Editorials
Be a Champion for Academic Nursing
Carroll L. Iwasiw
Articles
Evaluation of an Online Graduate Nursing Curriculum: Examining Standards of Quality
Melissa D. Avery, Bradley A. Cohen, and J. D. Walker
Nursing Graduate Supervision of Theses and Projects at a Distance: Issues and Challenges
Anne Bruce, Kelli Stajduhar, Anita Molzahn, Marjorie MacDonald, Rosalie Starzomski, and Marilyn Brown
The Use of Hi Fidelity Simulation to Enhance Nursing Students' Therapeutic Communication Skills
Justin A. Sleeper and Cesarina Thompson
The Development of a Quantitative Evaluation Tool for Simulations in Nursing Education
Martha Todd, Julie A. Manz, Kim S. Hawkins, Mary E. Parsons, and Maribeth Hercinger
Improving Communication among Healthcare Providers: Preparing Student Nurses for Practice
Lorretta C. Krautscheid
Integrative Thinking and Learning in Undergraduate Nursing Education: Three Strategies
Patti Dickieson, Lorraine M. Carter, and Mireille Walsh
High-Fidelity Patient Simulation and Nursing Students' Self-Efficacy: A Review of the Literature
Gwen T. Leigh
Girl Scout Badge Day as a Service Learning Experience
Nola A. Schmidt and Janet M. Brown
Social Justice as a Framework for Undergraduate Community Health Clinical Experiences in the United States
Doris M. Boutain
A Rubric for Improving the Quality of Online Courses
Jane E. Blood-Siegfried, Nancy M. Short, Carla Gene Rapp, Elizabeth Hill, Steve Talbert, John Skinner, Amy Campbell, and Linda Goodwin
We Have a High-Fidelity Simulator, Now What? Making the Most of Simulators
Gwen Leigh and Helen Hurst
Generic and Professional Outcomes of a General Nursing Education Program – A National Study of Higher Education
Ulrika Schüldt Håård, Joakim Öhlén, and Petter J. Gustavsson
Using Service-Learning to Develop Health Promotion and Research Skills in Nursing Students
Deanna L. Reising, Roberta A. Shea, Patricia N. Allen, Marcia M. Laux, Desiree Hensel, and Patricia A. Watts
Social Responsibility: Conceptualization and Embodiment in a School of Nursing
Maureen A. Kelley, Ann Connor, Karen E. Kun, and Marla E. Salmon
Return to Nursing Programmes: Justifications for a Mental Health Specific Course
Brian Grant McKenna, Katey Thom, and Anthony O'Brien
The Integration of Simulation into a Clinical Foundations of Nursing Course: Student and Faculty Perspectives
Suzan E. Kardong-Edgren, Angela Renee Starkweather, and Linda D. Ward
Investigating Nursing Students' Perceptions of the Changes in a Nursing Curriculum by Means of the Dundee Ready Education Environment Measure (DREEM) Inventory: Results of a Cluster Analysis
Anthony Paul O'Brien, Tony Moon Fai Chan, and Ma Aye Aye Cho
`Constructing Communities for Learning in Nursing'
Nicola O. Andrew and Dorothy Ferguson
Preparing the Community Health Nursing Workforce: Internal and External Enablers and Challenges Influencing Undergraduate Nursing Programs in Canada
Ruta K. Valaitis, Christina J. Rajsic, Benita Cohen, Lynnette Leeseberg Stamler, Donna Meagher-Stewart, and Susan A. Froude
LIVE: A Tool to Support Student/Teacher Enactment of Community Health Nursing Praxis
Laurie Bernick and Sheila Clark
Factors Related to Academic Success in At-Risk Senior Nursing Students
Elizabeth McGann and Janice M. Thompson
Nursing Students with Disabilities: One Faculty's Journey
Terri J. Ashcroft, Wanda M. Chernomas, Penny L. Davis, Ruth A. K. Dean, Marilyn Seguire, Carla R. Shapiro, and Linda M. Swiderski
Debriefing with the OPT Model of Clinical Reasoning during High Fidelity Patient Simulation
RuthAnne Kuiper, Carol Heinrich, April Matthias, Meki J. Graham, and Lorna Bell-Kotwall
Comparing NET™ and ERI Standardized Exam Scores between Baccalaureate Graduates Who Pass or Fail the NCLEX-RN©
Mary D. Bondmass, Sheniz Moonie, and Susan Kowalski
Nursing Student-Patient Relationships: A Descriptive Study of Students' and Patients' Views
Arja Suikkala, Helena Leino-Kilpi, and Jouko Katajisto
Online Post LPN to BN Students' Views of Transitioning to a New Nursing Role
Sherri Melrose and Kathryn Gordon
Diffusion of Innovation: Embedding Simulation into Nursing Curricula
Angela Renee Starkweather and Suzie Kardong-Edgren
Limited Use of the Human Patient Simulator by Nurse Faculty: An Intervention Program Designed to Increase Use
Cathy J. King, Sarah Moseley, Beverly Hindenlang, and Patrick Kuritz
The Influence of End-of-Life Education on Attitudes of Nursing Students
Cynthia C. Barrere, Anne Durkin, and Sheryl LaCoursiere
Integrating Spirituality into Undergraduate Nursing Curricula
Meredith Wallace, Suzanne Campbell, Sheila C. Grossman, Joyce M. Shea, Jean W. Lange, and Theresa T. Quell
Factors Influencing Intent to Stay in Academia for Nursing Faculty in the Southern United States of America
Deborah D. Garbee and Jim Killacky
“Failure to Assign Failing Grades”: Issues with Grading the Unsafe Student
Florence Luhanga, Olive J. Yonge, and Florence Myrick
Understanding Decimal Numbers: A Foundation for Correct Calculations
Robyn U. Pierce, Vicki A. Steinle, Kaye C. Stacey, and Wanty Widjaja
Creating a Community of Scholars: Using a Community Development Approach to Foster Scholarship with Nursing Faculty
Penelope A. Cash and Betty Tate
A Descriptive Qualitative Study of Student Learning in a Psychosocial Nursing Class Infused with Art, Literature, Music, and Film
Alice Jensen and Mary Curtis
Enhancing Baccalaureate Nursing Information Technology Outcomes: Faculty Perspectives
Marilyn S. Fetter
Faculty Teaching Time: A Comparison of Web-Based and Face-to-Face Graduate Nursing Courses
Katherine M. Andersen and Melissa D. Avery
Curriculum Innovation in an Accelerated BSN Program: The ACE Model
Patricia D. Suplee and Mary Ellen Glasgow