Evaluation of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Knowledge in Basic Obstetrical Nursing Education.

Aim: The purpose of the study was to examine how the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community (LGBT) population is represented and portrayed in mainstream obstetrical nursing courses, curricula, textbook, and syllabi.

Background: Researchers have indicated that LGBT patients are often dissatisfied with their health care experiences because of the limited training received by nursing professionals.

Method: This study employed a qualitative, intrinsic case study research method.

Confidentiality in childbirth education.

Protecting the confidentiality of the personal information that childbirth educators receive from their clients is crucial. Without this respect for privacy, educators will not be able to get the information essential to meeting their objectives. Childbirth educators who work in schools may come under federal law that protects individual student records (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, or FERPA).

The Coppin Academy for Pre-Nursing Success: a model for the recruitment and retention of minority students.

There is a clearly documented need for greater minority representation in professional nursing as the nation grows more diversified. Increasing the ranks of minority nurses will assist both in alleviating the nursing shortage and in addressing the health care disparities that plague our healthcare systems. One barrier has been the recruitment and retention of underserved minority nursing students.

Family nurse practitioner students utilization of Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs): implications for practice.

Personal Digital Assistants (PDAs) are a readily accessible source of information to aid in the delivery of patient care. A pilot group of five Family Nurse Practitioner students used PDAs to organize data and access information relevant to patient care. Utilization of the PDAs in the clinical setting provided practice guidelines, textbook information and protocols that were readily accessible.

Retaining and assisting nontraditional nursing students in a baccalaureate nursing program utilizing Blackboard & Tegrity technologies.

Historically Black College and University (HBCU) implemented new teaching methodologies that incorporate both technology and face-to-face teaching as a means of assisting and retaining the non-traditional student. Teaching strategies were enhanced through a new instructional delivery method, Tegrity. The course, Introduction to Nursing Process I, was transformed to a hybrid on-line course using Blackboard and Tegrity.

Cutting edge technology to enhance nursing classroom instruction at Coppin State University.

Educational technologies have changed the paradigm of the teacher-student relationship in nursing education. Nursing students expect to use and to learn from cutting edge technology during their academic careers. Varied technology, from specified software programs (Tegrity and Blackboard) to the use of the Internet as a research medium, can enhance student learning.

Nursing faculty members competence of Web-based course development systems directly influences students' satisfaction.

Nursing faculty are compelled to use and implement computer assisted instruction to meet the technological needs of a diverse student population. Much of the current trend of nursing faculty and nursing curricula design encompasses a traditional face-to-face instruction mode and teaching methodology. Although faculty are using and implementing computer assisted instruction, the format is not personalized to the student.

Culturally diverse students enrolled in nursing: barriers influencing success.

Within the United States, the dominant culture is largely made up of Anglo Saxons whose values include the work ethic, thrift, success, independence, initiative, respect for others, privacy, cleanliness, youthfulness, attractive appearance, and a focus on the future (Spradley & Allender, 1996). For the last ten or more years, the number of international students enrolled in programs in health science within the U.S.

Bridging the gap between undergraduate and graduate school.

This article discusses the experiences of six junior nursing students enrolled in the Baltimore area University of Maryland System Schools of Nursing Bridge Program, a graduate school preparatory program. The Program fosters personal and professional growth of academically talented nursing students who aspire to be nursing leaders of the future. Bridge Program experiences have been overwhelming and challenging; yet, motivating.

Recruitment and retention: getting back on track after above average minority students dropout.

This article focuses on how the recruitment and retention process was reviewed and evaluated to gather a clearer understanding as to reasons the first group of Bridge Students dropped out of the Program. After review, new procedures and processes were implemented.

Patient anxiety before cardiac catheterization: an intervention study.

It was established by 30 open-ended interviews that patients experience much anxiety during the waiting time on the day of cardiac catheterization. Seventy-two patients were observed before cardiac catheterization. Twenty-four patients received an educational intervention, 24 patients received a social intervention, and 24 patients served as a control group.