Nursing Education Perspectives articles from March 2009

Nursing Education Perspectives archives from March 2009

Beyond the realities of current practice: preparing students to provide safe and effective care.(President's Message)
March 1, 2009... I AM GRATEFUL TO PAMELA R. JEFFRIES, DNS, RN, FAAN, ANEE who responded to my invitation to join with me in preparing this month's President's Message. The NLN is truly indebted to Pam, in collaboration with Mary Anne Rizzolo, EdD, RN, FAAN,...

Dreams for the future for clinical simulation: research and development in this hot topic area will lead to more sophisticated manikins and robots possessing even more realistic features and functionality. What is known as the high-fidelity simulator today will look simplistic when compared to the next generation of simulators in the years to come.(GUEST Editorial)
March 1, 2009... CLINICAL SIMULATION OFFERS STUDENTS RICH, AUTHENTIC CLINICAL EXPERIENCES IN A SAFE, NONTHREATENING ENVIRONMENT. For one of the first times in education, nurse faculty now provide practice opportunities for students to learn, experiment, and...

Faculty matters.(on Angela M. McNelis)
March 1, 2009... RESEARCH: ESPECIALLY NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH, IS A MAJOR FOCUS FOR ANGELA M. McNELIS, PHD, RN ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR AT THE INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING IN INDIANAPOLIS. Angie is director of the school's honors program, which gives...

Calendar of events.(Calendar)
March 1, 2009... APRIL 23-24 "Evidence, Public Policy, and Practice" the 16th National Evidence-based Practice Conference, sponsored by the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics; www.uihealthcare.com/depts/nursing/rqom/evidencebasedpractice/...

High-fidelity simulation: factors correlated with nursing student satisfaction and self-confidence.(NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH)
March 1, 2009... ABSTRACT While available research suggests positive outcomes when using high-fidelity simulation in nursing education, little is known about factors associated with these outcomes. This descriptive, correlational study examined the effects...

Outcomes of clinical simulation for novice nursing students: communication, confidence, clinical judgment.(NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH)(Survey)
March 1, 2009... ABSTRACT The use of clinical simulation in nursing education provides many opportunities for students to learn and apply theoretical principles of nursing care in a safe environment. The purpose of this study was to evaluate simulated...

The case for group planning in human patient simulation.(NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH)(Report)
March 1, 2009... ABSTRACT This evaluation research focused on ways to improve the simulation learning experiences of prelicensure nursing students participating in a high-acuity nursing course. Based on the findings of a paper-and-pen midterm formative...

Simulation as a means to foster collaborative interdisciplinary education.(NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH)
March 1, 2009... ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was multifaceted: to initiate an interdisciplinary collaborative relationship between nursing and medical students; to determine the usefulness of an interdisciplinary approach using simulations as an...

Learning advanced cardiac life support: a comparison study of the effects of low- and high-fidelity simulation.(NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH)
March 1, 2009... ABSTRACT To increase cardiopulmonary arrest survival, the American Heart Association developed basic and advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) courses that expose participants to realistic learning situations. This experimental study compared...

Student satisfaction with high-fidelity simulation: does it correlate with learning styles?(NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH)(Report)
March 1, 2009... ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to explore how learning styles correlate with student satisfacation when high--fidelity human simulation is used in a baccalaureate nursing program. Seventy-eight undergraduate students enrolled in an...

A collaborative project to apply and evaluate the clinical judgment model through simulation.(NURSING EDUCATION RESEARCH)
March 1, 2009... ABSTRACT As use of simulations increases in nursing education, nurse educators are challenged to evaluate students' clinical judgment skills. The purpose of this article is to describe faculty development in the use of the Lasater Clinical...

Nursing students' self-assessment of their simulation experiences.(Report)
March 1, 2009... ABSTRACT This article describes a self-evaluation and feedback strategy used by nursing students and simulation faculty in a junior-level adult acute care course. Simulations are developed and implemented with the intention of furthering...

The essentials of debriefing in simulation learning: a concept analysis.(Report)
March 1, 2009... ABSTRACT Debriefing is essential element of simulation; however, practices vary greatly. Common elements include critique, correction, and evaluation of student performance and discussion of the experience. Learning occurs in simulation through...

Using high-fidelity simulation to educate nursing students about end-of-life care.
March 1, 2009... ABSTRACT Despite some technical limitations, it is possible to give students a wide range of experiences related to pre- and postmortem care using high-fidelity simulation in a clinical skills lab. Simulations incorporating role play provide...

Creating simulation communities of practice: an international perspective.(Report)
March 1, 2009... ABSTRACT A three-year National League for Nursing grant aimed at faculty development in the use of simulation as a teaching-learning strategy to promote and evaluate student learning outcomes was funded in 2007 by the Laerdal Medical...

NLN publications on diversity.(Resource CENTER)(National League for Nursing)(Brief article)
March 1, 2009... Among several new books recently published by the NLN is Asian American Voices: Engaging, Empowering, Enabling, edited by Dr. Lin Zhan, the first in a series designed to promote diversity in nursing and nursing education. African American...

Nursing Research Grant.(NEW RESOURCES)
March 1, 2009... The American Nurses Foundation, through the Nursing Research Grants Program, provides funds for all areas of nursing to beginner and experienced nurse researchers. The deadline for submissions is May 1. Visit www.anfonline.org/for details and...

Career for a Lifetime.(NEW RESOURCES)(National Student Nurses' Association's new digital video disc, 'Nursing: The Career for a Lifetime')(Brief article)
March 1, 2009... The National Student Nurses' Association has a new DVD, produced with the support of the National Council of State Boards of Nursing. "Nursing: The Career for a Lifetime" is a 12-minute program showcasing the career paths of nurse leaders and...

Family teaching toolbox.(NEW RESOURCES)(National Association of Neonatal Nurses' www.nann.org)(Brief article)
March 1, 2009... This toolbox is a series of illustrated guides, originally published in Advances in Neonatal Care, that helps parents care for a newborn. Each article highlights a different topic most often addressed by NICU nurses. Visit the website of the...

Healthcare Research and Quality: http://ahrq.hhs.gov/.(ON THE WEB)
March 1, 2009... The website of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality's National Resource Center for Health Information Technology is updated weekly. The site provides information on electronic health record implementation, telehealth, and emerging...

HCPro Inc.: www.StressedOutNurses.com.(ON THE WEB)(Brief article)
March 1, 2009... This site provides students and nurses with a forum to share study tips, bedside best practices, and answers to clinical questions. Stress relief is provided through activities such as games, polls, and contests.

Creative clinical solutions: aligning simulation with authentic clinical experiences.(Quick READS)
March 1, 2009... Various factors, including the fact that in fast-paced, acute care settings, students have little time to reflect on a client's situation and provide appropriate and thoughtful nursing interventions, led our faculty to develop real-life,...

Nursing Education 2.0: a second look at Second Life.(EMERGING Technologies Center)
March 1, 2009... IT HAS BEEN TWO YEARS since I wrote a column on Second Life (SL). (See Nursing Education Perspectives, May/June 2007, pp. 156-157.) At that time, there was a lot of hype about SL, especially by corporations trying to sell products, but there...

Teaching Strategies for Nurse Educators (2nd ed.).(Book review)
March 1, 2009... Teaching Strategies for Nurse Educators (2nd ed.) by Sandra De Young, EdD, MEd, RN; Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall, 2009; 320 pages, $55.95 (soft cover) Nurse educators need a ready reference that can be used to develop or...

Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing.(Faculty NOTES)(Pamela R. Jeffries has been named Dean)(Brief article)
March 1, 2009... Pamela R. Jeffries, DNS, RN, FAAN, ANEF, bas been named associate dean for academic affairs at the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing, Baltimore, Maryland. She was previously associate dean of undergraduate programs at the Indiana...

University of South Dakota.(Faculty NOTES)
March 1, 2009... June Larson, MS, RN, CNE, ANEF, has been named associate dean of the University of South Dakota's School of Health Sciences.

Ngozi Nkongho, PhD, RN, CNE.(Faculty NOTES)(Brief article)
March 1, 2009... The New York University College of Nursing presented the 2009 Estelle Osborne Certificate of Recognition to Ngozi Nkongho, PhD, RN, CNE, deputy director of the NLNAC. This award honors alumni who advance the professional development of nurses...

Clarion University.(Faculty NOTES)(Lorraine M. Reiser is now an associate professor of nursing)(Brief article)
March 1, 2009... Lorraine M. Reiser, PhD, RN, is now an associate professor of nursing in Clarion University's Master of Science in Nursing Program, offered through the School of Nursing and Allied Health at the Venango campus, Pennsylvania.

University of Arizona College of Nursing.(Faculty NOTES)(Joan Shaver has been appointed dean of the University of Arizona College of Nursing)(Brief article)
March 1, 2009... Joan Shaver, PhD, RN, FAAN, professor and dean of the College of Nursing at the University of Illinois at Chicago, has been appointed dean of the University of Arizona College of Nursing in Tucson.

Sigma Theta Tau International.(Faculty NOTES)(Cynthia Vlasich as director of the International Leadership Institute and Educational Resources)(Brief article)
March 1, 2009... Sigma Theta Tau International has named Cynthia Vlasich, RN, director of the International Leadership Institute and Educational Resources. Most recently she served as vice president of professional services at Gannet Healthcare Services, and...

University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences.(Faculty NOTES)(Mary Wakefield as administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration)(Brief article)
March 1, 2009... President Obama has appointed Mary Wakefield, PhD, RN, FAAN, associate dean for rural health at the University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences, as administrator of the Health Resources and Services Administration. A...

Anderson University School of Nursing.(Faculty NOTES)(Karen Williams has been named college dean)(Brief article)
March 1, 2009... Karen Williams, MSN, ANP-C, RN, has been named dean of the Anderson University School of Nursing, Anderson, Indiana. She is a doctoral candidate in the Doctor of Nursing Practice program through the Purdue University School of Nursing.

In memoriam.(Obituary)(Brief article)
March 1, 2009... Adriena Preissova Linehan, a former nursing instructor at the University of Pennsylvania, died on February 12 at age 9a. In 2005, she was among the first 15 women honored as Women Pioneers by the Penn Graduate School of Education. Shirley...

Annual survey of schools of nursing academic year 2006-2007: executive summary.(HEADLINES from the NLN)(Report)
March 1, 2009... Since the 1950s, the NLN has conducted an annual survey of all nursing programs in the United States to obtain key statistics including admissions, enrollments, graduations, student demographics, and numbers of faculty. The 2008 annual survey...

Clown Care.(End Note)(Brief article)
March 1, 2009... [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] FOR 22 YEARS, the nonprofit Big Apple Circus has run a Clown Care program, bringing entertainers to 19 pediatric facilities across the United States. The program provides performers with extensive training in...