Clinical judgment has become one of the most important and challenging areas in nursing education today. While students may successfully memorize content, many continue to struggle with recognizing priorities, connecting patient cues, making safe decisions, and understanding what matters most in complex patient situations.
Join us for an engaging and practical discussion designed specifically for nurse educators as we explore what is really contributing to the clinical judgment gap and how educators can more intentionally develop thinking, prioritization, and decision-making skills across the curriculum.
Through real-world examples, live audience participation, and educator discussion, we will examine how novice nursing students process patient information differently than experienced nurses, why students often miss critical cues, and what teaching strategies can better support the development of clinical reasoning and safe patient care.
Daniel Eaton DNP, MSN, RN, PHM-BC, CNE, CDP, and Jeri Christiansen MSN, RN will be joining us to discuss:
- Why students struggle to move beyond memorization into application and prioritization
- Common barriers to developing clinical judgment in classroom, lab, simulation, and clinical settings.
- Practical strategies to help students recognize patient deterioration and identify priorities
- Approaches to strengthening clinical reasoning, decision-making, and confidence
- Ways to integrate clinical judgment development throughout the learning experience
Participants will also experience interactive patient prioritization and clinical reasoning activities that can be immediately adapted for use within nursing courses, remediation, simulation, and NCLEX preparation.
We'll also provide a live walkthrough of emerging Level Up RN clinical judgment and prioritization learning activities available through the Flashables platform, including practice questions, case-based learning strategies, and educator tools designed to support student engagement and progression.
As part of our commitment to supporting nursing education, nurse educators attending the session will also receive free educator access to Flashables resources.
Designed specifically for nurse educators, this session focuses on practical application, authentic discussion, and actionable strategies that educators can immediately bring back to their students and programs.
