Gail Wilkes, RNC, MS, AOCN®, is an oncology nurse educator at Boston Medical Center in Massachusetts. Wilkes is a member of the speaker’s bureau for Sanofi-Synthelabo, Inc., the manufacturer of oxaliplatin (EloxatinTM). (Mention of specific products and opinions related to those products do not indicate or imply endorsement by the Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing or the Oncology Nursing Soc...

BACKGROUND Diabetic patients taking insulin often have suboptimal glucose control, and standard methods of health care delivery are ineffective in improving such control. This study was undertaken to determine if insulin adjustment according to advice provided by telephone by a diabetes nurse educator could lead to better glucose control, as indicated by level of glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c). ...

Theatrical metaphors abound within the literature on nurse education and perhaps it is no accident that they do so. However much of the nursing literature implies that clinical learning involves the student in developing performance skills, and infers that this type of learning is inferior and superficial. This paper emerges from a discussion between the authors: a nurse educator, and an educat...

Canadian nurse and educator Beth Perry portrays inspiring stories of exemplary nursing that are based on her study of the beliefs, actions and interactions of a group of oncology nurses. Perry interweaves stories, her field notes and poetry in a way that many nurses in the UK will recognise and find familiar. She shares her own stories and is open about her feelings.

Background: Nurse Educators have an important role in clinical learning that can reduce nursing students' stress. However,   a few studies have been conducted on the relationship between nursing students’ tension and clinical educators 'role in such situations, in Iran. The aim of this study is to determine the relationship between nursing students’ stress and perception of nurse educator’s eff...

Self-directed learning is a method of instruction used increasingly in adult education. A scale was developed in response to a need for a valid and reliable instrument to measure self-directed learning readiness. Such a scale will allow nurse educators to diagnose students' attitudes, abilities and personality characteristics, necessary for self-directed learning. This study was undertaken in t...

ISSUES AND PURPOSE School nursing has changed dramatically over the past 25 years. The complex social and physical needs of children require an expanded role with advanced knowledge and skills. The school nurse functions as health promoter, health educator, collaborator, and researcher. Issues related to advanced practice and policy development also affect school nursing practice. CONCLUSIONS...

This article describes one university's experience in creating a master's geriatric clinical nurse specialist-nurse educator program to address the nursing faculty shortage and the need for geriatric clinical nurse specialists. The successes and challenges are outlined, and curricular ideas that may be beneficial to other nursing programs also are presented. This program has enhanced the univer...

Nursing schools in the United States have not been teaching evidence-based practices for safe patient handling, putting their graduates at risk for musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs). The specific aim of this study was to translate research related to safe patient handling into the curricula of nursing schools and evaluate the impact on nurse educators and students' intentions to use safe patient...

Formalized orientation can prepare and socialize nurse educators for academic roles, increasing job satisfaction and retention. This article describes a community college nursing faculty orientation program that includes goals, pre- and post-assessment, a group-determined instructional plan, support and mentoring, and outcomes evaluation. Posttest scores showed that at program completion, perce...