Nursing Education Perspectives articles from May 2006

Nursing Education Perspectives archives from May 2006

Celebrating excellence.(President's Message)
May 1, 2006... BY THIS TIME IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR, the last final examination has been written, the grades recorded, the weather is wonderful, students will graduate with poignant rites of passage, and, it is hoped, all searches for new faculty were...

Creating a vision for the future of nursing education: moving toward excellence through innovation.(Guest Editorial)
May 1, 2006... DURING THE LAST SEVERAL YEARS, the NLN Board of Governors, members, and staff have advocated energetically for excellence and innovation in nursing education. While much work is yet to be done, there is cause for hope and celebration. As...

Nursing literature.(Education News)
May 1, 2006... Eighteen studies covering general nursing and 16 specialty areas, including nursing education, have been published as a supplement to the April 2006 issue of the Journal of the Medical Library Association. The project is a collaborative effort...

AmeriCorps nurses.(Education News)
May 1, 2006... Each year for the next three years, Nurses for America, the first nurse-focused AmeriCorps-funded grant, will recruit 20 RNs fm. federally funded community health centers, faith-based clinics, and neighborhood clinics that serve uninsured and...

Janet L. Grady, DrPH. RN. began her career as a high school foreign language teacher, seeking innovative ways to increase student involvement in the educational process.(Faculty Matters)
May 1, 2006... JANET L. GRADY, DRPH. RN. began her career as a high school foreign language teacher, seeking innovative ways to increase student involvement in the educational process. When au experienced nurse and educator helped her understand that nurses...

Blogging as a venue for nurse faculty development.(Quick Reads)
May 1, 2006... WHAT CAN BUSY NURSE FACULTY, enthusiastic about learning new teaching strategies but strapped for time, do to meet their professional development needs? Consider forming an online study group that uses web logs (blogs) as a venue for group...

Eastern Michigan University.(Faculty Notes)
May 1, 2006... Naomi E. Ervin, PhD, MPH, RN, has been appointed director of the School of Nursing in the College of Health and Human Services at Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti. She holds a faculty appointment as professor in the School of Nursing.

Cindy Jones.(Faculty Notes)
May 1, 2006... Cindy Jones, EdD, RN, director of nursing education at Northeast Alabama Community College, has been chosen as the Dr. Charles M. Pendley Founders' Chair Most Outstanding Faculty Member for 2005-2006.

Esperanza Villanueva Joyce.(Faculty Notes)
May 1, 2006... Esperanza Villanueva Joyce, EdD, RN, CNS, a graduate of the class of 1975, has been honored by the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston as recipient of the Rebecca Sealy Distinguished Alumnus Award for 2006. Dr. Joyce is assistant...

Gail Kwarciany.(Faculty Notes)
May 1, 2006... Gail Kwarciany, BSB, RN, BC, OCN, CRNI, clinical educator at the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, has received the Oncology Nursing Society Pearl Moore Making a Difference Award for 2006 for her work with incarcerated patients...

Julie Erb London.(Faculty Notes)
May 1, 2006... Julie Erb London, MSN, RN, has joined the faculty of the School of Nursing and Allied Health at Clarion University-Venango Campus in Oil City, Pennsylvania. A doctoral candidate at the University of Arizona, she is teaching in the school's...

The Association of Registered Nurses of Alberta has presented the Award for Excellence in Nursing Education to Florence Myrick, PhD, RN, of the University of Alberta.(Faculty Notes)
May 1, 2006... The Association of Registered Nurses of Alberta has presented the Award for Excellence in Nursing Education to Florence Myrick, PhD, RN, of the University of Alberta. Judith Kulig, DNSC, RN, of the University of Lethbridge, received the Award...

Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.(Faculty Notes)
May 1, 2006... Jamesetta A. Newland, PhD, APRN, BC, FAANP, adjunct professor at the Lienhard School of Nursing, Pace University, New York, has been appointed editor-in-chief of The Nurse Practitioner, a Lippincott Williams & Wilkins publication.

Teresa Wood.(Faculty Notes)
May 1, 2006... Teresa Wood, PhD, RN, has joined Mount Vernon Nazarene University, Mount Vernon, Ohio, as director of a new bachelor of science in nursing program.

In memoriam.(Faculty Notes)(Obituary)
May 1, 2006... E. Jean M. Hill, former director of the University of Kansas Department of Nursing Education and dean emeritus, Queen's University School of Nursing in Kingston, Ontario, Canada, died on February 22. The E. Jean M. Hill Professorship in Nursing...

Nursing students' perceptions of their chosen profession.
May 1, 2006... ABSTRACT It has been suggested that students enter nursing programs with strong images of the profession and specific expectations of their educational experiences. However, little is known about the impact of initial clinical experiences on...

Outcomes of cooperative education in a baccalaureate program in nursing.
May 1, 2006... ABSTRACT Cooperative education, or co-op, an educational model in which students alternate periods of study with academic-related employment, is a required component of the nursing program at Northeastern University. Students in the five-year...

Streamlining an RN-BSN program for nurses.
May 1, 2006... ABSTRACT The nursing shortage, including a shortage of registered nurses prepared at the baccalaureate level, is acute. A large, midwestern university developed and implemented PLAN (Professional Link for the Advancement of Nurses) to assist...

Background checks for nursing students: what are schools doing?
May 1, 2006... ABSTRACT Schools of nursing are increasingly called upon to obtain background checks for students or disclosures of criminal history. Such checks may be required by clinical facilities in preparation for licensure, or because it is thought that...

Clinical teaching by simulation lessons learned from a complex patient care scenario.
May 1, 2006... ABSTRACT A simulated learning experience designed to teach nursing students about cardiac arrhythmias and nursing intervention for patients experiencing a cardiac dysfunction was developed and implemented. Key to the simulation was the use of...

Prescription assistance.(NEW RESOURCES)
May 1, 2006... The Partnership for Prescription Assistance brings together pharmaceutical companies, health care providers, patient advocacy organizations, and community groups to help qualifying patients who lack prescription coverage get the medicines they...

Global nursing shortages.(Resource Center)
May 1, 2006... Findings from a two-year study addressing the worldwide nursing workforce crisis have been released by the International Council of Nurses and the Florence Nightingale International Foundation. Full details can be found on the ICN website at...

Alzheimer's video.(Resource Center)
May 1, 2006... A new video/DVD by Healing Arts Communication, Caring for Someone with Mid to Late Stage Alzheimer's Disease, tackles issues that people are reluctant to discuss, such as altered sexual behaviors, problematic toileting habits, and aggressive...

Nurse advance collection.(Resource Center)
May 1, 2006... A compilation of reprints on research in several specialty areas is available in e-book or print format from Sigma Theta Tau International. Topics include implementing evidence-based nursing, leadership and mentorship, women's health, and...

Calendar.(Calendar)
May 1, 2006... MAY 18-20 "Cancer, Culture, and Literacy: Solutions for Addressing Health Disparities Through Community Partnerships," the 5th biennial conference sponsored by the H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute at the University of...

Florence Nightingale Today: Healing, Leadership, Global Action.
May 1, 2006... Florence Nightingale Today: Healing, Leadership, Global Action by Barbara Montgomery Dossey, PhD, RN, HNC, FAAN, Louise C. Selanders, EdD, RN, Deva-Marie Beck, PhD, RN, and Alex Attewell, BA, AMA; Silver Spring, MD: American Nurses...

Nightingales: The Extraordinary Upbringing and Curious Life of Miss Florence Nightingale.
May 1, 2006... Nightingales: The Extraordinary Upbringing and Curious Life of Miss Florence Nightingale by Gillian Gill, PhD; New York: Ballantine Books, 2004; 560 pages, $27.95 Written for the general public, this absorbing biography gives the...

Measuring Patient Safety.
May 1, 2006... Measuring Patient Safety edited by Robin Purdy Newhouse, PhD, RN, and Stephanie Poe, MSCN, RN; Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett, 2005, 152 pages, 863.95 (soft cover) Based on presentations delivered in seminars at Johns Hopkins...

Collaborative tools for the net generation.(Emerging Technologies Center)
May 1, 2006... ON THE FRONT PAGE of a recent Denver Post (March 20, 2006), an article about the net generation and business caught my eye. Perhaps it was the banner heading, Baby Boomer (77 million) Generation X (50 million) or Millennials (81 million), that...

National survey on excellence in nursing education.(Headlines from the NLN)
May 1, 2006... WHAT IS THE STATE OF CONTEMPORARY NURSING EDUCATION? What are the most pressing issues educators must address to achieve and sustain excellence in nursing education? How will we know if we are making progress? These are questions that the...

Cherry Ames, my daughter will see you now.(End NOTE)
May 1, 2006... HOW MANY TIMES does someone have to give birth to get a child who loves Cherry Ames? In my case the answer was three. This came as a surprise. I had loved reading about the escapades of the plucky World War II nursing heroine created by the...