Nursing Education Perspectives articles from May 2004

Nursing Education Perspectives archives from May 2004

Nursing: the next generation.(President's Message)
May 1, 2004... My recent attendance at the National Student Nurses' Association meeting was exciting and stimulating. The next generation of nurses is full of energy, anticipation, and thoughtfulness, and eager to take on the challenges of nursing. Spending...

Evaluating teaching effectiveness.(From the Editor)
May 1, 2004... THERE IS NO QUESTION that there has been renewed attention to teaching and teacher effectiveness. Yet, many academic institutions have failed to move beyond review of individual student course evaluations as evidence of the teacher's ability...

Campaign to thank clinical partners.(Education News)
May 1, 2004... Among the challenges facing schools of nursing is the need to find sufficient sites for clinical placement. The Department of Nursing at Boise State University, Boise, Idaho, has used a unique approach to recognize and thank the staff at...

The "thank you" campaign.(Education News)
May 1, 2004... The university public relations department was enlisted to assist with publicity. We identified target audiences and developed a series of specific strategies for each. The Vision Team, a committee responsible for communication, research, and...

Pros and cons.(Education News)
May 1, 2004... We received a very positive response to the campaign from patients, physicians, and agency personnel. The responses indicated that our efforts to recognize the role of clinical agencies and open new opportunities for clinical experiences were...

Would we do it again?(Education News)
May 1, 2004... The cost of the entire program was about $1500, including the ad in the newspaper, the buttons, the stickers, and the certificates. The design, the result of a student contest, was free and an excellent way to involve students. We have...

Announcements.
May 1, 2004... Jean E. Bartels, PhD, RN, professor and chair of the School of Nursing at Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, has been elected president of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing. Jeanette Lancaster, PhD, RN, FAAN, professor and...

Carol.(Faculty Matters)
May 1, 2004... CAROL TOUSSIE WEINGARTEN, PHD, RN, is one off our nurse educators whose first-person testimonials are featured in the Nurses for a Healthier Tomorrow advertising campaign, "Nursing education... pass it on," which is aimed at nurses and nursing...

Comprehensive practicum evaluation across a nursing program.
May 1, 2004... ABSTRACT With the inception of a new competency-based nursing curriculum, faculty in a baccalaureate nursing program developed a comprehensive laboratory and clinical evaluation program aimed at progressive, criterion-based evaluation across...

Using clinical journaling to capture critical thinking across the curriculum.
May 1, 2004... ABSTRACT Clinical journaling is used as an integrated teaching methodology throughout the practicum component of a baccalaureate nursing curriculum. Two disciplines, Nursing and English, collaborated to develop clinical journaling guidelines to...

Trying something new: reform as embracing the possible, the familiar, and the at-hand.
May 1, 2004... ABSTRACT Trying something new in the reform of teaching through the use of a new nursing pedagogy, Narrative Pedagogy, is illuminated. Pedagogies are specific approaches to teaching and learning, Narrative Pedagogy is a site-specific approach...

Enhancing knowledge and self-confidence of novice nurses: the "Shadow-A-Nurse" ICU program.
May 1, 2004... ABSTRACT The nursing shortage in the United States has resulted in a need for newly graduated novice nurses to rapidly transition into the nursing workforce. Although some nursing schools provide clinical experience in the intensive care unit...

Student-client relationships in a community health nursing clinical setting.
May 1, 2004... ABSTRACT Community-campus partnerships enrich community health nursing curricula in schools of nursing throughout the United States and elsewhere. The York College of Pennsylvania Department of Nursing entered into a collaborative relationship...

Turn accusations into affirmations: transform nurses into published authors.
May 1, 2004... ABSTRACT Although nurse educators bemoan the fact that many of their students cannot write, writing for publication is fast becoming an expectation of master's and doctorally prepared nurses, Since master's students must submit a publishable...

101 Careers in Nursing.
May 1, 2004... 101 Careers in Nursing edited by Jeanne M. Novotny, PhD, RN, FAAN, Doris T. Lippman, EdD, APRN, CS, Nicole K. Sanders, and Joyce J. Fitzpatrick, PhD, RN, FAAN; New York: Springer Publishing, 2003; 240 pages, $33.95 Nursing is the health...

Code Green: Money-Driven Hospitals and the Dismantling of Nursing.
May 1, 2004... Code Green: Money-Driven Hospitals and the Dismantling of Nursing by Dana Beth Weinberg and Suzanne Gordon; Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 2003; 240 pages, $25.00 (paperback, 2004, $17.95) Staff nurses, nurse managers, nursing...

The Nursing Shortage: Strategies for Recruitment and Retention in Clinical Practice and Education.
May 1, 2004... The Nursing Shortage: Strategies for Recruitment and Retention in Clinical Practice and Education edited by Harriet R. Feldman, PhD, RN, FAAN; New York: Springer Publishing, 2003, 200 pages, $39.95 This contemporary collection of...

Calendar.(Calendar)
May 1, 2004... JUNE 17-14 The Drexel University Nursing Education Institute: A conference for Nursing Educators and Staff Development, in Philadelphia, PA; call 215/762-7716 or 800/666-7737. 17-19 "Learners and Resources: The Power of Partnerships,"...

New resources.(Resource Center)
May 1, 2004... NEW RESOURCES Cherokee Comfort The Cherokee Uniforms Inspired Comfort Award program recognizes RNs, LPNs, and nursing students for their expertise, dedication, and compassion with a variety of prizes, including a Caribbean Cruise for...

On the Web.(Resource Center)
May 1, 2004... ON THE WEB www.science.education. nih.gov/LifeWorks National Institutes of Health The NIH Office of Science Education has launched the Life Works website to help middle and high school students explore the diversity of health care...

Keynote speaker named for Education Summit 2004.(Headlines from the NLN)
May 1, 2004... JON F. WERGIN, PHD, will keynote the NLN Summit 2004 when it opens in Orlando, Florida on September 30. Dr. Wergin is author of Departments That Work: Building and Sustaining Cultures of Excellence in Academic Programs (Anker Publishing, 2003)....

Student Recruitment and Retention.(Headlines from the NLN)
May 1, 2004... DEANS, ADMINISTRATORS, AND FACULTY at all basic RN programs and LPN programs have been invited to respond to the NLN Survey on Student Recruitment and Retention. This Internet-based survey, which is currently online, is designed to answer key...

Important notice for deans and directors of Nursing Education Programs.(Headlines from the NLN)
May 1, 2004... The NLN will be putting the 2004 NLN Annual Survey of Schools of Nursing online September 1, 2004. Help us direct the survey to the proper person at your school of nursing by informing us of any changes in administrative nursing personnel...