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ABSTRACT: The World Health Organization designated 2020 as the International Year of the Nurse and Midwife in celebration of the 200th birthday of Florence Nightingale, the founder of modern nursing. This article considers the future of nurse practitioner education in light of nursing history. First, a brief overview describes the progression of nursing education since the founding of the Nightingale School in 1860. Then, current challenges in NP education are discussed. Potential solutions to these issues are presented.
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Education, Nursing , History of Nursing , Nurse Practitioners , HumansABSTRACT
The provision of spiritual care is referred to in professional practice guidelines and mandated in nurses' ethical codes. Still, a gap exists regarding essential training in spiritual conversation and assessment, leaving some health care providers feeling uncomfortable when assessing spiritual support needs. The purpose of this study was to assess hospice and palliative nurses' and holistic nurses' perceptions of spirituality and spiritual care. It was assumed that the standards of care for hospice and palliative nurses and holistic nurses stipulate that spiritualty is addressed within the framework of their specialties and provide education for spiritual care, thus making these nurses proficient in providing spiritual care. This exploratory, descriptive study utilized a web-based survey to measure perception of spirituality and spiritual care giving using a modified Spirituality and Spiritual Care Rating Scale. A convenience sample was recruited from members of the Hospice and Palliative Nurses Association and the American Holistic Nurses Association (n = 250). Descriptive statistics summarized data as well as qualitative analysis of written narratives. Content analysis of open-ended survey questions was used to identify themes until saturation. This study found that given adequate resources and education, nurses can be positioned to address the spiritual needs of patients and provide appropriate care. This study adds to an emerging body of evidence suggesting that training in spiritual care should be an important component of the foundational nursing curriculum.
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Hospices , Nurses , Spiritual Therapies , Humans , Palliative Care , Perception , SpiritualityABSTRACT
Using a convenience sampling, nurse educators representing 10 countries were surveyed to describe required clinical education for advanced practice beyond basic traditional nursing education. This article explores the many factors currently influencing the structure and diversity of these clinical experiences worldwide.
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Advanced Practice Nursing , Education, Nursing , Clinical Competence , HumansABSTRACT
Although education is an essential component of good nursing practice, clinical practice proficiency does not equate to competence in academia. Expert clinicians are not automatically expert educators. However, more and more academic institutions are relying on full-time clinicians to assume academic teaching positions. The decision to transition from clinical practice to academia requires careful consideration of numerous personal and professional issues. The purpose of this brief overview is to offer insight and guidance for nursing professionals embarking on this journey.
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Faculty, Nursing/psychology , Nurses/psychology , Clinical Competence/standards , Humans , Schools, NursingABSTRACT
Bullying is a traumatic event and has been observed among children as young as four years old. We have designed the Buddies Not Bullies initiative, which is a series of projects to help preschool children protect themselves from bullying. We also designed projects to educate the families of these preschool children and their community on the effects of bullying. The Buddies Not Bullies initiative promotes social-emotional development and discourages behaviours that might lead to bullying. In this article the initiatives designed to engage preschool children and raise awareness, including an interactive puppet show, are outlined. The authors also discuss how they evaluated the success of these projects and the implications for all professionals caring for young children.
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Bullying/prevention & control , Health Education/methods , Child, Preschool , Female , Humans , Male , Program Development/methodsABSTRACT
PURPOSE: The purpose of this article is to provide examples of Dr. Brazelton's important influence on pediatric nursing, and by extension, the work of child psychiatric mental health nurses, the care of children and families, and ultimately, the healthcare delivery system. SOURCES: Dr. Brazelton's professional colleagues, research, professional journals, and books. CONCLUSION: Over the past 40 years, T. Berry Brazelton has had a major impact on the development of pediatric nursing, infant mental health, and the nurse practitioner movement. He has influenced the growth and development of nursing organizations, nursing education, nursing research, nursing practice, and health policy affecting nurses.
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Pediatric Nursing/methods , History, 20th Century , History, 21st Century , Pediatric Nursing/history , Pediatric Nursing/standardsABSTRACT
Identifying existing practices is a first step in the creation of developmentally and culturally effective teaching materials for children and families. This national survey queried two groups to explore current pediatric perioperative education practices: 81 nurses from a perioperative pediatric specialty association and 30 administrators representing leading children's hospitals within the United States. The aim was to improve perioperative care through the design of educational materials from the child's perspective.
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Education, Nursing, Continuing/organization & administration , Hospitals, Pediatric/organization & administration , Perioperative Nursing/education , Data Collection , United StatesABSTRACT
This article presents the background of the Primary Care for the Underserved Conference and traces its evolutionary development over the past 13 years. Definitions of underserved are provided, and challenges in working with underserved populations are identified. The origin and purposes of the conference; geographic locations and conference themes; keynote, clinical, and research presentations; and extracurricular activities are highlighted. Conference sustainability in an era of limited funding for the underserved and conference outcomes are discussed. Future directions for the conference and the emerging culture of health care professionals who serve the underserved are offered.
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Community Health Nursing/organization & administration , Congresses as Topic , Medically Underserved Area , Nurse Practitioners/organization & administration , Primary Health Care/organization & administration , Professional Practice/organization & administration , Community Health Nursing/education , Congresses as Topic/organization & administration , Congresses as Topic/trends , Humans , Nurse Practitioners/education , Nurse's Role , Organizational Culture , Primary Health Care/trends , Professional Practice/trends , Societies, Nursing/organization & administration , United States , Vulnerable PopulationsABSTRACT
A previous article traced the evolution of the Primary Care for the Underserved Conference into a new professional culture (Beauchesne & Patsdaughter, 2005). This article focuses on the relevance of the conference series as a building block of social capital. The authors critically examine the impact of the conference on health care practice, research, and education. The authors analyze two sources of data (conference evaluation and email surveys) using a descriptive, qualitative approach. Findings support the conference as a significant source of social capital for health professionals. The article includes an exemplar describing the impact of this conference on individual practitioners.
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Congresses as Topic , Primary Health Care/organization & administration , Social Support , Vulnerable Populations , Diffusion of Innovation , Humans , Interprofessional Relations , Medically Underserved Area , Motivation , Program Evaluation , United StatesSubject(s)
Autistic Disorder/diagnosis , Parents , Child Behavior , Child, Preschool , Humans , Infant , Infant BehaviorABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION: When disaster strikes, as it did September 11, 2001, children react to both the actual event and their parents' distress. The purpose of this study was to find out how children were affected by these recent events and how parents responded to their children's concerns. This study is a sequel to a previous study on parents' and children's perceptions to the President Clinton situation and the Starr Report. METHOD: Eighty-eight school-aged children and 51 parents were recruited for this descriptive, qualitative study that used community-based snowball sampling. Parents and children were asked a series of questions about the attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon, including how they heard about it and how it made them feel. RESULTS: Children's responses indicated feelings of fear about their safety and their future; wanting to take revenge; feeling sad and disappointed; and empathy for the victims. Parents realized they had to comfort their children in spite of their own feelings of dismay. Many parents reported difficulty in reacting to their child's concerns regarding fairness and justice. DISCUSSION: Pediatric nurse practitioners need to understand parents' and children's responses to such events in order to provide optimal health care, support, and counseling within the context of normal growth and development.
