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2008

Nursing Faculty Publications and Presentations

Boise State University

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Cultural Competency In Nursing Education, Mikal Black, Terri Soelberg, Pamela Springer Jul 2008

Cultural Competency In Nursing Education, Mikal Black, Terri Soelberg, Pamela Springer

Nursing Faculty Publications and Presentations

This article offers an overview of the GAIN (Greater Awareness in Idaho Nurses) Project which seeks to produce nursing graduates who are competent in providing culturally competent care. A description of the course will describe how interdisciplinary pedagogies have been utilized to provide an integrated course utilizing experiential leaming through Service Learning. Results of assessment of student outcomes illustrate the effectiveness of the project in developing cultural competence among participants.


Idaho Public Health Nursing Study, Jeri L. Bigbee, Jody Demeyer, Pam Gehrke, Nancy Otterness Jul 2008

Idaho Public Health Nursing Study, Jeri L. Bigbee, Jody Demeyer, Pam Gehrke, Nancy Otterness

Nursing Faculty Publications and Presentations

Public health nursing represents the foundation of the U.S. public health system, particularly in predominantly rural and frontier states. Increasing attention has recently been paid to strengthening the public health infrastructure and workforce in response to disaster preparedness concerns. Major concerns regarding the current and future shortage of public health nurses have been raised at the national and state levels (The Quad Council of Public Health Nursing Organizations, 2006; Health Resources Services Administration, 2005; Gehrke, 2007). Factors contributing to the shortage include the aging nursing workforce, inadequate funding and salaries, lack of qualified applicants, and ineffective recruitment and retention. In …


Giving Community Voice To Health Promotion, Leonie Sutherland, Dawn Weiler Apr 2008

Giving Community Voice To Health Promotion, Leonie Sutherland, Dawn Weiler

Nursing Faculty Publications and Presentations

The authors describe a community partnership to pilot a health education project to address metabolic syndrome in an Idaho Hispanic community.