The Nursing Profession

Dr. Norma L. Chaska, Ph.D., RN, FAAN is a leader in nursing education and nursing administration. She is widely sought as a consultant for academic administration in universities and for nursing education programs. Prior to her graduate education, Dr. Chaska held numerous clinical and administrative positions in every specialized area of nursing for a total of 15 years of experience in nursing practice. She has had 22 years of experience in nursing education and academic administration. Throughout her academic career, Dr. Chaska has drawn extensively from her clinical background and experience in services and research settings. A major concern in all of her work is the evolution of nursing as a profession

PART ONE: PROFESSIONALIZATION Building for the Next Century - Geraldene Felton Nursing's Bias as its Glory Nightingale II - JoEllen Koerner Nursing in the New Millennium A New Approach to the Regulation of Nursing Practice - Carolyn J Yocom and Katherine A Thomas Mutual Recognition Continued Competence of the Nurse - Charlie Jones-Dickson New Attention on an Old Problem Professional Nursing - Beverly Kopala Issues and Ethics Ethics in International Nursing - Anne J Davis Issues an Questions Legal Perspectives in Nursing Education - Lois A Lane and Craig Paterson Federal Health Policy - Janet Heinrich and Mary Wakefield Issues for the Nursing Profession in the 21st Century Professional Associations for the Millennium - Patricia E Thompson and Ramon Lavandero Surviving or Thriving? Future of Medicare - Peter I Buerhaus Implications for Nursing Practice, Education, and Research The Future Registered Nurse Workforce in Health Care Delivery - Cheryl B Jones Economic Considerations PART TWO: NURSING EDUCATION From Revolution to Transformation - Barbara C Gaines Curriculum Development in a New Millennium Program Evaluation in Nursing Education - Shirley L Dooling and Barbara C Gaines Distributive Learning Strategies - Rosalee C Yeaworth et al Improving Educational Access in Nursing Teaching and Learning in On-Line Communities of Professional Practice in Nursing - Diane M Billings Strategies to Successfully Educate Nursing Students in the 21st Century - Amy H Nichols and Andrea Renwanz-Boyle Preparing Tomorrow's Nursing Leaders - Mary L Fisher Changing the Paradigm Interdisciplinary Education for Nursing - Joyce J Fitzpatrick Global Perspectives on Graduate Nursing Education - Shaka Ketefian and Richard W Redman Opportunities and Challenges Doctoral Nursing Education - Elizabeth R Lenz and Sally Brosz Hardin Approaches to Achieving Quality When Resources are Limited Transitions - Anastasia Fisher and Barbara Habermann From Doctoral Preparation to Academic Career Tenure - Juanita W Fleming A Continuing Issue for Academic Nursing PART THREE: NURSING THEORY Directions for Theory Development in Nursing - for an Increased Coherence in the New Century - Hesook Suzie Kim Toward a Theory of Nursing Art - Peggy L Chinn Postmodern Nursing and Beyond - Jean M Watson Utilization of Nursing Knowledge and the Future of the Discipline - Jaqueline Fawcett and Mary G Bourbonniere The Neuman Systems Model - Betty M Neuman A Futuristic Care Perspective An Assessment of Nursing Theories as Guides to Scientific Inquiry - Eleanor Donnelly PART FOUR: NURSING RESEARCH Interdisciplinary Efforts, Progress and Promise - Alda M Lindsey Cancer Nursing Research Emerging Research Issues in Mobility - Christine E Kasper Nursing Language and Knowledge Development - Dorothy A Jones Harvesting Knowledge - Ida M Androwich and Sheila A Haas Conducting and Integrated, Systematic Literature Review Instrumentation Concerns for Multicultural Research - Robin Dawn Froman and Steven V Owen Evidence for Theory Based Interventions - Carol Deets and Euioo Choi Research Utilization and Evidence Based Practice - Marita G Titler Research Preparation in the 21st Century - Kenneth P Miller PART FIVE: NURSING PRACTICE Cultural Competence in a Changing Health Care Environment - Larry Purnell Informatics for Nursing Practice - Kathleen R Stevens and Elizabeth E Weiner The Critical Importance of Faculty Practice - Michael A Carter Partnerships for the New Millennium - Maureen P McCausland and Kathleen M McCauley Developing Clinical Decision-making in a Practice Profession Nursing Practice Reimbursement Issues in the 21st Century - Karen R Robinson et al Advanced Practice Roles in Nursing - Mikel L Gray Preparation and Scope of Practice Healing Practices in Nursing - Mariah Snyder et al Community Health Services - Judith W Alexander Now and in the Future Building and Sustaining Community Partnerships - Linda Hollinger-Smith Models for Nursing Practice Palliative Care - Inge B Corless It's Not Just for the Terminally Ill Impact of Home Health Care on Clinical Practice and Education - Mary Ann Schroeder and Carol O Long Health Care Consumer Choice - Elizabeth F Sefcik and Rebecca A Patronis Jones A Primary Care Perspective Parish Nursing - Mary Ann McDermott When the Population Served is a Congregation Issues in Rural Health Care - Carol H Pullen Mobile Nursing Centers for Vulnerable Populations - Catherine M Todero Nursing Centers - Sara E Barger A Fit for the Future Nursing Entrepreneurship - Virginia Duffy Potential, Plausibility, and Prospects Genetics - Jean F Jenkins New Directions for Nursing and Health Care PART SIX: NURSING ADMINISTRATION - SERVICE Into the Millennium - Timothy P Porter-O'Grady New Structures for Nursing Systems Organizing Nursing in an Integrated Delivery System (IDS) - SueEllen Pinkerton Case Management - Rose M Gerber Tomorrow's Vision Managed Care Health Organizations - Margaret M Conger Implications for Nursing Incorporating Interventions for Social and Environmental Risk Factors Into Nursing Services - Jacqueline A Dienemann et al Climbing Out of the Crab Bucket - Sandra P Thomas Strategies for Resolving Conflict Among Nurses Creating Healthy Work Environments for Nursing Practice - Joanne M Disch Nurse Executive Practice for the New Millennium - Margaret L McClure PART SEVEN: NURSING ADMINISTRATION - ACADEMIC The Changing Role of Faculty and Dean - Carol A Lindeman The Impact of a Market-Driven Higher Education System Academic Health Science Centers- Dinosaurs of Models for the Millennium - Sharon E Hoffman Schools of Nursing in Private and Public Sectors - Sarah B Keating and Shannon E Perry Challenges and Opportunities The Associate Dean - Marilyn Flood The Protean Role Academic Roles and Faculty Development - Diana L Biordi and Elizabeth A McFarlane Avoiding the Fatal "By-Pass Operation" in Facilitating Accountability - Norma L Chaska Dynamics of Discernment in Administrative Team Development - Andrea R Lindell PART EIGHT: THE FUTURE OF NURSING Healing Into the Future - Daniel J Pesut Re-Creating the Profession of Nursing Through Inner Work The Future of Nursing Education - Donna L Boland Helping to Determine if Nursing is to Be or Not to Be From Fragmentation to Integration - Afaf I Melesis and Eun-Ok Im Situation Specific Theories Nursing Research into the 21st Century - Patricia A Grady Challenges and Opportunities Toward a Philosophy of Healing Practices - Phyllis Beck Kritek Nursing in the New World of Health Care - Karleen M Kerfoot A Vision or Illusion Looking to the Future of Academic Administrative Leadership - Joa L F Shaver View From Another Planet - Grayce M Sills and Carole A Anderson Paths to Make a Difference - Norma L Chaska

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