Discusses results of a survey of nursing programs asking whether the programs had a policy on termination of students who are unsafe in clinical practice or whether the issue of needing a policy had been addressed by the institution. (CT)

This article explores the potential benefits that a new breed of nurse, the nurse engineer, can bring to the problem of clarifying the interrelationships among the three major foundation stones of nursing: theory, practice, and research. Potential roles of the nurse engineer are examined. (CT)

The application of marketing principles to nursing education and the need for research into the applicant market are discussed for nursing education programs, effective recruiting techniques, prediction of student success in nursing education, program quality, and the current and future nursing market. (Author/MSE)

The development of a questionnaire for measuring self-reported leadership behaviors in nurse practitioners at the advanced clinical level and designed to examine the relationships of other variables such as educational level is described, along with the use of pilot test results in a graduate nursing curriculum. (MSE)

Careful staff selection, training, and review are among the methods the author recommends to home care agencies striving to provide top-notch services. Discusses measuring the quality of care employees are providing, accreditation, and the benefits of accreditation. (CT)

Nursing education must change its focus from generalization to specialization. The employers of baccalaureate graduates will require specialists--in acute and tertiary areas, in the community, and in patients' homes. Job expectations will be defined further through functional role preparation. Basic core content must provide a strong foundation in…

Traces the process by which nursing education obtained funds under the Smith-Hughes Act of 1917 and identifies the role of the Federal Board for Vocational Education in establishing the precedents that led to health occupations education as a part of vocational education. (SK)

Applied a logistic model to predict elderly patients' risk for discharge to nursing homes following hospitalization. Age was the only consistently strong predictor in the individualized models developed for each of four areas. (Author/JAC)

The authors explain their decision to create portfolios to obtain credit for prior learning. They discuss basic elements for an outline, major headings for the resume, contents of the narrative portion, documentation, faculty review of the portfolio, and advantages and disadvantages. (CT)

Debates the effect of relocation on elderly patients in a critique of an earlier study and a rebuttal by the original author. Questions whether patient mortality is related to the stress of moving or a simple function of age, health status, or choice. Additional evidence on relocation effects is needed. (JAC)

Discusses the need for appropriate emotions in professional nursing practice within an explanation for humanistic education, presenting Kohlberg's moral development theory. Explains a case study method that helps in achieving moral, emotional development. (JOW)

Examines the pros and cons of accreditation of continuing education programs in the field of nursing. (WL)

Describes organizational structures and multi-institutional relationships developed to implement a Regional Plan for continuing education in nursing. Modifications of the Regional Plan according to local needs and benefits derived are included. (WL)

The baccalaureate nursing program at Herbert H. Lehman College, Bronx, New York prepares students for primary care nursing by structuring the clinical experience to include the essential, interdependent components of: assessment, accountability, leadership, and management. Graduates are expected to be proficient in the primary care role in any…

The necessity and desirability of continuing education as a prerequisite for relicensing and certification is addressed. A four-part strategy is advocated that establishes an accreditation mechanism as the fourth step. (LBH)