Nursing Education Perspectives articles from November 2006

Nursing Education Perspectives archives from November 2006

Taking the risks of eagles.(President's Message)
November 1, 2006... Just being at the NLN Education Summit is to soar with the eagles of our profession for a few special days in the academic year. At each Summit, we are privileged to learn from colleagues across the United States what they are doing that is new...

The cost and quality agenda comes to higher education.(From the Editor)
November 1, 2006... IN MID-AUGUST, when most of us were taking that long last weekend before the busyness of the fall semester, the secretary of education's Commission on the Future of Higher Education released a new report, "A Test of Leadership: Charting the...

Breast cancer awareness.(Education News)
November 1, 2006... Through an innovative partnership with the Maryland affiliate of the Susan G. Korean Breast Cancer Foundation, the University of Maryland School of Nursing has embarked on a three-year project to develop a comprehensive higher education program...

Look back in time.(Education News)
November 1, 2006... For the 75th anniversary of the American Association of Nurse Anesthetists, John Garde, CRNA, MS, FAAN, who retired in 2001 after serving as executive director for 17 years, presented a brief a history of the organization. His presentation is...

Several educators have been named 2006 Robert Wood Johnson Executive Nurse Fellows.(Faculty Notes)
November 1, 2006... Several educators have been named 2006 Robert Wood Johnson Executive Nurse Fellows. They are Cynthia Barnes-Boyd, PhD, RN, FAAN, director of the UIC Neighborhoods Initiative and assistant dean for community health, University of Illinois at...

Laurie Kennedy-Malone, PhD, RN, CS.(Faculty Notes)
November 1, 2006... Laurie Kennedy-Malone, PhD, RN, CS, associate professor of nursing and director of the adult/gerontological nurse practitioner program at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro, is the first recipient of the National Conference of...

National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission.(Faculty Notes)
November 1, 2006... Sharon J. Tanner, EdD, RN, has been named executive director of the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission. A former president of N-OADN, the National Organization for Associate Degree Nursing, Dr. Tanner has been involved with the...

San Diego State University School of Nursing.(Faculty Notes)
November 1, 2006... Catherine Todero, PhD, RN, is the new director of the San Diego State University School of Nursing, San Diego, CA. She was associate dean at the University of Nebraska Medical Center.

Julie Vignato, BSN.(Faculty Notes)
November 1, 2006... Julie Vignato, BSN, a former nurse manager at the Naval Hospital, Camp Pendleton, has joined MiraCosta College as a full-time faculty member. In addition to her regular hospital duties at Camp Pendleton, she served as command liaison with...

In memoriam.(Faculty Notes)(Obituary)
November 1, 2006... Sharron S. Humenick, PhD, MPH, RN, FAAN, professor in the Department of Maternal=Child Health at Virginia Commonwealth University School of Nursing, Richmond, died on September 9 after battling cancer. She was editor of The Journal of Per/natal...

Diane.(Faculty Matters)
November 1, 2006... RECIPIENT OF THE NLN AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP IN NURSING EDUCATION, Diane M. Billings, EdD, RN, FAAN, has taught all levels of students during the course of her career--ADN, BSN, RN-BSN, MSN, and PhD. In addition to teaching, her...

Calendar.(Calendar)
November 1, 2006... JANUARY 12-14 Health Professions Educational Research Symposium, sponsored by Nova Southeastern University's Institute for Educational Research, in Fort Lauderdale, FL; visit www.nova.edu/hpers/ab. FEBRUARY 2-5 "The Boot Camp for...

Development of a nurse practice arrangement in rural Appalachia: triumphs and challenges.
November 1, 2006... ABSTRACT This article describes the development of a nurse practice arrangement for delivery of health services via a mobile health clinic to an underserved, rural Appalachian community in southwestern Virginia. Faculty, students, and staff...

Student understanding of culturally and ethically responsive care: implications for nursing curricula.
November 1, 2006... ABSTRACT Nursing education programs have a responsibility to develop strategies that improve future nurses' multicultural competence and ethical approaches to caring for populations different than their own. This article describes results of a...

Graduate student perceptions: feeling the passion of caring online.
November 1, 2006... ABSTRACT The concept of caring in nursing education has been addressed with regard to traditional classroom settings. In addition, research on effective online teaching approaches, differences between online and face-to-face classroom...

The missing link: information literacy and evidence-based practice as a new challenge for nurse educators.
November 1, 2006... ABSTRACT The evolution of nursing as a profession requires the development of evidence-based practice based on outcomes and the ability by nurses to access and evaluate professional literature, both in print and on the Internet. To educate...

Summer residential program: a university model for recruiting high school students to nursing.
November 1, 2006... ABSTRACT As the nursing shortage continues, nurse educators must develop creative strategies to recruit high school students. A midsize university in the Midwest has found a one-week summer residential enrichment program, offered annually since...

Taking a second look: immunization requirements for nursing students.
November 1, 2006... ABSTRACT To comply with clinical agency agreements, nursing administrators and faculty need to be attentive to the management of immunization requests, especially those that are divergent from CDC or state recommendations. As nursing students...

Case Studies in Nursing Ethics (3rd Ed.).
November 1, 2006... CASE STUDIES IN NURSING ETHICS (3RD ED.) by Sara T. Fry, PhD, RN, and Robert M. Veatch, PhD; Sudbury, MA: Jones & Bartlett, 2006; 415 pages, $51.95 Individuals who purchase Case Studies in Nursing Ethics may think they've gotten a...

Making a Difference: Stories from the Point of Care (Vol. 2).
November 1, 2006... MAKING A DIFFERENCE: STORIES FROM THE POINT OF CARE (VOL. 2) by Sharon Hudacek, EdD, RN, Indianapolis: Sigma Theta Tau International, 2004; 325 pages, $29.95 Nurses are wonderful storytellers, and their stories provide meaningful...

Family Health Care Nursing: Theory, Practice and Research (3rd Ed.).
November 1, 2006... edited by Shirley May Harmon Hanson, PhD, RN, PMHNP, FAAN, Vivian Gedaly-Duff, RN, and Joanna Rowe Kaakinen, RN; Philadelphia: F.A. Davis, 2005; 448 pages, $44.95 (softcover) Defining family as "who they say they are," this book promotes...

A call to action: preparing the next generation of nurses.(Emerging Technologies Center)
November 1, 2006... IN MY TENURE WRITING THIS COLUMN, I have tried to provide briefs about emerging technologies that will affect teaching and learning in higher education. I have also, on occasion, called attention to issues related to informatics competencies...

Ambulatory Care curriculum.(NEW RESOURCES)
November 1, 2006... The American Academy of Ambulatory Care Nursing has published an enhanced second edition of Core Curriculum for Ambulatory Care Nursing. Planned as a resource for all nurses practicing in ambulatory care settings, this soft cover book is...

Tucked in Tight.(NEW RESOURCES)
November 1, 2006... Designed to inspire, not necessarily to provide information, Tucked in Tight is a short video that reminds the viewer that the aged are a population worthy of care. It is available on DVD or VHS from the College of DuPage. Call 800/290-4474 or...

Student Nurse Playbook.(NEW RESOURCES)
November 1, 2006... The Student Nurse Playbook is a collection of games and ideas designed to ignite the nursing student's competitive learning spirit. Students can work in teams and individually on activities tailored to specific nursing units or didactic...

Nurse talk radio: www.wrcr.com.(ON THE WEB)
November 1, 2006... Listeners to WRCR radio in Rockland County, New York, can tune in each Friday at 5:30 pm to hear Barbara Ficarra, RN, and a guest discuss a health care topic, live and unedited. The show, 'Health in 30," was launched in April 2006 and may also...

Organized wisdom: www.organizedwisdom.com.(ON THE WEB)
November 1, 2006... Consumers, health care professionals, and health organizations can use this site to collaborate and share knowledge on more than 6,500 health related topics. Evidence-based information is provided along with practical, user-generated health...

Epilepsy therapy development project: http://professionals.epilepsy.com/page/specpop_women.html.(ON THE WEB)
November 1, 2006... Women with epilepsy face unique challenges associated with hormones, from menarche through menopause. This website was developed by leading health practitioners to provide current, peer-reviewed age- and situation-specific health information on...

National Environmental Educational/Training Initiative: www.neetf.org/health/champions.(ON THE WEB)
November 1, 2006... Developed as part of the Children's Environmental Health Faculty Champions Initiative, which aims to build health professional capacity to address children s environmental health issues, this website features PowerPoint presentations and other...

National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases: www.bethegeneration.org.(ON THE WEB)
November 1, 2006... NIAID is maintaining this website as part of a new campaign to raise awareness of preventive HIV vaccine research. The goal is to challenge young Americans to be the generation that ends the AIDS epidemic. The website offers the opportunity to...

Journey to transformation: as nurses, we have always recognized the value of our stories. This is the story of my journey, as step by step we transformed the National League for Nursing.
November 1, 2006... SEPTEMBER 30, 2006 1998 I began my tenure as the CEO of the NLN in January 1998. Though I could not imagine a world without it, the NLN I found was an organization that had lost its way. Fraught with fiscal irregularities,...

Transformation begins with you: the NLN Education Summit 2006.(Headlines from the NLN)
November 1, 2006... New York, New York September 27-September 30, 2006. "Can you feel it? The energy of this grand gathering and the energy of this great city?" With these questions, Dr. Ruth Coreoran welcomed 1500 nurse educators to New York City and the NLN...

Preparation for the profession and the artistry of practice.(Headlines from the NLN)
November 1, 2006... How does the teacher set up conditions of possibility for the student's experiential learning? How does the teacher in nursing invite students into practice in a way that fosters an integration of the knowledge, clinical know-how, ethical...

NLN Centers Of Excellence in Nursing Education[TM].
November 1, 2006... The achievement of excellence, the demonstration of sustained, evidence-based, and substantive innovation, and a proven commitment to continuous quality improvement characterize the NLN Centers of Excellence in Nursing Education. During the...

The NLN Education Summit.(Headlines from the NLN)
November 1, 2006... THE NLN EDUCATION SUMMIT provides ample opportunities for networking: breakfast and lunch in the exhibit hall, Q & As during workshops and concurrent sessions, and this year, to benefit the NLN Foundation for Nursing Education, Broadway Bound,...

Always a gala event.(Headlines from the NLN)
November 1, 2006... ALWAYS A GALA EVENT, the annual President's Reception and Awards Banquet took on special meaning as the New York City Summit came to an end. Eileen Zungolo, chair of the Awards Committee and president of the NLN from 2001 to 2003, announced...

Some of the inaugural group of NLN ambassadors: New York, New York NLN education summit 2006.(End NOTE)
November 1, 2006... AS NLN AMBASSADORS, these individuals are charged with informing colleagues about the professional development opportunities offered by the NLN and sharing with the NLN staff concerns, issues, or suggestions that their colleagues may have. * If...