Nursing Education Perspectives articles from March 2003

Nursing Education Perspectives archives from March 2003

The predicament of nursing education: the Faculty Census. (President's Message).
March 1, 2003... With this issue, the NLN unveils information from the 2002 Faculty Census. While elements of the report will provide interesting insights, and the full report will substantiate many elements that we have feared for some time, the bottom line of...

Social justice, human rights, and nursing education. (From the Editor).
March 1, 2003... IT IS DIFFICULT TO UNDERSTAND WHERE WE LEFT THE PATH. Tracing the roots of nursing to Nightingale and even before--to the religious who took care of the sick--it is clear that nursing had at its core the principles of social justice and respect...

Environmental education and practice guidelines. (Education News).
March 1, 2003... Responding to a gap in health professional education and public health risks posed by the widespread use of pesticides in the United States, the National Environmental Education and Training Foundation (NEETF) has released companion documents,...

Preparing nurses for war on terrorism. (Education News).
March 1, 2003... The Saint Louis University School of Nursing has launched a disaster preparedness certificate program for nurses wishing to learn how to handle the aftermath of a terrorist attack in the United States. The course is based on procedures and...

Genetics competencies for nursing education. (Education News).
March 1, 2003... As a member of the National Coalition of Health Professional Education in Genetics (NCHPEG), the American Academy of Nursing has participated in the creation of a consensus document recommending that all health professionals possess a common...

Sonia. (Faculty Matters).
March 1, 2003... SONIA CUNNINGHAM, MS, BS, is an associate professor at the University of Texas Brownsville and Texas Southmost College, which are located in the southernmost part of Texas, at the border with Mexico. She teaches in the associate degree program...

Technology-based vs. Traditional Instruction: a comparison of two methods for teaching the skill of performing a 12-lead ECG.
March 1, 2003... ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of an interactive, multimedia CD-ROM with traditional methods of teaching the skill of performing a 12-lead ECG. A randomized pre/posttest experimental design was used....

Preparing nurses for a 21st century role in genomics-based health care.
March 1, 2003... ABSTRACT Advances in genomic research are changing the nature and focus of health care. All health professionals must be prepared with new knowledge and skill competencies to meet the social and scientific demands of clinical practice. Nurses...

Outcomes of a genetics education program for nursing faculty.
March 1, 2003... ABSTRACT A multifaceted educational program designed to teach nursing faculty about genetics was first offered in 1997 and subsequently repeated on an annual basis. The specific aims of the program were to: 1) increase nursing faculty knowledge...

Oncology nursing education: nursing students' commitment of "presence" with the dying patient and the family.
March 1, 2003... ABSTRACT During an elective oncology nursing course, students expressed uncertainties about activities that would offer patient and family support during end-of-life care. Following a chaplain's lecture, students in a class reaction paper...

Facilitating transformation through collaboration.
March 1, 2003... ABSTRACT The philosophical underpinnings of transformative education were utilized to redesign a course taught to special education majors and nursing students at a rural southeastern university. The main goal when restructuring the class was...

The development of a community-based baccalaureate curriculum model in a culturally diverse health care delivery area.
March 1, 2003... ABSTRACT In 1997, faculty at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio School of Nursing embarked on the development of a community-based care model within the existing curriculum to serve the culturally diverse populations...

Health Care at the Crossroads: Strategies for Addressing the Evolving Nursing Crisis.
March 1, 2003... Published by Joint Commission on Accrediation of Healthcare Organizations, 2002; available online at www.jcaho.org (see Nursing Shortage Poses Serious Health Risk) The crisis created by the nursing shortage, its impact on care, and...

Nurse as Educator: Principles of Teaching and Learning for Nursing Practice (2nd ed.).
March 1, 2003... By Susan B. Bastable, EdD, RN; Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett, 2003; 571 pages, $52.95 This comprehensive treatment of the nurse educator role could serve equally well as a course textbook or as a reference for the practicing nurse....

Emerging Infectious Diseases: Trends and Issues.
March 1, 2003... Edited by Felissa R. Lashley PhD, RN, FAAN, and Jerry D. Durham, PhD, RN, FAAN; New York: Springer Publishing, 2002; 496 pages, $58.95 Suitable for undergraduate and graduate students in nursing and other health professions, this up-to-date...

New resources. (Resource Center).
March 1, 2003... A quick reference guide based on a previously published, peer reviewed Guideline for the Management of Acute and Chronic Pain in Sickle Cell Disease has been developed by the American Pain Society for emergency room clinicians. The guide is...

Twice dead. (Resource Center).
March 1, 2003... Nurse Manager Monika Everhardt, who solves a murder while helping her colleagues in intensive care save lives, is the heroine of Twice Dead, a new mystery novel by nurse editor and author Dr. Eleanor Sullivan. The book is published by Hilliard...

On the Web. (Resource Center).
March 1, 2003... www.nursingsociety.org/ education/ceonline.html Disaster Preparedness for Nurses This online case study, developed jointly by Sigma Theta Tau International and the American Red Cross, is available free for nurses. The study gives an...

Tylenol Scholarship awards. (Resource Center).
March 1, 2003... The 2003 Tylenol Scholarship will award grants totaling $250,000, including 10 grants of $10,000 each, to 160 students pursuing undergraduate or graduate studies in a variety of health-related fields. Applications, which must be postmarked no...

Calendar.
March 1, 2003... APRIL 1-3 Conference sponsored by the International Center for the Integration of Health and Spirituality, Center for Research on Religion and Urban Civil Society at the University of Pennsylvania, and the National Institutes of Health, in...

Announcements.
March 1, 2003... Samford University, Birmingham, AL, has honored Janet G. Alexander, EdD, RN, assistant professor of nursing, with the George Macon Memorial Award. The Oncology Nursing Society has honored Susan L. Beck, PhD, APRN, AOCN, FAAN, associate...

Faculty Census Survey of RN and graduate programs. (Headlines from the NLN).
March 1, 2003... In the spring of 2002, the NLN distributed a Faculty Census Survey to the deans and directors of 1,419 schools that offer RN and/or graduate programs. Deans and directors from 1,098 schools (77.4 percent) responded to the survey and provided...

Nurses' stories: have you ever noticed how nurses talk to each other? Have you picked up on how we share our knowledge? When we want to teach, we often share personal experiences. (End Note).
March 1, 2003... I believe that my Cherokee great-great-grandmother would have been so proud of me being a nurse; she would probably have been a nurse herself. Why? Because one of the beauties of the American Indian culture is that they speak in stories. It is...