Nursing Education Perspectives articles from July 2002

Nursing Education Perspectives archives from July 2002

Thoughts on cultural competence. (President's Message).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... Commitment to the tenets of respect for all people and providing care that is based on thoughtful and sensitive assessment of their needs is the hallmark of nursing. The extent to which this can be achieved for individuals from the...

Saving lives. (From the Editor).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... I also believe that the identification of nurses as lifesavers should be emphasized in recruitment and retention efforts for nurses at all levels. While lifesaving is not the whole of what we do, as nurses we possess a skill set that is most...

NANDA, NOC, and NIC: progress toward a nursing information infrastructure. (Education News).(North American Nursing Diagnosis Association, Nursing Outcomes Classification, Nursing Interventions Classification)
July 1, 2002... A growing trend is to prepare students to take responsibility for the ongoing development of a nursing information infrastructure that supports evidence-based practice. One strategy of Michigan nurse academicians is to socialize students to...

Kathy. (Faculty Matters).
July 1, 2002... KATHY M. BLOCK, MS, RN, is an assistant professor at Hampton University, Hampton, Virginia, and a doctoral candidate at George Washington University. Having retired as a practical nurse from the U.S. Army in 1981, she entered Hampton as an...

Announcements.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... Martha Hill, PhD, RN, FAAN, has been appointed dean of the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing. She is director of the school's Center for Nursing Research and has served as interim dean for the last year. Sharron Humenick, PhD, RN,...

Providing health care and education to migrant farmworkers in nurse-managed centers. (Migrant Farmworkers).
July 1, 2002... ABSTRACT Hispanic migrant and seasonal farmworkers with health problems pose special challenges to the practice of nursing because of their transient lifestyles, poverty, lack of resources, and occupational risks in fields and factories....

The health systems nurse specialist curriculum collaborating across specialties to prepare nurse leaders. (Nurse Specialist Curriculum).
July 1, 2002... ABSTRACT Health care delivery systems are challenged to provide and demonstrate accountability for cost-effective, high quality, and integrated interdisciplinary services to increasingly diverse populations across the care continuum. Nurses...

The Institute for Johns Hopkins Nursing a collaborative model for nursing practice and education. (Practice And Education).
July 1, 2002... ABSTRACT The Institute for Johns Hopkins Nursing was founded in 1995. A formal joint venture of two separate corporate entities, it links nursing service and education activities through a single entrepreneurial entity that embodies shared...

A case study in instructional design for Web-based courses. (Web-Based Course Design).
July 1, 2002... ABSTRACT When offering a Web-based course, the challenge is to deliver content in a format that enables the student to learn, think critically about the content, and grow as a result of the learning. This article presents a framework for...

Are nursing faculty members ready to integrate information technology into the curriculum? (Information Technology).
July 1, 2002... ABSTRACT Nursing is involved with managing information in practice and research as well as in education. Standards for technology competencies have been stated generally, and employers' expectations for technology have not been established....

Work environment: a profile of the social climate of nursing faculty in an academic setting. (Academic Work Environment).
July 1, 2002... ABSTRACT This descriptive study was designed to assess the perception of nursing faculty regarding their work environment at a small liberal arts college in the Pacific Northwest (N = 31). Results from the Moos Work Environment Scale (WES)...

Enduring Issues in American Nursing.
July 1, 2002... edited by Ellen D. Baer, PhD, RN, FAAN, Patricia D'Antonio, PhD, RN, Sylvia Rinker, PhD, RN, and Joan E. Lynaugh, PhD, RN, FAAN; New York: Springer Publishing, 2001; 377 pages, $49.95 What makes this historical presentation of nursing...

33 Years of Army Nursing: An Interview with Brigadier General Lillian Dunlap.
July 1, 2002... by Cynthia A. Gurney, Col., USA (Retired), Washington, DC: U.S. Army Nurse Corps, 2001; 318 pages To meet Brigadier General Lillian Dunlap, retired Chief of the Army Nurse Corps (ANC), is to suspect that she is an extraordinary person. To...

Healing Zen: Awakening to a Life of Wholeness and Compassion While Caring for Yourself and Others.
July 1, 2002... by Ellen Birx, PhD, RN; NewYork: Viking Press, 2002; 288 pages, $20.95 In Healing Zen, Ellen Birx takes the reader on a sensitive and deeply humane journey through the natural process of healing and transformation. This is not a textbook....

Russian, American nurses: learning together. (Resource Center).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... While traveling the waterways between Moscow and St. Petersburg, American and Russian nurses will build bridges for collaboration and participate in the 4th U.S. Russian Nursing Conference, August 1-16, 2003. The conference and tour will...

Employer research. (New Resources).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... How do employers view entry-level nurses? The National Council of State Boards of Nursing has announced publication of a research brief based on data from its 2001 Employers Survey. This and other NCSBN reports are available for purchase. Call...

Arthritis pain. (New Resources).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... The American Pain Society has issued a multidisciplinary, evidence-based clinical guideline for treating acute and chronic pain associated with osteo- and rheumatoid arthritis in adults and children. Write to the American Pain Society, 4700 W....

Medication maestro. (New Resources).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... Education Global Technologies is offering a new online tutorial for the safe administration of medications. A computer-assisted instruction package is also available. Visit www.edgt.com for a preview demonstration.

Continuing ed for palliative care. (New Resources).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... Surveys indicate that nurses feel inadequately prepared to care for dying patients. To address this knowledge gap, the American Journal of Nursing has initiated a bimonthly continuing education series on palliative care nursing. The articles...

Disaster training. (New Resources).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... Large-scale disaster relief requires training over and above the skills nurses already possess. The American Red Cross has instituted daylong courses to address the health and emergency needs that a community may experience. Call your local ARC...

On the Web. (Resource Center).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... www.pbskids.org/arthur/grownups/health_tips/ Arthur and Asthma "All About Asthma" is an extension of Arthur's "Hooray for Health!" guide. Complete with downloadable activity sheets and information for parents in several languages, the...

Human rights. (Resource Center).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... The next meeting of the International Council of Nurses will take place June 27-29, 2003, in Marrakech, Morocco. Abstracts for concurrent sessions, symposia, and posters are due by September 15. Visit www.icn.ch/maroc.htm for details. In...

Calendar.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... AUGUST 17-20 "Back to Basics: The Elements of Success" sponsored by the Forum on Health Care Leadership, in Miami Beach, FL; call 800/998-6301 or visit www.healthcareforum.org. SEPTEMBER 13-15 The 18th Annual Pediatric Nursing...

Call for resolutions.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... THE COMMITTEE ON RESOLUTIONS seeks resolutions to advance and implement the Goals and Objectives of the National League for Nursing, which are posted on the NLN website www.nln.org. Proposed resolutions will be considered at the NLN Education...

Preparation for the Nurse Educator Role. (News From Research and Professional Development).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... In its May 2002 meeting, the NLN Board of Governors approved a Position Statement on Preparation for the Nurse Educator Role, which includes standards for the preparation of nurse educators. The statement will be published in the...

Forces affecting nursing education. (News From Research and Professional Development).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... At the last Nursing Education Summit in September 2001, Dr. Arthur Levine, president of Teachers College, Columbia University, identified forces that he believes will make an enormous difference in the way higher education is structured in the...

Federal focus on the faculty shortage. (News From Research and Professional Development).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... When the National Advisory Council on Nursing Education and Practice (NACNEP) convened in early April 2002, Dr. Terry Valiga, director of Research and Professional Development at the NLN, spoke on the shortage of nursing faculty. Dr. Valiga...

Call for online course developers. (NLN Update).(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... To meet the professional development needs of nurse educators, the NLN now has two vehicles for creating online courses for faculty--Oncourse and Living Books. Oncourse and Living Books have distinct characteristics and are suited to different...

End note.(Brief Article)
July 1, 2002... IT'S SO NICE OF YOU TO INVITE ME OUT FOR A NICE CUP OF COFFEE, DAD. OBVIOUSLY, I'M IN BIG TROUBLE! MARCY... ABOUT YOUR DECISION TO LEAVE THE NURSING - NO OFFENSE, DAD BUT I REALLY DON'T WANT TO DISCUSS IT. MORE COFFEE? ...