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Forward Together Update [Thanksgiving Break Update], November 17, 2021, University Of Northern Iowa

UNI Response to COVID-19

Information about vaccination rates in Iowa and a reminder that on-campus vaccinations are still available.

Ums_Hr_Employee Vaccination And Exemption Deadline Email, Loretta Shields

Office of Human Resources

Email from Loretta Shields, Chief Human Resources Officer, University of Maine System to University of Maine System staff regarding the deadline for employees to have received both doses of an approved two-dose vaccine (Pfizer or Moderna), or the single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccine; or 2) confirmed a medical or religious exemption through the UMS online COVID-19 vaccination portal.

Coronavirus Update 11-16-21, The Coronavirus Planning Team

University Briefings & Virtual Events

We want to take a moment to thank you and congratulate you for the attention you have paid to the Pioneer Promise this semester. As a result, our COVID numbers have been low (as of today we have one active case in our community) and we have been able to gather and hold many events that we missed out on last year.

Covid-19_President Friday Futurecast_November 12, 2021, Joan Ferrini-Mundy

Office of the President

Weekly updates from Joan Ferrini-Mundy, University of Maine President, providing details about issues related to COVID-19 at the University of Maine and the University of Maine at Machias.

Important Message From Board Of Regents President Michael Richards, University Of Northern Iowa

UNI Response to COVID-19

Memo from the President of the Iowa Board of Regents concerning the state law regarding COVD-19 vaccinations and the Federal Executive Order 14042. Regents universities are to make recording employee status on vaccinations a voluntary option.

Covid-19_Umaine News_Umaine School Of Nursing Vaccinating Elementary School Students, University Of Maine Division Of Marketing And Communications

Division of Marketing & Communications

Screenshot of UMaine in the News regarding the University of Maine School of Nursing students are working to provide COVID-19 vaccinations to elementary school students aged 5–11 who are now eligible to be vaccinated.

Ums_Community Guidance_Everyone_What Is The Status Of Visitor Access And Protocols, Visitor And Event Vaccination Requirements, Pandemic Protocols Generally, And Overall University Operations For 2021-2022?, University Of Maine System

Community Guidance

Screenshot of webpage part of the "Together for Maine" University of Maine System guidance for visitors to a University of Maine System campus or facility in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Coronavirus Update 11-9-21, The Coronavirus Planning Team

University Briefings & Virtual Events

Pre-holiday Testing: We are offering the opportunity to be tested for those who want to ensure they are negative before traveling home.

Covid-19_Umaine News_Bdn, Wabi Report On Umaine Nursing Students Helping Vaccinate Children Against Covid-19, University Of Maine Division Of Marketing And Communications

Division of Marketing & Communications

Screenshot of UMaine in the News regarding the Bangor Daily News and WABI (Channel 5) reported on University of Maine nursing students helping vaccinate children ages 5-11 against COVID-19.

Covid-19_President Friday Futurecast_November 5, 2021, Joan Ferrini-Mundy

Office of the President

Weekly updates from Joan Ferrini-Mundy, University of Maine President, providing details about issues related to COVID-19 at the University of Maine and the University of Maine at Machias.

University Of Maine System Ums_Community Guidance_Students - Together For Maine - Covid-19 Student Winter And Spring Vaccination Requirements, University Of Maine System

Community Guidance

Screenshots of webpage part of the "Together for Maine" University of Maine System guidance regarding COVID-19 vaccination requirements for students to attend University of Maine System campuses.

Center For Community Inclusion And Disability Studies_Ccids And Partners In Maine Dd Network Collaborate On Covid-19 Vaccination Video Psas, University Of Maine Center For Community Inclusion And Disability Studies

Center for Community Inclusion and Disability Studies

Screenshot of the Center for Community Inclusion and Disability Studies and Partners in Maine DD Network Collaborate on COVID-19 Vaccination Video PSAs webpage.

University Of Maine Athletics_Women's Basketball Essential Worker Day, University Of Maine Athletics

Athletics Department

UMaine Athletic News email regarding an invitation to Essential Workers to attend the Women's Basketball Home Opener. vs Providence in the Pit on November 13th at 1pm.

Australian General Practice Training Program: National Report On The 2021 National Registrar Survey, Rebecca Taylor, Leyna Clarke, Ali Radloff

Higher education research

The Australian General Practice Training National Registrar Survey (AGPT NRS) is an annual, national survey of GP registrars currently training in the AGPT program. It collects information via an online questionnaire about registrar satisfaction, experience and future career plans. It also collects information about registrars’ demographics and training contexts and other aspects of their training experience. This survey is part of the Department of Health’s (the Department) monitoring and quality improvement activities. The information collected in the AGPT NRS can be used to assure the quality of training provision in the program, enables continuous improvement and allows responses to be …

Chancellor Messages_Employee Vaccination And Exemption Deadline, Dannel P. Malloy

Chancellor

Message to the University of Maine System community from Chancellor Dannel P. Malloy regarding details of a Federal requirement that employees of a federal contractor must be either fully vaccinated against COVID-19 or seek a legally recognized exemption from vaccination for medical reasons or a sincerely held religious belief, practice or observance. UMS (including all of our universities and Maine Law) is a federal contractor, and the deadline for full compliance was December 8, 2021.

Covid-19 President_Important Message For Full- And Part-Time Employees Regarding Federal Mandate, Joan Ferrini-Mundy

Office of the President

Updates from Joan Ferrini-Mundy, University of Maine President, providing details of a Dec. 8 to get all our full- and part-time faculty, staff and student employees vaccinated in full compliance with a federal legal mandate.

Coronavirus Update 10-27-21, The Coronavirus Planning Team

University Briefings & Virtual Events

There is new guidance from the CDC regarding the time frame in which vaccinated people should be tested if they were a close contact of someone who tested positive for COVID-19.

University Of Maine Systems Chancellor's Town Hall Video, Dannel Malloy

Chancellor

Video of University of Maine System Chancellor Dannel Malloy’s “University of Maine Systems Chancellor's Town Hall".

Covid-19_President Friday Futurecast_October 22, 2021, Joan Ferrini-Mundy

Office of the President

Weekly updates from Joan Ferrini-Mundy, University of Maine President, providing details about issues related to COVID-19 at the University of Maine and the University of Maine at Machias.

Coronavirus Update 10-21-21, The Coronavirus Planning Team

University Briefings & Virtual Events

We hope you are as excited about Family Weekend as we are. The forecast is calling for crisp fall weather that will be perfect for the activities planned. We are pleased to tell you that we will be relaxing our rule about family members in the residence halls for Family Weekend.

Covid-19_Maine Campus_The Lasting Effects Of Covid-19: College Students Stuggle With Returning To In-Person Education, Sydney Jackson

Teaching, Learning & Research Documents

Maine Campus opinion piece regarding the effects of COVID-19 on college students.

Debriefing With Pearls & Watson’S Caritas, Heather A. Uccello

Seton Hall University Dissertations and Theses (ETDs)

Debriefing, an important aspect of students’ clinical experience, is a reflective, critical thinking analysis and communication strategy that provides rapid feedback after either a simulated or genuine clinical event. To teach this higher-level critical thinking skill throughout the learning process, nursing programs require specific methodology and faculty expertise. The National League for Nursing supports nurse educators having a theory-based strategy, formal training, and ongoing competency evaluation. Informed by Jean Watson’s Theory and the Promoting Excellence and Reflective Learning in Simulation standardized debriefing tool methodology, this project outlines a framework that nursing schools can use to potentially improve the debriefing process …

Matters Of Change: Nurse Educators’ Experiences Transitioning To A New Curriculum: A Qualitative Approach, Sarah Balcom, Janet Lynne Kuhnke, Lilla Roy

Quality Advancement in Nursing Education - Avancées en formation infirmière

Background: Nurse educators’ transition to a concept-based curriculum requires organizational and administrative support as well as collaborative teamwork. Implementing curricular changes can be challenging. One-on-one interviews were conducted with nurse educators who shared their perspectives on transitioning from a traditional to a newly adopted concept-based baccalaureate nursing curriculum.

Objective: This study explores nurse educators’ perceptions of change as they transitioned from a traditional four-year (eight-semester) baccalaureate nursing curriculum to a three-year (eight-semester) concept-based curriculum.

Method: The researchers used a qualitative descriptive design. Six nurse educators were recruited using purposive sampling. The interviews were conducted by a nurse educator new to …

Self-Study: A Method For Continuous Professional Learning And A Methodology For Knowledge Transfer, Judy C. Woods

Quality Advancement in Nursing Education - Avancées en formation infirmière

Purpose: Clinical nursing instructors must participate in continuous professional learning to maintain competency in nursing practice and in clinical instruction to prepare nursing students adequately for professional practice. The purpose of this research was to examine self-study as a method of continuous professional learning in nursing education.

Procedures: A clinical instructor undertook to improve her clinical instruction with regard to five formative assessment strategies illustrated to promote student learning in regular classrooms. She translated and then implemented these strategies in nursing education. This self-study of instructional practice employed a reflective journal and systematic documentation of iterative processes of planning, action, …

Physical Assessment Skills Used By Registered Nurses, Sherry Morrell, Gina Pittman, Natalie Giannotti, Fabrice Mowbray

Quality Advancement in Nursing Education - Avancées en formation infirmière

Background: Nurses work in a wide variety of settings. Therefore, it is essential for nursing educators to continually evaluate and adapt nursing programs to ensure that the curricula prepare students to practice in a variety of health care settings. In this study, we sought to determine which skills were routinely used by registered nurses and to examine whether the cumulative number of practice settings influenced the number, and type, of physical assessments used.

Methods: An electronic or a paper survey was distributed to registered nurses who worked as nursing clinical instructors at a mid-sized university in this cross-sectional study. Measures …

Traduction Et Adaptation En Langue Française Du Lasater Clinical Judgment Rubric: Une Étude Multicentrique, Jacinthe Beauchamp, Michelle Lalonde, Viviane Fournier, Sabrina Mehiz, Marco Pedrotti, Isabelle Michel, Pierre Godbout, Ivan Simoneau, Kathie Lasater

Quality Advancement in Nursing Education - Avancées en formation infirmière

Résumé

Contexte : Les infirmières nouvellement diplômées ont souvent un niveau insuffisant de jugement clinique pour le contexte de soins aigus et critiques lorsqu'elles commencent leur pratique. Faciliter le développement du jugement clinique pendant leur formation est essentiel.

But de l’étude : Produire un instrument en langue française, fondé sur les résultats de la traduction et de la validation dans différentes régions de la francophonie d’un instrument existant, permettant d’apprécier le développement du jugement clinique.

Méthode : Étude multicentrique internationale. Traduction et validation transculturelle en cinq étapes : 1. sélection d’un instrument valide et fidèle en langue anglaise; 2. traduction …

A Universal Design For Success: A Mixed-Methods Case Study Of A First-Year Bscn Course, Ann Mary Celestini, Catherine Ann Thibeault, Behjat Masood, Brittany Perera

Quality Advancement in Nursing Education - Avancées en formation infirmière

No single universal learner type exists, however historically, pedagogical practices in higher education have focused on meeting the learning needs of an average or typical student. The purpose of this study was to describe the manner and extent in which a course, designed using Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principles, provided an inclusive learning environment to a diverse population of first-year baccalaureate nursing students. Co-instructors redesigned a large in-person and place-based course using theoretical and structural principles of UDL to remove potential learning barriers and promote authentic inclusion of all students. A convergent mixed methods descriptive case study design was …

Critical Consciousness In Nursing Education | Conscience Critique En Formation Infirmière, Jacinthe I. Pepin, Florence Myrick

Quality Advancement in Nursing Education - Avancées en formation infirmière

No abstract provided.

Covid-19_President Friday Futurecast_October 15, 2021, Joan Ferrini-Mundy

Office of the President

Weekly updates from Joan Ferrini-Mundy, University of Maine President, providing details about issues related to COVID-19 at the University of Maine and the University of Maine at Machias.

Covid-19_Umaine News_Bdn Highlights Umaine Student Vaccination Rate, University Of Maine Division Of Marketing And Communications

Division of Marketing & Communications

Screenshot of UMaine in the News regarding the Bangor Daily News noting the COVID-19 vaccination rate among University of Maine students in a report about rates across the University of Maine System.