1. What is Assist, and how does it benefit nursing educators?

Assist is a new feature within the Nursing Central platform powered by Unbound Intelligence. The Assistants we have released help nurse educators quickly generate dynamic instructional materials and learning activities, such as case studies, test questions, and lesson plans. By streamlining the content creation process, Assist saves you time and enhances your teaching effectiveness.

2. How can I access Assist within Nursing Central?

You can access Assist from any topic in Nursing Central by clicking the blue Assist icon located in the upper right-hand corner. From there, you can choose to create the instructional material or learning activity of your choice.

You can also access Assist from the Assist landing page. Select Assist from the main menu bar and then choose the Assistant you would like to use.

3. What types of materials can I create with Assist?

Assist allows you to generate personalized curriculum materials, including case studies, test questions, and more tailored to your specific educational needs. You can customize the content based on various factors, including course objectives, alignment with the Clinical Judgment Measurement Model, and Bloom’s Taxonomy levels.

4. How do I specify the course and objectives for the case study or test questions?

During the content generation process, Assist will prompt you to select the course for which the content will be used, such as Adult Health Nursing. You can also enter your own specific topics and objectives to address, ensuring that the materials align with your educational goals.

5. Can I access my previous Assist history?

You can easily access your Assist history by selecting the History button from the top of an active Assist window. This feature allows you to review, edit the name of the Assist, or delete the previously generated content.

6. Is it possible to provide feedback on the content produced by Assist?

Yes! After generating content, you have the option to rate it and leave feedback for the Unbound development team using the star rating at the bottom of the Assist window. Your insights are valuable for improving Assist and tailoring it to better meet the needs of nursing educators. You can revisit an Assist via your History to leave feedback at any time.

7. What support is available if I have questions or need help with Assist?

If you have any questions or need assistance, you can reach out to the Unbound team at support@unboundmedicine.com. They are available to help you navigate Assist and make the most of its features.

8. I was exploring the Learning Center and came across this FAQ. How do I learn more and get access to Assist?

Thank you for your interest! If you would like to schedule a demonstration to learn more about Assist, please contact the Unbound team at sales@unboundmedicine.com.

1. Does Assist use artificial intelligence (AI)? Where does the generated content come from?

Yes, Unbound Intelligence™ is Unbound Medicine’s combination of technology, including artificial intelligence, and human expertise.

2. How does Assist handle content accuracy and academic integrity?

Guidance links and Crosslinks to Nursing Central resources are included in the generated output to allow users to verify content accuracy, ensuring high-quality educational materials. As the nurse educator, you review and approve the material to ensure it meets academic standards and integrity before implementing it in your classroom.

3. How does Assist handle content accuracy and academic integrity?

Assist is integrated into the Nursing Central platform, linking to trusted resources and providing immediate access within the topics you’re teaching. Its guided prompts and AI assistance make content creation efficient while ensuring alignment with educational standards.

1. How does Assist save time for nurse educators?

Assist streamlines the content creation process by guiding you through prompts to quickly generate personalized materials. By automating parts of the content creation process and providing immediate links to reliable resources, Assist reduces the time you spend on developing teaching materials, allowing you to focus more on engaging with your students. On average, Assist users report saving over 5 hours each week.

2. Can Assist help my students develop clinical judgment skills?

Yes, Assist is designed to help you create materials that enhance your students’ clinical judgment skills. By generating case studies and NGN-style test questions, you provide opportunities for students to apply their knowledge in practical scenarios.

3. What types of questions does Assist generate?

Assist can create the following types of question sets:

• NGN-style
• Multiple choice and free response
• Multiple choice only
• Free response only

Assist specializes in generating NGN-style test questions, designed to reflect the latest NCLEX exam format and help prepare students for licensure.

4. What degree programs and curricular models does Assist support?

Assist supports numerous degree programs, as well as many curricular models, allowing you to select the appropriate model(s) for your institution. Assist accommodates hybrid curriculum models by allowing you to select multiple curricular models (up to three) during the content generation process, ensuring that the materials align with your institution’s teaching approach.

5. Can I align the content with specific levels of Bloom’s Taxonomy or cognitive aspects of the Clinical Judgment Measurement Model?

Yes, Assist aligns the generated content with Bloom’s Taxonomy, allowing you to target the desired cognitive skills for that particular activity. Additionally, certain Assistants, specifically our Case Study (Standard) and Test Question (NGN-style) are specifically designed to align with the cognitive aspects of the Clinical Judgment Measurement Model (CJMM), ensuring that the content effectively reflects the critical thinking and decision-making processes essential for nursing practice.

6. Can I edit the prompts and content generated by Assist?

Not at this time.

7. How does Assist integrate with Unbound Scenarios?

Assist works well with Unbound Scenarios, which guide students through case studies with formative and summative activities. While exploring a scenario, you can click on linked topics to create additional materials, allowing you to develop comprehensive assignments or lesson plans based on the scenario’s theme. Further integration into Unbound Scenarios is currently in development.

8. How do you keep bias out of the Assistants’ output?

We use several prompting strategies, including instructions that direct the AI model to exclude patient characteristics that are not relevant to the medical condition. This is a best practice employed by the NCSBN (Riley et al., 2024; Van Der Gaag et al., 2024). In addition, a board of nurse educators with experience in identifying bias review each Assistant.