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Collaborative Essay Testing: Group Work That CountsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Because much of a nurse's work is accomplished through working in groups, nursing students need an understanding of group process as well as opportunities to problem-solve in groups. Despite an emphasis on group activities as critical for classroom learning, there is a lack of evidence in the nursing literature that describes collaborative essay testing as a teaching strategy. In this class, nursing students worked together in small groups to answer examination questions before submitting a common set of answers. In a follow-up survey, students reported that collaborative testing was a positive experience (e.g., promoting ...
Source: International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship - November 19, 2009 Category: Nursing Tags: Evaluation Group Work Source Type: journals

Employer Perceptions of Knowledge, Competency, and Professionalism of Baccalaureate Nursing Graduates from a Problem-Based ProgramEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Employer evaluation of graduates is a critical component of professional program evaluation and contributes a viewpoint rarely reported in the literature. It has been proposed that Problem-Based Learning (PBL) enhances knowledge acquisition, clinical competency and professional behavior. Students assume the role of a registered nurse as they work through real practice scenarios on a daily basis in the classroom. The purpose of this study was to explore employer perceptions of graduates' knowledge, competency and professionalism, following completion of a PBL program. Nurse employers (N=53) participated in 10 focus group di...
Source: International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship - November 9, 2009 Category: Nursing Tags: graduates employers PBL Source Type: journals

The Competence of Student Nurse TeachersEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The aim of this study was to evaluate how student nurse teachers meet the requirements of nurse teachers as they practice teaching in nurse education. The data was collected by the Evaluation of Requirements of Nurse Teachers (ERNT), as self-evaluations and peer evaluations answered by 40 student teachers over three years. The response rate was 82%. The total number of completed questionnaires received was 143. Data was analyzed by using descriptive statistics. The student teachers gained a high level of competence as teachers. The highest level of competence was reported in relationships with students, while the lowest le...
Source: International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship - November 3, 2009 Category: Nursing Tags: nurse teacher education competence of student teachers Source Type: journals

Successful Transition of the New Graduate NurseEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Reports that new nurse graduates are not sufficiently prepared to enter the workforce are of concern to educators, employers, and other stakeholders. Often, this lack of 'practice readiness' is defined in relation to an inability to 'hit the ground running' and is attributed to a 'gap' between theory and practice and the nature of current work environments. To gain a deeper understanding of the process of making the transition from student to graduate nurse, discussion groups were held across Alberta with 14 new graduates and 133 staff nurses, employers, and educators. Five additional new graduates and 34 staff nurses, emp...
Source: International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship - October 28, 2009 Category: Nursing Tags: Nursing education; Nursing practice Source Type: journals

Seeing With New Eyes: The Meaning of an Immersion Experience in Bangladesh for Undergraduate Senior Nursing StudentsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Nurses must provide culturally appropriate care. A powerful strategy to enhance cultural competency is immersion. This can increase awareness of personal beliefs, values, behaviors, and learning from clients. A three week immersion experience for 17 senior undergraduate nursing students was organized in partnership with the Independent University, Bangladesh. Working with interpreters, students learned about people and healthcare through interviews and site visits. The purpose of this qualitative study was to discover the meaning of the immersion experience for nursing students through their reflective journals. These were...
Source: International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship - October 22, 2009 Category: Nursing Tags: Research: reflective journaling of study abroad experience Source Type: journals

Practice and Academic Nurse Educators: Finding Common GroundEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This article describes the preliminary groundwork among intersectoral partners. Practice and academic educators do not always recognize each others' expertise or share resources effectively. An online survey and focus groups were conducted to identify educators' similar successes and challenges, their perspectives of key criteria necessary to establish practice-academic collaborations and learning environments, and intent to leave. The findings revealed many similarities across sectors, although practice and academic educators had different foci or perspectives that will need to be bridged by the collaboration. Strategies ...
Source: International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship - October 10, 2009 Category: Nursing Tags: practice education academic education collaborations Source Type: journals

Students' Perception of Faculty Involvement in the Rural Hospital Preceptorship ExperienceEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Faculty in Canadian undergraduate nursing programs have come to rely on preceptorship as the primary model for teaching and learning during the final clinical course. A focused ethnography was completed in order to examine undergraduate nursing students' experience of rural hospital preceptorship in western Canada. Data analysis revealed that students perceive nursing faculty involvement and support to be peripheral to the clinical experience. Strategies aimed at clarifying the faculty role and nursing programs' involvement are presented as a means to enhance the rural hospital learning experience. (Source: International J...
Source: International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship - September 24, 2009 Category: Nursing Tags: Nursing education preceptorship Source Type: journals

Work-Related Stressors Experienced by Part-Time Clinical Affiliate Nursing Faculty in Baccalaureate EducationEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This descriptive and multivariate correlational study identifies work-related situations that were perceived as stressful in a sample of part-time clinical affiliate nursing faculty (n = 91) from a western state who teach in baccalaureate programs. The most stressful conditions include being physically and emotionally drained; working outside regular hours; dealing with the number of role expectations; and receiving inadequate monetary compensation. Subjects reported other specific stressful situations related to their work with clinical agencies, universities, and students. The researcher also examined the relationships ...
Source: International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship - September 21, 2009 Category: Nursing Tags: Nursing education; healthy work environment Source Type: journals

Faculty Advising in Nursing Education: Necessary Evil or Opportunity for Excellence?Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Understanding the components of faculty workload is critical to recruitment and retention of nurse educators and to success and sustainability of nursing education programs. The role of faculty advisors has been linked to student retention and success in nursing undergraduate education. Despite the importance of academic advising, there is a paucity of research examining the impact of advising on the workload of nurse educators. When faculty roles, such as academic advising, are ostensibly valued by the institution and result in higher levels of student success, but are unrecognized and unrewarded as part of the workload f...
Source: International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship - September 14, 2009 Category: Nursing Tags: Faculty advising in nursing education managing nurse educator workload Source Type: journals

Innovation in Community Clinical Placements: A Canadian SurveyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Ongoing restructuring within the health care system juxtaposed with mandated increased seats in nursing programs have taxed traditional clinical practice settings beyond their capacity. In the search for suitable clinical placements to meet learning objectives and fulfill required clinical hours, nursing program administrators are turning to various non-traditional settings. Yet limited research exists to describe the prevalence and types of 'innovative' clinical placements (ICPs) or the nature and quality of student learning in such settings. Described in this article are findings from a national survey of Canadian baccal...
Source: International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship - September 5, 2009 Category: Nursing Source Type: journals

Curriculum Reform in Baccalaureate Nursing Education: Review of the LiteratureEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This article synthesizes the recent literature related to curriculum reform and innovation in nursing education. Four themes were identified in the literature: incorporating safety and quality in nursing education, re-designing conceptual frameworks, strategies to address content laden curricula, and teaching using alternative pedagogies. Synthesis of the recent literature in the field will assist faculty who are beginning the curriculum evaluation and revision process in their own schools. (Source: International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship)
Source: International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship - August 14, 2009 Category: Nursing Tags: Baccalaureate curriculum Source Type: journals

Structural Empowerment and Professional Nursing Practice Behaviors of Baccalaureate Nursing Students in Clinical Learning EnvironmentsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This study examines the associations between professional behaviors of baccalaureate nursing students and student perceptions of select factors within the clinical learning environment, including the role of clinical faculty leadership. Participants (n=243) were recruited from a randomly selected list of 1000 members of the National Student Nurses Association (NSNA) among sixteen states within the Southern region of the United States. Results revealed a direct relationship exists between student perceptions of structural empowerment in their clinical learning environment and professional nursing practice behaviors among st...
Source: International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship - August 13, 2009 Category: Nursing Tags: empowerment clinical nursing education professional behaviour baccalaureate nursng studnets Source Type: journals

Building Nurses' Capacity in Community Health ServicesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This paper describes core processes, components, and insights gained from a research internship offered through the University of Ottawa, Canada. The growing demand for high quality nursing research requires the development and implementation of strategies for enhanced research capacity. A three-month intensive internship was developed as a main feature of a nursing chair held by the first author. The internship was deliberately structured around core processes of providing individual and group mentoring, creating opportunities for experiential education, and strengthening networks with researchers and decision-makers in h...
Source: International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship - August 12, 2009 Category: Nursing Tags: Research Capacity Source Type: journals

Reaching the Top: Career Anchors and Professional Development in NursingEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This study, based on Shein's conceptual theory of career anchors, examined the relationship between career anchors, professional development and emerging career patterns for graduates of 12 consecutive two year second career programs in nursing (N=231) compared to graduates of concurrent four year academic programs (N=273). A 2-group comparison design was used and data collection tools included a demographic profile, a professional profile and a career anchor questionnaire. Statistically significant differences were found in regard to career anchors (p< 0.001) and career development (p< 0.001). Primary career anchors for t...
Source: International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship - August 4, 2009 Category: Nursing Tags: Nursing Education and Nursing Administration Source Type: journals

Competence of Accelerated Second Degree Students after Studying in a Collaborative Model of Nursing Practice EducationEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The article, "CAN-Care: An Innovative Model of Practice-Based Learning" was published in the International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship in 2006 (Article 20). Reported in this paper are the findings of a program evaluation study with 58 participants who completed a survey questionnaire at the end of the program of study and six-months post graduation. The data reveal that the model resulted in graduates who perceived themselves to be competent and effectively prepared for real-world nursing practice. This is contrary to the existing literature which reports graduates' perceived lack of readiness for RN practice....
Source: International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship - August 4, 2009 Category: Nursing Tags: program evaluation study Source Type: journals

Relevant Nursing Leadership: An Evidence-Based Programmatic ResponseEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Community and student demand for relevant nursing leadership graduate programs provided the impetus for this study. The aims were to identify components of highly competent nursing leadership, and strategies to integrate those components into education and practice.Nursing leaders gathered in five focus groups. A semi-structured interview guide was used to elicit narratives about nursing leadership. Interpretive analysis proceeded from identification of themes to uncovering of paradigm cases. Essential nursing leadership competencies comprised communication skills such as listening, conflict resolution, the ability to comm...
Source: International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship - July 10, 2009 Category: Nursing Tags: nursing education nursing leadership Source Type: journals

Assessment of Nursing Student's Learning Outcomes and Employment Choice after the Implementation of a Senior Capstone CourseEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Many undergraduate baccalaureate nursing programs incorporate clinical emersion courses at the end of the program. Nursing capstone courses have become increasingly important in facilitating student transition into practice. However, little is known regarding the overall effectiveness of this teaching model for students, nursing programs, and clinical agencies. Previous studies revealed conflicting results about the benefits of a senior level precepted clinical experience. In this multi-method study, the authors examined student learning outcomes, perceptions, employment choice and retention following implementation of a n...
Source: International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship - June 24, 2009 Category: Nursing Tags: Nursing Education Source Type: journals

Teaching and Clinical Educator Competency: Bringing Two Worlds TogetherEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
More sessional clinical educators are being employed in educational institutions today than ever before. Also identified in the literature are issues affecting sessional clinical educators' ability to develop and maintain educator competency. Using the definition of educator competency by the National League for Nursing (NLN 2005a), explored in this paper are ways of increasing sessional clinical educator competency, such as orientation and mentorship programs to support student learning in clinical environments. Approaches in the form of theoretical models designed to evaluate clinical educator competency are examined. A ...
Source: International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship - June 11, 2009 Category: Nursing Tags: Clinical Nursing Education Source Type: journals

A Narrative Study of the Experiences of Student Nurses Who Have Participated in the Hearing Voices that are Distressing SimulationEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The aim of this study was to provide nursing students with an experiential learning opportunity which simulated living with the challenge of voice hearing. The purpose was to access understanding and insights of nursing students who completed "Hearing Voices that are Distressing: A Training Experience and Simulation for Students" (Deegan, 1996). Using a narrative research design and a convenience sample of 27 nursing students, participants were asked to respond in written format to three open ended prompts immediately following their participation in the simulation. Data generated was subjected to a thematic content analys...
Source: International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship - June 9, 2009 Category: Nursing Tags: mental health nursing education Source Type: journals

Evolution of Canadian Nursing Curricula: A Critical Retrospective Analysis of Power and CaringEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The evolution of Canadian nursing curricula has mutually influenced and reflected nursing's historical course: nursing practice and education are inextricably linked. This paper is a critical retrospective analysis of the evolution of nursing curricula in Canada from the 20th century to the present. Falk Rafael's (1996) dialectic exploration of power and caring in nursing guides the analysis. An ordered, assimilated, and empowered curriculum development framework results. Foucault's (1980) work in the sociology of knowledge and Belenky, Clinchy, Goldberger, and Tarule's (1986) epistemological conceptualization of women's k...
Source: International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship - June 8, 2009 Category: Nursing Tags: power caring nursing curriculum Source Type: journals

The Undergraduate Education of Nurses: Looking to the FutureEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Societal change historically has presented many challenges for nursing. The challenge to nurse educators is to ensure that professional education remains relevant and keeps abreast of both societal and healthcare changes. These challenges include globalization, changing patient characteristics, science and information technology advancements, the increasing complexities of healthcare, and recent policy and economic developments. The aim of this paper is to consider possible future societal and healthcare changes and how these may impact the preparation of future graduates in general nursing. A clear understanding of these ...
Source: International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship - June 8, 2009 Category: Nursing Tags: Nurse Education Source Type: journals

Systematic Review of Nursing Simulation Literature for Use of Learning TheoryEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The purpose of this systematic analysis of nursing simulation literature between 2000 -2007 was to determine how learning theory was used to design and assess learning that occurs in simulations. Out of the 120 articles in which designing nursing simulations was reported, 16 referenced learning or developmental theory as the basis of how and why they set up the simulation. Of the 16 articles that used a learning type of foundation, only two considered learning as a cognitive task. More research is needed that investigates the efficacy of simulation for improving student learning. The study concludes that most nursing facul...
Source: International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship - May 7, 2009 Category: Nursing Tags: Nursing education Source Type: journals

A Second Generation of the Competency-Based Approach to Nursing EducationEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This article describes the renewal of a baccalaureate program in nursing. This new program was developed to respond to new challenges presented to the profession. A completely new approach was adopted, the competency-based approach (CBA), with a constructivist, holistic foundation that we named 'second generation CBA.' The CBA theoretical underpinnings are presented, as well as the structure and the content of the program with a special focus on the teaching and learning strategies. A course on health illustrates the approach. Although no rigorous evaluation has been held, comments from students and teachers were collected...
Source: International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship - April 30, 2009 Category: Nursing Tags: Nursing education Source Type: journals

Creating Diversity in a Baccalaureate Nursing Program: A Case StudyEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Minority groups in the United States experience disparity in the health care services they receive and in their health related outcomes. Minority healthcare providers are more likely to serve minority under-served populations, thus addressing this healthcare disparity in an effective culturally competent manner (Robert Wood Johnson 2005; Sullivan, 2004). The purpose of the project was to increase the number of racial and ethnic minority students who are successfully recruited and admitted to the nursing program at Hope College in Holland, Michigan. The project involved the identification of perceived barriers to increased ...
Source: International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship - April 12, 2009 Category: Nursing Tags: Nursing Education Source Type: journals

Comparison of Outcomes in a Traditional versus Accelerated Nursing CurriculumEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
In this descriptive study, graduates of a traditional baccalaureate nursing program were compared with graduates of an accelerated baccalaureate program at the same university between 1991 and 2006. A survey was sent to a random sample of two groups: traditional baccalaureate graduates and graduates of the accelerated program who had previous degrees in another major and completed the nursing curriculum in a shorter time frame than the traditional students, resulting in a total sample of 73 graduates. Outcome variables included demographics, NCLEX passing rates, transitioning to the professional role, employment, professio...
Source: International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship - April 8, 2009 Category: Nursing Tags: curriculum Source Type: journals

Using an Interactive Journal Club to Enhance Nursing Research Knowledge Acquisition, Appraisal, and ApplicationEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Nursing practice is intricate and multifaceted. It requires the application of current, health-related research. Nurses are expected to employ evidence-informed practice in making decisions about the clinical care of their clients. A journal club is one method that can help promote an increased awareness of research, educating students to critique and use research findings. In this descriptive pilot study, the use of a journal club was evaluated. University undergraduate nursing students (N=35) across three sites in eastern Canada participated. Although the results are limited, participants found the journal club sessions ...
Source: International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship - April 5, 2009 Category: Nursing Tags: nursing education journal club research critique Source Type: journals

Students Inadequate Knowledge about Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender PersonsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Little consideration is given to personal relationships and sexuality issues in medical care education and little if any time is allocated to non-heterosexual aspects. The present study uses a descriptive, comparative design, and a modified version of the Knowledge about Homosexuality Questionnaire to investigate nursing and medical students' knowledge on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) persons. The participants were students at a Swedish university in semester 6 of their education programs, and the response rate was 92% (n=124). The aim of the study was to look at the students' access to knowledge concerning...
Source: International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship - April 1, 2009 Category: Nursing Source Type: journals

Integrating Patient Decision Support in an Undergraduate Nursing Curriculum: An Implementation ProjectEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
A 4-year curriculum project (2004-2008) to integrate patient decision support into an existing curriculum was guided by the Knowledge-to-Action process model. The purpose of this project was to integrate a patient decision support theoretical framework and associated evidence-based resources throughout a four-year baccalaureate nursing curriculum. Interventions designed to adapt knowledge to local context and overcome barriers to knowledge use included faculty workshop to increase awareness, instructional resources designed for courses and core content, curricular blueprint of key threads to be included within courses, sha...
Source: International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship - March 31, 2009 Category: Nursing Tags: curriculum; decision making Source Type: journals

Gifted and Talented Students' Career Aspirations and Influences: A Systematic Review of the LiteratureEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The nursing shortage of registered nurses in Canada is expected to worsen, making recruitment a concern for nursing organizations. Also, many reports have outlined the need for improved leadership in nursing. Therefore, the study purpose was to describe the findings of a systematic review of studies examining the career influences and aspirations of gifted high school students and to make recommendations for further research. Results indicate gifted students choose careers that fit their personal self-concept and their perceptions of traits needed to succeed in a profession. Family members, particularly mothers, had the gr...
Source: International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship - March 17, 2009 Category: Nursing Tags: career decisions making recruitment leadership Source Type: journals

Integrating Simulated Teaching/Learning Strategies in Undergraduate Nursing EducationEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
In this article, the results of a mixed-methods study integrating the use of simulations in a nursing theory course in order to assess students' perceptions of self-efficacy for nursing practice are presented. Nursing students in an intervention group were exposed to a combination of lecture and simulation, and then asked to rate their perceptions of self-efficacy, satisfaction and effectiveness of this combined teaching and learning strategy. Based on Bandura's (1977, 1986) theory of self-efficacy, this study provides data to suggest that students' self-confidence for nursing practice may be increased through the use of s...
Source: International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship - March 17, 2009 Category: Nursing Tags: undergraduate nursing education simulation Source Type: journals

Using a Wiki in Nursing Education and ResearchEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
With a wiki, learners can share information, resources, and experiences, and work together as a group. A wiki is equally valuable to a nursing research team: it can be used to communicate information to team members; foster collaboration among the team; disseminate resources, forms, and other documents for conducting the research; and share experiences with study implementation. Potential uses of a wiki in nursing education and research are discussed in this paper. One team's use of a wiki in a large multisite nursing education study is reported. (Source: International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship)
Source: International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship - March 9, 2009 Category: Nursing Tags: nursing education technology wiki Source Type: journals

Survey on Addictions: Toward Curricular Change for Family Nurse PractitionersEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The purpose of this paper is to describe the results of a survey of advanced practice nurses (APNs) to determine the activities they perform related to caring for patients with addictions and or co-occurring mental health disorders, the amount of addictions education in their graduate programs, and their perceptions of the value of addictions education for their role. Data were obtained from 233 APNs in New York State using a tool adapted from a previous job analysis survey. APNs reported the greatest amount of experience in history taking for various types of addictions and co-occurring mental health disorders and least a...
Source: International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship - January 18, 2009 Category: Nursing Tags: advanced practice nursing curriculum development Source Type: journals

Keeping the Vision: Sustaining Social Consciousness with Nursing Students following International Learning ExperiencesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
In an era of globalization, increasing numbers of nursing programs are initiating international learning experiences, yet empirical data is lacking regarding long term benefits and effects of international placements. This paper presents findings from a participatory action study designed in response to this gap. Objectives were to describe student learning in international experiences, and to facilitate strategies that supported integration of this learning into personal and professional domains upon return to Canada. Seventeen students and three faculty participated over twelve months following their international experi...
Source: International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship - January 18, 2009 Category: Nursing Source Type: journals

Community Health Clinical Education in Canada: Part 2 - Developing Competencies to Address Social Justice, Equity, and the Social Determinants of HealthEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This article reports the findings of a qualitative descriptive study that explored how baccalaureate nursing programs in Canada address the development of competencies related to social justice, equity, and the social determinants of health in their community health clinical courses. Focus group interviews were held with community health clinical course leaders in selected Canadian baccalaureate nursing programs. The findings foster understanding of key enablers and challenges when providing students with clinical opportunities to develop the CHN role related to social injustice, inequity, and the social determinants of he...
Source: International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship - January 18, 2009 Category: Nursing Tags: community health nursing education clinical education qualitative research social justice equity social determinants of health Source Type: journals

Community Health Clinical Education in Canada: Part 1 - "State of the Art"Email this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This study afforded a cross-sectional understanding of the "state of the art" of community health clinical education in Canadian schools of nursing. Clinical course conceptual approaches, course objectives, types of clinical sites, format and number of clinical hours, and methods of student evaluation are identified. The findings suggest the need for a national dialogue or consensus building exercise regarding curriculum content for community health nursing. Informing this dialogue are several strengths including the current focus on community health (as opposed to community-based) nursing education, and a solid socio-envi...
Source: International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship - January 18, 2009 Category: Nursing Tags: baccalaureate nursing education community health clinical education Source Type: journals

Evaluation of an Online Graduate Nursing Curriculum: Examining Standards of QualityEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Recent offerings of online courses have outpaced the evaluation of the quality of those offerings, particularly at the program level. The purpose of this project was to evaluate the quality of a set of 16 graduate nursing courses developed for three master's specialty programs. An interdisciplinary group of nursing faculty and instructional technologists collaborated in the development of a quality assessment tool and evaluated 16 online graduate nursing courses. Faculty members for each of the courses were interviewed as part of the process. The collaborative design and development process is discussed, as well as evaluat...
Source: International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship - December 30, 2008 Category: Nursing Tags: distance education evaluation rubric Source Type: journals

Nursing Graduate Supervision of Theses and Projects at a Distance: Issues and ChallengesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Nursing graduate supervision of theses and projects at a distance is a new experience for many faculties. In our global and mobile society, nursing students frequently seek graduate programs that are geographically distant from their home communities. As options for nursing graduate education through distributive learning become increasingly available, the challenges for faculty to supervise graduate students at a distance pose issues and concerns. In this paper, key issues including difficulty deciding between a project and a thesis, difficulty identifying a supervisor, developing the mentoring relationship between the st...
Source: International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship - December 18, 2008 Category: Nursing Tags: Graduate nursing Supervision in Nursing Source Type: journals

The Use of Hi Fidelity Simulation to Enhance Nursing Students' Therapeutic Communication SkillsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This article presents an innovative strategy for nursing students to practice therapeutic communication skills with psychiatric patients by using hi fidelity simulation with Laerdal SimMan. Using the SimMan vocal function enabled nurse educators to develop communication algorithms that allowed students to interact with SimMan as they would with psychiatric patients. The SimMan algorithms can be designed to mimic many scenarios typically found in psychiatric settings. Nursing students can use this technology to take the therapeutic communication skills they have learned in the classroom and practice them in a safe laborator...
Source: International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship - December 18, 2008 Category: Nursing Tags: Nursing Education Psychiatric nursing Communication Source Type: journals

The Development of a Quantitative Evaluation Tool for Simulations in Nursing EducationEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
In a complex healthcare environment, educating nursing students to safely care for clients is a challenging endeavor. As the use of high fidelity simulations increases, the ability to evaluate students is essential. A review of the literature identified a lack of tested simulation evaluation instruments to accurately measure student performance. A simulation evaluation tool was developed and tested with senior nursing students. Content validity was established from the literature and from the review of the tool by an expert panel. Reliability was established using sixteen simulation sessions, with two trained evaluators at...
Source: International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship - November 25, 2008 Category: Nursing Tags: Simulation Evaluation Tool Source Type: journals

Improving Communication among Healthcare Providers: Preparing Student Nurses for PracticeEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Communication errors are identified by the Joint Commission as the primary root cause of sentinel events across all categories. In addition, improving the effectiveness of communication among healthcare providers is listed as one of the Joint Commission's 2008 National Patient Safety Goals. Nursing programs are expected to graduate practice-ready nurses who demonstrate quality and safety in patient care, which includes interdisciplinary communication. Through objectively structured clinical assessment simulations, faculty evaluate each nursing student's ability to perform many aspects of care, including the ability to comm...
Source: International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship - October 22, 2008 Category: Nursing Tags: nursing education simulation competence interdisciplinary communication Source Type: journals

Integrative Thinking and Learning in Undergraduate Nursing Education: Three StrategiesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This article describes three learning activities used in the undergraduate nursing degree program at a mid-sized university in northeastern Ontario, Canada. Each activity, a reflective writing assignment, scenario testing, and an OSCE experience, is considered in terms of integrative thinking. Formal and informal evaluation of the activities is also discussed.Based on the authors' experiences, integrative thinking including habits of mind and cognitive skills can be directed and enhanced. To maximize students' growth as integrative thinkers, they should be exposed to many kinds of activities that target this growth. Genera...
Source: International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship - October 20, 2008 Category: Nursing Tags: integrative thinking nursing education Source Type: journals

Stories as Integrated Patterns of Knowing in Nursing EducationEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
The primary aim of this qualitative study was to explore the scholarly benefits of storytelling as a means to promote students' understanding and integration of both the art and science of nursing. As one of the oldest methods of communication, storytelling has been used in a variety of ways in nursing education. Despite this myriad of literature, there were no studies found that analyzed the actual content of students' stories. Using Carper's (1978) Fundamental Patterns of Knowing as a guiding framework for narrative analysis, twenty-five personal stories written by junior level nursing students were examined for evidence...
Source: International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship - October 9, 2008 Category: Nursing Tags: education qualitative research Source Type: journals

Girl Scout Badge Day as a Service Learning ExperienceEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Acquiring clinical experiences for students is a major challenge for nurse educators. One of the most difficult areas in which to secure clinical experiences is pediatric nursing; yet, nurse educators have a responsibility to create innovative strategies to assure that students have experience with pediatric clients. The purpose of this paper is to describe Girl Scout Badge Day (GSBD), a teaching strategy rooted in service learning. The strategy incorporates the three essential elements that distinguish service learning from other learning: experiential learning, reflection, and reciprocal learning. During this clinical ex...
Source: International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship - September 19, 2008 Category: Nursing Tags: Service learning Nursing Education Pediatrics Health Education Source Type: journals

Social Justice as a Framework for Undergraduate Community Health Clinical Experiences in the United StatesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Educating future registered nurses for social justice is an urgent, yet complex undertaking in undergraduate education. Although the need for social justice education is often highlighted, few articles describe practical teaching strategies for ensuring that undertaking. The purpose of this article is to illustrate how a curricular focus on social justice framed and supported the development of a clinical evaluation tool for undergraduate community health clinical experiences. First, social justice is defined and its relationship to baccalaureate nursing education explained. Then a description is provided of how social jus...
Source: International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship - September 5, 2008 Category: Nursing Tags: expository Source Type: journals

A Rubric for Improving the Quality of Online CoursesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
All of the graduate students in the School of Nursing take some of their Master of Science courses online. A group of six School of Nursing faculty members and a graduate student received funding to determine best practices in online courses. The group developed an evaluation rubric to measure quality in the graduate online curriculum. They then applied the rubric to the core courses which are primarily offered online and are required for all graduate nursing students. The project had a positive impact on faculty by offering a tool useful for online course evaluation and development. Additionally it brought to attention th...
Source: International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship - September 5, 2008 Category: Nursing Tags: distance education Source Type: journals

We Have a High-Fidelity Simulator, Now What? Making the Most of SimulatorsEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This article describes methods to maximize the use of simulators, dispel reservations of faculty, and provides hints on how to build successful scenarios and how to encourage their use. (Source: International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship)
Source: International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship - September 5, 2008 Category: Nursing Tags: Simulation Nursing education Source Type: journals

Linking Learning and Confidence in Developing Expert PracticeEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This article seeks to address this gap by illustrating the centrality of learning and confidence in the development of expert specialist practices. It is anticipated that these findings will resonate with the experiences of clinicians and faculty internationally and heightened awareness of consequences of developing confidence can be utilized to strengthen the impact of a wide range of nursing programs. (Source: International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship)
Source: International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship - August 6, 2008 Category: Nursing Tags: specialist nursing practice Source Type: journals

Social Responsibility: Conceptualization and Embodiment in a School of NursingEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This paper describes how a school of nursing has conceptualized and embodied social responsibility in its core values, curricular design, admission standards, clinical practice, and service learning opportunities. The school's engagement in the process of practicing social responsibility and clarifying its meaning and application has made apparent the natural linkage between social responsibility and professionalism and the deep and complex relationship between social responsibility and nursing itself. It has also revealed how a commitment to social responsibility impacts and determines for whom nurses care. Claiming socia...
Source: International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship - July 14, 2008 Category: Nursing Tags: Social Responsibility Source Type: journals

Return to Nursing Programmes: Justifications for a Mental Health Specific CourseEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
This paper presents the findings from research that investigated the feasibility of developing a specialty return to mental health nursing programme in New Zealand. This was achieved through a scoping of existing return to nursing programmes; a survey of non-active nurses; and stakeholder consultation via interviews or focus groups. Existing generic programmes fail to attract non active nurses wishing to focus on mental health nursing. The non-active nurses survey found 142 nurses who presently would or might possibly return to mental health nursing and participate in a programme. Most stakeholders supported the idea of im...
Source: International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship - July 14, 2008 Category: Nursing Tags: Mental health nursing education Source Type: journals

The Integration of Simulation into a Clinical Foundations of Nursing Course: Student and Faculty PerspectivesEmail this article to a colleague. Save this article to My Clippings. Discuss or comment on this article.
Taking the initial steps to integrate simulation into a nursing program can appear overwhelming to faculty and supportive personnel. This paper will describe an approach taken by one undergraduate nursing program in the United States that focused on integrating simulation into a clinical foundations nursing course. Current research was used to guide the design and implementation of simulation. Several key points from the literature were applied to the process; linking scenarios with didactic information, the importance of debriefing, and the need for repetitive practice. Using these concepts, simulation scenarios were cons...
Source: International Journal of Nursing Education Scholarship - July 14, 2008 Category: Nursing Tags: education Source Type: journals