Peer Review

Social Determinants of Health in Nursing Education: Integrating Into Curriculum and Practice

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Reviewed:: Oct 25, 2026 by Health Sciences

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Overview:

This workbook was established with nurse educators and nursing students in mind to provide knowledge, guidance, and support for integrating social determinants of health (SDOH) across the nursing education spectrum. Contents from this workbook are applicable to pre-licensure baccalaureate nursing programs, RN-to-BSN programs, and graduate education.

Type of Material:

Open (Access) Textbook- with only the download of PDF chapters

Recommended Uses:

In class, clinical discussion, lab, or self-paced activity/homework.
Online, asynchronous, hybrid, or didactic nursing education for individuals or groups. This would support self-paced learning and homework or in-class activities (using the case studies).

Technical Requirements:

Internet access
Web browser
PDF viewer

Identify Major Learning Goals:

After active engagement with the material, the learner will

Provide knowledge, guidance, and support for integrating SDOH across the nursing education spectrum.
Lead educators and students on a guided path to discover how SDOH is integral to nursing practice and how nurses can implement effective interventions to positively impact the health outcomes of individuals, families, communities, and aggregates.

Target Student Population:

College Upper Division, Graduate School, Professional

Prerequisite Knowledge or Skills:

Foundational nursing courses
Skills to navigate the chapter website and download chapters

Content Quality

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Strengths:

The content is concise and strong, but each chapter in workbook format ends abruptly, sometimes without references for the in-text citations. The book is more of a workbook to use alongside another text.
The content is fabulous and includes appropriate sub-concepts.

Concerns:

Since it is more of a workbook, it is an additional source, and instructors would need to use it as a supplement to a textbook.
Include Chapter summaries and references. Summaries should highlight key points and emphasize the most important ones.
Incorporate the IPEC citation and reference.
The case studies are great at the end of the book.

Potential Effectiveness as a Teaching Tool

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Strengths:

The case studies and facilitator guidelines are very well laid out.
The content supports the concept of SDOH.
Teaching-learning goals are identified in general form at the beginning of the text; case studies have their own learning objectives.
Potential for student learning and understanding is present.
Text can be used in a variety of ways.

Concerns:

Active integration to measure learning effectiveness during section readings or case studies is limited. Instructors would need to add some learning checks or measures.

Ease of Use for Both Students and Faculty

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Strengths:

Text format is consistent and easy to navigate, and the site is in working order.
The information is clearly presented.
There is a natural progression that builds upon prior content (until the section is cut off).
The facilitator guideline provides ideas for use in clinical, classroom, or simulation presentations for the case studies.

Concerns:

Text appears only in downloadable PDF format, limiting interaction and accessibility checks.
The software is basic and not innovative.

Other Issues and Comments:

The workbook resource has good case studies to use with the primary text.

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