“Role-playing is useful way to engage nursing student in reproductive content,” highlights Joyce Cappiello, Director of the ROE Consortium of Nursing. “Using what is called a “standardized patient,” basically an actor playing the role of a patient, students can hone appropriate responses to a patient’s unintended pregnancy in the classroom setting.” This model was the topic of a poster presentation created and presented by Joyce at the recent Drexel University Nursing Education Institute. Bringing together leaders in nursing education, the conference was an opportunity to engage nurse educators around innovative teaching strategies.

“The poster was of great interest to the attendees, many of whom have struggled with ways to structure a complex discussion of professional versus personal ethics in the context of abortion care and options counseling,” notes Joyce. Not only did the presentation garner much attention by fellow participants, but it received the Institute Award for Nursing Education. “Connecting audiences of nurse educators with innovative teaching strategies and quality resources on reproductive options education can make a critical difference for educating a cadre of nurses able to support women with quality information.”

To view the award-winning poster, click here.