A leadership training institute emphasizing emotional competence has been conducted in 26 nursing education programs with clinical partners. Outcomes have included enhanced education-practice collaboration, professional networking, nurse educators and clinical partners acting as change agents, and integration of leadership experiences into the…

An associate degree nursing program restructured the curriculum using transcultural nursing theory, including cultural value and cultural care accommodation. Objectives include acknowledging the relevance of diversity to health care, addressing diversity in interventions, and learning how to accommodate diversity in providing care. (SK)

Fifty-two nursing home residents received either a life review or a friendly visit and took part in repeated testings to determine lasting effects of the life review. Results showed a trend toward continued and by year three significant improvement over time in those who received the life review on measures of depression, life satisfaction, and…

A study involving 300 nursing students, 155 nurse practitioners, and 80 assessors tested a model of responsive assessment that includes identification of learning needs and potential, assignment to suitable placements, continuous assessment of clinical practice and patient care, and alignment of teaching and assessment with patient needs and…

A study of 32 nurses participating in interprofessional studies with social workers, midwives, and community workers revealed the complexity of the experience and the need for skilled facilitation. Collaborative learning required understanding of the knowledge bases, aspirations, and values of other professions. (SK)

College students (n=131) interviewed residents of 96 long-term care facilities. Students perceived nursing homes more negatively than other facilities. Residential care was viewed more positively by those with personal experience of elder care and those whose interviewees were satisfied with their lives or mentally alert. (SK)

Survey responses from 174 health care employers identified their expectations of entry-level associate degree nursing graduates. Verbal/written communication, accountability, flexibility, and open mindedness ranked highest. Fiscal management competence ranked lowest. (SK)

Project Education for Effective Collaborative Training (Project EFECT) involved graduate student professionals such as school counselors, social workers, school psychologists, and nurses in providing counseling, parent education, home visits, and other services to school-aged children and their families. Nurse interns valued the opportunity to…

Advanced practice nurses are assuming increasingly accountable roles in primary health care. A doctor of nursing practice degree would signify the high level of competency they achieve. Columbia University's training model is an example of the preparation needed for this level of professional practice. (SK)

Explores both the promise and the danger of applying new science concepts (i.e. chaos theory, complexity theory) to organizational behavior and communication. Examines a case in which such concepts are being used in a hospital to revamp nursing structures and practices. Describes the case, then discusses it in terms of lessons it can provide. (PA)

Explores the influences of gender issues in nursing education and makes recommendations for educators regarding self-awareness (self as gendered being, educator, researcher) and helping learners learn (finding voice, examining stories, providing support, creating hope). Concludes that nurses should share ways of coping with visible and invisible…

Presents the stories of three student nurses who participated in an international nursing experience. They designed a pediatric module and taught it to Russian health care providers, while living with Russian host families. Stresses the importance of taking multicultural courses in order to prepare student nurses for the diverse world in which…

Assessment of nursing students' use of the following six-step learning strategy revealed it successfully promotes critical thinking: (1) describe critical clinical incidents; (2) discuss the use of critical thinking in the incident; (3) identify implicit/explicit assumptions; (4) examine the influence of context on judgment; (5) formulate…

Electronic learning should meet standards of adequate learner support, interactivity, user-friendly navigation, and media and technical quality. Institutional should provide ongoing quality assurance and accreditation of prior learning. The most successful e-learners have learning-to-learn skills, independence, and self-management. (Includes…

Interactive television was used to deliver instruction on advanced cardiac life support to rural health care providers. The partnership between rural and urban hospitals enabled the provision of high-quality, cost-effective continuing education to geographically isolated populations. (SK)