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Designing A New Model For Clinical Education: An Innovative Approach., Kathryn Shaffer, Beth Ann Swan, Mary Bouchaud

College of Nursing Faculty Papers & Presentations

To keep pace with the ever-changing health care delivery system, it is important to transform the way future nurses are educated, both in classroom and in clinical settings, to care for people along the life and care continuum, not only in acute-care settings. The purpose of this article is to describe a new approach to educating baccalaureate nursing students using immersion practicums that expose students to population health, transitions of care, care coordination, and the multiple roles a nurse engages in along the continuum. The curriculum includes 5 immersions, each with a specific life and care continuum focus to develop …

A Word From The Writing Center (November 2017), Jennifer Wilson, Ms, Els

A Word From the Writing Team (Newsletter)

This issue includes:

• Stylish academic writing
• The Write Stuff

A Word From The Writing Center (October 2017), Jennifer Wilson, Ms, Els

A Word From the Writing Team (Newsletter)

This issue includes:

• Selecting a target journal using journalguide.com
• Teaching and Communication Skills workshops

A Word From The Writing Center (September 2017), Jennifer Wilson, Ms, Els

A Word From the Writing Team (Newsletter)

This issue includes:

• Writing Tip: Sentences that start with the word there
• Communication Skills Workshop Series: Communicate Like a Pro: Think like a...

2017 Create Day Presentations In The Jdc, Daniel G. Kipnis, Msi

Jefferson Digital Commons News

Collaborative Research and Evidence Among Therapists and Educators (CREATE) Day is a clinical education program presented by occupational therapy graduate students in partial fulfillment of the Master of Science degree in Occupational Therapy at Thomas Jefferson University. The 2017 CREATE DAY presentations have been loaded in the Jefferson Digital Commons.

Quality Improvement And Patient Safety Posters In The Jdc, Daniel G. Kipnis, Msi

Jefferson Digital Commons News

More than 30 new House Staff Quality Improvement and Patient Safety Posters have been loaded in the Jefferson Digital Commons. Below is a sample of the recent additions reflecting the wide range of topics covered:

A Word From The Writing Center (July 2017), Jennifer Wilson, Ms, Els

A Word From the Writing Team (Newsletter)

This issue includes:

• Grammar tip: affect vs effect
• Opportunity for online writing workshop for scientists

Jefferson Digital Commons Quarterly Report (April-June 2017) Now Available, Daniel G. Kipnis, Msi

Jefferson Digital Commons News

The Jefferson Digital Commons quarterly report for April-June 2017 is now available. Users from 7,500 institutions in 196 countries located materials in the JDC this quarter. View the report to see what assets were added this quarter.

Caps And Capes: Nursing News (1958-1971) In The Jefferson Digital Commons, Daniel G. Kipnis, Msi

Jefferson Digital Commons News

One of the newest additions to the Jefferson Digital Commons is a run of the nursing student newspaper, Caps and Capes. Started on October 21, 1958, with Alice Bolig as Editor-in-chief, and continuing through at least 1971, the issues include updates about nursing faculty, highlights of individual students, and information about upcoming events. Alumnae news, crossword puzzles, and engagement announcements were also regularly included.

A Word From The Writing Center (June 2017), Jennifer Wilson, Ms, Els

A Word From the Writing Team (Newsletter)

This issue includes:

• Writing tip: Purpose of semicolons and colons
• Tips on preparing posters

Inside Out: 2017 Issue Now Available, Daniel G. Kipnis, Msi

Jefferson Digital Commons News

The editors of Jefferson’s literary arts journal, Inside Out, have just released the 2017 issue. Readers can pick up free copies of the journal at various campus locations, including Scott Memorial Library, or download a copy from the Jefferson Digital Commons.

Who Helps Our Helpers?: Poster At Scott Library, Daniel G. Kipnis, Msi

Jefferson Digital Commons News

Visit the 2nd floor gallery area of Scott Library this summer to view a 9-foot poster entitled Who Helps Our Helpers? Rediscovering Joy in Medicine by Addressing Secondary

A Word From The Writing Center (May 2017), Jennifer Wilson, Ms, Els

A Word From the Writing Team (Newsletter)

This issue includes:

• Grammar writing tip on ZOMBIE nouns!
• Keep Reading with BrowZine

Creating A New Education Paradigm To Prepare Nurses For The 21st Century, Mary Bouchaud, Denise Brown, Beth Ann Swan

College of Nursing Faculty Papers & Presentations

Nurse educators are accountable to keep baccalaureate education responsive to the ever changing healthcare delivery environment. The changing context of healthcare delivery requires focusing on population health and social determinants, providing interprofessional, team-based care, advancing innovation, and preparing practice ready baccalaureate nursing graduates. To be practice ready, nursing graduates must be agile and think and reason on their feet due to increasing care complexity beyond the hospital walls, changing care needs of individuals and families, advancing technology, shifting settings of care delivery, and managing multiple transitions. The purpose of this paper is to consider these healthcare changes and share a …

A Word From The Writing Center (April 2017), Jennifer Wilson, Ms, Els

A Word From the Writing Team (Newsletter)

This issue includes:

• Writing Tip: Punctuation
• Organizing your Research using a citation manager
• Writing Café hours

An Occupation-Based Learning Support Program For At-Risk Occupational Therapy Students, Arlene Lorch Otd, Otr/L, Ches

Department of Occupational Therapy Posters and Presentations

Objectives:

• Describe an occupation-based, learning support program offered to occupational therapy students struggling academically.

• Identify key learning issues identified by occupational therapy students and staff seeking academic support services.

• Develop an initial outline of steps to identify need and create an occupation-based, learning support program.

A Word From The Writing Center (March 2017), Jennifer Wilson, Ms, Els

A Word From the Writing Team (Newsletter)

This issue includes:

• Learning Opportunity
• Books on writing
• Writing Cafe