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Organizational Learning In A College Of Nursing: A Learning History, Bret Lyman, Lisa A. Cowan, Hannah C. Hoyt

Faculty Publications

Background: College of nursing leaders can foster organizational learning as a means of achieving their desired organizational outcomes. Organizational learning has not previously been studied in colleges of nursing, leaving college administrators and faculty little guidance as they strive to improve outcomes in their own colleges.

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to discover new insights related to organizational learning in a college of nursing.

Design: The learning history method was used to document and describe organizational learning in a college of nursing.

Setting: This study was conducted with a college of nursing situated in a private, religious-based university …

Nursing Students’ Perception Of The Stigma Of Mental Illness, Abir K. Bekhet, Carolyn J. Murrock, Qiyan Mu, Harpreet Singh-Gill

College of Nursing Faculty Research and Publications

Background: Mental health disorders are highly prevalent in the U.S. Nursing students’ perceptions regarding the stigma of mental illness will impact the quality of care delivered and the patients’ outcomes.

Method: Data was collected from 64 sophomore students. Five open ended questions were distributed to the students during the first class. All the surveys were collected by a volunteer student and were placed in the instructor’s mailbox in a sealed envelope.

Results: The results revealed three categories: students ‘perceptions of the causes of mental illness stigmatization, their own perception of mental illness, and their perception on how to break the …

The Influence Of The Art Of Clinical Supervision Program On Nurses' Knowledge And Attitude About Working With Students, K Russell, S Alliex, H Gluyas

Nursing Papers and Journal Articles

The Art of Clinical Supervision program was developed, implemented and evaluated, to determine nursing staff knowledge and attitudes towards nursing students and the clinical supervision thereof. A key point of the program was the inclusion of strategies to promote one’s attitude towards working with students. A mixed methods approach of surveys, online reflections and interviews, was used to determine the programs effect. The findings highlighted a positive impact on participants’ self-knowledge and attitudes towards students and student clinical supervision.

Nursing Students’ Perception Of The Stigma Of Mental Illness, Abir K. Bekhet, Carolyn J. Murrock, Qiyan Mu, Harpreet Singh-Gill

College of Nursing Faculty Research and Publications

Background: Mental health disorders are highly prevalent in the U.S. Nursing students’ perceptions regarding the stigma of mental illness will impact the quality of care delivered and the patients’ outcomes.

Method: Data was collected from 64 sophomore students. Five open ended questions were distributed to the students during the first class. All the surveys were collected by a volunteer student and were placed in the instructor’s mailbox in a sealed envelope.

Results: The results revealed three categories: students ‘perceptions of the causes of mental illness stigmatization, their own perception of mental illness, and their perception on how to break the …

Effect Of Sequence Of Simulated And Clinical Practicum Learning Experiences On Clinical Competency Of Nursing Students, Jamie Hansen, Marilyn Bratt

College of Nursing Faculty Research and Publications

Two different sequences of blocks of simulated and clinical practicum learning experiences compared the clinical competency development of nursing students using a randomized crossover design. Competency was measured 3 times: after each block of simulated and clinical experiences and after a final simulated experience. No significant differences in competency scores between the 2 groups across the 3 time points were found. Using alternative models of clinical and simulation learning may help address barriers to the delivery of clinical education faced by schools of nursing