Nursing Education Perspectives articles from July 2008

Nursing Education Perspectives archives from July 2008

Integrity in nursing: the NLN's mark.(President's Message)(National League for Nursing)
July 1, 2008... I am grateful to Brother Ignatius Perkins, OP, DNSc, RN, FAAN, NLN governor-at-large, who responded to my invitation to join me in preparing this message. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] IN APRIL, the NLN's newly redesigned website received an...

The many benefits of teaching abroad.(From the Editor)(Editorial)
July 1, 2008... As a Fulbright scholar, I had the privilege during this past academic year of teaching at University College Cork in Cork, Ireland. I was honored to be part of such a prestigious program, and pleased to have been selected for both my teaching...

Letters to the editor.(Letter to the editor)
July 1, 2008... I AM WRITING IN RESPONSE TO "The Clinical Transition of Baccalaureate Nursing Students during Preceptored, Pregraduation Practicums" (D. M. Wieland, G. M. Altmiller, M. T. Dorr, and Z. R. Wolf, November/December 2007). The college I attend...

Correction.(Letters to the Editor)(Correction notice)
July 1, 2008... "Voices of Hispanic Students in Baccalaureate Nursing Programs: Are We Listening?" published in Nursing Education Perspectives, Vol. 29, No. 3, omitted the name of one author, Michael Moon, MSN, RN, CNS-CC, FAEN, CEN. Mr. Moon is an instructor...

Nursing education capacity summit.(Education News)(Conference news)
July 1, 2008... The critical issue of expanding nursing education capacity to enroll and educate the numbers of students needed to meet future nursing demands was addressed at the national Nursing Education Capacity Summit, held in Washington, DC on June...

Angela.(Faculty Matters)(Angela Hayes)
July 1, 2008... ANGELA HAYES, MS, RN, is the clinical lab coordinator for Norfolk State University's Center for Innovative Nursing Education. In that capacity, she is responsible for providing on- and off-campus learning experiences for students enrolled in...

Ernestine Cuellar, PhD, RN, CNS.(Faculty NOTES)(National Sojourner Truth Meritorious Service Award )(Brief article)
July 1, 2008... Ernestine Cuellar, PhD, RN, CNS, an assistant professor in the School of Nursing at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, received the National Sojourner Truth Meritorious Service Award sponsored by the National Association of...

Covenant Health System.(Faculty NOTES)(Sharon Decker)(Brief article)
July 1, 2008... Sharon Decker, PhD, RN, CS, CCRN, ANEF, a professor and director of clinical simulations at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Nursing, has been named to the new Endowed Chair in Simulation and Nursing Education,...

The Seattle University College.(Faculty NOTES)(Azita Emaumi)(Brief article)
July 1, 2008... The Seattle University College of Nursing has named as clean Azita Emaumi, PhD, RN, who is currently head of the nursing program at Karolinska Institute in Sweden. Dr. Emami, a native of Iran, is an expert in cross-cultural care; her research...

William F. Connell School of Nursing at Boston College.(Faculty NOTES)(Susan Gennaro)(Brief article)
July 1, 2008... Susan Gennaro, DNS, RN, FAAN, Florence and William Downs Professor in Nursing Research in the College of Nursing at New York University, has been named dean of the William E Connell School of Nursing at Boston College. From 1988 to 2006, she...

Canadian Nurses Association (CNA).(Faculty NOTES)(Kaaren Neufeld)(Brief article)
July 1, 2008... Kaaren Neufeld, MN, RN, has been installed as 43rd president of the Canadian Nurses Association (CNA). She is chief quality officer for the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority and is an assistant professor at the University of Manitoba. ...

Shorter College, Rome, Georgia.(Faculty NOTES)(Vanice W. Roberts)(Brief article)
July 1, 2008... Vanice W. Roberts, DNS, RN, has been hired as dean of a new school of nursing at Shorter College, Rome, Georgia. The school is developing a baccalaureate program. Dr. Roberts retired in 2007 as a professor of nursing at Kennesaw State...

School of Nursing at Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff.(Faculty NOTES)(Debera Thomas)(Brief article)
July 1, 2008... Debera Thomas, DNS, RN, CS, ARNP, assistant dean for undergraduate programs and an associate professor of nursing at Florida Atlantic University, has been named clean of the School of Nursing at Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff.

M. Elaine Tagliareni, EdD, RN, professor and Independence Foundation Chair at the Community College of Philadelphia and president of the NLN.(Faculty NOTES)(National League for Nursing)(Brief article)
July 1, 2008... M. Elaine Tagliareni, EdD, RN, professor and Independence Foundation Chair at the Community College of Philadelphia and president of the NLN, has been named a fellow in the Philadelphia College of Physicians.

Patricia E. Thompson, EdD, RN, FAAN.(Faculty NOTES)(Brief article)
July 1, 2008... The University of Alabama, Birmingham, presented Patricia E. Thompson, EdD, RN, FAAN, with its Distinguished Alumna Award. Dr. Thompson is chief executive officer of the Honor Society of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau International. She is a former...

Julie Woodworth, MSN, RN.(Faculty NOTES)(Sharing Innovations in Teaching)(Brief article)
July 1, 2008... Niagara County Community College Associate Professor of Nursing Julie Woodworth, MSN, RN, was honored with the Sharing Innovations in Teaching award recently for a case study she implemented in her classes during the spring 2008 semester. The...

The University of California Board of Regents.(Faculty NOTES)(Heather Young)(Brief article)
July 1, 2008... The University of California Board of Regents has approved the appointment of Heather Young, PhD, GNP, FAAN, as associate vice chancellor for nursing at the University of California Davis. She will hold the tide of dean at the new Berry Irene...

In memoriam.(Obituary)(Brief article)
July 1, 2008... Pauline Mary Bruno, a professor at the University of Washington, died on June 7 at age 86. She left teaching in 1984 but returned as a professor in 2003. At age 77, she climbed Mount Kilimanjaro. Joan Hrubetz, retired dean of Saint Louis...

A pilot program for maximizing faculty productivity in the clinical setting.(Quick Reads)(Report)
July 1, 2008... ALTHOUGH ENROLLMENT IN THE BACCALAUREATE PROGRAM AT STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY HAD INCREASED BY 50 PERCENT IN 2005, THERE WAS NO SUBSTANTIAL INCREASE IN THE NUMBER OF FULL-TIME FACULTY. The large number of students created challenges in the lecture...

A new curriculum for a for a NEW ERA of Nursing Education.(Report)
July 1, 2008... ABSTRACT The need for curriculum reform, a common theme in the nursing and health sciences literature for a number of years, is becoming urgent. This article describes an innovative undergraduate nursing curriculum. Central to the curriculum...

Continuous quality improvement: an effective strategy for improvement of program outcomes in a higher education setting.(Report)
July 1, 2008... ABSTRACT The nursing department at a historically black university has implemented a continuous quality improvement approach to improve its program outcomes. A quality enhancement plan was designed with three major goals: to increase NCLEX-RN...

Leadership experiences for baccalaureate nursing students: improving quality in a nurse-managed rural health clinic.
July 1, 2008... ABSTRACT Nurse educators need practical, effective methods to help nursing students understand the importance of quality improvement activities and their relationship to the financial viability of organizations. This article describes a project...

Core competencies of nurse educators: inspiring excellence in nurse educator practice.(Report)
July 1, 2008... ABSTRACT The National League for Nursing Core Competencies of Nurse Educators with Task Statements provide a comprehensive framework for preparing new nurse educators, implementing the nurse educator role, evaluating nurse educator practice,...

Journaling and dialogue pairs to promote reflection in clinical nursing education.(NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH)(Report)
July 1, 2008... ABSTRACT This research focused on the use of writing to increase reflection and problem solving in the clinical setting. Two groups of associate degree students provided clinical care and maintained journals, answering a series of focused...

The relationship among mathematics anxiety, beliefs about mathematics, mathematics self-efficacy, and mathematics performance in associate degree nursing students.(NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH)(Report)
July 1, 2008... ABSTRACT This research explored nursing students' mathematics anxiety, beliefs about mathematics, and mathematics self-efficacy in relation to performance on a medication mathematics test. Results revealed that the participants experienced some...

Games for health.(Emerging Technologies Center)
July 1, 2008... GAMES AS A PEDAGOGICAL PLATFORM was the focus of this column in the May/June 2008 issue of NURSING EDUCATION PERSPECTIVES. Since that publication, I became aware of two major events that served as a catalyst for continued research into gaming....

Calendar.(Brief article)(Calendar)
July 1, 2008... SEPTEMBER 8 The 2008 NCLEX Invitational, "Insights into the Workings of the NCLEX[R] Examination," sponsored by the National Council of State Boards of Nursing, in San Diego, CA; visit www.ncsbn.org/NCLEX_lnvitational08(1).pelf. 17-20...

Mentoring Tool Kit.(NEW RESOURCES)(Mentoring of Nursing Faculty Tool Kit)(E-book review)(Brief article)
July 1, 2008... The NLN Task Group on Healthful Work Environments has introduced the Mentoring of Nursing Faculty Tool Kit, a series of questions designed to cultivate reflective assessment of mentoring practices and contribute to the recruitment and retention...

Medication errors.(NEW RESOURCES)(High-Alert Medications: Strategies for Improving Safety)(Brief article)(Book review)
July 1, 2008... This new book from Joint Commission Resources, High-Alert Medications: Strategies for Improving Safety, can help health care organizations and caregivers reduce the risk of medication errors. It is available for $75 using order code HAM08....

Safety and quality.(NEW RESOURCES)(Patient Safety and Quality: An Evidence-based Handbook for Nurses)(Brief article)
July 1, 2008... The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation have jointly sponsored the development of a new resource for nurses. Patient Safety and Quality: An Evidence-based Handbook for Nurses examines the broad...

Volunteer opportunities.(NEW RESOURCES)(Volunteer Healthcare Corps)(Brief article)
July 1, 2008... The Volunteer Healthcare Corps, an initiative of the HIV/AIDS Twinning Center, is recruiting volunteers for assignments in Ethiopia, South Africa, and Tanzania. Volunteers help with existing services and jumpstart new projects in support of the...

www.rwjf.org: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.(ON THE WEB)(Website overview)(Brief article)
July 1, 2008... The foundation website has been redesigned. A new area, Assessing Our Impact, showcases program evaluations and reports, and the Grants section offers easy-to-find lists of current funding opportunities. Users may choose to receive alerts on...

www.ntocc.org: National Transitions of Care.(ON THE WEB)(Website overview)(Brief article)
July 1, 2008... This newly redesigned site contains inform and a variety of downloadable tools to address the challenges and complications created when a patient transitions from one health care setting or specialty to another. In particular, tools are...

www.NutritionCME.org: Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine.(ON THE WEB)(Website overview)(Brief article)
July 1, 2008... This site, cosponsored by the George Washington University Medical Center, offers free CE credits for health care professionals interested in how nutrition can be used for health promotion and disease prevention. Courses cover bone health,...

www.ceitcollaboration.org: CE-IT Community.(ON THE WEB)(Website overview)(Brief article)
July 1, 2008... A new website has been created for medical and information technology professionals to access timely educational resources and information about clinical engineering and IT-related issues affecting the health care field. The website was...

Clinical Teaching Strategies in Nursing (2nd ed.).(Book review)
July 1, 2008... Clinical Teaching Strategies in Nursing (2nd ed.) edited by Kathleen B. Gaberson PhD, RN, CNOR, ANEF, and Marilyn H. Oermann, PhD, RN, FAAN, ANEF; New York: Springer Publishing, 2006; 308 pages, $50 From a directed discipline, nursing has...

Johns Hopkins Nursing Evidence-Based Practice Model and Guidelines.(Book review)
July 1, 2008... Johns Hopkins Nursing Evidence-Based Practice Model and Guidelines by Robin P. Newhouse, PhD, RN, CAN, CNOR, Sandra L. Dearhoh, MS, RN, Stephanie S. Poe, MScN, RN, Linda C. Pugh, PhD, RNC, FAAN, and Kathleen White, PhD, RN, CNAA, BC,...

Summary of the survey on clinical education in nursing.(Headlines from the NLN)(Report)
July 1, 2008... CHARGED WITH THE TASK of promoting excellence and innovation in clinical and laboratory teaching, as well as the evaluation of clinical and laboratory learning, the Clinical Nursing Education Task Group set out to analyze the components of...

Cyclical change.(End NOTE)(Poem)(Brief article)
July 1, 2008... Cyclical change, What's been tried Is back again, With a new twist, Do more with less, Yet maintain Patient safety. Cyclical change, New solutions To team nursing. Different mixes, Job...