Techniques for mental-health nursing students that help integrate theory and practice include a journal club, in which students discuss research reports and other literature, and clinical seminars, weekly sessions in which critical reflections on practice experiences are examined. (Contains 38 references.) (SK)

Describes the author's psychology class, in which she required students to do service work with a resident in a nursing home. Reports that students met for a minimum of eight hours with the resident and wrote both a history of the person and a reflection on the project. States that half of the students decided to continue volunteering after the…

Describes the process used in Connecticut to validate the content of associate nursing degree programs and to articulate them with baccalaureate nursing programs. (SK)

Examined possible predictors of physician nursing home practice including residency experiences. A survey of 170 family physicians found physicians with an active nursing home practice were more likely to reside in a small community, have a hospital practice, see more outpatients, and work more hours but not necessarily residency experience of…

Argues that, for problem-based learning (PBL) to succeed, a sound program of staff development is required and describes the introduction of PBL into Nursing and Midwifery curricula at the University of Dundee (Scotland) including key components and evaluatory evidence to support its efficacy. (DB)

Transition courses for licensed practical nurses moving into associate degree programs and for registered nurses earning bypass credit in bachelor's degree programs was evaluated through surveys of 237 students and graduates, 68 supervisors, and faculty. Students invested half the time and money as regular students; they wanted better advisement…

This exploration of an open learning course in the United Kingdom, and its impact on a group of nurses seeking to update their education, identifies motivation as a key factor. Discusses outcomes including changing attitudes, further study intentions, and general life events and compares them to characteristics of lifelong learners. (Contains 37…

A course to prepare nursing students to identify health and safety needs of farm families used a model with eight subsystems. Students were trained to gather assessment data from a variety of sources in each subsystem; then they developed diagnoses and planned interventions. (SK)

This case study examines the use of a situated learning framework providing authentic contexts, authentic activities, access to expert performance, and opportunities for student reflection for the design of an interactive multimedia program on medication administration for nursing students. (PEN)

Evaluation of two Web-based graduate nursing courses resulted in guidelines for future course planning: a learner-centered rather than technology-driven approach; interdisciplinary team teaching; selection of an appropriate course authoring system; minimal use of graphics; precourse orientation, including computer skill development; and structured…

Describes the development and ongoing evaluation of Web-based nursing master's courses at Ball State University. Presents a consumer guide for student selection of Web-based courses, consisting of questions about student support, curriculum and instruction, faculty, institutional context and commitment, and evaluation and assessment. (Contains 28…

Describes a system to evaluate evidence-based nursing teaching that uses three sources: student evaluation of teacher, teaching portfolios, and peer evaluation. The system also includes mentoring and administrative structure for using the data for pay and promotion. (Contains 29 references.) (SK)

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine group differences in verbal agitation, verbal interaction, bed restraint, pain, analgesic and neuroleptic medication use, and medical comorbidity among agitated nursing home residents who died during a 6-month clinical trial compared with residents of the same gender and similar initial cognitive…

Purpose: This article examines factors within the long-term-care work environment that impact the effectiveness of continuing education. Design & Methods: In Study 1, focus group interviews were conducted with staff and management from urban and rural long-term-care facilities in southwestern Ontario to identify their perceptions of the…

The Internet keeps growing at lightning speed. Now, "tribal college" students have a tool to assist them in locating accurate information quickly: the American Indian Higher Education Consortium (AIHEC) Virtual Library. The AIHEC Virtual Library provides a focused entryway into the Internet research field. Librarians report that it supplements…