Nursing Education Perspectives articles from January 2007

Nursing Education Perspectives archives from January 2007

The strategic importance of thinking time: creating a mind-set for safety.(President's Message)
January 1, 2007... AS WE CELEBRATE THE NEW YEAR, I recommend a book by John Naisbitt, Mind Set! Reset Your Thinking and See the Future (1). Naisbitt's basic premise, that a mind-set is a specific worldview that predetermines the interpretation of new information,...

Cultural competence in Nursing Education revisited.(From the Editor)
January 1, 2007... AS NURSE EDUCATORS, none of us nerds reminding of the importance of understanding culture and its influence on both patient and student learning. We are all aware of the changing demographics in our classrooms and in clinical practice. Yet, the...

Faculty matters.
January 1, 2007... GARY L. LOVING, PHD, RN, is associate professor and assistant dean for the Center for Educational Excellence at the College of Nursing at the University of Oklahoma, which was recognized this fall as an NLN Center of Excellence in Nursing...

New NCLEX passing standards announced.(Education News)
January 1, 2007... The National Council of State Boards of Nursing voted at its December meeting to raise the passing standard for the NCLEX-RN[R] examination effective April 1, 2007. The NCSBN Board of Directors evaluates the passing standard for the exam every...

Transforming Care at the Bedside.(Education News)
January 1, 2007... Fourteen schools of nursing nationwide have been selected to participate in Transforming Care at the Bedside (TCAB), a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation initiative begun in 2003 to improve quality in hospital-based patient care. Each participating...

Ethics education in MSN programs: a study of national trends.
January 1, 2007... ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to determine the manner in which master's of science in nursing programs, accredited by either the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission or the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education, conduct...

Teaching / learning: health promoting behaviors through telehealth.
January 1, 2007... ABSTRACT Associate degree nursing students in a community setting apply self-efficacy theory while helping clients with chronic health problems take personal responsibility for health-related behaviors. Students meet weekly with clients in an...

Nurses on a mission: a professional service learning experience with the inner-city homeless.
January 1, 2007... ABSTRACT Nursing students can play a vital role in addressing the health care needs of the homeless. Through professional service learning experiences in community-based settings, students learn how to partner with key community leaders and...

Mentoring partnerships as the wave of the future for new graduates.
January 1, 2007... ABSTRACT Vacancy rates for registered nurses in the health care arena currently average 14 percent nationwide and are predicted to rise to 20 percent by 2010. The turnover of newly hired nurse graduates is of particular concern, as many leave...

A comprehensive approach to NCLEX-RN[R] success.
January 1, 2007... ABSTRACT Nurse educators face many challenges in their efforts to prepare graduates for success on the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN[R]). A proactive, coordinated, and comprehensive effort to prepare...

Results of a remediation program for students at risk for failure on the NCLEX exam.
January 1, 2007... ABSTRACT Forty-seven nursing students identified as at risk for failure on the NCLEX licensure exam took a commercially available exit exam before and after participation in a remedial test-taking course. Results indicated that participation in...

Jacklyn Barber, MSN, RN.(Faculty Notes)
January 1, 2007... Morningside College, Sioux City, Iowa, has awarded a 2006 Sharon Walker Faculty Excellence Award to Jacklyn Barber, MSN, RN, associate professor of nursing and director of the Palmer Undergraduate Student Research Symposium.

Anne Boykin, PhD, RN.(Faculty Notes)
January 1, 2007... The Mathew Forbes Romer Foundation has presented a See the Light Award to Anne Boykin, PhD, RN, dean of the Florida Atlantic University Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing. This award recognizes the college's partnership with the foundation...

Jennifer Brown, PhD, APRN-PMH.(Faculty Notes)
January 1, 2007... Jennifer Brown, PhD, APRN-PMH, is now assistant professor, integrative systems, at the Virginia Commonwealth University School of Nursing, Richmond.

Mary Ann Fritz, EdD, RN.(Faculty Notes)
January 1, 2007... Mary Ann Fritz, EdD, RN, chair and professor of nursing at South Florida Community College, Highlands County, was named Outstanding Post-Secondary Educator for 2006 by the Avon Park Rotary Club. She was recognized for the outstanding passing...

Ada S. Hinshaw, PhD, RN, FAAN.(Faculty Notes)
January 1, 2007... The American Academy of Nursing named fellow and University of Michigan School of Nursing dean and professor, Ada S. Hinshaw, PhD, RN, FAAN, as AAN/Institute of Medicine/American Nurses Foundation Distinguished Nurse Scholar, a year-long...

Ann Horgas, PhD, RN.(Faculty Notes)
January 1, 2007... Ann Horgas, PhD, RN, associate dean for research at the University of Florida College of Nursing, has been honored by the New York University College of Nursing with the Rose and George Doval Award for Excellence in Nursing Education.

Jean W. Lange, PhD, RN.(Faculty Notes)
January 1, 2007... The University of Connecticut has honored Jean W. Lange, PhD, RN, associate professor and director of graduate studies at Fairfield University's School of Nursing, with the Marlene Kramer Outstanding Alumni Award for Research in Nursing.

Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing at Emory University.(Faculty Notes)
January 1, 2007... Marsha Lewis, PhD, RN, has been named associate dean for education at the Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing at Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia. Previously, she served as the director of graduate programs at the University of...

Jacqueline Keegan McColgan, MS, RN.(Faculty Notes)
January 1, 2007... Jacqueline Keegan McColgan, MS, RN, has been honored as the 2006-2007 recipient of the Joseph J. Deliso St. Endowed Chair at Springfield Technical Community College, Springfield, Massachusetts. A professor of nursing, she was recognized for...

Sharon L. Pontious, PhD, MSN, RN, has joined the Florida International University College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Miami, as interim associate dean.(Faculty Notes)
January 1, 2007... Sharon L. Pontious, PhD, MSN, RN, has joined the Florida International University College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Miami, as interim associate dean. She most recently served as dean of academic affairs for Miami Dade College's Medical...

Kathy L. Rush, PhD, RN.(Faculty Notes)
January 1, 2007... Kathy L. Rush, PhD, RN, is now a member of the Faculty of Health and Social Development at the School of Nursing, University of British Columbia Okanagan in Kelowna, British Columbia.

Jeanne Sorrell, PhD, RN.(Faculty Notes)
January 1, 2007... Jeanne Sorrell, PhD, RN, professor at George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia, has been honored by the Gannett Healthcare Group as 2006 National Nurse of the Year for excellence in education. She was previously chosen as a Nursing Spectrum...

In memoriam.(Faculty Notes)(Obituary)
January 1, 2007... Dr. Mecca S. Cranley, dean of the University at Buffalo School of Nursing since 1991, died on November 20. The university has established the Mecca S. Cranley School of Nursing Memorial Fund in her memory. Prior to 1972, she was professor and...

Online genetics education.(NEW RESOURCES)
January 1, 2007... Cincinnati Children's Hospital has developed a nurse educator's edition of its free module, "Genetics Is Relevant Now: Nurses' Views and Patients' Stories." Constructed so that learners can skip from topic to topic, this new version allows...

Vietnam Nurses.(NEW RESOURCES)
January 1, 2007... The 60-minute television documentary, Vietnam Nurses, narrated by Dana Delany and based on interviews with 172 nurses who served in Vietnam, is now available for purchase from Sigma Theta Tau International for $21.95. In lieu of offering...

Medicare hotline.(NEW RESOURCES)
January 1, 2007... Nurses who are attempting to assist older adults and people with disabilities with the Medicare prescription drug plan can now seek help from trained counselors at the Prescription Drug Helpline for Professionals. Call 877/794-3570 weekdays...

Eldercare guide.(NEW RESOURCES)
January 1, 2007... Transformation Eldercare, a practical guide for caregivers, has been published by Nursebooks.org, the publishing program of the ANA. Created from interviews with nurses and other professionals, the book contains numerous strategies and...

Patient safety and staff retention.(NEW RESOURCES)
January 1, 2007... Three leading critical care societies have joined the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses in embracing the AACN Standards for Establishing and Sustaining Healthy Work Environments. These six evidence-based, relationship-centered...

Violence prevention.(NEW RESOURCES)
January 1, 2007... A project of the Family Violence Prevention Fund and supported by the US Department of Health and Human Services, the National Health Resource Center on Domestic Violence offers a wealth of free, culturally competent materials for those seeking...

www.healthcare411.org: Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality.(ON THE WEB)
January 1, 2007... A new audio newscast series from AHRQ is designed to keep people informed of the agency's latest research findings as well as news and other information. Users may download newscasts to a portable digital player or listen to them through their...

Dictionary of Nursing Theory and Research (3rd edition).
January 1, 2007... Dictionary of Nursing Theory and Research (3rd edition) by Bethel Ann Powers. PhD, RN, and Thomas R. Knapp, EdD; New York: Springer Publishing, 2005; 210 pages, $29.95 (soft cover) When students, and clinicians flu that matter, encounter...

Handbook of Nursing Leadership: Creative Skills for a Culture of Safety.
January 1, 2007... Handbook of Nursing Leadership: Creative Skills for a Culture of Safety by Jeri A. Milstead, PhD, RN, FAAN, and Elizabeth Furlong, PhD, JD, RN; Sudbury. MA: Jones and Bartlett, 2006; 226 pages, $39.95 (soft cover) The preface to this small...

Nobody's Home: Candid Reflections of a Nursing Home Aide.
January 1, 2007... Nobody's Home: Candid Reflections of a Nursing Home Aide by Thomas Edward Gass; Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 2004; 189 pages, $14.95 (soft cover) Profound, honest, and sometimes unnerving insights characterize this unique and...

It's all about you: my resolutions for 2007.(Emerging Technologies Center)
January 1, 2007... AT THE END OF 2006, TIME MAGAZINE announced its Person of the Year: You. The editors explained that instead of selecting a great person for this honor, they chose to view the world through a different lens. What they discovered was "a story...

Calendar.(Calendar)
January 1, 2007... FEBRUARY 6-9 "Advanced Practice Clinicians in Women's Healthcare," the 31st Annual Planned Parenthood Federation of America Women's Health Conference, in Valley Forge, PA, sponsored by Drexel University College of Nursing and Health...

How innovative are we? What is the nature of our innovation? More results from the National Survey on Excellence in Nursing Education.(Headlines from the NLN)
January 1, 2007... THE THEME FOR THE NLN'S ENERGIZING AND INSPIRING 2006 EDUCATION SUMMIT, "TRANSFORMATION BEGINS WITH YOU," aptly characterized the reform and innovation that are taking place at a grassroots level across all types of nursing programs. From the...

Fortune.(End NOTE)
January 1, 2007... 1. A journey must begin Yes, let it begin with a single step the sacramental breaking of cookie 2. Don't be afraid to trust the tiny article of faith inside take that big step find riches, fame, romance ...