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Are You Ready For The Certification Challenge?, Elizabeth A. Coyne Rn, Msn, Crnp, Nancy Dubois Crni, Msn, Lisa Caple

Jefferson Hospital Nurses Week

Presents the benefits of becoming a certified nurse.

Emergency Eye Care From The Heart: Care Of Chemical Injury To The Eyes, Registered Nurses, Wills Eye At Jefferson Emergency Department

Jefferson Hospital Nurses Week

No abstract provided.

Painful, Pointless And Potentially Infectious: Improving Perioperative Iv Catheter Management, Philippa Ratcliffe Rn, Ma

Jefferson Hospital Nurses Week

Describes the process and rationale of changing the procedure for securing IV catheters in the PACU.

Breast Brachytherapy Outcomes Evaluation, Margaret S. Pierce

Margaret S Pierce

No abstract provided.

Project Esl: Enhancing Student Learning For Esl Nursing Students, Mary Powell, Barbara Hoerst, Gloria Kersey-Matusiak, Lyn Buchheit, Terry Mcgee, Alexis Marsella

College of Nursing Faculty Papers & Presentations

It is incumbent upon nursing programs to recognize the demographics and issues involved in training nursing students for whom English is not their first language. Project ESL used a variety of techniques to boost academic success, facilitate progress through graduation, and develop faculty sensitivity to language and cultural issues.

Health And Functioning Of Older Adults Volunteering For Habitat For Humanity, Janet W. Brown

Janet Witucki Brown, PhD, RN, CNE

No abstract provided.

Bridge Over The Theory-Practice Divide, Judith Wilson

Nursing Conference Papers

This qualitative study was conducted to explore how the student midwife in the final stages of her Postgraduate Diploma of Midwifery Course perceived the theory practice gap. Much research has been published about the theory practice gap from the perspective of educators or employers but little is published on the view of the student who sits in the centre of this dilemma. This study was conducted by interviewing 5 student midwives with a set of open ended questions. The first of these questions sought to ascertain if indeed the student perceived such a gap existed. Further questions explored factors, if …

An Innovative Educational Experience: The Use Of Video To Enhance Learning Of Practical Skills In The Undergraduate Nursing Curriculum, Karen Clark-Burg, Annie Das, Selma Alliex

Nursing Conference Papers

Interactive video analysis program was used as a teaching and assessment tool in an undergraduate nursing curriculum at the University of Notre Dame Australia. Using a software program, students were required to code their footage into predetermined categories according to competencies set out for that skill. They could then review, reflect, and critically annotate their performance of the skill. The software program is designed to provide immediate analysis and student feedback, exemplify key lecture content, and moderate student performance.

It was decided that two 1st year nursing skills would be piloted. The lecturer was videoed demonstrating a particular skill and …