Nursing Education Perspectives articles from May 2002

Nursing Education Perspectives archives from May 2002

Nursing organizations: visiting the past/envisioning the future. (President's Message).(Brief Article)(Editorial)
May 1, 2002... FIFTY YEARS AGO THIS MONTH, the existing nursing organizations culminated two years of discussion and negotiation to forge two organizations: the American Nurses Association and the National League for Nursing. Key words were selected to...

No time for stage fright or fight. (From the Editor).(Brief Article)(Editorial)
May 1, 2002... WE'RE IN THE SPOTLIGHT NOW--CENTER STAGE! Never before has there been such public attention paid to the nursing profession. As nurses, we continue to congratulate each other on the fact that Johnson & Johnson has taken up our cause. After all,...

Nursing Success in a community college. (Education News).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... Holyoke Community College's Nursing Success Program was established in 1990 to increase the cultural, linguistic, and racial diversity of the student population within the registered nursing program. The program consists of recruitment efforts...

European Doctoral Conference in Nursing Science. (Education News).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... Working toward a PhD is a lonely and difficult task for students everywhere, and sources of help and guidance are essential. In some European countries, where nursing science is a relatively new discipline, the course of study is not well...

University of Wisconsin. (Education News).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... College graduates representing a variety of fields are returning to school to study nursing at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. The UWM School of Nursing offers an accelerated degree program designed to attract students who already have a...

Florida International University. (Education News).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... Florida International University School of Nursing is using its 20th anniversary as a springboard to tackle the severe nursing shortage in South Florida. This year-long, multifaceted plan includes scholarships and other efforts to reach out to...

Joyce. (Faculty Matters).(Joyce E. Penrose, DRPH, CRNP, BC)(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... JOYCE E. PENROSE, DRPH, CRNP, BC, currently teaches in a unique MSN/FNP program jointly conducted by three universities in the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education--Clarion University, Edinboro University, and Slippery Rock University....

Demystifying accreditation: how NLNAC is making the process relevant for today's educators. (Quick Reads).
May 1, 2002... THE NATIONAL LEAGUE FOR NURSING ACCREDITING COMMISSION (NLNAC) and its predecessor, the National League for Nursing, have been accrediting nursing education programs for more than 50 years. Nursing has been a leader in professional education...

Interbeing and mindfulness: a bridge to understanding Jean Watson's theory of human caring.
May 1, 2002... ABSTRACT This article proposes using Thich Naht Hanh's concept of interbeing and the practice of mindfulness as a bridge to understanding Jean Watson's theory of human caring. An explanation and comparison of both approaches are provided in...

A theoretical framework for RN to BSN education.
May 1, 2002... ABSTRACT Associate degree and baccalaureate program faculty worked together to develop two bridge courses devised to encourage students to progress past "technical rationality" toward "reflective practice" The "reflective practitioner" concept...

Critical incident nursing management using human patient simulators.
May 1, 2002... ABSTRACT Knowledge, technical skills, and critical thinking are essential components of nursing education. Recent headlines have highlighted the need for the objective measurement of these essential components. The use of human patient...

Teaching nursing research: use of a research video to enhance students' learning.
May 1, 2002... ABSTRACT Nursing students may not readily see the relevance of theoretical research content to nursing practice. This article describes an approach to teaching research that uses a video of phenomenological research to enhance students'...

Nursing education in China: opportunities for international collaboration.
May 1, 2002... ABSTRACT Chinese society, highly modern in many urban areas and yet very rural in most regions, is undergoing changes due to its evolving political and economic environment. Nursing has largely been a trade occupation taught in junior high...

Obesity in adults. (New Resources).
May 1, 2002... New guidelines and practical tools are available from the Obesity Education Initiative of the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. To obtain the Practical Guide: Identification, Evaluation, and Treatment of Overweight and Obesity in...

AORN/NAON references. (New Resources).
May 1, 2002... Updated versions of two classic references are now available. The NAON Core Curriculum for Orthopaedic Nursing has been revised and expanded in a 4th edition; call 800/289-6266 or visit http://orthonurse.org. And AORN, the Association of...

CurtinCalls for education. (New Resources).
May 1, 2002... Educators are invited to use the CurtinCalls chat room for class discussions on real-world problems. In addition, back issues of the publication CurtinCalls are available free for use as teaching tools. Write to AL9737705@cs.com and provide...

Epilepsy in adults. (New Resources).
May 1, 2002... Epilepsy in adults can be brought about by stroke, heart disease, or brain tumors, but symptoms are hard to diagnose. Epilepsy: Patient and Family Guide, a new book by Dr. Orrin Devinsky, debunks misconceptions and serves as a resource for the...

Community health leadership. (Resource Center).
May 1, 2002... The annual Robert Wood Johnson Community Program honors 10 outstanding individuals for their work in creating or enhancing health care programs serving communities whose needs have been ignored or unmet. Those honored receive $120,000 to be...

Pain management in oncology. (New Resources).
May 1, 2002... Many health care facilities are still ill prepared to implement pain management standards issued by JCAHO in January 2000. A new continuing education video from the Oncology Nursing Society, "Pain Management for the Oncology Nurse," takes...

Culturally competent care. (New Resources).
May 1, 2002... The Center for the Health Professions of the University of California has developed a new curriculum, organized into 10 sections, that helps clinicians recognize cultural differences in patient interactions and use specific communication skills...

On the web. (Resource Center).
May 1, 2002... www.1stbooks.com Hospital Handbook Patients are taught how to take an active role in all aspects of their hospital visit and relatives are helped to cope with the emotional trauma caused by a family member's illness in the I'm Going in the...

Serving the hearing impaired and making a difference. (New Resources).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... I have been hearing impaired for 10 years. I have learned through experience and talking with members of advocacy groups that most health care providers know that people in wheelchairs need special accommodations, but are often in the dark when...

Community-Based Nursing Practice: Learning Through Students' Stories.
May 1, 2002... edited by Jeanne M. Sorrell, PhD, RN, and Georgine M. Redmond, EdD, RN; Philadelphia: F.A. Davis Company, 2002; 443 pages, $30.95 When asked to provide a review of this book, my first thought was, "So what is new about the practice of...

Strategies for Nursing Leadership.
May 1, 2002... edited by Harriet R. Feldman, PhD, RN, FAAN, New York: Springer Publishing, 2001; 384 pages, $49.95 Today's nursing leaders are challenged to continually improve patient care outcomes in spite of the turbulence in the health care...

Palliative Care Nursing: Quality Care to the End of Life.
May 1, 2002... edited by Marianne LaPorte Matzo, PhD, RN, GNP, CS, and Deborah Witt Sherman, PhD, RN, ANP, CS; New York: Springer Publishing, 2001; 545 pages, $59.95 As my goddaughter, who is not a nurse, said to me recently, "Palliative care is so...

Nursing as Caring: a Model for Transforming Practice.
May 1, 2002... by Anne Boykin, PhD, RN, and Savina O. Schoenhofer, PhD, RN; Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett, 2001, 91 pages, $27.95 This new edition of a book originally published in 1993 should support the curriculum design of any college of professional...

Announcements.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... Dorothy Brooten, PhD, RN, FAAN, and JoAnne M. Youngblut, PhD, RN, FAAN, have joined the faculty of the Florida International University School of Nursing in North Miami. Both professors were formerly affiliated with the Frances Payne Bolton...

Calendar.
May 1, 2002... MAY 30-June 2 "Thinking Globally: Broadening the Context of Multicultural Dialogue and Action," the 17th Annual National Conference of the National MultiCultural Institute, in Washington, DC; call 202/483-0700; www.nmci.org. JUNE ...

Letter to the editor.
May 1, 2002... With regard to Dr. Joyce Fitzpatrick's editorial ("The Balance in Nursing: Clinical and Scientific Ways of Knowing and Being," March/April 2002), I agree with the comments on faculty skills needed to teach today's nursing professionals. As a...

National League for Nursing: notice of 2002 Official Proxy.(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... Members of the National League for Nursing will soon receive a 2002 Official Proxy. Members are asked to indicate their choices for various positions on the NLN Board of Governors and the four NLN Advisory Councils, as well as for members of...

Scholarships and fellowships for nurse educators. (News From The NLN Foundation for Nursing Education).
May 1, 2002... Applications are now being accepted for scholarships and fellowships offered by the NLN through the NLN Foundation for Nursing Education. This program is funded in part by a grant from Johnson & Johnson to the foundation and by funds raised...

Program in place for September conference. (News From Education Summit 2002).
May 1, 2002... Sarah Weddington, nationally known for her work on issues affecting women, will keynote the NLN Education Summit 2002 in Anaheim on Thursday, September 19. The tentative title for the keynote address is "Preparing Leaders Who Can and Will Renew...

Three online courses running in June and July. (News From Professional Development).
May 1, 2002... In December, NLN CEO Ruth Corcoran announced a new and exciting strategic alliance with the Indiana University of School of Nursing to offer online courses for nurse educators. Three courses in the Teaching and Learning in Web-Based Courses...

2002 National League for Nursing Awards: call for nominations.
May 1, 2002... The NLN Awards Committee has reviewed the awards traditionally granted by the NLN at the Annual Membership Meeting. To assure congruence with the NLN mission and membership structure, the Committee has decreased the number of awards to be...

The evening back rub. (End Note).(Brief Article)
May 1, 2002... WHEN I WAS IN NURSING SCHOOL IN THE EARLY 1970s, I learned how to give a great back rub. I perfected my skills after graduation, first in intensive care and later when I worked on a cancer ward. Every evening about eight, we nurses would push...