Describes the proliferation of nursing certificates, which enable nurses to develop specialized skills or knowledge. Outlines factors to consider in program development: defining and leveraging provider strengths through alliances and collaborations, monitoring direct and indirect costs. Offers guidelines for developing certificate programs. (SK)

Ten nursing faculty who had experienced transition to a new community-based curriculum rated the transition process. Conditions receiving higher ratings included self-expectations; low ratings were given to the level of transition planning and the transition environment. Some faculty experienced high stress. Anticipatory planning and faculty…

Results of a survey of 16 nursing students and interviews with 11 regarding international education experience were distilled into 4 themes--preparing, adjusting, caring, and transforming--that were influenced by culture, values, and ethics. All participants experienced shock related to culture or to the poverty they encountered. (Contains 19…

The challenges affecting higher education also affect nursing schools, which need to consider new designs such as learning communities, Internet communications, and entrepreneurship. As the teaching infrastructure becomes redefined, schools of nursing will need to shift from a teaching to a learning paradigm. (JOW)

Training for caregivers of elderly nursing home residents focused on the use of reminiscence for psychological and emotional health. One technique taught was the memory box, an old suitcase filled with objects sorted into themes to stimulate memories. (SK)

Ljubljana University in Slovenia is developing its first baccalaureate nursing curriculum within the framework of the World Health Organization's health for all initiative. The eight-year delay in implementation is due to opposition from the health care system and the absence of precise procedures for curriculum validation. (SK)

In interviews with 10 nurse teachers and 10 clinicians, respondents could describe clinical competence more fluently than clinical credibility. Responses raised the question of whether nursing teachers must be clinically competent/credible to teach nursing. (SK)

Introduction of a diploma of higher education in nursing in a Scottish college represented a shift from an apprenticeship approach to an academic approach favored by Project 2000 reforms. A blend of the two, exploiting the advantages of mentoring, is recommended. (SK)

The Women Speak writing project explored the use of writing as therapy for homeless women at an urban drop-in center. By sharing experiences, a sense of empowerment began. Nursing students and faculty were challenged to rethink the traditional clinical relationship that gives highest priority to the needs of students and faculty rather than the…

A hermeneutical study of 723 nursing students identified themes related to their caring experiences: caring as offering, "leaps ahead" caring, and creating a caring place. There is a need to study how teachers can use teaching to empower students and to explore how learning is shaped by caring interactions with faculty. (SK)

The Case Western Reserve University School of Nursing collaborated with Yonsei University College of Nursing in Korea in a three-week summer home care nursing program for Korean nurses. Participants gained clinical experience in U.S. home-care nursing. (SK)

An interpretive paradigm was used to distill four themes from interviews with six nursing students about information and communications technology. Themes were initial intimidation in learning computers, lack of time and motivation to learn, the crucial nature of computer ownership to facilitate experimentation, and limited access to computers in…

Presents tools to assist students with reflection on service learning: Kolb's experiential learning cycle, role playing, journal writing, and a map for planning reflection activities before, during, and after service. (SK)

Nursing graduate students (n=79) conducted a variety of community engagement through service learning projects. Qualitative and quantitative analyses indicated that students were exposed to low-income populations and increased their knowledge of health issues and the relationship between socioeconomic status and health. (Contains 13 references.)…

Historical records from London hospitals in the late 19th-early 20th centuries were analyzed for their depiction of nursing trainees. Analysis reveals a strong emphasis on character traits rather than intellectual ability. In contrast, the literature of the last 3 decades shows a contemporary concern for nurses as knowledgeable doers. (Contains 31…