Browsing by Author "Hensel, Desiree"

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    Doctorate of Nursing Practice Students' Impressions of Uses for Visual Thinking Strategies
    (Slack, 2018) Hensel, Desiree; Moorman, Margaret; School of Nursing
    Visual Thinking Strategies (VTS) is a structured art-viewing technique designed to teach critical thinking and aesthetic appreciation. Literature on how VTS might be used in nursing is just emerging. This qualitative descriptive study examined written responses to how 14 doctorate of nursing practice students thought they might use VTS in their practice after engaging in a classroom session. Three themes emerged for how nurses might use VTS: Facilitating Interpersonal Relationships, Changing Thinking in Practice, and As a Teaching Tool. This study contributes to the growing body of literature that suggests that art and VTS and can be used in nursing with practitioners of all levels to promote conversations that involve listening intently and considering other possibilities.
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    Faculty development needs and approaches to support test item writing in nursing programs: An integrative review
    (Lippincott, 2024) Hensel, Desiree; Moorman, Margaret; Stuffle, Megan; Holtel, Elizabeth
    Many nursing faculty lack formal training in item writing and test construction. This integrative review synthesizes the evidence to gain a comprehensive understanding of the developmental needs and interventions employed to help nursing faculty gain skills to develop course examinations. Original research and non-research reports published since 2012 were included. Independent quality appraisals were completed based on the Johns Hopkins Nursing Evidence-based Practice Model. Data were analyzed using the constant comparison method. Nineteen reports met inclusion criteria. Themes related to test development skills were standards support practice, educational preparation, evolving technologies, and writing for clarity. Themes related to faculty development were continuous improvement, professional development plans, peer and expert collaboration, and up-to-date resources. Nursing programs need to establish methods to ensure faculty use best practices and are competent in test development. Nursing needs future research to understand optimal faculty development approaches.
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    Innovative Implementation of Social Determinants of Health in a New Concept-Based Curriculum
    (Lippincott, Williams, and Wilkins, 2017-05) Decker, Kim A.; Hensel, Desiree; Kuhn, Thomas M.; Priest, Chad; IU School of Nursing
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    Outcomes of a Bystander Intervention Community Health Service Learning Project
    (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2016-05) Decker, Kim; Hensel, Desiree; Fasone, Leslie; Department of Nursing, IU School of Nursing
    The purpose of this article is to describe the integration of a college bystander intervention service-learning project into an entry-level community clinical course in a prelicensure program and its outcomes. Two years of data from 118 students showed that students helped improve campus safety while growing as professionals and gaining leadership and health promotion skills. Approximately one-third of the students described a specific incident in which they intervened in an ambiguous situation.