Nursing Education Perspectives articles from November 2004

Nursing Education Perspectives archives from November 2004

Reliable and viable, with an unbroken record of leadership.(President's Message)
November 1, 2004... Today, facing the challenges of educating nurses for the current environment and anticipating the needs of the future, we look toward our 125th anniversary in 2018 with a clear vision The NLN is a reliable, viable organization with an unbroken...

Proposal to increase coverage of nursing journals by ISI.(What's new at your school of nursing?)
November 1, 2004... Joyce Fitzpatrick, editor of Nursing Education Perspectives, has endorsed a proposal to encourage the Thomson ISI index to increase the number of professional peer reviewed nursing journals in its Science Edition of Journal Citation Reports....

Human dignity, ethics, and caring.(What's new at your school of nursing?)
November 1, 2004... Spalding University, located in Louisville, KY, has established the Center for Human Dignity, Ethics, and Caring to offer learning opportunities and services in partnership with health care facilities, educational institutions, professional...

New buildings in Houston.(What's new at your school of nursing?)
November 1, 2004... Designed as a sustainable or "green" building, the new home for the University of Texas School of Nursing at Houston has won tire Citation of Honor from the American Institute of Architects-Houston for its environmentally responsible features....

Student stress.(What's new at your school of nursing?)
November 1, 2004... Group recreational music making has been found to reduce burnout and improve mood states among first-year nursing students in an associate degree program at Allegany College of Maryland. Results of a research study conducted by neurologist...

Faculty notes.
November 1, 2004... The John A. Hartford Foundation Institute for Geriatric Nursing has selected its 2004 Geriatric Nursing Research Scholars: Lisa M. Abdallah PhD, MS, assistant professor at the University of Massachusetts-Lowell; Diane L. Caroll, PhD, RN,...

In memoriam.
November 1, 2004... Mary Frances Liston, former deputy director for program affairs for the NLN, died on September 3. Dr. Liston created the first master's degree in nursing program for women at the Imperial Medical Center in Tehran, Iran, and served as dean of...

Faculty matters.
November 1, 2004... We know that our online content has to evolve to include more visual and auditory components, that many students need additional tools for learning. The challenge is to spend the time and the resources to develop these learning tools for online...

All the voices in the room: integrating humanities in nursing education.
November 1, 2004... ABSTRACT Participatory action research was used to link the humanities with a deeper level of teaching and learning. Planning, action, reflection, and evaluation steps were collaboratively implemented by two nurse faculty researchers and five...

Empowered learning on the inside: an externship experience.
November 1, 2004... ABSTRACT The purpose of this multiphasic qualitative research study was to obtain an in-depth understanding of how students experience a nonterminal summer externship program. Baccalaureate and associate degree nursing students participated in...

Nursing students in an expanded charge nurse role: a real clinical management experience.
November 1, 2004... ABSTRACT Ensuring that baccalaureate nursing students obtain a measure of management and leadership proficiency is a challenge for nurse educators. Having senior students manage juniors in a clinical course modeled in a peer hierarchal pattern...

Staff nurse perceptions of the contributions of students to clinical agencies.
November 1, 2004... ABSTRACT This study is a replication and extension of Grindel and associates' 2001 study of the perceptions of staff nurses (psychiatric, perinatal, and medical/surgical) regarding the benefits of having students from a baccalaureate nursing...

Oncology nursing education: teaching strategies that work.
November 1, 2004... ABSTRACT Faculty at a university school of nursing developed an innovative oncology nursing elective designed to enhance baccalaureate students' knowing and aesthetic appreciation of persons living with cancer. Following completion of the...

Nursing education research.
November 1, 2004... The NLN Nursing Education Research Grants Program provides funds to support nursing education research, particularly research related to one or more of the NLN Priorities for Research in Nursing Education. Proposals are due March 1 for the two...

Oncology nursing.(New Resources)
November 1, 2004... A new edition of the Statement on the Scope and Standards of Oncology Nursing Practice is now available from the Oncology Nursing Society. The new book contains 14 high-incidence problem areas, complementary and alternative therapies, and...

A cup of comfort.(New Resources)
November 1, 2004... The anthology series "A Cup of Comfort" is compiling a collection of insightful and uplifting stories, 1,000 to 2,000 words, honoring nurses and recognizing the people and experiences that inspire and sustain them. The submission deadline is...

Fund the cure.(New Resources)
November 1, 2004... The US Postal Service has released its new "Fund the Cure" stamp to help fund breast cancer research. Each book of 20 stamps sold at $8.00 contributes $.60 to research. Since the first breast cancer research stamp was issued in 1998, the...

Allergic Asthma for Dummies.(New Resources)
November 1, 2004... Published by the Allergy & Asthma Network Mothers of Asthmatics, Allergic Asthma for Dummies helps patients determine whether they have allergic asthma, what the triggers are, and how to create a personalized management plan with the help of a...

NARS: http://nahrs.library.kent.edu.NAHRS.(On The Web)
November 1, 2004... The Nursing and Allied Health Resources Section of the Modern Library Association has updated its website. Included are proceedings from the 2003 Evidence-Based Nursing Practice Symposium sponsored by NAHRS and ICIRN, the Interagency Council on...

National nursing workforce clearinghouse: www.nursingclearinghouse.or.(On The Web)
November 1, 2004... This electronic nursing policy resource is designed to facilitate change in nursing by providing timely coverage of state and national policy initiatives, innovations in nursing workforce development and health system management, and tools to...

Geriatric nursing: www.GeroNurseOnline.org.(On The Web)
November 1, 2004... Nurses and patients will benefit from the information and tools available at this site, launched by the Nurse Competence in Aging Initiative, a collaboration of major nursing organizations. Content is organized by levels of depth and...

Calls for abstracts.(Resource Center)
November 1, 2004... Abstracts must be filed electronically by December 10 for the NLN Education Summit 2005, which takes place next September 29 to October 1 in Baltimore. Abstracts are invited for paper, workshop, symposium, and poster presentations. Visit...

Scholars program for gerontological nursing.(Resource Center)
November 1, 2004... The American Academy of Nursing, with support from the John A. Hartford Foundation, is seeking applicants for the Scholars Program, which offers grant support up to $50,000 per annum to predoctoral candidates and $60,000 per annum to...

Ordinary People, Extraordinary Lives: the Stories of Nurses.
November 1, 2004... Ordinary People, Extraordinary Lives: The Stories of Nurses edited by Carolyn H. Smeltzer, EdD, RN, FAAN, and Frances R. Vlasses, PhD, RN; Indianapolis, IN: Sigma Theta Tau International, 2003; 252 pages, $29.95 Writing this review during...

Nurse Practitioners: Evolution of Advanced Practice (4th ed.).
November 1, 2004... Nurse Practitioners: Evolution of Advanced Practice (4th ed.) edited by Mathy D. Mezey, EdD, RN, FAAN, Diane O. McGivern, PhD, RN, FAAN, and Eileen M. Sullivan-Marx, PhD, CRNP, FAAN; New York: Springer Publishing, 2003; 514 pages, $49.95...

McKeachie's Teaching Tips: Strategies, Research, and Theory (11th ed.).
November 1, 2004... McKeachie's Teaching Tips: Strategies, Research, and Theory (11th ed.) edited by Wilbert J. McKeachie and Barbara K. Hofer; Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 2002; 371 pages, $34.76 Most of this clear, well-organized, and easy-to-read book was...

Informatics competencies.(Emerging Technologies Center)
November 1, 2004... During the last few years, the use of information technology (IT) in health care has surfaced in numerous reports, in clinical and educational circles, the news, and even in the presidential debates. An early report by the Institute of...

Calendar.(Calendar)
November 1, 2004... DECEMBER 1-3 The Joint Commission National Conference on Quality and Safety, "Decisions that Count" sponsored by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, in Chicago, IL; call 877/223-6866, or visit www.jcrinc.com....

(U.S. postal service) statement of ownership, management and circulation.
November 1, 2004... (Required by 39 U.S.C.3685). I. Publication title: Nursing Education Perspectives. 2. Publication No. USPS 0674-850.3. Date of Filing: November 3, 2004 4. Frequency of Issue: Bimonthly, 5. No. of issues published annually: 6.6.Annual...

Excellence innovation in nursing education if we can dream it, call do it: the NLN education summit 2004.(Headlines: from the NLN)
November 1, 2004... Orlando, Florida September 30--October 2, 2004 "How can academic leaders and faculty go about defining academic excellence? How can academic units embrace innovations that foster excellence while avoiding those that are merely faddish?"...

Nebraska men in nursing 2005.(End note)
November 1, 2004... TWELVE MALE NEBRASKA NURSES, representing a range of nursing specialties, share their thoughts about the profession in a calendar published by the Nebraska Hospital Association. The NHA is using the calendar as a recruiting tool and to raise...