In her responses to the questions that follow, Dr. Susan O’Hara discusses HealthCare Design and its integral connection to nursing education. Please start with a brief introduction about your work and your role. I am a nurse scientist with more than 40 years of experience in direct nursing care, from critical care to home care environments. During this time I
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By Erin Hartnett In honor of National Children’s Dental Health Month in February, I would like to introduce you to an exciting resource from the NLN: an ACE.P teaching strategy (Advancing Care Excellence for Pediatrics): Oral Health in Children: The Role of the Nurse in Community Settings. For too long, oral health has been a neglected part of overall health.
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By: Sue Forneris and Mary Fey As educators, there’s no question that we know how to teach … right? Our early Greek philosophers differentiated human beings from other species based on our ability to use language. Yet, when one reads further about the use of language, we find that language should be informative, expressive, directive – used to reason, express ideas,
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By: Susan Gross Forneris Makerspaces! While not a new concept, the NLN is viewing the idea of a Makerspace in an …extended way! A Makerspace, in the simplest of terms, is generally defined as a physical location where people gather to share physical resources and knowledge to build solutions. Makerspaces have been in vogue for at least the last 10
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By: Susan Gross Forneris, Director, Center for Innovation in Education Excellence The NLN is excited to announce a change in focus for the Center for Innovation in Simulation and Technology. Representing a new paradigm for the role of the nurse educator, along with a challenge to deliver innovation in education excellence, the Center has been restructured with a new mission
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In this three-part Ask the Expert Series, we feature Bhavana Aitha, a senior nursing student at the University of Delaware who explores the reciprocal benefits of working as a simulated patient while helping her university use simulated patients. In this third part of the series, Bhavana talks about the impact of nurses. By: Bhavana Aitha Every day nurses impact the
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By: Jone Tiffany It is human nature to try to fix weaknesses, or dwell on what needs improvement. For example, suppose a child brings home a report card with four As and one C. Where will the parent typically focus? Yes, that’s right, on the C. We often fixate on our weaknesses – if I just work hard enough, maybe
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