This is a review article on the adoption of technology in higher education. Higher education in general is looked at. Nursing Education is also higher education and therefore it will not be addressed separately, but mentioned in some instances. The article presents a look into how students and lecturers experience change, as well as barriers they perceive in the integration and adoption of tech...

Correspondence: Therese Connell Meehan, School of Nursing and Midwifery, University College Dublin, National University of Ireland, Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin 2, Ireland. E-mail: [email protected] MEEHAN T.C. (2003) Journal of Advanced Nursing 44(1), 99–107 Careful nursing: a model for contemporary nursing practice Background. Careful nursing, a system of nursing developed in Ireland by Cath...

As the baccalaureate becomes the new standard for nursing practice in China, nursing education is pivotal. The authors review the history and the current situation of nursing education and practice in China and discuss issues concerning baccalaureate graduates and the challenges in Chinese nursing education.

OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to investigate the characteristics of mentorship in the Japanese nursing education community. METHODS The participants of this study were sophomore and graduate students and faculty members from a nursing school at a Japanese university. The study was described to each of the subjects and potential participants had the choice to participate in the stud...

The relationship between cost and quality of care in nursing homes was examined using quality indicator measures of resident outcomes. While each individual quality measure makes only small contributions to costs, when considered across the facility, quality could have a substantial financial impact on the operations of the home.

Nursing education has been plagued with a saturation of content for many years. The multiple contributing factors underscore the complexity of the problem and validate the need for educational reform. The purpose of this article is to discuss various factors contributing to content saturation and propose a conceptual approach for curriculum development and teaching in nursing education.

Background: The nursing process is often considered as core of the nursing care delivery and guides the care documentation. Currently, with rapid advance in Information and Communication Technology (ICT) this process can be supported electronically. Applying information systems improves care health processes. Nursing Information Systems (NISs) deal with nursing process. Materials and Methods: E...

EVIDENCE-BASED GUIDELINE DEVELOPMENT Hadi Hassankhani, Hamidreza Haririan, Joanne E. Porter. Associate professor of Nursing, Medical-Surgical Department, Nursing and Midwifery School, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Iran; PhD Candidate in Nursing, Nursing and Midwifery School, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Iran; PhD, Senior Lecturer in Nursing, Nursing Department, School of Nurs...

1Department of Nursing, Faculty of Nursing and Paramedical, Jahrom University of Medical Sciences, Jahrom, Iran 2Department of Nursing, Nursing and Midwifery Care Research Center, Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 3Department of Nursing, Behavioral Sciences Research Center, Faculty of Nursing, Baqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehra...