Remediation 101: Strategies for Nurse Educators

Development of a clinical skills remediation program for chiropractic students at a university

“…Opportunities for Improvement Development of pre-and postremediation assessment rubrics would provide more clarity about the success of the remediation process. 7,8 This rubric could easily be added to the appropriate sections in the referral form that would reveal a global pre-and postremediation level of competency and be followed over time.…”

Success Coaching: A Proactive Student Support Strategy

“…Student retention is multidimensional and intricate. Several studies support that non-traditional students attempt to balance many roles, such as student, caregiver, breadwinner, and or parent [4,[6][7][8]. Students may be unaware of the challenges of undergraduate nursing education.…”

“…Minority students may face many challenges, such as financial issues, inadequate academic preparation, and deficient study skills. These factors may be barriers to the successful completion of an undergraduate nursing program [1,4,7,10]. Furthermore, withdrawing from a nursing program is further amplified when students lack support programs [7,11,12].…”

“…These factors may be barriers to the successful completion of an undergraduate nursing program [1,4,7,10]. Furthermore, withdrawing from a nursing program is further amplified when students lack support programs [7,11,12]. The first semester of nursing is critical since the decision to withdraw from a nursing program often occurs within the first six weeks of the first semester [13,14].…”

“…These include time management, study skills, stress management, active learning strategies, tutoring, professional socialization, and advisement [15,22,25]. Nursing faculty must identify variables that affect attrition, especially in nontraditional students at higher risk for non-completion [4,7,26].…”