An evaluation was conducted at Northern Virginia Community College to assess the effectiveness of courses in nursing education presented in two distinctly different styles: the traditional lecture method; and a multimedia approach employing textbooks, audiovisual aids, study guides, and lectures. Using State Board of Nursing Examination Scores as…

At Queen's University an extramural interprofessional discussion group, involving students and faculty members from medicine, nursing, theology, education, and law, has been meeting since February 1977. The discussions center on actual persons and problems with implications for a number of professional groups. (Author/LBH)

Educational philosophy and practice in nursing schools in the People's Republic of China are described as blurring hierarchical distinctions between student and teacher, nurse and doctor, with emphasis on ability and not credentials. Nursing education in China is seen to have the social element missing in this country. (MF)

Simulated experience in interviewing and medical evaluation of patients was developed to help nursing students learn assessment skills, using simulated patients (mostly other university students) to "practice" on. While reactions varied, students' overall comments indicated that the learning experience was beneficial. (MF)

A study to determine the incidence of unethical classroom and clinical behaviors among nursing students, to find out their opinions, and to investigate the relationships among demographic data, unethical behaviors and opinions about the behaviors is discussed. (Author/MLW)

Integration in nursing curriculum, its effect on performance of students and faculty, and its application to clinical experience, team teaching, and curriculum structure are examined. (TA)

Focuses on the conflict between nurse educators and nurse care practitioners and how this conflict was resolved between a university health center and school of nursing, suggesting planned change as a means to achieve collaboration. (TA)

This document reports on outcomes of the College of the Canyons, California, 2002 survey of nursing alumni. Surveys of RN, LVN, and LVN-RN graduates and their employers aimed to assess graduates' satisfaction with the preparation and training they received. Surveys also collected information intended to assess the current position in which the…

This report is part of an annual national survey that examines salaries of full-time teaching faculty in 54 selected disciplines. Data for the study as a whole were collected from 305 public and 403 private institutions for the baseline year of 1997-1998 and the trend year of 1999-2000. This portion of the study covers salary data for Nursing…

Many small nursing homes can neither justify nor afford the services of a full-time inservice educator. But one nurse, functioning independently and serving a number of homes on a part-time basis, may be the solution to the problem. (Editor)

Their numbers are increasing every year, especially in community colleges, and teaching methods must be tailored to their particular backgrounds, needs, and expectations. (Editor)

The quality of the faculty, as measured by research and scholarship, is the single most important indicator of quality in doctoral education. A teaching assignment that is compatible with developing programs of research is one that includes both undergraduate and graduate courses, as well as thesis and dissertation advisement. (MLW)

Columbia and New York University probably served as the breeding grounds for the debates about whether nursing is a practice discipline, a clinical science, or a basic science, as well as for arguments about how practice and research should be related and, ultimately, how the DNS differs from the PhD. (MLW)

A model of professional nursing governance in an 800-bed long-term care facility is described, and the model's implications for nursing education are discussed. The governance model includes a registered nurse organization determining all standards for practice, policies governing practice, and nursing clinical programing. (Author/MSE)

Examines how to retain nursing students. Looks at homesickness, academics, and personal problems as problems, and at counseling and student advisors as solutions. (Editor/JOW)