Nursing Education Perspectives articles from September 2007

Nursing Education Perspectives archives from September 2007

Nursing's path to excellence.(President's Message)
September 1, 2007... THERE IS MUCH TO CELEBRATE in our 114th year as the National League tot Nursing gathers at the Education Summit 2007 in Phoenix. At this largest of all nursing education conferences, we celebrate the more than 70 percent of all nurse educators...

Nursing education perspectives and a renewed focus on nursing education research.(From the Editor)
September 1, 2007... AS YOU HAVE REFLECTED ON YOUR TEACHING AND RESEARCH, perhaps you have wondered about the nursing literature and tried to distinguish between types of publications--refereed and nonrefereed journals, newsletters, and magazines. Periodical...

A need for clarity: scholarship, scholarly teaching, and the scholarship of teaching and learning.(Quick Reads)(Essay)
September 1, 2007... DURING A RECENT SUMMER, as part of a course for nurse educators, I read several journal articles discussing the term scholarly teaching. I also encountered other readings highlighting Boyer's Scholarship of Teaching and Learning model (1-5)....

First fellows of NLN Academy of Nursing Education.(Academy of Nursing Education)
September 1, 2007... THE NLN ESTABLISHED THE ACADEMY OF NURSING EDUCATION to foster excellence in nursing education by recognizing and capitalizing on the wisdom of outstanding nurse educators. Fellows support the vision of the NLN to promote standards of...

Sandra.(Faculty Matters)(Sandra Baker)
September 1, 2007... SANDRA BAKER, DNP, RN, the new book review editor for Nursing Education Perspectives, is district dean for the Riverside Community College School of Nursing, an urban, ethnically diverse area near Los Angeles. In this role, she provides...

The Board of Directors of the American Academy of Nursing has named six Living Legends for 2007.(Faculty NOTES)(Brief article)
September 1, 2007... The Board of Directors of the American Academy of Nursing has named six Living Legends for 2007: Marie Cowan, PhO, FAAN; Phyllis G. Ethridge, MSN, RN, FAAN; Carrie B. Lenburg, EdO, RN, FAAN; Margaret L. McClure, EdD, RN, FAAN; Callista Roy,...

New York City College of Technology.(Faculty NOTES)(Brief article)
September 1, 2007... Barbara R. Grumet, JO, has been named dean of the School of Professional Studies of the New York City College of Technology of the City University of New York. She is a former executive director of the National League for Nursing Accrediting...

University of Louisville School of Nursing.(Faculty NOTES)(Brief article)
September 1, 2007... Marcia J. Hem, EdD, RN, has been named dean of the University of Louisville School of Nursing in Kentucky. Her research focuses on adolescent and youth health promotion and risk-taking behaviors, as well as issues in nursing education and...

Siena Heights University.(Faculty Notes)(Brief article)
September 1, 2007... Sue Idczak, PhD, RN, has been named director of the new nursing program at Siena Heights University in Adrian, Michigan. An RN-BSN program and prelicensure baccalaureate program are planned.

Sharon Judkins, PhD, RN, BC, CNAA, associate professor and director of the Nursing Administration Program in the School of Nursing at the University of Texas at Arlington.(Faculty Notes)(Department of Veterans Affairs Nursing Leadership Endowed Fellows)(Brief article)
September 1, 2007... Sharon Judkins, PhD, RN, BC, CNAA, associate professor and director of the Nursing Administration Program in the School of Nursing at the University of Texas at Arlington, has received the Department of Veterans Affairs Nursing Leadership...

Healthcare Industry Today.(Faculty Notes)(Brief article)
September 1, 2007... Kathryn Leonhardy, PhD, RN, an authority on global health and health care workforce issues, has been named editor of the online news service Healthcare Industry Today. She is interim associate dean of academic affairs in the School of Nursing...

University of Arkansas-Fort Smith.(Faculty Notes)(Brief article)
September 1, 2007... The University of Arkansas-Fort Smith has announced the appointment of Carolyn Mosley, PhD, RN, CS, FAAN, a member of the NLN Board of Governors, as dean of the College of Health Sciences and professor of nursing. Former dean Brenda Mitchell,...

Research!America's Paul G. Rogers Society for Global Health Research.(Faculty Notes)(Brief article)
September 1, 2007... Barbara L. Nichols, DHL, RN, FAAN, CEO of the Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools, has been named an ambassador in Research!America's Paul G. Rogers Society for Global Health Research. As ambassador, Dr. Nichols will work to...

Nancy Ridenour, PhD, RN, dean of the Mennonite College of Nursing at Illinois State University, was awarded a Robert Wood Johnson Health Policy Fellowship and will spend two years working on health care policy as a congressional staff member to either a senator or senate committee.(Faculty Notes)(Brief article)
September 1, 2007... Nancy Ridenour, PhD, RN, dean of the Mennonite College of Nursing at Illinois State University, was awarded a Robert Wood Johnson Health Policy Fellowship and will spend two years working on health care policy as a congressional staff member to...

Linfield-Good Samaritan School.(Faculty Notes)(Brief article)
September 1, 2007... Bonnie L. Saucier, PhD, RN, professor of nursing and former dean of the Indiana State University College of Nursing, has been named dean of the Linfield-Good Samaritan School of Nursing in Portland, Oregon.

Gale Spencer, PhD, RN.(Faculty Notes)(Brief article)
September 1, 2007... Gale Spencer, PhD, RN, has been honored as distinguished faculty by the State University of New York Board of Trustees. She is a professor and Decker Chair in Community Health Nursing at the Decker School of Nursing, SUNY Binghamton.

Sigma Theta Tau International.(Faculty Notes)(Brief article)
September 1, 2007... Patricia E. Thompson, EdD, RN, FAAN, has been named chief executive officer of Sigma Theta Tau International. She is leaving the College of Nursing at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, where she served most recently as associate...

Rhode Island College.(Faculty Notes)(Brief article)
September 1, 2007... Jane Williams, PhD, RN, professor of nursing at Rhode Island College, has been named dean of the School of Nursing. She was named interim dean in 2006, when the department of nursing was officially established as Rhode Island College's School...

In memoriam.(Obituary)
September 1, 2007... Elizabeth "Jody" Clipp, associate dean for research affairs for Duke University School of Nursing until last July, when she resigned due to illness, died on August 5 at age 57. A professor at DUSON and a professor of medicine, geriatrics...

Investing in nursing's future: PIN projects in Montana, Mississippi, Michigan, and six other states.(Education News)(Partners Investing in Nursing's Future)
September 1, 2007... Partners Investing in Nursing's Future (PIN), a partnership of the Northwest Health Foundation and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, supports local foundations to invest in nursing workforce solutions. Ten projects, in nine states, were...

Preferences for teaching methods in a baccalaureate nursing program: how second-degree and traditional students differ.(Report)
September 1, 2007... ABSTRACT Accelerated baccalaureate nursing programs are in great demand in the United States. Currently there are 197 such programs, but little research has been conducted on student characteristics and program outcomes. This quantitative study...

The neighborhood: a web-based platform to support conceptual teaching and learning.(Report)
September 1, 2007... ABSTRACT The need for reform in nursing education has been clearly defined. The difficulty has been in finding ways to facilitate the process. This article describes an innovative web-based virtual community, The Neighborhood, used to promote...

Enhancing evidence bases for interventions in a baccalaureate program.(TEACHING EVIDENCE-BASED INTERVENTIONS)(Report)
September 1, 2007... ABSTRACT Modifying the sequence, objectives, and research-based content for a nursing interventions course in a baccalaureate curriculum resulted in improved outcomes including enhancement of the evidence bases for nursing interventions. A...

How gaming is used as an innovative strategy for nursing education.(GAMING IN EDUCATION)(Report)
September 1, 2007... ABSTRACT Gaming is an innovative teaching strategy that research has shown to be effective for improving nursing student learning outcomes. Specifically, gaming enhances retention of knowledge, promotes problembased learning, and motivates...

Using a constructivist approach with online concept maps: relationship between theory and nursing education.(CONCEPT MAPS)(Report)
September 1, 2007... ABSTRACT Concept maps have been used in nursing education as a method for students to organize and analyze data. This article describes an online course that used concept maps and self-reflective journals to assess students' thinking processes....

Essential nursing resources: for the Interagency Council on Information Resources in Nursing (ICIRN).(Website list)
September 1, 2007... THE 24TH EDITION of the ICIRN Essential Nursing Resources list (formerly Essential Nursing References) is presented as a resource for locating nursing information and for collection development. The list includes print, multimedia, and...

Nursing education 2.0: are mashups useful for nursing education?(Emerging Technologies Center)(Essay)
September 1, 2007... VERY TIME I RECEIVE a new issue of Educause Review, I get excited, as I know I am going to learn about a new tool to facilitate learning. For example, the July/August includes an article by Brian Lamb, "Dr. Mashup; or, why educators should...

Toolkit for Service-Learning.(NEW RESOURCES)(Community Campus Partnerships for Health)(Brief article)
September 1, 2007... Community Campus Partnerships for Health has a new Faculty Toolkit for Service-Learning in Higher Education available online at http://depts.washington.edu/ ccph/servicelearningres.html. The toolkit is designed to aid faculty in every step of...

Health Care Without Harm student contest.(NEW RESOURCES)(Brief article)
September 1, 2007... To spread the word about the role nurses play in advocating for environmental health, the Nurses Work Group of Health Care Without Harm and the Luminary Project are holding an essay contest for undergraduate nursing students. Essays will be...

www.VistaCare.com/via VIA from VistaCare.(ON THE WEB)(Brief article)
September 1, 2007... VistaCare, a leading hospice provider, offers a bimonthly online newsletter designed to be a one-stop information resource for health care professionals. VIA provides journal findings and links to research on hospice, palliative care, and...

Calendar.(Calendar)
September 1, 2007... Nursing Education Perspectives will gladly announce your events. Please contact: Leslie Block, Managing Editor Nursing Education Perspectives lblock@nln.org Allow ample lead time before the event. NOVEMBER 2-7 "Vision to Action: Global...

Women's Health: A Resource Guide for Nurses.(Book review)
September 1, 2007... Women's Health: A Resource Guide for Nurses edited by Pamela S. Dickerson, PhD, RN, BC; Pittsburgh, PA: Oncology Nursing Society, 2006; 308 pages, $60 (soft cover) This book is written for dual audiences--for nurses and for the public we...

The Complexities of Care: Nursing Reconsidered.(Book review)
September 1, 2007... The Complexities of Care: Nursing Reconsidered edited by Sioban Nelson, PhD, RN, and Suzanne Gordon; New York: Cornell University Press, 2006; 211 pages, $49.95 (hardbound), $18.95 (soft cover) This intriguing collection of essays...

Teach Beyond Your Reach: An Instructor's Guide to Developing and Running Successful Distance Learning Classes, Workshops, Training Sessions and More.(Book review)
September 1, 2007... Teach Beyond Your Reach: An Instructor's Guide to Developing and Running Successful Distance Learning Classes, Workshops, Training Sessions and More by Robin Neidof; Medford, N J: Information Today, 2006; 248 pages, $29.95 (soft cover) ...

A Nuts-and Bolts Approach to Teaching Nursing (3rd ed.).(Book review)
September 1, 2007... A Nuts-and Bolts Approach to Teaching Nursing (3rd ed.) by Jeanne M. Novotny, PhD, RN, FAAN, and Mary T. Quinn Griffin, PhD, RN; New York: Springer Publishing, 2006; 168 pages, $45.00 (soft cover) The third edition of Novotny and Quinn's...

More findings from the NLN/Carnegie National Survey: how nurse educators spend their time.(Headlines from the NLN)(National League for Nursing)(Survey)
September 1, 2007... THIS ARTICLE CONTINUES OUR PRESENTATION of key findings from the NLN/Carnegie Foundation Survey: Nurse Educators: Compensation, Workload, and Teaching Practices. In the introduction to this series (May/June 2007), we touched on the issue of...

A special agency for women.(End NOTE)
September 1, 2007... THE INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL OF NURSES has called for the United Nations to establish a special agency for women that is robustly funded, operational, and has a presence in every country. The NLN has endorsed this recommendation and calls...