Program home · Self-paced · ~25 minutes per module
Scenario modules for nurses stepping into the charge role — the role the literature shows is most often learned by accident, with a shift or two of shadowing standing in for training. Each module here is a shift you work, not a chapter you read: a situation, three decisions, a complication, and an expert walking the same shift after you.
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Twelve modules cover five content areas plus a resilience strand, each tagged with its primary AONL domain. Module titles describe the shift problem, not the textbook chapter.
Every module follows one reusable template, so the set reads as a single program. The scenario has five parts; a fixed debrief and a built-in evaluation hook close it. Total time: about 25 minutes.
1 · Cold open
You are dropped into the shift mid-problem. The first screen is the situation, not the learning objectives.
2 · Context build
Census, staffing, and the one detail that will matter later — information arriving incompletely, and not in order.
3 · Three decision points — with a complication inside
Plausible actions, including the tempting wrong one, with consequences that play out. Midway, the situation degrades — the module tests re-prioritization, not just the first call.
4 · Expert walk-through
An experienced charge nurse narrates the same scenario: what they noticed, what they ignored, and why. The contrast with your path is the lesson.
5 · Debrief & evaluation hook
Three fixed reflection prompts — identical in every module — then a knowledge check, a repeat confidence rating, a relevance rating, and a commitment line you carry onto your next shifts.
Published charge-nurse programs mostly stop at reaction and learning. This program specifies all four levels from the outset — and labels the two the literature has not yet shown how to reach.
| Level | What is measured | Where it happens | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| L1 · Reaction | Relevance of each module to real charge work | The per-module reaction item in the evaluation hook | Live in every authored module |
| L2 · Learning | Confidence and knowledge change, pre → post | Confidence check before and after each module; scenario-based knowledge checks; program-level confidence scale at baseline and post-program | Live in every authored module |
| L3 · Behavior | Observed practice on real shifts — does the behavior transfer? | Phase 3: standardized observation checklist across three supervised shifts; follow-through on each module's commitment line | Gap in literature — designed in, delivered in Phase 3 |
| L4 · Results | Unit-level outcomes — nurse-sensitive indicators, hospital-acquired events, patient satisfaction | Baseline vs. post-program periods; specific metrics selected with site leadership | Gap in literature — metrics not yet selected |