One simulated skills checkoff is still not enough: Foley catheterization performance among undergraduate nursing students
Aldridge, M.D. (2024). One simulated skills checkoff is still not enough: Foley
catheterization performance among undergraduate nursing students. Clinical Simulation in Nursing, 89, 101503.
Understanding the experience of mothers of medically complex children through photojournaling.
2022
Connor, K., Aldridge, M.D., & Gallegos, C. (2022). Understanding the experience of mothers of medically complex children through photojournaling. Journal of Modern Nursing Practice and Research, 2(2), 5
Maneuvering the Institutional Review Board (IRB) Process: A Guide for Critical Care Nurses and Researchers
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2022
Aldridge, M.D. (2022). Maneuvering the Institutional Review Board (IRB) process: A guide
for critical care nurses and researchers. Dimensions of Critical Care Nursing, 41, 24-28.
"FINDING MY OWN WAY": THE LIVED EXPERIENCES OF UNDERGRADUATE NURSING STUDENTS LEARNING PSYCHOMOTOR SKILLS DURING COVID-19
OCTOBER 2021
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Aldridge, M.D., & McQuagge, E. (2021). "Finding My Own Way": The lived experiences of undergraduate nursing students learning psychomotor skills during COVID-19. Teaching and Learning in Nursing, 16, 347-351.
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A qualitative study examining how nursing students learned skills during the pandemic, when many nursing schools had to limit in-person activities.
TEACHING NURSING STUDENTS THE CARE OF A PATIENT WITH END STAGE RENAL DISEASE IN A PEDIATRIC NURSING THEORY COURSE: A COMPARISON OF TWO INSTRUCTIONAL METHODS
November / December 2019
Aldridge, M.D. (2019). Teaching nursing students the care of a patient with End Stage Renal Disease in a pediatric nursing theory course: A comparison of two instructional methods. Nephrology Nursing Journal, 46(6), 605-610.
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A mixed-methods study comparing two teaching methods about pediatric ESRD: a three-day at home simulation versus watching videos of families and children with ESRD sharing their experiences. Both groups found value in the teaching method, but using both approaches may be the best strategy.
PUBLISHED WORK
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NURSING STUDENTS' PERCEPTIONS OF SKILLS LEARNING : A PHENOMENOLOGICAL STUDY.
May/June 2019
Aldridge, M.D., & Hummel, F. (2019). Nursing students’ perceptions of skills learning: A
phenomenological study. Nurse Educator, 44(3), 164-169.
DOI:10.1097/NNE.0000000000000569.
A qualitative study of how undergraduate nursing students perceive learning psychomotor skills. Themes included: umbrella of emotion; practice; learning through technology; fidelity affects learning; teaching matters; importance of peers.
CREATIVE TEACHING METHODS FOR EDUCATORS: A COMPENDIUM OF CRITICAL-CARE CONCEPTS.
September / October 2018
Aldridge, M.D. (2018). Creative teaching methods for educators: A compendium of critical-care concepts. Dimensions of Critical Care Nursing, 37(5), 245-250
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/DCC.0000000000000313
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Practical and experiential methods educators can use in the classroom or at the bedside to teach concepts such as airway obstruction, congenital cardiac abnormalities, sickle cell disease, SIADH versus DI, and kidney diseases.
NURSING STUDENTS' PERCEPTIONS OF LEARNING PSYCHOMOTOR SKILLS: A LITERATURE REVIEW.
January 2017
Aldridge, M.D. (2017). Nursing students’ perceptions of learning psychomotor skills: A
literature review. Teaching and Learning in Nursing, 12, 21-27. http://dx/doi.org/10.1016/j.teln.2016.09.002
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A systematic literature review to answer the question, "What are nursing students' perceptions of learning nursing skills?" Six themes were identified: peers are important; practice on real people; faculty members matter; environment is essential; patients need my skills; and anxiety is ever present.
STANDARDIZED PATIENTS PORTRAYING PARENTS IN A PEDIATRIC END-OF-LIFE SIMULATION.
July 2017
Aldridge, M.D. (2017). Standardized patients portraying parents in pediatric end-of-life
simulation. Clinical Simulation in Nursing, 13(7), 338-342.
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ecns.2017.05.012
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This article describes how faculty created an end-of-life simulation involving an infant experiencing brain death. Standardized patients were used as the infant's parents. This article describes how the characters were created, how standardized patients were trained, and the importance of psychosocial care with standardized patients.
FAMILY PRESENCE DURING TRAUMA RESUSCITATION: FAMILY MEMBER ATTITUDES, BEHAVIORS, AND EXPERIENCES.
May 2017
O’Connell, K.J., Fritzeen, J., Guzzetta, C.E., Clark, A.P., Lloyd, C., Scott, S.H., Aldridge, M.D.,
& Kreling, B. (2017). Family presence during trauma resuscitation: Family member
attitudes, behaviors, and experiences. American Journal of Critical Care, 26, 229-239.
doi: https://doi.org/10.4037/ajcc2017503
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Reports on a mixed methods study about families who were and were not present when their children were brought into the emergency department after suffering a traumatic injury.
HOW CAN NURSE EDUCATORS PERFORM PATIENT SIMULATION EFFICIENTLY?
January 2016
Aldridge, M.D. (2016). How can nurse educators perform patient simulation efficiently?
Teaching and Learning in Nursing, 11, 8-14.
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This article provides recommendations for performing simulation activities efficiently, including faculty training and support, in-class simulation, scenario and manikin choice, equipment organization, simulation mapping in the curriculum, and pre-programmed scenario use.
TOP TEN WAYS TO GET THE MOST OUT OF A PROFESSIONAL CONFERENCE.
March / April 2012
Aldridge, M.D. (2012). Closing word: Top ten ways to get the most out of a professional
conference. Dimensions of Critical Care Nursing, 31, 133-134.
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One of my favorite works: tips for attending and networking at professional conferences.
A PERSONAL REFLECTION: THE DIFFICULT DECISION TO LEAVE CRITICAL CARE.
November / December 2012
Aldridge, M.D. (2012). A personal reflection: The difficult decision to leave critical care. Dimensions of Critical Care Nursing, 31, 330-335.
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My own story about my decision to stop working as a pediatric critical care nurse and transition to full-time teaching.
SLIDING AWAY FROM POWERPOINT: THE INTERACTIVE LECTURE.
November / December 2010
Moellenberg, K.K. & Aldridge, M.D. (2010). Sliding away from Powerpoint: The interactive
lecture. Nurse Educator, 35 (6), 268-272.
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This article discusses an alternative method to the usual PowerPoint lecture: an interactive document that encourages students to participate in class.
USING MODELS TO TEACH CONGENITAL HEART DEFECTS: A HANDS-ON APPROACH.
May / June 2009
Aldridge, M.D. (2009). Using models to teach congenital heart defects: A hands-on approach.
Dimensions of Critical Care Nursing, 28, 116-122.
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This article describes how using models and drawings can help students and nurses understand various congenital heart defects.
HOW DO FAMILIES ADJUST TO HAVING A CHILD WITH CHRONIC KIDNEY FAILURE? A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW.
March / April 2008
Aldridge, M.D. (2008). How do families adjust to having a child with chronic kidney failure?
A systematic review. Nephrology Nursing Journal, 35, 157-162.
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A synthesis of 11 studies describing parents' experiences having a child with chronic kidney failure.
ACUTE IRON POISONING: WHAT EVERY PEDIATRIC ICU NURSE SHOULD KNOW.
March / April 2007
Aldridge, M.D. (2007). Acute iron poisoning: What every pediatric ICU nurse should know.
Dimensions of Critical Care Nursing, 26(2), 43-48.
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A clinical article that overviews the incidence, pathophysiology, signs and symptoms, and treatment of iron poisoning.
DECREASING PARENTAL STRESS IN THE PEDIATRIC INTENSIVE CARE UNIT: ONE UNIT'S EXPERIENCE.
December 2005
Aldridge, M.D. (2005). Decreasing parental stress in the pediatric intensive care unit: One
unit’s experience. Critical Care Nurse, 25 (6), 40-50.
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A clinical article describing how a protocol was implemented to try to decrease parental stress in the pediatric ICU. Free full text available at the journal's website (click "Learn More" for access).
MAKING THE RIGHT CHOICE: FAMILY PRESENCE AND THE CNS.
May / June 2005
Aldridge, M.D. & Clark, A.P. (2005). Making the right choice: Family presence and the CNS.
Clinical Nurse Specialist, 19(3), 113-116.
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A clinical article discussing the pros and cons of family presence during resuscitation, and the role of the Clinical Nurse Specialist in implementing an option for family presence.
FAMILY PRESENCE DURING CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION.
March 2005
Clark, A.P., Aldridge, M.D., Guzzetta, C.E., et al. (2005). Family presence during
cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Critical Care Clinics of North America, 17 (1), 23-32.
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A state of the science review about the issues surrounding the option of family presence during resuscitation.
WRITING AND DESIGNING READABLE PATIENT EDUCATION MATERIALS.
July / August 2004
Aldridge, M.D. (2004). Writing and designing readable patient education materials. Nephrology
Nursing Journal, 31, 373-7.
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My most cited and requested article - a how-to guide to assessing patient education materials and strategies for improving readability through writing and design strategies.
LEARNING BY DOING
June 10, 2028
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