Tim J. Bristol, PhD, RN, CNE, ANEF
Karin J. Sherrill, MSN, RN, CNE, CHSE, ANEF
Karin J. Sherrill MSN, RN, CNE, CHSE, ANEF
Do your students feel there is no connection
between clinicals and the curriculum?
If you answered yes to any of these questions, you won’t want to miss
NCLEX® Across the Curriculum. This one-of-a-kind program is focused on
helping faculty find success today. Please come prepared to be engaged
(dress accordingly).
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1A : : Test Items That Work: Efficiency and Efficacy for All
3A : : From Blueprints to Item Analysis: A Sanity-Saving Approach
1B : : NCLEX® and Simulation: Every Student, Semester, Specialty
3B : : (Poster Winners­­­––Oral Presentations) Time for Collaborative IQ
2A : : Test Items That Work: Efficiency and Efficacy for All
4A : : Student Retention and Success: Helping Students at Risk
2B : : (Poster WinnersOral Presentations) Time for Collaborative IQ
4B : : NCLEX® and High-Stakes Testing: Evidence-Based Decisions Every Semester
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Enjoyed the course very much as writing questions
is a new skill to learn. Also plan to share the
concept of taking so many NCLEX® questions a
week to get students thinking application.
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Karin is an experienced nurse educator and consultant with over twenty years of teaching
experience at multiple levels. During her teaching tenure, she has been involved with multiple
projects including assessment, test-item writing, online education, informatics development,
active learning strategies, new graduate transition to practice, and the integration of classroom,
lab, and simulation innovations. She currently teaches third-semester nursing students in the
classroom and simulation lab, along with facilitating student success courses throughout the
curriculum. Her consultations focus on helping schools with at-risk students and curricular
innovations to improve outcomes. Karin currently serves on the Maricopa Nursing Testing
Committee, the T.I.G.E.R. Informatics Education Committee, and is the president of the Arizona
League for Nursing. Karin has consulted for the National League for Nurses Testing Services,
National Council State Board of Nursing, and several publishing companies related to NCLEX®
success. She is also a member of the National League for Nursing, the Arizona and American
Nurses Association, the Organization for Associate Degree Nursing, the International Nursing
Association for Clinical Simulation & Learning, the Society for Simulation in Healthcare, and was
founding president for the Arizona Simulation Network.
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October 17-18, 2015
Wish all students in the nurse educator track could
attend this discussion prior to graduation. Great
information and presented in a way that is much
less overwhelming...
expert faculty
Tim is an internationally known student success specialist, nurse educator, and educational
consultant. Through a careful process of focusing on retention at all levels, he has helped programs
around the country experience exceptional outcomes. Teaching at all levels of nursing in both
public and private institutions, his ability to speak to curricular challenges has helped thousands
of educators and students. He has also consulted with the healthcare industry through public
health, global health, acute care, long-term care, and professional trade organizations. Sharing his
expertise through a number of written works on NCLEX® success, adult learning, instructional
design, curricular innovation, and faculty development, he is known for a practical, straightforward
approach to academic success. Dr. Bristol is the owner of NurseTim, Inc., a faculty member at Walden
University, and serves on the board of directors for Health eVillages and the FSIL Nursing School
in Leogane, Haiti. His motto, “Today we will learn how to learn,” serves as a focus for everything he
does.
NCLEX® Across the Curriculum
TARGET AUDIENCE
This conference is designed for clinical
instructors, faculty, preceptors, graduate
students, and administrators in PN/VN,
ADN, diploma, and pre-licensure programs.
Because of the active learning focus, all
health care educators can benefit from this
conference. Due to the hands-on nature of
this conference, participants should come
ready to be engaged.
REGISTER EARLY!
Take advantage of our special early-bird
rate! Register before Sept. 06, 2015 to
receive your automatic discount.
REGISTRATION DEADLINE
Deadline is October 6, 2015. Conference
will likely sell out—REGISTER EARLY!
CANCELLATION POLICY
An administrative fee of $100 will
be charged for registration changes
(cancellations/refunds) prior to October
6, 2015. No refunds will be issued after
October 6, 2015.
PHOTOGRAPHY/VIDEOGRAPHY
We reserve the right to photograph/
record attendees for promotional use.
LODGING INFORMATION
A special hotel room block will be
prepared for participants. Please visit
NurseTim.com/nclex_conference for more
information.
ATTIRE
Business–casual attire is appropriate
for the conference. Please note that the
temperature in the meeting rooms varies;
dress in layers to ensure your comfort.
VENUE INFORMATION
This conference is located at Seminole
State College Altamonte Springs Campus.
All conference activities will be held in
the Seminole State facilities. Free shuttles
to and from the conference are for hotel
block participants only. More information
will be provided upon registration. This
event is not affiliated with Seminole State
College of Florida.
TECHNOLOGY
Tablets and laptops are not required,
but many examples will be available for
you to try first-hand. However, if you do
not bring your tablet/laptop, you can try
all these activities at a later time. In an
effort to be eco-friendly, we will make all
handouts and activities available online.
CALL FOR POSTERS!
HELPING STUDENTS LEARN HOW TO LEARN
This event is a hands-on exploration of the NCLEX® Test Plan from the aspects of
teaching, learning, assessment, and evaluation. The key to developing higher-order
thinking skills (especially cognitive functioning at the application and analysis level)
is bringing reality into the learning and assessment processes. Using the NCLEX® Test
Plans as that vehicle to reality is benefits all levels of the nursing curriculum. Not only
are outcomes better, but civility and collaboration can become the norm. Using active
learning strategies, evidence-based assessment principles, and a sanity-saving approach,
each participant will experience first-hand these curricular threads that are essential
to developing the next generation of nurses. This event emphasizes constructivist
learning theory and measures to prevent incivility combined with situated learning and
instructional design principles.
OVERALL CONFERENCE OBJECTIVES
Participants will:
1. Analyze the different components of the NCLEX® Test Plans.
2. Create effective learning experiences that promote civility and communicate
high expectations.
3. Develop multiple-choice and alternate-format test items that assess for applicationand analysis-level cognitive processing.
4. Analyze an assessment for potential improvements based on current nursing practice.
5. Develop a learning activity that promotes higher-order thinking in classroom,
laboratory, and clinical learning environments.
6. Create a plan to integrate NCLEX® throughout their nursing curriculum.
NURSING CONTACT HOURS
12 hours of nursing continuing education will be awarded upon completion of CE criteria
(6 hours for one day only).
NurseTim, Inc. is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by
the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
CE completion criteria includes: payment of conference fee, attendance of
the entire session, and submission of a completed evaluation tool.
All faculty and planners at nursing continuing education activities are required to disclose to the audience (1) any
significant financial relationships with the manufacturer(s) of any commercial products, goods, or services and (2)
any unlabeled/unapproved uses of drugs or devices discussed in their presentations. Such disclosures will be made
in writing in the course presentation materials.
GROUP DISCOUNT
Three or more faculty registrations will qualify your group for a discount. Registrations
must be mailed or completed online together with fees paid prior to the conference
registration deadline. Group discounts will be applied automatically.
SUBSCRIBER DISCOUNT
NurseTim webinar subscribers receive a special discount on the NCLEX® conference!
Email or call for more information––workshops@nursetim.com or 866.861.2896 opt. 2.
SUBMIT BY SEPTEMBER 23, 2015
NCLEX® ACROSS THE CURRICULUM
Creating a Culture of Success
DAY 1: OCTOBER 17, 2015
7:30–8:15
Registration/Continental Breakfast
8:15–8:30
Welcome and Introductions
8:30–9:45
NCLEX® as the Evidence Base of Your Students’ Future: Faculty explore and begin to use the test plan to set and attain realistic goals for students. (Bring a syllabus!)
9:45–10:15
Break––Refreshments
10:15–12:00
Class Time is Now Clinical Time: Bringing clinical to class enhances efficacy through situated learning.
12:00–1:00
Collaborative Lunch with Peers
1:00–2:30
Breakout Session 1
1A : : Test Items That Work: Efficiency and Efficacy for All (Bring a couple of sample test items!)
1B : : NCLEX® and Simulation: Every Student, Semester, Specialty
2:30–3:00
Break––Refreshments
3:00–4:30
Breakout Session 2
2A : : Test Items That Work: Efficiency and Efficacy for All (Bring a couple of sample test items!)
2B : : (Poster Winners—Oral Presentations) Time for Collaborative IQ
DAY 2: OCTOBER 18, 2015
Registration/Continental Breakfast
8:15–9:45
Breakout Session 3
3A : : From Blueprints to Item Analysis: A Sanity-Saving Approach
3B : : (Poster Winners—Oral Presentations) Time for Collaborative IQ
9:45–10:15
Break – Poster Presentations/Refreshments
10:15–11:45
Breakout Session 4
4A : : Student Retention and Success: Helping Students at Risk
4B : : NCLEX® and High-Stakes Testing: Evidence-Based Decisions Every Semester
11:45–12:45
Lunch Break––Poster Presentations
12:45–1:30
NCLEX® in Every Clinical: Teaching, Learning, Assessment, and Evaluation
(Bring a sample clinical evaluation tool.)
1:30–2:15
NCLEX® in Every Lab: Teaching, Learning, Assessment and Evaluation
2:15–2:45
Break––Poster Presentations/Refreshments
2:45–3:30
Learning How to Learn: Provide an NCLEX® PreView for Your Learners (Proactive interventions work)
3:30–4:15
NCLEX® Success in Your Program: Create a tool/test item/technique to use tomorrow.
4:15–4:30
Wrap-Up/Evaluations
(Select posters will be chosen for an oral presentation.)
Consider submitting a poster presentation demonstrating how your use of the NCLEX® Client Needs to create
curricular changes, integrate learning activities in simulation/lab/classroom, or evaluate student outcomes.
Abstracts will be peer-reviewed and notification of acceptance will occur by October 2, 2015. Please indicate
if you are open to an oral presentation as well as a poster presentation. Of the poster abstracts selected, some
will be chosen for oral presentation.
If your abstract is accepted, you are responsible for paying the registration fee for the conference and all
related travel expenses. For complete poster presentation guidelines, you may download information at
NurseTim.com/nclex_conference. For questions, please email mandy@nursetim.com or call 952.423.8659.
A limited number of posters will be accepted. Please submit your abstract before September 23, 2015 to be
considered. For more information please email mandy@nursetim.com.
interactive sessions!
7:45–8:15
DISCLAIMER: NCLEX®, NCLEX-RN®, and NCLEX-PN® are federally registered trademarks and service marks of the National Council of State
Boards of Nursing, Inc. This event and subsequent publications are not endorsed by the National Council of State Boards of Nursing, Inc.