Decreasing Stress to Increase Grades: Designing Low Stress Learning Environments for Nursing Students

Stress negatively effects students, and nursing school is known to be stressful! That is why it is essential that nursing educators provide a low stress environment for their students. Ensuring a positive learning environment with minimal stress can improve students’ knowledge retention, improve learning outcomes and improve students’ grades. This does not only promote academic success, but supports optimal nursing practice through out students’ careers!

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Standards

This course is designed as an elective, and it is meant to be part of a master’s in nursing education program. 

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