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Announcement: Dissolution of the North Carolina League for Nursing (NCLN)

Effective immediately, the North Carolina League for Nursing (NCLN) has ceased operations following the National League for Nursing’s (NLN) decision to discontinue formal affiliation and support of state constituent leagues as of December 31, 2024. The Board explored options for continuation, but without the backing of NLN’s non-profit status, NCLN cannot sustain its operations as an independent organization.

The NCLN website will close on March 1, 2025, and all remaining accounts and administrative matters will be completed by June 2025.

We appreciate our members' and colleagues' dedication and support in advancing nursing education in North Carolina.

For any questions, please contact Tonya Willingham, NCLN President at tonya.willingham@duke.edu





Although our theory topic this module focuses on educational theories as they relate to your clinical learning experience ideas, it is important to mention nursing theory as it relates to teaching in the clinical setting.  

From the Certified Academic Clinical Nurse Educator Review Manual:

The clinical nurse educator is a vital point of contact to assist the students in bridging the gap between theory and practice. In the classroom, students are taught theoretical knowledge based concepts.  This knowledge must be successfully translated into clinical practice for safe and effective patient care. The theory of cognitive apprenticeship is described as "making expert thinking visible to the learner" (Lyones, McLaughlin, Khanova, & Roth, 2017).  Through this, the learner is able to "see" the cognitive process and develop clinical decision making skills. 

Whitman-Price, R., Wilson, L., & Gittings, K., (2020). Certified Academic Clinical Nurse Educator (CNEcl) Review Manual.  Springer Publishing Company, LLC.

Related Article:

Lyons, K., McLaughlin, J. E., Khanova, J., & Roth, M. T. (2017). Cognitive apprenticeship in health sciences education: A qualitative review. Advances in Health Sciences Education, 22(3), 723-739. https://dx.doi.org.liblink.uncw.edu/10.1007/s10459-016-9707-4

Watch this short video (about 5 minutes) on using simulation to bridge the gap between theory and practice from Nurse Educator

This is does not have closed caption so if you need the information in a different method, please refer to and read the full length article.

Strickland, H. P. & Welch, T. D. (2019). A Capstone Simulation for Leadership Development. Nurse Educator, 44(2), 84–87. https://doi.org: 10.1097/NNE.0000000000000553.


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