Nursing Education Perspectives articles from September 2002

Nursing Education Perspectives archives from September 2002

The preparation of nurse educators: developing the knowledge base to transmit the discipline of nursing. (President's Message).
September 1, 2002... This issue of NURSING EDUCATION PERSPECTIVES contains the full text of the National League for Nursing Position Statement on the Preparation of Nurse Educators approved by the Board of Governors on May 18, 2002. The statement will be the focus...

"I stood taller than the rest" ... Hildegard Peplau. (From the Editor).
September 1, 2002... ONLY ONCE IN MY PROFESSIONAL CAREER did I have the opportunity to have a "one-on-one" conversation with Hildegard Peplau. I was mesmerized by Dr. Peplau, and I remember the occasion vividly. It took place in 1997, shortly after I had assumed...

The future for nursing education: three leaders respond. (Panel Discussion).
September 1, 2002... IN HIS PROVOCATIVE KEYNOTE ADDRESS at the 2001 NLN Summit, Dr. Arthur Levine, president of Columbia University Teacher's College, identified five forces that are having a profound effect on education: 1. The informatics society and the...

Preparing faculty to educate nurses with expertise in gerontology. (Education News).
September 1, 2002... Persons aged 65 years and older represent the most rapidly growing portion of the population in the United States. By 2050, this group will constitute 20 percent of the population, with 24 percent 85 years and older. Many older adults face...

Four-semester partnerships. (Education News).
September 1, 2002... Curricular change at the University of Southern Maine College of Nursing and Health Professions has led to the establishment of the Partnership for Health Curriculum, now in its second year. The curriculum revision process and the development...

Announcements.
September 1, 2002... Janet D. Allan, PhD, RN, CS, FAAN, has been appointed dean of the University of Maryland School of Nursing. Dr. Allan was recently awarded a Lifetime Achievement Award by the National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties. Previously,...

Tom. (Faculty Matters).
September 1, 2002... THOMAS J. DOYLE, MSN, RN, teaches in the Department of Nursing and Related Services at Columbus State Community College in Ohio. As full-time coordinator of the Patient Simulator Program, he describes his role at the college as "unique." Not...

The 60-second nurse educator: creative strategies to inspire learning. (Quick Reads).
September 1, 2002... ABSTRACT Educational content that is presented, attended to, remembered, and reinforced in a "fun setting" will have a greater likelihood of being learned. Creative strategies integrated throughout the learning environment are effective in...

Calendar.
September 1, 2002... OCTOBER 11 "Improving Confidence in the Results of Classroom Multiple-Choice Exams" a workshop sponsored by the National League for Nursing and the Illinois League for Nursing, in Oak Brook, IL; contact G. Fraser, 212/812-0324, or M....

An academic-business partnership for advancing clinical informatics.
September 1, 2002... ABSTRACT A jointly funded partnership between the school of nursing at a large midwestern university and a premier health care information technology supplier represents a pioneering event for education and for the health care information...

A dual degree model for associate and baccalaureate nursing education.
September 1, 2002... ABSTRACT The dual degree model shared by an associate degree and baccalaureate nursing program allows dual enrollment in both programs and the completion of the baccalaureate nursing degree in four academic years with summer enrollment. This...

Evaluating reflective writing for appropriateness, fairness, and consistency.
September 1, 2002... ABSTRACT Nurse educators are divided about how to best evaluate nursing students' reflective writings for evidence of critical thinking. This article reports on a study of consistency among faculty in grading writing in reflective journals. The...

The theory of critical thinking of nursing.
September 1, 2002... ABSTRACT Critical thinking is a thought process used by nurses for clinical decision-making. This descriptive correlational study focused on the relationships among critical thinking, decision-making, and clinical nursing expertise during a...

Promoting, applying, and evaluating problem-based learning in the undergraduate nursing curriculum.
September 1, 2002... ABSTRACT Since its development in the 1960s, problem-based learning (PBL) has become increasingly prominent in nursing education. In 1998, Samford University received a grant from the PEW Charitable Trusts to promote, apply, and evaluate PBL in...

Hildegard Peplau: Psychiatric Nurse of the Century.
September 1, 2002... by Barbara J. Callaway; PhD; New York: Springer Publishing, 2002; 488 pages, $44.95 Barbara Callaway is to be congratulated for taking on the challenge of this ambitious, extensively referenced biography. This in-depth account of Hildegard...

Ethical Patient Care: a Casebook for Geriatric Health Care Teams.
September 1, 2002... edited by Mathy D. Mezey, EdD, RN, Christine K. Cassel, MD, Melissa M. Bottrell, PhD(c), MPH, Kathryn Hyer, DrPA, MPP, Judith L. Howe, PhD, and Terry T. Fulmer, PhD, RN; Baltimore, MD: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2002; 354 pages, $24.95...

The Oldest Old in Everyday Life.
September 1, 2002... by Ruth Dunkle, PhD, MSW, Beverly Roberts, PhD, FAAN, FGSA, and Marie Haug, PhD; New York: Springer Publishing, 2001; 180 pages, $39.80 In writing this book, the authors' stated goal was to extend existing knowledge of persons over the age...

Resource center.
September 1, 2002... NEW RESOURCES Act in Time A range of professional and patient materials is available as part of the Act in Time to Heart Attack Signs campaign developed by the National Heart and Lung Institute and other national organizations. A...

Terry Valiga elected to the Academy. (News From Research and Professional Development).
September 1, 2002... Dr. Terry Valiga, NLN Director of Research and Professional Development, will be inducted as a fellow in the American Academy of Nursing on November 2. One of 73 new fellows to be inducted in 2002, she joins others from the NLN who are already...

Regional workshops. (News From Research and Professional Development).
September 1, 2002... In response to members' requests, NLN has developed a one-day workshop for nursing faculty, co-sponsored by the Illinois Constituent League, that will take place in the Chicago suburb of Oak Brook on October 11. The featured speaker is NLN...

The annual NLN awards. (News From The Education Summit 2002).
September 1, 2002... The NLN will present three major awards at the Education Summit 2002 in Anaheim. On Saturday evening, September 21, Johnson & Johnson will be honored for the Campaign for Nursing's Future, launched in February to energize interest in nursing...

Lois J. Malasanos. (News From The Education Summit 2002).
September 1, 2002... Lois J. Malasanos Known for her published contributions in the field of physiology, Dr. Malasanos was nominated for her work as a classroom teacher, academic administrator, and promoter of learning opportunities for students of diverse...

Nurses for a healthier tomorrow. (NLN Update).
September 1, 2002... NURSES FOR A HEALTHIER TOMORROW, a coalition of leading nursing and health care organizations, including the NLN, has been awarded the Public Relations Society of America's 2002 Silver Anvil Award, which recognizes the best in strategic public...

Elaine L. Smith. (News From The Education Summit 2002).
September 1, 2002... Elaine L. Smith As corporate director for a 17-hospital system in the New York area, Ms. Smith oversees orientation, staff development, continuing education, and student affiliation activities for 7,000 nurses. A lifelong learner, she is...

Department of Education recognition. (News From NLNAC).
September 1, 2002... In a letter dated July 10, 2002, Secretary of Education Rod Paige granted the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission continuing recognition as a national agency for the accreditation of master's, baccalaureate, associate, diploma,...

The preparation of nurse educators: approved by the NLN Board of Governors: May 18, 2002. (Position Statement).
September 1, 2002... Position To insure an adequate supply of competent nurse educators, the National League for Nursing strongly urges the nursing education community to engage in an immediate and focused effort to provide increased opportunities in graduate...

The nurse as a commodity. (End Note).
September 1, 2002... LATELY IT HAS BECOME FASHIONABLE to characterize nurses as a "commodity" in deliberating workforce and shortage-related issues. Understandably, this description of our unique, essential, and professional workforce is offensive to many and less...