To develop sound evidence-based teaching strategies, the science needs to be strong so that educators can use the framework as a model to implement flipped classroom approaches.
There is a need for rigorous research studies to address operational pre- and in-class activities and type of content and level of students that might be best amenable to this pedagogy.
Other health disciplines, such as pharmacy, have contributed extensively to implementing flipped classroom models.
Nursing educators could integrate lessons learned in their work making sure components are appropriate in the context of nursing education.
There is a need to investigate faculty workload issues and how those
would impact implementation of flipped classroom models.
Most importantly, research studies are needed to determine how flipped classroom models will influence student performance in clinical judgment and decision-making skills months after they complete the flipped classroom course.
This point is critical and remains a gap given the rationale provided for implementing flipped classroom models in the studies reviewed.
Nursing educators could then translate these models in more strategic ways to transform the teaching– learning process.
In order to be effective, it is also important to consider streamlining duplicate and unnecessary course content to accommodate this innovative pedagogy to best prepare graduate nurses with the skill set they need to be effective and transformative professionals.