Issn Print: 1098-7886

Publication Date: 2006/11/01


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Instant Teaching Tools

Michele L. Deck

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Many educators face the challenge of reaching a large number of staff in a short period of time with limited resources. This month, I would like to thank Karen Ray, MSN, RN, for sharing an innovative approach to that challenge. Karen is a Supervisor of Clinical Instruction at St. Luke's Regional Medical Center in Boise, ID. She describes the following idea to reach staff with a new teaching tool she designed and employed. She calls it "a series of eye-catching posters on wheels called the Rolling Inservice."
Response to this strategy has been excellent. When compared with stationary posters, follow-up review indicates that this strategy is a more effective method of disseminating information of moderate difficulty. By bringing education to the point of care, the rolling inservice promotes self-learning and involves nurses in the teaching process. Using this technique, we can reach up to 80% of the staff with vital information in a format that is new, interesting, and memorable.
Thank you, Karen, for sharing your innovation and time-saving teaching tool.
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