided we needed to share the link with everyone. This is a great tool to enhance a simulation or skills lab to make the vital signs readings more realistic! Check it out here: http://sourceforge.net/projects/vitalsignsim/ 

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Ted Talk on Nursing Education

Dec 28, 2015 10:47:00 AM / by user posted in Nurse Practitioner, physician's assistant, tools for nursing instructors, video, CNA, continuing education, free resources, health science education, links, simulation

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Did you know Patricia Thomas did a Ted Talk on Nursing Education? Being a huge fan of Ted Talks, I'm amazed I never came across this before. Check out her wonderful presentation here:

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Summer Prep for Nurse Educators

May 21, 2015 1:06:00 PM / by user posted in nursing education, tools for nursing instructors, health science education

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With mere weeks left until Summer Vacation, we decided to put some tips together for those instructors who either have a lightened schedule or have the summer off. 

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Free body sounds and quizzes for Nursing students!

Apr 27, 2015 9:23:00 AM / by user posted in learning games, nursing education, tools for nursing instructors, free resources, health science education, links, Nursing Students, patient scenario, teaching idea

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We mentioned a new site that we found on our last blog post, but after looking through their resources, we've decided we need to dedicate a whole post to this amazing, free, resource: PracticalClinicalSkills.com.

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Utilizing outside resources within an EHR system: A few ideas

Apr 15, 2015 11:56:00 AM / by user posted in EHR Tutor, nursing education, tools for nursing instructors, academic EHR, academic EMR, EHR, EMR, free resources, health science education, teaching idea

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We recently did a webinar on using outside resources within your EHR system. If you're a customer of EHR Tutor, feel free to check out the Resource Library to watch the recording, but if you're not, we're posting some very basic ideas below:

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Quick Nursing activities before holiday vacation/breaks

Dec 22, 2014 10:37:00 AM / by user posted in freenursetutor.com, nursing education, tools for nursing instructors, freenursetutor, health science education

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It's always a little bit tricky to find a good balance between useful and quick activities to keep students busy the day before a holiday or break. You don't want to start teaching a new topic, but you don't want to completely waste the day away either.

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Thanksgiving activity for Nursing students - What's wrong with your patient?

Nov 26, 2014 11:47:00 AM / by user posted in Nurse Practitioner, nursing education, tools for nursing instructors, free resources, teaching idea

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We found some great examples of weird, unexpected and common problems that come into the E.R. around Thanksgiving. This activity is great for students to complete before holiday vacation when you're not ready to start a new lesson, but you still want students thinking. We like to give prizes (or snacks) to the student to solves all the cases first. For a printable/editable version of this sheet click here.

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Our new favorite vendor: CreativeEd

Oct 28, 2014 10:04:00 AM / by user posted in learning games, nursing education, tools for nursing instructors, common core, CTE, health science education

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If you've read this blog in the past, you know we love sharing information from other vendors we meet at conferences. Whether it's an amazing moisturizer that lasts handwash after handwash or a book full of sing-songy memorization tools, we love things that make our lives (and our future nurses' education) better.

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How to use an EHR no matter what type of simulation experience your students have

Sep 10, 2014 9:53:00 AM / by user posted in EHR Tutor, electronic medical records, nursing, nursing education, tools for nursing instructors, academic EHR, academic EMR, EHR, electronic health records, EMR, simulation, teaching idea

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When we talk to Simulation Lab Coordinators and Instructors, we've come across all sorts of setups. We've met High-Fidelity Sim Lab Coordinators, Nursing Instructors who use the old school, low-tech mannequins and instructors of new programs who are using a combination of virtual, paper and volunteer patients. Not only have we talked to each type of school, but we have all varieties of instructors and schools using EHR Tutor in effective, interesting ways. So just because your school does things a little bit different, doesn't mean your students can't benefit from the latest technology. Here's how:

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Remembering Student Names

Aug 20, 2014 8:53:00 AM / by user posted in nursing education, tools for nursing instructors

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Welcome to the new school year! We try to stick to Nursing/Medical Professions related tips, tools and resources on this blog but no matter what course an instructor teaches, one thing is guaranteed-- you have to remember your new students' names. So here are some handy tricks for doing so:

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