A Boston interdisciplinary health care project places nursing students and medical students in neighborhood health centers for clinical experiences for primary care. The students engage in interdisciplinary seminars, work together with patients and families, and plan projects. (JOW)

When nursing students are introduced to healthy elders in a community setting, student attitudes become more positive when they meet them in long-term care facilities. Such a program can bridge the gap between classroom and clinical experience. (JOW)

Most state board regulations for nursing education use behaviorist prescriptions to ensure quality. Georgia's board has adopted more flexible rules that insist on quality without dictating a rigid curriculum model. (SK)

Lehman College's graduate nursing program uses theory-based courses to prepare advanced nurse practitioners. Students increase scholarly inquiry skills and clinical decision making; use of nursing conceptual models helped them plan and evaluate their practice. (SK)

A literature review found that (1) many students and nurses held negative views of the elderly, affecting career choices; (2) gerontological content in baccalaureate nursing programs ranged from little or none to adequate; and (3) a severe shortage of faculty prepared to teach gerontological nursing and negative attitudes toward this…

Assessment of student performance in nursing education takes many forms: (1) the Real Clinical Situation Model; (2) the Quasi-Clinical Situation Model; (3) the Clinical Laboratory Simulation Model; and (4) the Clinicam Video Simulation Model. The New York Regents External Degree Program has a highly developed method of examining the proficiency of…

Issues in teaching nursing students to care for multiproblem, high-risk families include the following: (1) students are novices in professional communication; (2) patients with multiple problems often give caregivers negative feedback; and (3) empathetic students often become discouraged by communication problems. (SK)

A list of questions is presented for nursing faculty members to ask themselves to help them decide whether to assign nursing students to care for clients with AIDS. The questions concern curriculum, potential risks, risk/benefit ratio, and potential for litigation. (CT)

Describes the outcomes of the Community College-Nursing Home Partnership Project in three areas: faculty development, curriculum innovation, and collaborative relationships. Explains how the project allies associate degree nursing faculty with practitioners to incorporate nursing home care and geriatrics into the curriculum. (JOW)