Nursing Education Perspectives articles from January 2008

Nursing Education Perspectives archives from January 2008

Embracing education in its broadest sense.(President's Message)(Essay)
January 1, 2008... SUSAN, a dear friend of mine, was recently diagnosed with invasive breast cancer. When she called to tell me her diagnosis, I was shocked and devastated for her. Quickly, though, I did what so many of us have done in similar circumstances. I...

If my syllabus could talk: what would it say about me?(From the Editor)(Editorial)
January 1, 2008... BEFORE YOU PREPARE YOUR SYLLABI FOR YOUR NEXT SEMESTER COURSES, I would suggest that you read Monica D'Antonio's lively article in the July 19, 2007 issue of the Chronicle of Higher Education ("If Your Syllabus Could Talk," http://...

Quality and safety education.(Education News)
January 1, 2008... What resources, faculty development, and change strategies are needed to develop quality and safety competencies among prelicensure nursing students? Fifteen schools nationwide have been selected by the University of North Carolina at Chapel...

Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing.(Faculty NOTES)(Brief article)
January 1, 2008... Jerilyn L. Allen, ScD, RN, FAAN, a researcher in cardiovascular nursing and medicine, has been named the M. Adelaide Nutting Professor in Nursing Research at the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing, Baltimore, Maryland.

Barton College.(Faculty NOTES)(Brief article)
January 1, 2008... Ann R. Bland, PhD, APRN, BC, is now dean of the School of Nursing at Barton College, Wilson, North Carolina. She was associate professor at Eastern Kentucky University.

Peter Buerhaus, PhD, RN, FAAN.(Faculty NOTES)(Brief article)
January 1, 2008... Peter Buerhaus, PhD, RN, FAAN, Valere Potter Distinguished Professor of Nursing and director of the Center for Interdisciplinary Health Workforce Studies in the Institute for Medicine and Public Health, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, has...

University of Texas Medical Branch.(Faculty NOTES)(Brief article)
January 1, 2008... Kathryn Fiandt, DNS, FAAN, has been named to the newly created position of associate dean for clinical affairs in the School of Nursing at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston. A former army nurse and Robert Wood Johnson...

University of Texas School of Nursing.(Faculty NOTES)(Brief article)
January 1, 2008... Joanne V. Hickey, PhD, RN, ACNP, BC, FAAN, FCCM, has been awarded the Patricia L. Starck/PARTNERS Endowed Professorship in Nursing at the University of Texas School of Nursing at Houston. She is assistant dean and coordinates the school's...

Sigma Theta Tau International.(Faculty NOTES)(Brief article)
January 1, 2008... Sigma Theta Tau International has announced that Loretta Sweet Jemmott, PhD, RN, FAAN, van Ameringen Professor in Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing and director of the Center for Health Disparities Research at the University of Pennsylvania,...

Jeanie Kayser-Jones, PhD, RN, FAAN.(Faculty NOTES)(Brief article)
January 1, 2008... Jeanie Kayser-Jones, PhD, RN, FAAN, a professor at the University of California San Francisco School of Nursing, has received the first annual Nurse Leader in Aging Award from the American Academy of Nursing and the John A. Hartford Foundation...

New York Academy of Medicine.(Faculty NOTES)(Brief article)
January 1, 2008... Beverly Malone, PhD, RN, FAAN, CEO of the NLN, has been elected a fellow of the New York Academy of Medicine. Since its founding in 1847, the Academy of Medicine, a nonprofit institution, has sought to improve the health of people living in...

Southern Regiona Education Boards Council.(Faculty NOTES)(Brief article)
January 1, 2008... Lynne Pearcey, PhD, RN, CNAA, dean of the School of Nursing at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, has been elected vice president of the Southern Regional Education Board's Council on Collegiate Education for Nursing for 2007 to...

Brigham Young University College of Nursing.(Faculty NOTES)(Brief article)
January 1, 2008... Patricia Ravert, PhD, RN, has been named associate dean for academic undergraduate affairs at the Brigham Young University College of Nursing, Provo, Utah. She is coordinator for the college's Nursing Learning Center.

In memoriam.(Faculty NOTES)(Obituary)(Brief article)
January 1, 2008... Rosemary Berkel Crisp, a noted business leader and women's health care activist and philanthropist, died on December I. A nurse, she was a director of the National Institute of Health, National Institute of Nursing Research in Washington, DC....

The certified nurse educator exam: a plan for success.(Quick Reads)
January 1, 2008... WHEN FACULTY at Methodist College of Nursing heard about the certified nurse educator exam developed by the NLN, we were interested but apprehensive about taking the exam. Six of us decided to commit time and effort to prepare as a group. Our...

Faculty matters.
January 1, 2008... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] For Mary Spath, MSN, RN, CNE, nursing is a second career. Co-author with Dr. Margaret J. Blauvelt of "Passing the Torch: A Look at One School's Mentoring Program" (pages 29-33), Mary describes herself as a teacher...

The successful use of problem-based learning in an online nurse practitioner course.
January 1, 2008... ABSTRACT The development of technology and online education has opened the door to creative use of new and existing teaching methodologies. The authors describe how they used problem-based learning in an online course as a method for teaching...

A nursing faculty's transition to teaching online.(Report)
January 1, 2008... ABSTRACT The introduction of web-based instruction into nursing education has resulted in a significant change in the responsibilities of nurse educators. This phenomenological research study explored the experiences of a graduate nursing...

Transition from the classroom to the web: successful strategies for teaching online.
January 1, 2008... ABSTRACT Online courses are an integral part of nursing education programs. The responsibility for developing and teaching asynchronous online courses can be challenging, especially for neophyte educators. Two experienced educators discuss...

Passing the torch: a faculty mentoring program at one school of nursing.(Report)
January 1, 2008... ABSTRACT This article describes a formal mentoring program for new nurse faculty at a small, private, midwestern university. Awareness of the shortage of available qualified nursing educators, loss of faculty due to retirement, and the desire...

The hallmarks survey: for those who care enough to teach the very best.
January 1, 2008... ABSTRACT The Hallmarks Survey is based on the 85 indicators recommended by the National League for Nursing (NLN) for the Hallmarks of Excellence in Nursing Education. With permission from the NLN, graduate students in nursing education...

Educating nursing students: about the dangers of drinking games.(Report)
January 1, 2008... ABSTRACT Alcohol abuse is a serious problem among college students, and drinking games are a common, yet risky practice in this population. This article provides a description of different types of drinking games along with a discussion of the...

Calendar.(Calendar)
January 1, 2008... MARCH 26-28 "Technological Innovations in Nursing Education and Practice: Best Practices in Informatics and Simulation;' sponsored by Drexel University College of Nursing & Health Professions, in Hilton Head Island, SC; visit...

The year in review and trends to watch in 2008.(Emerging Technologies: Center)
January 1, 2008... AT THIS TIME OF THE YEAR, many articles, newspaper stories, blogs, and editorials focus on the year in review and projections for 2008. Based on articles in the technology magazines I have read and the blogs I have skimmed, I would like to...

Meaning in Suffering: Caring Practices in the Health Professions.(Book review)
January 1, 2008... Meaning in Suffering: Caring Practices in the Health Professions edited by Nancy E. Johnston, PhD, RN, and Alwilda Scholler-Jaquish, PhD, APRN; Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin Press, 2007; 293 pages, $65 (cloth), $26.95 (soft cover) ...

Men in Nursing: History, Challenges, and Opportunities.(Book review)
January 1, 2008... Men in Nursing: History, Challenges, and Opportunities edited by Chad E. O'Lynn, PhD, RN, and Russell E. Tranbarger, EdD, RN, FAAN; New York: Springer Publishing, 2006; 344 pages, $40 (soft cover) As a male in a predominately female...

Nursing education research grants.(Resource Center)(Brief article)
January 1, 2008... The focus of the 2008 NLN research grants program is "Innovations in Nursing Education: Creating Reform." Preference will be given to proposals that address innovations in clinical teaching and evaluation of clinical performance. While award...

The thinking nurse.(NEW RESOURCES)(Brief article)
January 1, 2008... The College of DuPage has created six new board games that promote higher level thinking and develop teamworking skills. Each game uses 150 questions and provides a comprehensive review of the specialty area involved: mental health, care of the...

Pediatric family histories.(NEW RESOURCES)(Brief article)
January 1, 2008... Obtaining a child's family history can help optimize care and serve as an important tool for preventive medicine and public health. An e-card from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention links to genetics information, family history...

Teens with diabetes.(NEW RESOURCES)(National Diabetes Education Program)(Brief article)
January 1, 2008... The National Diabetes Education Program has developed a series of tip sheets to encourage teens to reach out for support and take action to manage the disease. Visit www.YourDiabeteslnfo.org to download the tip sheets or call 888/693-NDEP. For...

Medicare hotline.(NEW RESOURCES)(Brief article)
January 1, 2008... Established to support those who assist older adults and people with disabilities, the Medicare Rights Center's Professional Hotline now provides comprehensive guidance on Medicare benefits, including free information on all consumer-related...

Community-engaged scholarship tool kit.(NEW RESOURCES)(Brief article)
January 1, 2008... Three recently promoted and/or tenured faculty members have donated excerpts from their portfolios for posting on the Community-Engaged Scholarship Tool Kit, available from Community-Campus Partnerships for Health at...

Evidence-based e-Learning.(NEW RESOURCES)(Brief article)
January 1, 2008... A four-week, interactive, asynchronous workshop for nurse educators offered by Dr. Tim Bristol begins February 18. The focus is on the theory and pedagogy of online education. Most participants average 10 hours of work each week. Register at...

www.vascularweb.org/society for vascular surgery.(ON THE WEB)(Brief article)
January 1, 2008... A new vascular health activity book that teaches children how their vascular system works is available in the Patients and Families section. The book stresses the importance of exercise, healthy eating, and not smoking through the use of...

MedicalMingle.com absolutely health care.(ON THE WEB)(Brief article)
January 1, 2008... This is a social network and virtual community where people working in or studying to enter the health care and medical fields can make friends, look for jobs and job-related resources, obtain industry news and free professional publications,...

www.snjourney.com student nursejourney.com.(ON THE WEB)(Brief article)
January 1, 2008... This new website is designed as a resource community for pre-and current nursing students. Its Share for Better Care campaign provides a way to educate entry-level nurses about advances in nursing and trends in nursing care. Students can sign...

Audio/web series from the NLN.(Resource Center)(National League for Nursing)(Brief article)
January 1, 2008... The Spring Audio-Web Seminar Series from the NLN begins February 26. Register for either the Tuesday or Thursday series; days are not interchangeable. The only equipment needed is a telephone with a speaker and a computer connected to the...

About accreditation.
January 1, 2008... QUESTION Faculty are familiar with the current standards and criteria and have concerns about changes in the standards proposed for 2008. The current standards were working well. Why change? Based on our Systematic Evaluation Plan and in...

Cultivating healthful work environments in nursing education.(Headlines from the NLN)(National League for Nursing's Healthful Work Environment Tool Kit)
January 1, 2008... How is the NLN's Healthful Work Environment Tool Kit[c] used in nursing education? What, in fact, is this tool kit? How can it be used in the workplace to promote a healthy work environment? THE TOOL KIT, developed from results of the 2003...

In memoriam: Imogene M. King 1923-2007.(End NOTE)(Obituary)
January 1, 2008... HONORED AS A LIVING LEGEND BY THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF NURSING IN 2005, Imogene King is best known for her pioneering work in the theory movement in nursing. The transaction process in her theory of goal attainment helped pave the way for the...