Nursing Education Perspectives articles from September 2004

Nursing Education Perspectives archives from September 2004

It's that time of year!(President's Message)
September 1, 2004... As the new academic year begins, we as nurse educators face continuing challenges. Despite increased applications and rising enrolments, the nursing shortage persists amidst a critical shortage of nurse faculty. Nonetheless, during this time,...

Sharing stories of excellence in teaching.(From the Editor)
September 1, 2004... Stories have long been used to pass expertise and wisdom from generation to generation. Parents teach their children about manners and morality by reading them stories, and children love it when their grandparents tell them stories about their...

The NEAT project.(Education News)
September 1, 2004... Six schools of nursing are participating in NEAT, the Nursing Education and Technology Project, which aims to take online education in health care to a higher level. The goal is to develop small units of content, or modules, that can be...

University of Kansas.(Education News)
September 1, 2004... An online program developed by the University of Kansas School of Nursing to prepare individuals for the nurse faculty role has been awarded the Sigma Theta Tau International Pinnacle Award for Computer-Based Education Technology. Paired with...

Walden University.(Education News)
September 1, 2004... Students in the new master's degree in nursing program at Walden University, a Minneapolis-based online higher education institution, can specialize in nursing education, as well as nursing leadership and management. Walden's online learning...

Villanova University.(Education News)
September 1, 2004... An initial group of 12 students are working toward their PhD degrees at Villanova University College of Nursing in a program designed to prepare nurses for academic careers in higher education. Following an intensive summer session of onsite...

University of St. Francis.(Education News)
September 1, 2004... Registered nurses who have bachelor's degrees in areas other than nursing can prepare for the nurse educator role in a new RN to MSN program offered by the University of St. Francis, Joliet, Illinois. Taking online undergraduate courses, RNs...

Arizona State/Mayo Clinic.(Education News)
September 1, 2004... Arizona State University and the Clinic are collaborating on a new joint nursing program based at Mayo Clinic: Hospital in northeast Phoenix. Students will receive their didactic and clinical training using the ASU College of Nursing curriculum...

University of Nevada.(Education News)
September 1, 2004... With the construction of several new hospital facilities, the state of Nevada is projecting a need for hundreds of nurses. While the University of Nevada-Las Vegas School of Nursing has increased enrollments, expansion is limited by a shortage...

Calendar.(Calendar)
September 1, 2004... OCTOBER 10-12 The Katharine J. Densford International Center for Nursing Leadership "Summit for Sages," at the University of Minnesota School of Nursing, St. Paul; visit http://densfordcenter.ahc.umn.edu. 13-14 "Assessing Program...

Marsha.(Faculty Matters)
September 1, 2004... MARSHA ADAMS, DNS, RN, is an associate professor and director of the undergraduate program at the Capstone College of Nursing of the University of Alabama, a public university whose mission strongly addresses teaching, research, and service....

Editor's note.
September 1, 2004... IN MY EDITORIAL in the July/August 2004 issue of Nursing Education Perspectives, I wrote about young men and women who only recently decided to pursue nursing as a career. I also wrote about our misses--those who decided on other...

The American Nurses Foundation has recognized Joan Austin, DNS, RN, FAAN, with the presentation of the Distinguished Contribution to Nursing Science Award.(Faculty Notes)
September 1, 2004... The American Nurses Foundation has recognized Joan Austin, DNS, RN, FAAN, with the presentation of the Distinguished Contribution to Nursing Science Award. Dr. Austin is a distinguished professor of nursing in the School of Nursing at Indiana...

Saint Xavier University's School of Nursing.(Faculty Notes)
September 1, 2004... Anne R. Bavier, PhD, RN, FAAN, has been named dean of Saint Xavier University's School of Nursing, Chicago. She is a former assistant dean at Emory University's Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing in Atlanta.

The American Nurses Association inducted two new members into its Hall of Fame in 2004.(Faculty Notes)
September 1, 2004... The American Nurses Association inducted two new members into its Hall of Fame in 2004. Luther P. Christman, PhD, RN, FAAN, founder and dean of the Rush University College of Nursing, has worked to improve the standards of professional nursing...

Duke University School of Nursing.(Faculty Notes)
September 1, 2004... Catherine Lynch Gilliss, DNSc, RN, former professor and dean of the nursing school at Yale University, will serve as dean of the Duke University School of Nursing, Durham, NC.

Florida Center for Nursing.(Faculty Notes)
September 1, 2004... The Florida Center for Nursing has elected Andrea Gregg, OSN, RN, associate professor and campus director at the University of Florida College of Nursing, Jacksonville, as chair of its board of directors.

Frances Marion University.(Faculty Notes)
September 1, 2004... Sylvia R. Lufkin, EdD, RN, has joined Frances Marion University, Florence, SC, as head of a new nursing education program.

American Association of Critical-Care Nurses.(Faculty Notes)
September 1, 2004... Kathleen McCauley, PhD, RN, FAAN, associate professor of cardiovascular nursing at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, and cardiovascular clinical specialist at the university's hospital, has been appointed president of the American...

Arizona State University's College of Nursing.(Faculty Notes)
September 1, 2004... Bernadette Mazurek Melnyk, PhD, RN, FAAN. associate dean for research and director of the Center for Research and Evidence-Based Nursing at the University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, has been named dean of Arizona State University's College of...

Spalding University of Louisville.(Faculty Notes)
September 1, 2004... Spalding University of Louisville, KY, has awarded an honorary doctor of science degree to Kathryn Mershon, HSN. RN, CNAA, FAAN, former secretary and member of the NLN Board of Governors. She is currently chair of the NLN Awards Committee and a...

School of Nursing at Palm Beach Atlantic University.(Faculty Notes)
September 1, 2004... Linda Green Miller, EdD, MSN, has been appointed dean and professor of the School of Nursing at Palm Beach Atlantic University, West Palm Beach, FL.

College of Nursing, Montana State University.(Faculty Notes)
September 1, 2004... Elizabeth Nichols, DNS, RN, FAAN, has been named dean and professor at the College of Nursing, Montana State University, Bozeman.

National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission.(Faculty Notes)
September 1, 2004... Ngozi O. Nkongho, PhD, RN, has joined the National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission as deputy director. She was an associate professor and former chair of the Department of Nursing at Lehman College of the City University of New York...

Fayetteville State University.(Faculty Notes)
September 1, 2004... Fayetteville State University, Fayetteville, NC, appointed two new faculty members to lead its new baccalaureate program. Bobble Perdue, PhD, RN, is former associate professor at Syracuse University's College of Human Services and Health...

Hardin-Simmons University.(Faculty Notes)
September 1, 2004... Amy Roberts, PhD, MSN, has joined the faculty at Hardin-Simmons University, Abilene, TX, as associate professor of nursing and director of the master of science in nursing program.

Deborah Tamlyn, PhD, RN, professor emeritus of nursing at the University of Calgary, Alberta, and adjunct professor at Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, has taken office as president of the Canadian Nurses Association.(Faculty Notes)
September 1, 2004... Deborah Tamlyn, PhD, RN, professor emeritus of nursing at the University of Calgary, Alberta, and adjunct professor at Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, has taken office as president of the Canadian Nurses Association. Marlene Smadu,...

University of Kansas.(Faculty Notes)
September 1, 2004... The University of Kansas has honored Cynthia S. Teel, PhD, RN, associate professor and assistant dean in the School of Nursing, with the 2004 Chancellors Award for Outstanding Classroom Teaching.

College of Nursing at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh.(Faculty Notes)
September 1, 2004... Margie Weiss, PhD, has joined the College of Nursing at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh as a professor. Previously, she served as interim director of the Twin City Catholic Education System.

Perspectives of schools of nursing on nursing regulation.(Quick Reads)
September 1, 2004... ABSTRACT Nursing programs in 34 jurisdictions were surveyed to discover their perceptions of state board of nursing performance. They were asked for their perceptions of the adequacy of current regulation, effectiveness of regulation in...

Using focused reflection and articulation to promote clinical reasoning: an evidence-based teaching strategy.
September 1, 2004... ABSTRACT This research explored the effects of instructing first-semester nursing students in the use of focused reflection and articulation to promote clinical reasoning. Student volunteers were randomly assigned to four clinical groups. Two...

Improving learning outcomes: integration of standardized patients & telemedicine technology.
September 1, 2004... ABSTRACT Innovative use of standardized patients (SPs) in a telemedicine environment can improve learning outcomes and clinical competencies. This randomized, cross-over study examined the relationship of technology-based strategies and the...

Comparing the teaching effectiveness of part-time & full-time clinical nurse faculty.
September 1, 2004... ABSTRACT The purpose of this study was to compare the teaching effectiveness of part-time and full-time clinical nursing faculty Results indicate that students rank part-time faculty as significantly less effective than full-time faculty on...

Current use and opinions regarding human patient simulators in nursing education: an international survey.
September 1, 2004... ABSTRACT The human patient simulator (HPS) has recently been introduced as an adjunct technology in nursing education, An international survey of nursing schools and simulation centers that collaborate with nursing schools and have purchased a...

Using an eclectic model to educate students about cultural influences on the nurse-patient relationship.
September 1, 2004... ABSTRACT This article describes how the concepts of cultural awareness, cultural sensitivity, and cultural competence are integrated into the nursing curriculum at Lehman College, City University of New York. A culturally diverse student...

The Nursing Shortage: Strategies for Recruitment and Retention in Clinical Practice and Education.
September 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, 186 pages; $39.95 This contemporary collection of...

Teaching the Practitioners of Care: New Pedagogies for the Health Professions.
September 1, 2004... Teaching the Practitioners of Care: New Pedagogies for the Health Professions by Nancy L. Diekelmann, PhD, RN, FAAN Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin Press, 2003, 300 pages; $60.00 (paperback, $24.95) Nancy Diekelmann compels nurse...

Teaching Nursing: the Art and Science.
September 1, 2004... Teaching Nursing: The Art and Science edited by Linda Caputi, EdD, RN, and Lynn Englemann, EdD, RN; Glen Ellyn, IL: College of DuPage Press, 2004, 2 volumes, 1140 pages, and CD-ROM; $95.00 I reviewed this two-volume book and...

Where Have All the Nurses Gone? The Impact of the Nursing Shortage on American Healthcare.
September 1, 2004... Where Have All the Nurses Gone? The Impact of the Nursing Shortage on American Healthcare by Faye Satterly, RN; Amherst, NY: Prometheus Books, 2003, 225 pages; $21.00 The stories told in this book integrate the many factors that have...

Professors Are from Mars[R], Students Are from Snickers[R].
September 1, 2004... Professors Are from Mars[R], Students Are from Snickers[R] by Ronald A. Berk, PhD; Sterling, VA: Stylus Publishing, 2003; 185 pages, $24.95 Humor as an Instructional Defibrillator by Ronald A. Berk, PhD; Sterling, VA: Stylus...

Emerging technologies center.
September 1, 2004... "E-learning is a core offering, inextricably integrated with traditional courses and an indispensable part of the traditional education mission," said Villanova University CIO Steve Fugale. "E-learning is a fundamental component of education...

The National Nursing Education Database[TM].(Headlines from the NLN)
September 1, 2004... Forecasting and monitoring the supply of future nurses through accurate and timely data collection from schools of nursing is an increasingly important function of the NLN Department of Research. However, we have long been concerned about the...

Crossing the road.(End Note)
September 1, 2004... I am standing on a rise at the far end of Dayspring Silent Retreat Center in Germantown, Maryland. Behind me is a narrow strip of woods and the curve of Neelsville Church Road which marks the property line. Since I first started coming here...