Interviews with 56 practice nurses, 29 general practitioners (GPs), 23 health administrators, and 1 government official revealed that nurses use a variety of education and training opportunities; GPs largely let nurses take responsibility for their continuing education. The informal nature of training opportunities and lack of funding were…

Argues that the use of liberal and andragogical theories in nursing education will fail to develop students' critical consciousness. Suggests that critical pedagogy can expose structures that confine nursing experience and provide a framework for emancipatory teaching. (SK)

Infantilization was investigated in a sample of elderly adults, both community residents (n=18) and residents of institutions (n=17). Community residents were more negative in their ratings of infantilizing speech content and intonation, and appeared particularly resentful of infantilizing speech intonation of the dimension of respect. (JPS)

To combat extreme health conditions in Armenia, nurses and physicians were given pretraining in community health at home and additional training in the United States on change strategies and community-based practice. Unforeseen barriers to change hindered progress, but participants were committed to preventive community health care. (SK)

To control wanderers' exiting, the view and light through a window were manipulated using visual barriers: window blind, cloth barrier, and a combination of the two. The closed blind decreased exiting by 44% while the cloth barrier was 96% effective. Combining the blind and cloth barrier lessened exiting by 88%. (RJM)

Evaluation of a nursing practicum designed to involve students in a meaningful research experience in a limited period of time showed its contribution to increasing knowledge in selected areas and changing attitudes in undergraduates. (Author/JOW)

Research on the context and process of essay writing demonstrates its utility in developing reflection and self-appraisal. Essay writing teaches students to be evaluative in their writing and in their learning. (SK)

To enhance interdisciplinary collaboration between medicine and nursing and to respond to societal health care needs, the educational systems that socialize young health professionals into their respective roles must be examined and health care professional education must be reformed. (Author/JOW)

Herbert Thelen's models of group inquiry and cooperative learning were used to teach the nursing process in a group clinical setting. The strategy proved efficient and effective, and students benefited by learning group process and having reduced stress. (JOW)

Six British colleges of nursing use a curriculum evaluation approach that combines summative and formative evaluation and uses a modified Delphi technique. The method facilitates a working partnership between student and teacher in which they share the process of systematic monitoring and reviewing of learning programs. (SK)

Proposes partnerships between nursing service and education to foster innovation and cooperation in practice, education, and research. Describes the partnership between a Veterans Health Administration health facility and a university school of nursing and the process used to build the collaborative relationship. (JOW)

Strategies to promote student empowerment in the nursing practicum at Clarkson college include having students (1) select practicum sites; (2) write learning contracts; (3) choose clients to care for; (4) evaluate themselves with weekly logs; (5) read nursing literature; and (6) present a one-hour seminar. (SK)

According to data from 2,000 registered nurses, (1) those employed in nonprofit nursing homes earned more than private home nurses; (2) quality differences in care may account for wage differences; and (3) an explanation for quality differences may be that nonprofits exist because of market failure to provide high quality care, and therefore they…

High school biology students (n=451) were actively engaged in a dialog regarding specific nursing situations. The process was found to be highly effective in expanding students' image of nursing and moderately successful in increasing their valuation of nursing. (JOW)

The condition of nursing education and the profession in Turkey is closely related to women's rights and social status. The complexity of educational programs and heavy government involvement are obstacles to change. (SK)