Nursing faculty from 35 programs met at workshops to discuss problems of admission policies and curriculum design for the increasing number of RNs seeking a BSN degree. Items of concern included the identification of critical issues, curriculum design models, curriculum revision, faculty and administrator attitudes, and student needs. (CT)

Lists and reviews recent audiovisual materials in areas of medical, dental, nursing and allied health, and veterinary medicine; undergraduate, and high school studies. Each is classified as to level, type of instruction, usefulness, and source of availability. Topics include respiration, renal physiology, muscle mechanics, anatomy, evolution,…

Describes the Medical College of Georgia School of Nursing experimental program, initiated to tap a new pool of potential nurses, which resulted in a better distribution of nurses throughout the State and alleviated other problems associated with level of education and enrollment. (Editor/TA)

Identifies and critiques studies regarding chemical dependency training within schools of nursing. The few research efforts in this area possessed methodological shortcomings, and schools of nursing generally provided minimal exposure to important concepts in addictions research. Neither the scope nor intensity of clinical instruction was…

Describes the use of supplemental instruction in an introductory chemistry course designed for freshman nursing students and explores its impact on student performance and response to the program. Results indicate a positive impact of supplemental instruction and its popularity with students. Contains 22 references. (JRH)

Issues in teaching nursing students to care for multiproblem, high-risk families include the following: (1) students are novices in professional communication; (2) patients with multiple problems often give caregivers negative feedback; and (3) empathetic students often become discouraged by communication problems. (SK)

This extension study was conducted to (1) identify which characteristics of the effective clinical teacher are deemed most important by nursing students and faculty; (2) determine whether previous findings remain valid; and (3) investigate whether the perception of effective teaching behavior shifts as students advance toward graduation.…

Faculty involvement, research, and formal instruction are described as components of graduate education. The process of doctoral education and an outline of a doctoral program at Cornell University in the Division of Nutritional Sciences are discussed. (MLW)

Nursing (n=109) and medical (n=108) students from a large Canadian research university were surveyed to determine differences between first- and fourth-year students' perceptions of necessary competencies. Nursing students' perceptions of competencies important for medicine were more congruent than medical students' perceptions of those important…

Using portfolios as vehicles for reflection and professional development was studied with 32 physical therapy students, 12 baccalaureate nursing students, and 5 master's degree nursing students. Results suggest that portfolios are useful in professional development, though they may vary in structure and complexity. (SLD)

Six periods in the evolution of nursing are described: the early period (1860-1900); focus on practice, service, and specialization (1900-49); initiation of research (1950-59); research expansion and theory initiation (1960-79); the integration of practice, research, and theory (1980-89); and the near future (1990-2000). Nursing administration is…

A nurse returning to get a master's degree after 18 years offers advice to reentry students: buy a computer, become familiar with modern library search methods, master the Internet, and network with other returning students. (SK)

An interdisciplinary core curriculum for nursing and occupational, physical, and respiratory therapy is based on a client-focused care delivery system. The organizational framework identifies independent, multidisciplinary, and transdisciplinary functions of each field in terms of four roles: care provider/patient advocate, collaboration,…

Explored possible relationships among measures of death anxiety, communication apprehension with the dying, and empathy in undergraduate nursing, premedical, and control subjects (n=129). Indicated seniors scored lower than freshmen on communication apprehension with the dying. Multivariate effects for field of study were also significant, with…

Thai adolescents are hesitant to openly talk to adults; however, they are avid users of the Internet. In 2002, faculty of the Boromarajonani College of Nursing, Nopparat Vajira, Thailand, established a webboard to reach out to high school students for questions and answers on adolescent health. Adolescents pose health questions, which are answered…