Sun3 - “That’s Not What My Instructor Said!” Implementing Standardized Teaching Plans

Sunday, June 22, 2025

7:30 AM – 8:15 AM MST

Location: Gov 14

Lead Author(s)

Heather Lachiewicz, MSN, RN, CHSE, CNE, NE-BC, CNML, NPD-BC (she/her/hers)

Clinical Associate, Clinical Nurse Educator
Duke University School of Nursing
Durham, NC, United States

Maddie R. Sjobeck, MSN, RN, CNE (she/her/hers)

Clinical Associate
Duke University School of Nursing
Durham, NC, United States
Nikki Petsas Blodgett, PhD, RN, CHSE-A

Director, Center for Nursing Discovery; Associate Professor
Duke University School of Nursing
Durham, NC, United States

Disclosure(s):

Heather Lachiewicz, MSN, RN, CHSE, CNE, NE-BC, CNML, NPD-BC: No financial relationships to disclose

Madeline R. Sjobeck, MSN, RN, CNE: No financial relationships to disclose

Nikki Petsas Blodgett, PhD, RN, CHSE: No financial relationships to disclose

Identify strategies for developing and implementing an Instructor Teaching Plan that promotes consistency from multiple clinical instructors teaching large nursing cohorts.
Apply principles of backward design to create competency-focused teaching plans that ensure alignment of classroom, lab, and clinical instruction for large nursing cohorts.
Demonstrate methods for supporting clinical instructors in preparing for consistent, simulation-based instruction through structured communication, pre-lab huddles, and collaborative planning tools.