Using Clickers for Clinical Reasoning and Problem Solving

Abstract

This project explored how an audience response system (clickers), combined with case-based questions, resulted in increased student engagement, attention, and participation in an introductory clinical nursing course. Clicker questions and ensuing discussion were designed to enable students to practice reasoning through patient situations before entering the clinical setting. Findings suggest that nuanced discussion of all possible answers encouraged students to think more deeply about their initial answers and opened them up to new reasoning processes.

Clinical reasoning in nursing: teaching strategies and assessment tools

“…We found 87 studies and selected 21 of them for reading. In these publications, besides the strategies already mentioned, were identified: Clinical simulation (19)(20)(21) , Teleconference (22) , Clicker (23) , Outcome Present Test (24) , Game series (25) , Continuing education (26) and Integrated learning (27) .…”

Evidence-Based Clicker Use

“…Russell, McWilliams, Chasen and Farley () addressed the problems of teaching in large classrooms, and the potential benefits of using ARS were explored. Clickers were then implemented in hopes of improving clinical reasoning and problem‐solving with a sizeable group of students.…”

Using Clickers to Facilitate Development of Problem-Solving Skills

“…, 2008). Clickers have also been used to promote development of clinical reasoning and decision-making skills among nursing students (DeBourgh, 2008; Russell et al. , 2011).…”