The authors report on a project designed to determine how nursing is presented in high school health textbooks. A total of 27 books was analyzed and 427 assertions about nursing were found. Nearly half described something nurses do. The authors recommend that nurses be involved in health textbook content. (CH)

The authors explain some of the successful teaching strategies that the faculty of the Intercollegiate Center for Nursing Education have used at their outreach site, 200 miles from the main campus. Topics discussed include (1) faculty roles, (2) supportive services, and (3) theory presentation methods. (CH)

Studied reasons for nonparticipation in continuing education to determine whether women in traditionally female professions faced specific deterrents. Analysis of responses from a random sample of 909 nurses (of 2,063 surveyed) found five clusters of reasons: low priority for work-related education, absence of external incentives, incidental…

While the clinical competence of the nurse is taking on greater importance, the clinical laboratory settings are changing in ways that detract from their suitability for use in entry-level programs. Initial consideration of the health care setting reveals several paradoxes that must be resolved if clinical education is to be affected. (JOW)

Focuses on delineating ways of knowing in nursing, with particular attention to the process of scientific discovery and clinical judgment. (JOW)

Implemented multi-disciplinary program to assist nursing home staff in understanding the behavior of the mentally impaired and to develop effective intervention skills. Found curriculum to be effective in building knowledge and improving skills on the job. (Author/ABL)

Describes process used with one nursing student who was failing the clinical component of her surgical nursing course. Discusses the method used to evaluate the student, the effect on other students in the clinic, and the legal ramifications. (JOW)

An experimental group of high school students viewed a video and presentation on nursing careers. Responses from 260 experimentals and 87 controls (of 450) showed that both groups wanted more appreciation, money, safety, and power than they thought nursing provided. The presentation did have some effect on changing attitudes toward nursing…

A British survey of 1,164 new registered nurses (1,015 responses) asked about career guidance they received related to applying for their first job, taking postbasic courses, and making longer-term plans. Few received much guidance, especially about individual career planning. (SK)

Interviews with nursing students, practitioners, and educators in England and case studies of clinical experience in adult and mental health settings revealed a need for teachers to negotiate and clarify roles with practitioners and students and to provide practitioners with relevant information about their courses. A lack of trust and respect…

Interviews with German nursing students and teachers show that regular written examinations can have a positive effect if used to train for final exams, not for reproduction of facts, theories, and procedures. Preparing for factual qualifications (professional competence) necessitates their learning to think and perceive as nurses, a process that…

Describes a project utilizing reaction reading, the choral reading of poetry in small groups. Mentally alert long-term care residents are provided with an opportunity to react to the poetry, and the activity can be led by a nonprofessional. Residents are encouraged to share their memories and fantasies as inspired by poetic images. (JPS)

Interviews and observations of 11 peer-identified effective nursing faculty using a feminist framework of lived experience revealed that effectiveness was related to their valuing hard work, caring, interaction, sense of humor, and learning. They maintained effectiveness by growing and changing and trying to find a fit between organizational and…

The University of Texas-Houston Health Sciences Center uses a linkage model and a nursing center model for faculty practice. In addition to high quality educational opportunities and patient care, the models are based on sound financial and business principles and respond to the changing needs of the nursing school and clients. (JOW)

Describes the relationship between the nursing profession and the W. K. Kellogg Foundation. Describes Will Keith Kellogg's interest in public health, especially as it related to children and the development of the W. K. Kellogg Child Welfare Organization, as it was originally known. (JOW)