Suggests incorporating a sociological perspective into transcultural nursing to enhance its anthropological approach. Discusses assimilation, acculturation, and ethnicity. Considers transcultural health care from the point of view of the user of health care services, rather than the provider. (SK)

A survey of 34 coordinators of British nursing diploma courses found that programs focused on adult and child health covered a wide variety of pain-related topics, but in fewer than 10 hours on average. Learning disability and mental health programs had minimal pain management content. Overall, pain management received superficial coverage. (SK)

Provides an historical overview of nursing research in the past century and offers projections on where the science is headed in the 21st century. Contains 66 references. (JOW)

The planning compass is a tool for analyzing priorities for health-promotion programs. It considers groups, settings, topics, and methodologies; it includes a planning checklist and operational plan. Nursing students were able to use the tool with minimal difficulty. (SK)

Findings of survey responses of 480 nursing students included the following: 42% undertook graduate study for personal or job satisfaction, 22% for professional status, 17% for job opportunities; 40% did not perceive barriers to study; and 49% did not expect employers to hinder study. (SK)

Asserts that nursing programs in liberal arts colleges must document that clinical practice is scholarship and conforms to the teaching mission. Discusses scholarly practice from nursing literature and from the work of Schon and Boyer. (SK)

Students in two nursing classes completed the College and University Classroom Environment Inventory to assess the learning environment on seven dimensions. Strategies for improving the classroom in terms of student involvement, task orientation, and student cohesiveness were implemented. (SK)

Responses from 472 of 706 Finnish nurse educators on the Sense of Coherence (SOC) Questionnaire showed that older respondents had a lower SOC. Higher SOC was associated with freedom to choose teaching field. A significant positive relationship was found between SOC and work relations, workload, stress, competence, work/leisure balance, and other…

In response to a need for an alternate to the standard clinical placement for registered nurse-to-bachelor of science in nursing students, a collaborative model was developed. The preceptoring map designates two tracks and the model includes assessment and outcome measures. (JOW)

Nursing history since 1853 is presented to identify issues in continuing nursing education, such as the influence of feminism and professionalism, changing constituencies, and philosophies in health care. (SK)

Part I reviews what nurses need to know about the administration and prescription of medicines. Part II addresses drug classifications, actions and effects, and interactions. Also discussed are the challenges pharmacological issues pose for nursing education. (SK)

In a survey of 111 teachers of nursing in Northern Ireland, 77% used the arts, most commonly literature. Themes in relation to outcomes of arts use included enjoyment, stimulation, and motivation; understanding, insight, and empathy; and learning and memory. Many felt restricted by lack of training and negative attitudes toward the validity of the…

The University of New England (Australia) offers a health education and promotion unit to third-year nursing students, featuring a practicum that integrates theory and practice through work in community health centers. (SK)

A nursing school operates nine community nursing centers in which students practice community-based learning and act as problem solvers and change agents. Examples include effecting systemwide change in school health services, coordinating multiple agencies to meet a health need, and solving a patient's complex problems involving multiple…

Describes essential components for including genetics into undergraduate nursing education: a required basic science course in genetics and a model curriculum that integrates genetics content into nursing courses. (SK)