ABSTRACT
This article identifies a potential source of income for an educational department, as well as a system that allows the healthcare agency to know that mandatory education and selected skill competencies have been met. This system also creates paper documentation of the supplemental staff compliance with the specified education.
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Education, Nursing, Continuing/organization & administration , Inservice Training/organization & administration , Nursing Assistants/education , Nursing, Private Duty , Staff Development/organization & administration , Clinical Competence/standards , Curriculum , Employee Performance Appraisal , Humans , Personnel Staffing and Scheduling , Program Evaluation , RegistriesABSTRACT
Computers, rather than instructors, patiently tutored the nurses, providing them with as much practice as necessary to master calculation skills. Instruction was consistent and readily available. Traditional printed material also was used because of its portability and accessibility. It was reassuring for the nurses to have something tangible to review. Program evaluations were positive. Comments such as the following were not uncommon: "The computer is a patient tutor; it never criticizes or tires"; "It was better than attending a workshop or lecture. I really learned the material because I was responsible for my learning." Currently, this group of nurses is using computer-assisted instructional programs for professional development. With the help and guidance of the PENZANCE staff, they overcame their fear of the technology and are now requesting that more programs be made available. It was a good experience for all.
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Computer-Assisted Instruction , Education, Nursing, Continuing/methods , Nursing, Private Duty , Pharmacology/education , Staff Development/methods , Humans , Learning , Program Development , Psychology, EducationalABSTRACT
The advantages of using authoring, instructional, and informational computer applications in a university-based multi-hospital medical teaching center are vast. Software applications are used by the staff development educators at The Presbyterian Hospital, Columbia University Medical Center (CPMC) for test construction and administration, information processing, instruction, assessment, and evaluation. The media formats include Windows and DOS based CAI programs, CD ROM, IVD, INTERNET sites, and other on-line resources. This presentation will focus on how nurse educators use the various types of software applications available on the CPMC network and in the multimedia center, and on the benefits experienced by learners, educators, and nursing management and administration.
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Academic Medical Centers , Education, Nursing/methods , Medical Informatics Applications , Educational Measurement , Humans , New York City , Personnel SelectionABSTRACT
In this article, the authors describe the evolution, design, implementation, and evaluation of a computer system for presentation of Nursing Standards and Patient Education Materials at The Presbyterian Hospital in the City of New York.
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Computer-Assisted Instruction/methods , Education, Nursing, Continuing/methods , Patient Education as Topic/methods , Practice Guidelines as Topic , Humans , Program EvaluationABSTRACT
The authors' nursing school experienced major changes in its student body during the 1980s. They describe how a concurrent decrease in the NCLEX success rate of its graduates was dealt with by the faculty.
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Curriculum , Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate/standards , Licensure, Nursing/statistics & numerical data , School Admission Criteria/trends , Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate/organization & administration , Humans , New York City , Student DropoutsSubject(s)
Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate , Humans , New York City , Schools, Nursing , UniversitiesABSTRACT
Descriptive statistics are presented for 95 female offenders evaluated in the Forensic Psychiatry Clinic for the New York Criminal and Supreme Court (First Judicial District). Demographic data, criminal charges, psychiatric diagnoses, prior mental health treatment, and victims of offenses are examined.
