How Lippincott Client Cases enhances clinical judgment and critical thinking for practice readiness

Lippincott® Client Cases for Clinical Judgment connects didactic learning to patient care by focusing on critical thinking and sparking clinical judgment, making it a vital precursor or debriefing technique to simulation and clinicals. Client Cases trains students to think critically about complex, multifactorial patient scenarios, moving past simple memorization of tasks to considerations of what they should do – and why – before they take action. Emphasizing “thinking before doing,” Client Cases ensures students are equipped to make informed decisions in real-world clinical environments while complementing the task-oriented nature of simulation to enhance readiness for patient care.

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Broaden students’ exposure to patient scenarios
With over 300 complex multifactorial patient scenarios, students can practice before, during, and after their clinicals.
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Train students to think like a nurse
With instructor guidance, students learn to identify medical errors, address patients' needs, and develop the right clinical communication skills.
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Flexibly incorporated throughout the curriculum
Integrate cases across your curriculum for flipped classrooms, active learning, homework, simulation, clinical prep, or debriefing.
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Impact student engagement with authentic cases
Developed by nurse educators still in practice, Client Cases provides a collection of real-life clinical scenarios.

Empowering nursing education: Voices from faculty and students on Client Cases

Empowering Nursing Education with Case-Based Learning
Strengthening Nursing Skills Through Multifactorial Cases
Lippincott® Client Cases Prepares Future Nurses for Real World

How University of Seattle College of Nursing addressed the education-practice gap

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Seattle University College of Nursing was looking to enhance both the educational experience and long-term preparedness of its students, particularly in challenging courses like pediatrics and pharmacology. By embracing innovative teaching methods and integrating solutions that prioritize critical thinking and decision-making, the college equipped future nurses with essential thinking skills that would make the learning process more effective and less overwhelming. The school prioritized giving students adequate cognitive practice with patient care before simulations and clinicals.
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Providing value to educators and students alike

Interactive exposure to patient encounters through audio and electronic health records prepares students for real-world clinical decision-making. As the patient scenario unfolds over time in the EHR, students are presented with NCLEX®-style questions and confronted with real-world challenges, including distractions, cultural considerations, multifactorial health issues, and common errors by colleagues.

Value to educators

  • Enhance student engagement and comprehension by emphasizing the "why" behind health concepts.
  • Provide diverse patient scenarios organized by hospital unit and acute care, featuring evolving EHR and NCLEX-style questions.
  • Reduce stress during simulations and clinicals with a preparatory cognitive practice tool.
  • Create practice opportunities during slower clinical periods.
  • Maintain academic integrity through randomized quizzes.
  • Leverage intentional errors for impactful teaching moments that emphasize patient safety and improve readiness.
  • Integrate seamlessly with LMS and Wolters Kluwer tools, enabling course assignments, adjustments, and streamlined course management.

Value to students

  • Receive guided facilitation by educators before simulations and clinicals, fostering deeper understanding.
  • Boosts confidence in clinical judgment and decision-making.
  • Encourage communication practice with classmates in a safe and collaborative environment.
  • Offers space for reflection and develop anticipatory thinking to better prepare for real-world nursing challenges.
  • Gain exposure to scenarios that provide insights into the realities of nursing.
  • Enrich professional experiences by applying the knowledge gained in school to real-world clinical settings.
  • Interact with sample EHRs and gain exposure to documentation in clinical settings.

Ready to learn how Lippincott Client Cases for Clinical Judgment helps you prepare students from day one for competent and safe clinical practice?

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