Have You Considered Becoming an Individual Sustaining Member of the NSNA?
For $50 per year you can join as an NSNA Individual Sustaining Member and enjoy many benefits, including your personal print copy of Dean's Notes, published five times during the academic year by A. J. Jannetti, Inc., featuring information of interest to you as a nursing education leader and faculty member. (Note: $5 from dues of each individual NSNA sustaining membership goes to the state student nurses' association.)
Schools of Nursing can benefit too from joining NSNA as a Sustaining School of Nursing Member for annual dues of $250. Schools will receive one copy of Dean's Notes.
Dean's Notes: Issue Highlights |
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September/October 2009
Feature Article:
Entry Level Positions for New Graduates: Real-Time Dilemma Requires Real-Time Solutions
Diane J. Mancino, EdD, RN, CAE
Additional resources about the nursing shortage, challenges, and opportunities for nursing students:
- Mancino, D.J., (2008).The nursing shortage: Predictions and predicaments.
Dean's Notes, 30 (1), 1-2.
- National Council of State Boards of Nursing. (2009). Transition initiatives. Retrieved on August 30, 2009 from
https://www.ncsbn.org/363.htm
- Nursing Solutions, Inc. (2009a). Compensation studies. Retrieved August 30, 2009, from
http://www.nsinursingsolutions.com/Administrators/admin-research/compensation-studies.aspx
- Nursing Solutions, Inc. (2009b). RN vacancy creep. Retrieved on August 30, 2009, from
http://www.nsinursingsolutions.com/Files/assets/library/industryupdates/RNVacancyCreepAnalyzer2009.pdf
- Wikipedia.(2009). Real-time data. Retrieved on August 30, 2009, from
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real-time_data
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May/June 2009
Feature Article:
Impelled by Our Experiences: Nursing History in the Curriculum
Mary P. Tarbox, EdD, RN
Additional information on history in nursing and nursing education to share with faculty and students:
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March/April 2009
Feature Article:
The Nurse Residency Model: A Clinical Immersion Model for Curricular Change
Judith W. Herrman, PhD, RN and Cynthia Diefenbeck, PsyD, RN
 
Additional information on residency programs in nursing education and practice to share with faculty and students:
- 2008 Resolution passed by NSNA House of Delegates March 26-30 in Grapevine, TX, titled: In Support of National Standardized Curricula for Nurse Residency Programs;
- Ulrich, B., Krozek, C. & Reinsvold, S. (2009). RN residencies for new graduates. Imprint, 56 (1), 25-29;
- Mentoring tomorrow’s nursing leaders through involvement in curriculum development and shared responsibility in quality outcomes, NSNA Student Bill of Rights and Responsibilities and Guidelines for Planning: Shared Governance;
- Simulation Innovation Resource Center (SIRC), an online e-learning site where nursing faculty can learn how to develop and integrate simulation into their curriculum, and engage in dialogue with experts and peers, go to sirc.nln.org; NSNA Leadership University, go to: nsnaleadershipu.org/nsnalu/ and click on Leadership Library/Faculty.
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January/February 2009
Feature Article:
Diversity Officers in Schools of Nursing…Champions for Change
G. Rumay Alexander, EdD, RN
Additional information on diversity in nursing education and practice to share with students:
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For more information on NSNA Sustaining Membership or Dean's Notes, please contact nsna@nsna.org.
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