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The Effect Of Education On Rehabilitation Nursing Staff Knowledge, Kristen L. Mauk Oct 2012

The Effect Of Education On Rehabilitation Nursing Staff Knowledge, Kristen L. Mauk

Kristen L. Mauk

Rehabilitation is a specialty area with defined competencies and discrete nursing knowledge. Unless nurses have been educated in the basic competencies of rehabilitation, they are not prepared to provide safe, quality rehabilitative care to patients with chronic illnesses and disabilities. An evidence-based practice project was designed to address the need for education of the nursing staff working on an inpatient rehabilitation unit in Northwest Indiana. Roger's Diffusion of Innovations provided the theoretical framework for the project. A critical appraisal of the literature was conducted to determine best practice. The literature showed that education increased knowledge in a specialty area, and …


Comparison Of Selected Teaching Strategies Incorporating Simulation And Student Outcomes, Elizabeth Swanson, Anita Nicholson, Teresa Boese, Ellen Cram, Anita Stineman, Kimberly Tew Oct 2012

Comparison Of Selected Teaching Strategies Incorporating Simulation And Student Outcomes, Elizabeth Swanson, Anita Nicholson, Teresa Boese, Ellen Cram, Anita Stineman, Kimberly Tew

Elizabeth A. Swanson

No abstract provided.


Simply The Best: Teaching Gerontological Nursing Students To Teach Evidence-Based Practice. Creating Tip Sheets Can Help Achieve The Goal Of Implementing Ebp In Clinical Facilities, Deborah Schoenfelder Oct 2012

Simply The Best: Teaching Gerontological Nursing Students To Teach Evidence-Based Practice. Creating Tip Sheets Can Help Achieve The Goal Of Implementing Ebp In Clinical Facilities, Deborah Schoenfelder

Deborah P. Schoenfelder

This article describes a teaching strategy used in an undergraduate gerontological nursing clinical course to familiarize students with evidence-based practice. Students are required to read and summarize an assigned evidence-based practice guideline published by The University of Iowa Gerontological Nursing Interventions Research Center. They then develop a "tip sheet," based on the assigned guideline, to disseminate to health care staff at their practicum sites, which is either a long-term care facility or a hospital-based skilled nursing facility. Nursing students' reactions to the assignment and nursing staff's responses to the tip sheets are discussed.


Creative Practicum Leadership Experiences In Rural Settings, Deborah Schoenfelder, J. Valde Oct 2012

Creative Practicum Leadership Experiences In Rural Settings, Deborah Schoenfelder, J. Valde

Deborah P. Schoenfelder

Rural healthcare systems provide rich learning environments for nursing students, where strong nursing leaders manage care for people with diverse health problems across the lifespan. The authors describe the development, implementation, and evaluation of rural clinical leadership practicum, a prelicensure course that specifically focuses on the application of leadership concepts in small rural healthcare systems.


Economics And The Education Of Nurse Anesthetists: Part 1, Cormac O'Sullivan, E. Thompson Sep 2012

Economics And The Education Of Nurse Anesthetists: Part 1, Cormac O'Sullivan, E. Thompson

Cormac T. O'Sullivan

No abstract provided.


Economics And The Education Of Nurse Anesthetists: Part 2, Cormac O'Sullivan, E. Thompson Sep 2012

Economics And The Education Of Nurse Anesthetists: Part 2, Cormac O'Sullivan, E. Thompson

Cormac T. O'Sullivan

Economic assumptions and other factors affecting the economics of nurse anesthesia education are presented in Part 2 of this 2-part column. In Part 1, published in the October 2004 issue of the AANA Journal, general economic principles and healthcare economic principles in particular were described, explained, and related to the current US healthcare system.


An Examination Of The Sustainable Adoption Of Whole-Person Care (Wpc), Maria Joseph, D. Laughon, Richard Bogue Sep 2012

An Examination Of The Sustainable Adoption Of Whole-Person Care (Wpc), Maria Joseph, D. Laughon, Richard Bogue

Maria (Lindell) Joseph

AIM: This study illustrates how King's theory of goal attainment was used to focus an examination of whole-person care (WPC) and to extend the range of knowledge needed for WPC and nursing practice. BACKGROUND: Leadership implemented a faith-based innovation using continuing education for patient care that incorporates body-mind-spirit and eight principles called CREATION. Three questions arose: (1) Is there an evidence-based framework to determine whether the philosophy supports the discipline of nursing? (2) How extensive is the adoption and application of WPC? (3) Does the model make a difference in the context of nurse-patient interactions and outcomes in support of …


Professional Issues. Health Care Quality And Outcome Guidelines For Nursing Of Children And Families: Implications For Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Practice, Research, And Policy, C. Betz, J. Cowell, Martha Craft-Rosenberg, M. Krajicek, M. Lobo Aug 2012

Professional Issues. Health Care Quality And Outcome Guidelines For Nursing Of Children And Families: Implications For Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Practice, Research, And Policy, C. Betz, J. Cowell, Martha Craft-Rosenberg, M. Krajicek, M. Lobo

Martha J. Craft-Rosenberg

No abstract provided.


Using Nanda, Nic, And Noc In An Undergraduate Nursing Practicum, K. Smith, Martha Craft-Rosenberg Aug 2012

Using Nanda, Nic, And Noc In An Undergraduate Nursing Practicum, K. Smith, Martha Craft-Rosenberg

Martha J. Craft-Rosenberg

Although use of diagnoses originally developed by NANDA (now known as NANDA-I), NIC, and NOC in education and practice is increasing, many faculty members have not been educated in their use and may be reluctant to teach these languages. This article provides guidance on the use of NANDA-I, NIC, and NOC in clinical education. This guidance will facilitate both faculty and student learning.


Proposed Changes In University Of Iowa College Of Nursing Curriculum, Martha Craft-Rosenberg Aug 2012

Proposed Changes In University Of Iowa College Of Nursing Curriculum, Martha Craft-Rosenberg

Martha J. Craft-Rosenberg

No abstract provided.


Using A Wiki To Enhance Knowing Participation In Change In The Teaching-Learning Process, Howard Butcher, Janette Taylor Aug 2012

Using A Wiki To Enhance Knowing Participation In Change In The Teaching-Learning Process, Howard Butcher, Janette Taylor

Janette Y. Taylor

No abstract provided.


Engaging Racial Autoethnography As A Teaching Tool For Womanist Inquiry, Janette Taylor, Melissa Lehan Mackin, A. Oldenburg Aug 2012

Engaging Racial Autoethnography As A Teaching Tool For Womanist Inquiry, Janette Taylor, Melissa Lehan Mackin, A. Oldenburg

Janette Y. Taylor

Racial autobiography, self-narratives on how one learned about the idea of race, has been underutilized as a tool to familiarize and orient students in the process of critical inquiry for nursing research. The aims of this article are to explore how racial autoethnography: (1) repositions students to effect an epistemological change, (2) challenges dominant ideology, and (3) functions as a link between the student and critical theories for use in nursing research. Students engage in and share reflective narrative about a variety of instructional materials used in the course. Reflective narratives are presented in a framework that addresses white racial …


Registered Nurse Workforce Trends For New Entrants Age 23-26: Hope For The Psychiatric Nursing Workforce Shortage, Mona Shattell, Kathleen Delaney May 2012

Registered Nurse Workforce Trends For New Entrants Age 23-26: Hope For The Psychiatric Nursing Workforce Shortage, Mona Shattell, Kathleen Delaney

Mona Shattell

No abstract provided.