An Innovative Well-Child Video Project to Teach Developmental Surveillance and Anticipatory Guidance.

Abstract

Learning to implement developmental surveillance and anticipatory guidance are critical components of clinical nursing education. The purpose of the Well-Child Video Project was to provide nursing students opportunities to develop confidence in providing early childhood health supervision. The faculty team curated more than 100 video clips of children age 0 to 6 years demonstrating key developmental milestones. Nurse practitioner students (N = 33) enrolled in an online course participated in a collaborative learning activity and completed pre- and post-assignment surveys assessing their level of confidence and evaluating their engagement. Students reported increased confidence in their ability to perform developmental surveillance and deliver anticipatory guidance following the clinical learning activity. Students (93.75%) agreed that the video strategy enhanced their learning. The Well-Child Video Project served as a cost-effective, easily accessible, user-friendly digital resource for designing innovative learning activities to increase student engagement in practicing developmental surveillance and anticipatory guidance. [J Nurs Educ. 2023;62(7):412-415.].