From the positivist perspective, peer assessment in nursing education is technical and concerned with prediction and control. From the interpretive perspective, it is practical and concerned with enlightenment, and from the critical perspective it is interested in action and emancipation. The evaluation process must reflect the underlying…

Describes a baccalaureate nursing program's efforts to implement a community-focused curriculum that will prepare nurses for a changed health-care system. Describes the students' program that includes mental health experience, health screening for preschoolers, and other clinical experiences. (Author/JOW)

Students and faculty in a nursing leadership course assessed each other's ability on six leadership competencies before and after the course: communication, association, sanction, delegation, initiation, and external legitimacy. Perceptions of all six competencies were stronger at the end of the course; student satisfaction was high. (JOW)

The nursing profession must make changes in all aspects of nursing as it shifts from a largely unicultural to multicultural focus to prepare thousands of nurses in the growing and imperative area of transcultural nursing in curriculum development, research, teaching, clinical practice, and consultation. (JOW)

Research findings from nursing and teacher education identify three stages of concern in professional preparation: self (survival as a learner); task (mastery of professional role); and impact (promotion of client care). The developmental process of preservice and inservice education is enhanced by reflection at each stage as a means of…

A course-integrated bibliographic instruction session was designed to develop skills in evaluating biomedical information sources. Students in small groups evaluated and ranked medical and nursing dictionaries and defended ratings to the class. (SK)

Interviews with four of five mentor/protege pairs in a nursing predoctoral program identified themes of the experience: productivity, work organization, mutual learning, problems encountered, research application skills, and innovative communication. All participants were enthusiastic and students increased confidence in conducting research. (SK)

Cognitive research findings depict learning as an active, constructivist, cumulative, and self-regulated process leading to the development of understanding and complex, skilled performance. Nurse educators can use these findings to design courses reflecting complex performance, providing for collaborative learning, encouraging student reflection…

Indirectly affected by professional nurse educators are the clients (patients), practitioners, policymakers, and educators themselves. Because much of their work is hidden, they should emphasize collaboration and develop a stronger voice to explain why their work is important. (SK)

Although the United States has an adequate supply of nurses, the mix of nurses by educational background is insufficient and the present pool of nurses is not being well used. Solutions include reorganizing hospitals, improving accessibility of care, enhancing academic care centers, and serving the underserved. (SK)

A consortium of five nursing schools and a hospital established a clinical internship program that increased nurse recruitment and retention and eased orientation and transition. Strategies to overcome turf issues and member resistance emerged. (SK)

Using data from 1981-82 Channeling Demonstration project, examined types of health care costs (hospital, physician and ancillary care, nursing home, and prescription medicine) that contributed to overall expenses to determine sources of financially catastrophic health care expenses among disabled elderly persons. Found expenses for prescription…

Examined consequences of institutionalization for 555 caregivers of dementia patients. Consistent with stress process model, institutionalization was hypothesized to have large impact on primary effects of caregiving and lesser influence on secondary effects and well-being. Following placement, caregivers experienced relief from primary effects of…

Male nursing students surveyed (n=146, 69 percent) responded that (1) career attributes (job security, opportunity, flexibility) were primary reasons for choosing nursing; (2) they had moderate to high support from significant others; and (3) they were more likely to be older and single. (SK)

The U.S. Army Reserve offers a nursing program through Regis College in Weston, Massachusetts. The collaborative effort has resulted in an innovative program that can serve as a model for other colleges and universities. (JOW)