AIM This investigation represents an attempt to design and validate a skill acquisition model for the nurse educator role. BACKGROUND The preparation and role development of nurse educators has become a significant focus for the profession.The NLN Nurse Educator Competencies and skill acquisition theory provide a basis for studying skill acquisition among nurse educators. METHOD A total of ...

BACKGROUND Networks of clinical experts are increasingly being implemented as a strategy to improve health care processes and outcomes and achieve change in the health system. Few are ever formally evaluated and, when this is done, not all networks are equally successful in their efforts. There is a need to formatively assess the strategic and operational management and leadership of networks t...

The adoption of standards to improve interoperability in the automotive, aerospace, shipbuilding and other sectors could save billions. While interoperability standards have been created for a number of industries, problems persist, suggesting a lack of quality of the standards themselves. The issue of semantic standard quality is not often addressed. In this research we take a closer look at t...

PURPOSE: The purpose of this paper is to describe the development and validation of a multi-dimensional instrument to measure servant leadership. DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH: Based on an extensive literature review and expert judgment, 99 items were formulated. In three steps, using eight samples totaling 1571 persons from The Netherlands and the UK with a diverse occupational background, a co...

STUDY OBJECTIVES Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is caused by a collapse of the upper airway. Respiratory muscle training with a wind instrument (didgeridoo) in patients with moderate OSA has been previously shown to improve OSA symptomology. However, a survey of orchestra members did not indicate a difference in OSA risk between wind and non-wind instrumentalist. The present study examines wheth...

OBJECTIVE Test the psychometric properties of the Persian version of the Perception of Psychiatry Survey questionnaire, which is being used in a large multi-site international study, of which we were part. This instrument was designed to measure the attitudes of medical educators to psychiatry. METHOD We used World Health Organization guideline as the methodological model for Persian translat...

local community participation in development programs has a long history and wide range of development agencies have tried to involve people in development plans should. in this context, the main purpose of this study was to assess feasibility of participatory management of urban parks, in city of karaj. the study applied a descriptive-survey method of research. the statistical population inclu...

feeling secure is a prerequisite of any social, economic, cultural and political development and it is directly related to the level of development of the society. being aware of the situation of security feelings of society members plays a key role in recognizing the challenges and development strategies of society and can strengthen the infrastructures of the society. the present study aims t...

Lawrence Technological University has implemented a required four year leadership curriculum for all undergraduate students based on the University’s Leadership Education Goals and the Relational Model of Leadership. This investigation is assessing individual components of the curriculum, which include courses and co-curricular elements, as well as the impact of the curriculum as a whole. The p...