{"title":"A training plan for bedside computers.","authors":"B L Whitman, S K Hamann, B L Vossler","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>As more hospitals implement bedside computer technology, staff development educators will be called on to develop complex training programs. This article describes a successful bedside computer training plan that includes use of a contract, pretraining activities, training methods, and training environment.</p>","PeriodicalId":77218,"journal":{"name":"Journal of nursing staff development : JNSD","volume":"13 1","pages":"33-6"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1997-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"20058882","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Evaluating the implementation of multiskilled workers.","authors":"T VandenBosch, F Wolgin, R Redman, K Jones","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":77218,"journal":{"name":"Journal of nursing staff development : JNSD","volume":"13 1","pages":"51-4"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1997-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"20058879","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Writing for publication.","authors":"M M Lawrence, M A Folcik","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Clinically based nurses have many relevant and informative experiences to share. It is often difficult, however, to find effective ways to support staff in writing about these ideas. To achieve this support, a \"Writing for Publication Seminar Series\" is more effective than 1-day workshops. More staff development departments are being challenged to demonstrate positive outcomes. A Writing for Publication Seminar Series is an approach that works.</p>","PeriodicalId":77218,"journal":{"name":"Journal of nursing staff development : JNSD","volume":"12 6","pages":"289-93"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1996-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"20059003","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Teaching by the clock in the primary care clinic.","authors":"W Bonnel","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":77218,"journal":{"name":"Journal of nursing staff development : JNSD","volume":"12 6","pages":"314-5"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1996-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"20059006","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M Vezina, J Chiang, K Laufer, C Garabedian, H Padre, N Sanders
{"title":"Competency-based orientation for clinical nurse educators.","authors":"M Vezina, J Chiang, K Laufer, C Garabedian, H Padre, N Sanders","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The orientation process highlights entry into new roles and responsibilities. The attainment of competence in this process can be enhanced through the appropriate identification of requisite knowledge and skills and the use of creative tools to establish an organized process and documentation of progress. Clinical educators in acute care settings require an orientation program that incorporates both clinical and educational components. Formal communication between a new hire and preceptor and subsequent documentation for both administrative and peer review provide increased accountability. Therefore, a variety of strategies, often melding the clinical and teaching roles, becomes crucial to a successful orientation program.</p>","PeriodicalId":77218,"journal":{"name":"Journal of nursing staff development : JNSD","volume":"12 6","pages":"311-3"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1996-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"20059011","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Encore performance. Discovering new directions in gaming.","authors":"M B Henry, B J Johnson, J E Ziemba","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The use of games as a teaching method for mandatory education programs has increased in popularity in recent years. Games provide a fresh, enjoyable learning experience for content often viewed as relatively dry, boring material. The challenge remains for educators to develop new approaches for learners to maintain interest, enthusiasm, and knowledge of essential content. This article offers a variety of creative approaches that can be utilized to \"keep the drive alive\" and to continue this effective, efficient, and highly accepted strategy of game use.</p>","PeriodicalId":77218,"journal":{"name":"Journal of nursing staff development : JNSD","volume":"12 6","pages":"306-10"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1996-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"20059005","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"An evaluation of the effectiveness of competency-based code blue education.","authors":"S Granneman, V S Conn","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Two types of mock code programs were compared. The specific factors investigated were nurse satisfaction, comfort, and retention of knowledge and skills. A sample of 48 nurses initially participated in the mock code program, with 45 nurses participating in the 6-month follow-up evaluation. The study revealed that competency-based and group code blue programs resulted in similar levels of satisfaction, knowledge, and rate of performance of critical elements 6 months after the initial program.</p>","PeriodicalId":77218,"journal":{"name":"Journal of nursing staff development : JNSD","volume":"12 6","pages":"283-8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1996-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"20059002","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Broadening the educator's role. The use of support staff in implementing staff empowerment.","authors":"M Hardt, J R Yanko, J Bradstock","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The move to empowerment is on. Healthcare organizations are beginning to recognize the benefits of staff empowerment to both the organization and the staff members. The question for educators is how can skills be best used to support the organization throughout the change. In this article, the role of the educator in the implementation of staff empowerment at a large tertiary care center is described.</p>","PeriodicalId":77218,"journal":{"name":"Journal of nursing staff development : JNSD","volume":"12 6","pages":"300-5"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1996-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"20059004","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Professional development through preceptorship.","authors":"H L Craven, J G Broyles","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Preceptor programs provide new staff with planned, individualized orientation while easing the transition into a new work environment. In this article, the evolution and evaluation of preceptorships at a large academic medical center are described. The development of a conceptual framework and the orientation process model provided a means to organize the various components of orientation and to design individualized developmental plans for new employees. Based on data collected from preceptors, unit staff members, and new nurses, the impact of preceptor programs on staff satisfaction and the professional development of nurses is examined.</p>","PeriodicalId":77218,"journal":{"name":"Journal of nursing staff development : JNSD","volume":"12 6","pages":"294-9"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1996-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"20059007","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
J Bullard, A Fleischer, C Garrison, R Krissak, L A Pikna, S Smallwood, S Snider, P K Suggs
{"title":"Geriatric nursing education: using an innovative educational approach.","authors":"J Bullard, A Fleischer, C Garrison, R Krissak, L A Pikna, S Smallwood, S Snider, P K Suggs","doi":"","DOIUrl":"","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":77218,"journal":{"name":"Journal of nursing staff development : JNSD","volume":"12 5","pages":"268-71"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1996-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"19917307","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}