Alena clicked to Slide 12. It showed a photo of Marcus—her former student—now smiling, back in a residency program with mental health mentorship. Underneath: "Rigor without compassion is just machinery. Our job is not to build nurses. It’s to grow healers."
Grades shift from 90% exams to 50% narrative reflection, 30% direct observation, 20% knowledge checks. A rubric not for "correct answer" but for "ethical noticing." curriculum development in nursing education ppt
She deleted the old file. A new, blank PowerPoint appeared. She titled it simply: Alena clicked to Slide 12