BACKGROUND In previous studies, deficiencies in nursing students' medication competence have been highlighted. However, the focus of research has been limited especially to medication calculation competence and factors associated with it. In order to develop undergraduate nursing education and research, an understanding of the individual and learning environmental factors associated with medica...

BACKGROUND Increasing demand for baccalaureate-prepared nurses has led to rapid growth in the number of baccalaureate-granting programs, and to concerns about educational quality and potential effects on productivity of the graduating nursing workforce. We examined the association of individual productivity of a baccalaureate-prepared nurse with the ranking of the degree-granting institution. ...

BACKGROUND Healthcare reform and the shift of care to the ambulatory setting has created challenges for preparing nurses to practice in these complex clinical settings. Oncology is an area where dramatic transitions to ambulatory care have occurred, and the ambulatory oncology setting holds great potential for teaching evidence-based care to nursing students. OBJECTIVES The article summarizes...

Alberta is home to more than 34,000 registered nurses (RNs). RNs are skilled, educated members of health-care teams. In Alberta, all entry level education programs leading to RN registration are at the post-secondary (university) baccalaureate (bachelor) degree level, after 12 years of elementary and secondary schooling. Graduates are prepared to care for people of all ages, in various practice...

n engl j med 364;3 nejm.org january 20, 2011 198 education for nurses and laid the groundwork for the development of APRNs.4 We need an equivalent effort now. The approximately $160 million per year in Medicare funding for nursing education should be used to support clinical training of graduatelevel APRNs rather than diploma nursing programs.5 It will be extremely difficult, if not impossible,...

An urgent need exists to identify innovative and evidence-based educational methods to help oncology nurses provide safe and high-quality patient care. One promising solution is the dedicated education unit (DEU) educational model, which partners nursing faculty and skilled nursing clinicians to facilitate the clinical experience of undergraduate baccalaureate nursing students. This article des...

In 2000, the American Association of Colleges of Nursing and the John A. Hartford Foundation Institute for Geriatric Nursing developed guidelines to help nurse educators incorporate gerontological nursing content into baccalaureate curricula. In 2001, the Hartford Foundation also provided grant monies to nursing programs to support gerontology curricular innovations and new clinical experiences...

The University of Colorado Hospital's Post-Baccalaureate Nurse Residency Program is a Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education-accredited program structured to provide critical elements important for a successful transition into professional nursing practice. As part of the program, graduate nurse residents receive a year of education that includes 12-24 weeks of precepted orientation on the ...