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Nursing faculty develop statewide courses

Five UNC School of Nursing instructors are subject matter experts for two required prelicensure classes.

By UNC School of Nursing, Tuesday, February 18th, 2025
Headshots of five individuals against a Carolina blue backdrop.
(L-R) Kandyce Brennan, Stephanie Fisher, Rachel McInerney, JoAn Stanek and Nancy Jo Thompson will collaborate with teams across the UNC System to develop comprehensive educational resources.

Five faculty members from the UNC School of Nursing have been selected to participate in a statewide initiative to improve nursing education. This initiative aligns with recommendations from the North Carolina Institute of Medicine to make education more affordable and accessible, enhance curriculum inclusivity and implement evidence-based teaching strategies.

The faculty members are clinical assistant professor Kandyce Brennan, assistant professor Stephanie Fisher, clinical assistant professor Rachel McInerney, clinical associate professor JoAn Stanek and assistant professor Nancy Jo Thompson, who is also director of the Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing program.

The five will collaborate with teams across the UNC System to develop comprehensive educational resources for two foundational courses — Nursing Fundamentals and Community Health Nursing — that will be required for all prelicensure nursing students in the state.

Thompson and Stanek will serve as Nursing Fundamentals subject matter experts, while Brennan, Fisher and McInerney will contribute as subject matter experts in Community Health Nursing.

The statewide initiative will:

  • Focus on two foundational courses: Nursing Fundamentals and Community Health Nursing
  • Curate and develop a library of comprehensive content and digital resources to be used across the UNC System
  • Increase the number of courses using rigorous, curated open educational resources

Research shows that adopting open educational resources significantly enhances student outcomes. It improves end-of-course grades and decreases drop/fail/withdrawal rates, with particularly notable benefits for Pell Grant recipients. The use of open educational resources also increases retention rates and accelerates time-to-degree by enabling students to accumulate more course credits. Additionally, it enhances nursing student engagement, satisfaction and success in their coursework.

The initiative builds on the success of the 2020 UNC System Digital Course Enhancement Initiative, which demonstrated the impact of open educational resources in improving student success and retention. Redesigned courses will be available by summer or fall 2025, with resources housed in the UNC Open Educational Resource Commons for statewide adoption.

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