Nursing Education Perspectives articles from March 2006

Nursing Education Perspectives archives from March 2006

Resolving one problem in a 10-star Sudoku puzzle.(President's Message)
March 1, 2006... Building capacity, advancing excellence in nursing education, and building quality in health care constitute a 10-star Sudoku puzzle--not impossible but very complex. However, there is good news. According to the annual Gallup Poll, the...

Good citizens of the academic community.(From the Editor)
March 1, 2006... IN ACADEMIC COMMUNITIES, this is the time of year when we review faculty for reappointment, promotion, and tenure. Two of my faculty colleagues, leaders in our internal review process, have brought the following questions to my attention, front...

Technology in nursing education: clinical evaluation, assessment, and resources at the point of care.(Education News)
March 1, 2006... At Monroe Community College, Rochester, a unit of the State University of New York, nurse faculty have spent many semesters determining the most efficient methods for tracking the clinical performance skills of individual students and providing...

Developing an action plan for disaster response.(Education News)
March 1, 2006... Hurricane Katrina in the fall of 2005 presented schools of nursing with a mandate to develop an effective method to allow faculty and students to respond future disasters. During the weeks immediately following Katrina, faculty at the...

Pam.(Faculty Matters)
March 1, 2006... PAMELA RUTAR, MSN, RN, CNE, an instructor in the diploma program at Firelands Regional Medical Center in Sandusky, Ohio, is one of 174 nurse faculty who passed the pilot certification exam at the NLN Education Summit in Baltimore in September...

The NLNAC mentoring program: demystifying the accreditation process.(Quick Reads)
March 1, 2006... ACCREDITATION IS IMPORTANT for nursing programs, their graduates, and for the profession of nursing. It indicates that a program has met certain predetermined criteria set by representatives of the profession. Achieving--or...

Lesley F. Denger, PhD, RN, chair of cancer nursing at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, Canada, has been named the Oncology NursingOncology Nursing Society's 2006 Distinguished Researcher.(Faculty Notes)
March 1, 2006... Lesley F. Denger, PhD, RN, chair of cancer nursing at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, Canada, has been named the Oncology Nursing Society's 2006 Distinguished Researcher. Margaret Chamberlain Wilmoth, PhD, RN, a professor at the...

John A. Hartford Foundation.(Faculty Notes)
March 1, 2006... The University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing will renovate and rename its building for Dean Emerita Claire M. Fagin, PhD, RN, FAAN, who served as dean from 1977 to 1992 and as interim president of the University of Pennsylvania from 1992 to...

Master of Science of Anesthesiology Program.(Faculty Notes)
March 1, 2006... Jeffrey A. Groom, PhD, CRNA, ARNP, director of the Master of Science of Anesthesiology Program at Florida International University, received a first-place award from the Society for Medical Simulation for research on simulation use in...

Nursing Education Perspectives.(Faculty Notes)
March 1, 2006... Janet Kramer, MSN, RN,ASN, a member of the Nursing Education Perspectives Editorial Board, is now director of nursing at the Community College of Southern Nevada.

Health Care Ethics Program.(Faculty Notes)
March 1, 2006... Brother Ignatius Perkins, OP, DNSc, RN, FAAN, a member of the NLN Board of Governors, has been elected as a Fellow by the Board of Trustees of the New York Academy of Medicine. Brother Perkins is vicar for administration and coordinator of the...

International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation and Learning.(Faculty Notes)
March 1, 2006... Karen Tarnow, PhD, RN, clinical assistant professor at the University of Kansas School of Nursing, is the first elected president of the International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation and Learning. She is a charter member of the...

Hilbert College, Amburg.(Faculty Notes)
March 1, 2006... Cynthia Zane, EdD, MSN, will take office in June as president of Hilbert College, Amburg, New York. Prior to her current position as dean at the College of Mount St. Joseph in Cincinnati, she was dean of the McAuley School of Nursing and the...

In memoriam.(Faculty Notes)(Obituary)
March 1, 2006... The Kansas University School of Nursing has reported the death of Colleen Kosiak, a clinical instructor and director of clinical services for KU HealthPartners, Inc. The Colleen P. Kosiak Graduate Student Clinical Excellence Award has been...

A residency model for nursing education.(CLINICAL IMMERSION)
March 1, 2006... ABSTRACT The education of future generations of nurses is in need of philosophic and programmatic transformation in keeping with the rapidly changing health care delivery system. The Nurse Residency Model is one baccalaureate nursing program's...

A rational approach to Solving the Problem of Competition for Undergraduate Clinical Sites.
March 1, 2006... ABSTRACT Five baccalaureate, three associate, and three practical nursing programs have partnered with clinical agencies to select clinical placements through the Clinical Placement Consortium (CPC).The process involves three face-to-face...

The triangle technique: a new evidence-based educational tool for pediatric medication calculations.
March 1, 2006... ABSTRACT Many nursing student verbalize an aversion to mathematical concepts and experience math anxiety whenever a mathematical problem is confronted. Since nurses confront mathematical problems on a daily basis, they must learn to feel...

Leadership development in geriatric care through the intergeneration make a difference project.
March 1, 2006... ABSTRACT The Intergeneration Make a Difference Project (MADP) is designed to develop leadership skills in geriatric nursing for seniors in a baccalaureate nursing program. This service-learning project with octogenarians and older individuals...

Expanding educational opportunities: in disaster response and emergency preparedness for nurses.
March 1, 2006... ABSTRACT The past few years have witnessed a dramatic increase in the number of large-scale disaster events and the ubiquitous threat of weapons of mass destruction. These events have heightened recognition of the role of the nurse in disaster...

Preparing Nurses for Disaster Management.
March 1, 2006... Preparing Nurses for Disaster Management Joanne C. Langan, PhD, RN, and Dotti C. James, PhD, RN; Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson/Prentice Hall, 2004; 272 pages, $39.95 (soft cover) When Langan and James began work on this book, no texts...

Holistic Nursing: A Handbook for Practice (4th edition).
March 1, 2006... Holistic Nursing: A Handbook for Practice (4th edition) edited by Barbara M. Dossey, PhD, RN, HNC, FAAN, Lynn Keegan, RN, HNC, FAAN, and Cathie E. Guzzetta, PhD, RN, HNC, FAAN; Boston: Jones and Bartlett, 2005; 942 pages, $64.95 (soft cover)...

Expect a Miracle: You Won't Be Disappointed!
March 1, 2006... Expect a Miracle: You Won't Be Disappointed! Tel Franklin, MD, Monterey, CA: Center for Appreciative Dialogue, 2003, 150 pages, $24 (soft cover) Designed as a workbook and guide, this book invites readers to begin a new relationship with...

Professional Nursing: Concepts, Issues, and Challenges.
March 1, 2006... Professional Nursing: Concepts, Issues, and Challenges edited by John Daly, PhD, RN, Sandra Speedy, EdD, RN, Debra Jackson, PhD, RN, Vickie Lambert, DNSc, RN, FAAN, and Clinton Lambert, PhD, RN, CS, FAAN; New York: Springer Publishing, 2005;...

Correction.(Correction notice)
March 1, 2006... An article in the January/February 2006 issue of Nursing Education Perspectives, "Evidence-Based Program Requirements: Evaluation of Statistics as a Required Course" (authors J. T. Grace and R. D'Aoust, page 28-33) contained errors in the...

Think spots: where are your learning spaces?(Emerging Technologies Center)
March 1, 2006... IN PAST COLUMNS, we have talked about the Net generation and how our educational systems need to accommodate this generation of learners. In light of this growing population and their learning needs, let's talk about learning space. If...

The 2006 NLN Awards / call for nominations.(Resource Center)
March 1, 2006... The NLN Awards Committee seeks nominations for awards that will be presented at the next NLN Education Summit, which takes place in New York City September 27-30, 2006. The NLN Award for Outstanding Leadership in Nursing Education recognizes a...

African American midwives.(NEW RESOURCES)
March 1, 2006... An exhibition at the Smithsonian Institution's Anacostia Museum documents the lives and work of African American midwives who were central caregivers in the communities they served from the clays of slavery to the mid-20th century. Objects on...

Nursing research made easier.(NEW RESOURCES)
March 1, 2006... To help nurses better understand the practice and dissemination of research, the Society of Urologic Nurses has compiled a collection of articles, originally published in Urologic Nursing, that explain the research process. Demystifying Nursing...

Hemodialysis externships.(NEW RESOURCES)
March 1, 2006... Traditionally, nursing students do not participate in extended clinical rotations in dialysis settings. The American Nephrology Nurses' Association Educational Task Force has created a template that develops basic nursing and interpersonal...

Teaching the healers.(NEW RESOURCES)
March 1, 2006... Students with a yearning to volunteer in underdeveloped areas will be interested in a new 20-minute video, Teaching the Healers. Set in Belize, this documentary tells the story of a two-year nurse anesthesia program designed by Health...

ANA Information Infrastructure Committee: www.nursingworld.org/npii/.(ON THE WEB)
March 1, 2006... Too often the sole purpose behind nursing documentation is to record what nurses do, not the thinking behind their actions. Standardized nursing terminologies have been developed to support the substantive critical thinking components reflected...

Bayada Award for Technological Innovation.(Resource Center)
March 1, 2006... Recognizing the importance of advanced technology in nursing, Drexel University's College of Nursing and Health Professions has initiated the Bayada Award for Technological Innovation in Nursing Education and Practice. The application deadline...

Calendar.(Resource Center)(Calendar)
March 1, 2006... APRIL 21 "A Futurescape of Nursing: Challenges, Changes, and Choices," the 43rd Annual Isabel Maitland Steward Nursing Research Conference, sponsored by Teachers College Columbia University, in New York City; visit www.tcneaa.org/. ...

What is happening in pre-licensure RN clinical nursing education? Findings from the faculty and administrator survey on clinical nursing education.(Headlines from the NLN)
March 1, 2006... The question of what constitutes adequate clinical nursing education for entry-level RN practice continues to be a source of concern and even apprehension throughout the United States. Ever since the Institute of Medicine issued its 2001...

Position statement: mentoring of nurse faculty.
March 1, 2006... In order to recruit and retain qualified nurse educators, the National League for Nursing advocates the use of mentoring as a primary strategy to establish healthful work environments and facilitate the ongoing career development of nurse...

End note.
March 1, 2006... SUZANNA SMALDONE shared these and other images from Iraq with her fellow nursing students at a meeting of the William Paterson University Student Nurses Association in late February. Suzanna resumed her nursing studies in the fall after 18...