Rapid changes in nursing programs are required in light of the developing health care system. Consortia are an effective method for delivering distance education, allowing quality to be controlled and conflict of interest among schools to be resolved. (JOW)

Describes steps in creating computer-assisted instruction and interactive video for nursing education, including preliminary planning, user-friendly design concepts, and evaluation strategies. (SK)

A feminist critique reveals varying degrees of androcentric and ethnocentric bias in the sparse nursing literature related to single-parent families. A sound research agenda that is for women and their children is needed. (Author/JOW)

Describes the baccalaureate nursing program for Native Americans in Ganado, Arizona. Closed in 1951, it is reopening with an emphasis on community health. The program, run by Northern Arizona University, is the first school of nursing for Native Americans. (JOW)

Patient satisfaction is an important indicator of the quality of nursing care. However, it raises numerous dilemmas: lack of consistent conceptualization and a theoretical framework, lack of reliable measurement approaches, and inconsistency of instruments. (SK)

Outdoor activities assist nursing students in developing self-awareness of communication, leadership, and coping abilities; learning communication, leadership, and problem-solving skills; and increasing assertiveness and initiative. (SK)

Asserts that working through postmodern positions on language offers nursing different approaches to critical thinking and cultural competence, two components of multicultural education. Describes examples relevant to topics in nursing education. (SK)

Focus groups of 35 registered nurses in a bachelor of science in nursing program identified the following concerns: the changing health care environment, competing role demands, curriculum flexibility, computer technology, and academic advising. They desired more faculty support, better student services, and more relevance in classroom and…

A study of 10 Latina nursing faculty explored cultural competence and ways to integrate culture and community in nursing curriculum. Teaching strategies they identified included keeping the concept of "The Other" in class discussions and interpreting culture as community. (Contains 31 references.) (SK)

Describes how a nursing school developed innovative relationships with government and community agencies to integrate environmental health in the curriculum. Provides suggestions for curriculum development and student and faculty involvement; lists resources. (SK)

Sample of nursing students in mental health (n=173) completed a self-disclosure questionnaire; results were compared with earlier samples (n=50, 25). The mental health group would disclose significantly fewer items to patients than to parents or friends. Results have implications for the care of mental health patients. (Contains 53 references.)…

A learning module for nursing attempts to prepare nurses to understand philosophical inquiry and develop critical thinking skills. Teaching strategies used included exercises involving verbal disagreement and ambiguity and critical examination of publications. (Contains 42 references.) (SK)

Examines the British government's policies regarding modernization of health care and nursing, citing convergence with principles of nursing education. Outlines challenges that must be addressed by nurse educators in terms of competency, access, integrated education, and ownership of reforms. (Contains 30 references.) (SK)

Review of literature on nursing assessments using behaviorally anchored rating scales and objective structured clinical examinations found these methods inadequate for predicting nurses' clinical performance. Lacking better methods, nursing risks losing public confidence in its ability to safeguard patients. (Contains 43 references.) (SK)

A Welsh study of 22 nurses serving as mentors and 11 student nurses/mentees showed that nurses with teaching and assessment qualifications rated themselves as more effective and supportive. Students rated mentors positively regardless of their qualifications; they rated mentors more positively than mentors rated themselves. (SK)