The shortage of nursing faculty has contributed greatly to the nursing workforce shortage, with many schools turning away qualified applicants because there are not enough faculty to teach. Despite the faculty shortage, schools are required to admit more students to alleviate the nursing shortage. Clinical groups in which preceptors are responsible for student learning extend faculty resources....

The topic is a national review of content and clinical experiences in undergraduate pediatric nursing education with recommendations for strengthening the pediatric nursing curriculum. American Association of Colleges of Nursing member programs (N = 596) were surveyed with 344 schools responding. A 39-item survey collected school demographics, faculty characteristics, pediatric classroom and cl...

Background: To ensure safe practice, educational programs are regulated by academic and legal guidelines to prepare graduates who are at the very least competent novice nurses. The preceptorship model is widely used in Canadian nursing programs as an effective strategy in the clinical education of students who are preparing to transition to professional practice. For nursing faculty who are res...

BACKGROUND Life-threatening illnesses such as HIV/AIDS, malaria, tuberculosis, and other disorders are prevalent in the developing world, including Kenya. OBJECTIVE The aim of this project was to assist in the development of palliative care throughout Kenya by enhancing the knowledge and skill of faculty members in palliative care so they could integrate this content into existing nursing cur...

patients safety status in intensive care unit of urmia hospitals from nurses viewpoint     sheikhbaklu m [1] , hemmati maslakpak m [2] *, baghaie r [3]     received: 9 apr , 2013 accepted: 15 jun , 2013     abstract   background & aims : patient safety is central to high quality care, and keeping it in a standard level can lead to success in accessing the treatment outcomes. this study evaluate...

the effect of anger management training on nursing students' mental health in faculty of nursing and midwifery, urmia     ahangarzadeh rezaee s [1] * , izadi a [2]     received: 6 nov, 2011 accepted: 19 feb, 2012     abstract   background & aims : anger is considered to be a major concern for society. in many cases it leads to some behaviors that damage the economy of many countries. resea...

New strategies are emerging to promote structure and increase learning in the clinical setting. Nursing faculty designed a mechanism by which integrative learning and situated coaching could occur more readily in the clinical setting. The Clinical Goals Initiative was implemented for sophomore-, junior-, and senior-level students in their clinical practicums. Students developed weekly goals ref...

the effect of perforan on the mood symptoms of premenstrual syndrome     kheirkhah m [1] ,abassinia k [2] *,jahdi f [3] ,aghahosseini f [4] ,hassani m [5]     received: 14 feb , 2013 accepted: 17 apr , 2013    abstract   background & aims : premenstrual syndrome is a group of cyclic symptoms that occur during the luteal phase of the menstrual cycle.  materials & methods : the study was a random...