Nursing Education Perspectives articles from March 2004

Nursing Education Perspectives archives from March 2004

Leadership in challenging times.(President's Message)
March 1, 2004... Leadership is at the forefront of our minds today, not only because it is an election year, but also because of the great need for effective leaders in our national, professional, and personal lives. The theme runs through many of our...

Naming and taming our ethical dilemmas.(From the Editor)
March 1, 2004... IN THE PAST FIVE YEARS, the Internet has dramatically changed the way we do business in nursing education. A myriad of resources are available to the Internet-savvy student and instructor, changing how we teach and how we learn. In this issue...

Loan forgiveness for nurse educators.(Education News)
March 1, 2004... Fifty-five nursing programs around the United States have been awarded FY2003 Nurse Faculty Loan Program Awards from the Division of Nursing of the Health Resources and Services Administration. These grants provide a loan forgiveness program to...

Title VIII funding.(Education News)
March 1, 2004... Strong leadership from the NLN and other national nursing organizations has resulted in increased funding in the FY2004 budget for Title VIII Nursing Education Programs, which include those programs authorized by the Nurse Reinvestment Act. The...

Nurse educator recruitment campaign.(Education News)
March 1, 2004... Nurses for a Healthier Tomorrow has announced the launch of a new outreach campaign to increase the number of nurse educators available to teach in nursing schools and in clinical settings nationwide. The NLN belongs to this 43-member...

Patty.(Faculty Matters)
March 1, 2004... In 2003, a professor of nursing was selected as a U.S. Professor of the Year by the Council for Advancement and Support of Education and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. Patty J. Hale, PhD, RN, FNP,, is the first nursing...

An ethics framework fo nursing education on the Internet.
March 1, 2004... ABSTRACT An ethics framework for the use of the Internet for nursing education, consultation, research, and practice is proposed. The proposed frame work, discussed in terms of structure, process, and outcome, would guide policy for...

A development and implementation framework for web-based nursing courses.
March 1, 2004... ABSTRACT The demand for web-based nursing courses necessitates efficient, effective approaches to course development and implementation. The Nursing Web Framework addresses web-based nursing courses within the context of technological,...

Reflections on the role of faculty in distance learning and changing pedagogies.
March 1, 2004... ABSTRACT The increasing number of nursing faculty teaching in distance education programs represents a paradigm shift that has implications for faculty role and changing pedagogies. This descriptive study investigated experiences of nursing...

Nursing curricula and instruction.(Transforming)
March 1, 2004... ABSTRACT The aim of this study was to evaluate an innovative approach to teaching and learning community-based nursing. A hermeneutic research procedure was used to analyze data from individual interviews with undergraduate nursing students,...

The student/faculty international exchange: responding to the challenge of developing a global perspective in nursing education.
March 1, 2004... ABSTRACT A student/faculty international exchange is an effective means for nursing programs to respond to the challenge of developing a global perspective in nursing education. This article explores the use of a student/faculty exchange as an...

Comfort Theory and Practice: a Vision for Holistic Health Care and Research.
March 1, 2004... Comfort Theory and Practice: A Vision for Holistic Health Care and Research edited by Katharine Kolcaba, PhD, RN, C; New York: Springer Publishing, 2003; 288 pages, $37.95 Katharine Kolcaba may well be described as an authentic theoretical...

Conversations in Nursing Professional Development.
March 1, 2004... Conversations in Nursing Professional Development edited by Belinda E. Puetz. PhD, RN, and Julia W. Aucoin, DNS, RN, BC; Pensacola, FL: Pohl Publishing, 2002, 406 pages, $36.00 Nurses interested in pursuing a staff development position can...

Calendar.(Calendar)
March 1, 2004... APRIL 15-18 "Politics, and Patient Care," the American Nephrology Nurses' Association 35th Annual National Symphosium, in Washington, DC; call 856/256-2320 or 888/600-2662, or visit www.annanurse.org. 18-22 "Circle of Influence:...

Live a little.(New Resources)
March 1, 2004... Nurse Barb Bancroft's new book is a genuine clinical reference packed with humerous anecdotes, strange-but-true facts, historical highlights, and comical quotes. The chapter "Mnemonics for Mnemcompoops" helps nursing students remember long...

Coloring book for future nurses.(New Resources)
March 1, 2004... Patford, an elephant, tells children about the many different types of work that nurses do, from working in schools, hospitals, and home care, and as nurse practitioners. This coloring book is the creation of The Path Forward, Thoradale, PA....

Working with the poor.(New Resources)
March 1, 2004... Each year, the International Council of Nurses commemorates International Nurses Day with the production and distribution of a kit containing educational and public information materials. The kit with this year's theme, "Nurses Working with the...

On the Web.(Resource Center)
March 1, 2004... www.cdc.gov/sharpssafety Sharps Safety The Center for Disease Control and Prevention has a new workbook, "Sharps Safety: Be Sharp," which provides a practical plan for preventing injuries from needle-sticks and other sharp devices. The...

Florence Nightingale commemorative service.(Resource Center)
March 1, 2004... Florence Nightingale will be remembered on May 9 during a one-hour service, preceded by a procession, at the Washington National Cathedral in Washington, DC. Guests are requested to be seated by 3:30 pm. NLN President Dr. Joyce Murray will...

John A. Hartford Foundation for Geriatric Nursing.(Announcements)
March 1, 2004... Elizabeth Capezuti, PhD, RN, FAAN, associate professor in the Division of Nursing of New York University's Steinhardt School of Education, has been named co-director for the John A. Hartford Foundation for Geriatric Nursing at NYU.

UCLA School of Nursing.(Announcements)
March 1, 2004... The UCLA School of Nursing, Los Angeles, has named Deborah Koniak-Griffin, EdD, RNC, FAAN, the Audrienne H. Mosely Chair in Women's Health Research, and Adeline Nyamathi, PhD, ANP, FAAN, associate dean for academic affairs, the Audrienne H....

Doris Schwartz Gerontological Nursing Award.(Announcements)
March 1, 2004... Ann Whall, PhD, RN, FAAN, professor at the University of Michigan School of Nursing, was honored as the 2003 winner of the Doris Schwartz Gerontological Nursing Award by the Gerontological Society of America in collaboration with the John A....

Sigma Theta Tau International.(Announcements)
March 1, 2004... In presenting two awards to culminate her presidency of Sigma Theta Tau International, May L. Wykle, PhD, RN, FAAN, honored colleagues at the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing at Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, OH. She...

National Institutes of Health.(Announcements)
March 1, 2004... JoAnne Youngblut, PhD, RN, FAAN, professor and research coordinator at the Florida International University School of Nursing, Miami, has been appointed to the National Institute of General Medical Sciences Minority Biomedical Research Support...

Hallmarks of excellence in Nursing Education.(Headlines from the NLN)
March 1, 2004... IN 2001, the NLN Nursing Education Advisory Council (NEAC) formed the Task Group on Nursing Education Standards, whose purpose was to develop a set of nursing education standards and prepare those standards for publication and dissemination. In...

Gallbladder, Liver and Pancreas, Too!(End Note)
March 1, 2004... Gallbladder, LIVER, and Pancrease, Too! Now that it's test time, Let's review. Gallbladder, liver, And pancreas, too! Look at the liver, It's very complex. Over 400 functions At its best. The...