About David Woodruff

David W. Woodruff, PhD, APRN, NPD-BC, CNE, CNE-cl, CCRN, FNAP, helps nursing professionals strengthen clinical judgment through evidence-based education and practical faculty-development tools.

Experience matters

David’s career began at the bedside in CCU, emergency, trauma, and ICU settings at large teaching hospitals and Level I trauma centers. He later brought that clinical experience into nursing education and faculty development.

Since 1992, his work has focused on helping educators translate clinical expertise into learning experiences that build thinking in students, new graduates, preceptors, and practicing nurses.

The Clinical Judgment Learning Lab

The Clinical Judgment Learning Lab grew from that experience. It is grounded in Tanner’s clinical judgment model, the Lasater rubric, and the ANPD preceptor competency framework, giving educators a structured way to teach, practice, and evaluate clinical judgment.

Focus

• Clinical judgment education
• Faculty and preceptor development
• Evidence-based nursing education
• Practical tools for guided reflection and feedback