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September 2007 News Watch 1. New Minority Nurse Faculty Scholarship Launched 1. NEW MINORITY NURSE FACULTY SCHOLARSHIP LAUNCHED Earlier this month, AACN announced a new collaborative effort with the Johnson & Johnson Campaign for Nursing’s Future involving the launch of a national scholarship program designed to increase the number of nurse faculty from ethnic minority backgrounds. The program provides financial assistance to underrepresented minority nursing students to facilitate the completion of graduate programs and diversify the nurse faculty population. In addition to $18,000 in scholarship funding, the program features mentorship and leadership development components to assure successful completion of graduate studies and preparation for a faculty role. The deadline for the first round of scholarship awards is October 15, 2007. See http://www.aacn.nche.edu/JJApp07.doc. 2. CNL® CERTIFICATION EXAMINATION SCHEDULE AND RESOURCES The next testing windows and registration deadlines for the CNL Certification Examination are as follows: November 26-December 14, 2007, with a registration deadline of November 2; and January 7-18, 2008, with a registration deadline of December 7. This computer-based exam will be administered on-site at select schools offering the CNL degree. Program Directors are responsible for setting the testing date within the window and notifying Applied Measurement Professionals and AACN by contacting wta@goamp.com and cnl@aacn.nche.edu. The fall 2007 and winter 2008 exam is open to all CNL program graduates, current CNL faculty with a master's degree, and master's-prepared candidates who have been practicing in the CNL role for at least 6 consecutive months. The required forms are posted on the AACN web site at http://www.aacn.nche.edu/CNL/certification.htm. All faculty and CNL candidates are encouraged to thoroughly read the CNL Certification Examination Handbook in advance (http://www.aacn.nche.edu/CNL/pdf/CertExamHndbk.pdf). If you plan to sit for the exam but did not graduate from a CNL program, please contact AACN at cnl@aacn.nche.edu so a testing site can be arranged. For questions, contact AACN’s Certification Department at 202-463-6930 or cnl@aacn.nche.edu. 3. TIME LIMITED WAIVER OF CNL CERTIFICATION ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS The Fall 2007 CNL examination window is the last opportunity for individuals to sit for the certification examination under the waiver of eligibility. Those wishing to pursue this option must submit an application by December 7, 2007 for consideration. During 2007, CNL candidates who meet the following criteria are eligible to sit for the CNL Certification Examination. Candidates must: (a) have graduated from a baccalaureate or entry-level post-baccalaureate nursing degree program that is accredited by a nursing accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education; (b) hold a graduate degree in nursing or a related health care discipline (such as health care administration or public health) from an institution accredited by an agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education; and (c) meet one of the following requirements: i) have worked continuously as a CNL for at least six months; or ii) work as faculty in a CNL education program. The window of opportunity for both options ends December 2007. NOTE: These candidates need only submit two forms to apply – CNL Certification Application Form and the CNL Eligibility Documentation form which are both posted on AACN’s website at http://www.aacn.nche.edu/CNL/certification.htm. 4. INPUT NEEDED ON BACCALAUREATE ESSENTIALS; REGIONAL MEETINGS PLANNED The AACN Task Force on the Revision of the Essentials for Baccalaureate Nursing Education has completed the first draft revision of the document which outlines the expected competencies of graduates of baccalaureate nursing programs. The revised document is available for review and comment at http://www.aacn.nche.edu/Education/pdf/BEdraft8-1-07.pdf. The revised essentials will be discussed at a series of regional meetings through April 2008. These meetings will give stakeholders the opportunity to review and provide feedback regarding the Essentials, including the end-of-program competencies. Deans and directors from AACN member institutions, faculty, practice partners, and representatives of other healthcare and education organizations are invited to attend. Upcoming meetings are scheduled for November 2-3 in Savannah, GA; January 15-16 in Tucson, AZ; March 13-14 in Nashville, TN; and April 24-25 in Boston, MA. For more information, see http://www.aacn.nche.edu/BACEssentMtg.htm.5. REVIEW THE DRAFT POSITION STATEMENT ON FACULTY GUIDELINES In January 2007, the AACN Board of Directors developed a set of expectations which address the desired education level and role responsibilities for full- and part-time faculty, clinical instructors, and preceptors in baccalaureate and higher degree programs. This document was originally presented to AACN members at the Spring Annual Meeting in March 2007 as a set of AACN Board “expectations”, not as a position statement. At that meeting, AACN received input from members which included many requests to transition the document into an official AACN position statement. Based on this feedback, the AACN Board amended the original expectations and agreed to present this document to the members for a vote during the upcoming Business Meeting at the Fall Semiannual Meeting on October 29 at 11am. To access the document, see http://www.aacn.nche.edu/Education/pdf/Facexpect.pdf. Please direct any questions or comments about the draft position to rrosseter@aacn.nche.edu. 6. AACN JOINS WITH NGHRI ON NATIONAL GENETICS AND GENOMICS INITIATIVE On September 14, AACN joined with the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) to hold an invitational meeting to develop a faculty tool kit to help nursing students achieve competency in genetics and genomics. In 2005, AACN endorsed the Essential Nursing Competencies and Curricula Guidelines for Genetics and Genomics, a monograph prepared by NHGRI which emphasizes the importance of integrating genetics content into nursing curricula. AACN has been asked to play a lead role in the national strategic planning process to implement the monograph’s recommendations and embed the genetics competencies into the work underway to revise the Baccalaureate Essentials. Together with Dr. Jean Jenkins from NHGRI and Kathleen Calzone from the National Cancer Institute, AACN staff invited nurse leaders from academia and practice to begin development of the faculty tool kit. Once completed, this resource will be made available to all schools of nursing. 7. RESULTS OF THE ANNUAL FACULTY VACANCY SURVEY RELEASED According to a Special Survey on Vacant Faculty Positions for Academic Year 2007-2008, a total of 767 faculty vacancies were identified at 344 nursing schools with baccalaureate and/or graduate programs across the country (55.4% response rate). In addition to the vacancies, schools cited the need to create an additional 43 faculty positions to accommodate student demand. The data show a national nurse faculty vacancy rate of 8.8% which translates into approximately 2.2 faculty vacancies per school. Most of the vacancies (86.2%) were faculty positions requiring or preferring a doctoral degree. Complete survey results may be accessed online at http://www.aacn.nche.edu/IDS/pdf/vacancy07.pdf.8. REGISTER TO ATTEND AACN’S FALL SEMIANNUAL MEETING IN OCTOBER AACN’s Fall Semiannual Meeting will be held October 27-30, 2007 at The Fairmont Washington in Washington, DC. The theme “Nursing Higher Education: Internal Impact-Teaching, Learning, and the Institution” creates a framework to consider a variety of issues and topics. Program sessions include “The Impact of Good Teaching on Faculty, Students, and the Institution” by Dr. Lee S. Shulman, President, Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching; “Shaping Health Policy Through Nursing Research” by Dr. Ada Sue Hinshaw, 2006 IOM/ANF/AAN Distinguished Nurse Scholar; “The Impact of Faculty Work and Work Lives” by Dr. Judith M. Gappa, Emerita Professor, Purdue University and first author of “Rethinking Faculty Work: Higher Education's Strategic Imperative;” and a Dialogue with the CCNE Standards Committee. The 2007 John P. McGovern Award will go to Paul Farmer, MD, PhD, Founding Director, Partners in Health, Boston, MA. To prepare for this award lecture, you may wish to read the book written about Dr. Farmer’s work, Mountains Beyond Mountains by Tracy Kidder. In addition to advancing the important business of the association, the Fall Meeting offers several opportunities for attendees to select topics and discussions of interest, and participate in like-schools discussions. Each member dean is invited to have one associate/assistant dean accompany them at a reduced rate. Deans must be registered in order for their associate/assistant to attend. Please note: the Fairmont Washington is sold out for this meeting. For program, registration, and hotel details, see http://www.aacn.nche.edu/Conferences/07FallMtg.htm.9. 21ST ANNUAL NIGHTINGALA CELEBRATION PLANNED FOR OCTOBER 24 The Friends of the National Institute of Nursing Research (FNINR) is pleased to announce that this year's Nightingala celebration in Washington, DC is planned for October 24, 2007 from 6-10pm. In celebration of more than two decades of nursing research, investigators from around the country will come together to recognize nursing science while networking with colleagues. Major General Gale S. Pollock, Deputy Surgeon General of the United States Army and Chief of the Army Nurse Corps, will present the keynote address. Register online at http://www.friendsninr.org/events.html. 10. NEW WEB SITE LAUNCHED TO SUPPORT PUBLIC HEALTH EDUCATION CAMPAIGN The Institute of Medicine has recommended that “all undergraduates have access to education in public health.” To operationalize this recommendation, a Consensus Conference on Undergraduate Public Health Education was recently sponsored by the Association of Schools of Public Health (ASPH), the Association for Prevention Teaching and Research (APTR), and the Council of Colleges of Arts and Sciences (CCAS) with support from the Josiah Macy, Jr. Foundation. Conference participants concluded that all colleges and universities should offer introductory courses, including Public Health 101, Epidemiology 101, and Global Health. On September 14, the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report published a supplement devoted to the recommendations of the Consensus Conference. APTR has also launched a new website - www.teachpublichealth.org – which features resource materials related to this initiative. 11.SHOW YOUR SUPPORT FOR THE NIGHTINGALE DECLARATION AACN urges all members, colleagues, faculty, and students to visit http://www.NightingaleDeclaration.net, a Web site introducing a personal Declaration and proposed United Nations’ Resolutions for an International Year of the Nurse (2010) and a UN Decade for a Healthy World (2011-2020). To encourage the adoption of these resolutions by the UN General Assembly in 2008 and 2009, individual signatures on the Declaration are invited from millions of nurses devoted to the health of all humanity. These signatures of worldwide commitment by nurses, other health workers and concerned citizens will help build a grassroots-to-global foundation of support for these UN Resolutions and an action plan to implement them locally, nationally and internationally. For details and to sign this Declaration, go to http://www.nightingaledeclaration.net. To read AACN’s statement of support, be sure to click the “Campaign News” button on this site. 12. GRADUATE ELNEC COURSE PLANNED FOR FEBRUARY 2008 The End-of-Life Nursing Education Consortium (ELNEC) offers a variety of train-the-trainer courses for nurse educators across settings. Plan now to attend an ELNEC course specifically for undergraduate and graduate nursing faculty on February 20-21, 2008 in Newport Beach, CA. This training is offered as a pre-conference to AACN Master's Education Conference. For more information about ELNEC and/or to register, visit http://www.aacn.nche.edu/ELNEC. Registration forms will be posted online after October 1. Please direct questions to ELNEC Project Director Pam Malloy at pmalloy@aacn.nche.edu. 13. APPLY NOW FOR A GERONTOLOGY-FOCUSED FACULTY DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE AACN is accepting online applications for the upcoming Faculty Development Institutes offered through the Geriatric Nursing Education Consortium (GNEC). GNEC is an innovative national initiative to enhance geriatric content in senior-level baccalaureate courses. Administered by AACN, this program provides nursing educators with the skills, knowledge and resources needed to ensure that the "best geriatric practices" are included in baccalaureate curricula and, subsequently, in the clinical care provided by newly educated nurses. Using a "train-the-trainer" approach, nurse faculty attending the GNEC institutes are expected to serve as leaders and mentors by sharing their new expertise with colleagues. This program is generously funded by The John A. Hartford Foundation. Institutes are scheduled for February 27-29, 2008 in San Antonio, TX; and October 14-16, 2008 in St. Louis, MO. The application deadline for the San Antonio institute is November 5, 2007. For more information or to apply, see http://www.aacn.nche.edu/gnec.htm. 14. EXECUTIVE DEVELOPMENT SERIES FOCUSES ON STRATEGIC PLANNING AACN’s popular Executive Development Series (EDS) is designed for new and aspiring deans as well as faculty members who want to improve their leadership skills within the nursing academic unit. The first of two identical programs is scheduled for November 28-29, 2007 at the Royal Sonesta Hotel in New Orleans. The second will precede the 2008 Spring Annual meeting in Washington, DC. This year’s theme, “Strategic Planning: Key to Successful Academic Leadership,”emphasizes an essential skill that leads to enhanced organizational outcomes as well as improved priority setting and time management. The interactive nature of this conference offers opportunities for academic leaders to think about challenges in new ways and seek solutions with colleagues. The November EDS precedes the Baccalaureate Education Conference to enable educators to participate in both events. For program and registration information, see http://www.aacn.nche.edu/Conferences/07BEC.htm. 15. ATTEND THE BACCALAUREATE EDUCATION CONFERENCE IN NEW ORLEANS The Baccalaureate Education Conference is scheduled for November 29-December 1, 2007 at the Royal Sonesta Hotel in New Orleans. The theme “Striving for Quality in Baccalaureate Nursing Education” offers participants opportunities to think deliberately about how high-quality nursing education prepares graduates to provide high-quality nursing care. Hear Dr. Patricia Benner describe the recent national study of teaching and learning in nursing. Learn more about how colleagues are teaching quality and safety in nursing. Join an author of the book Teaching IOM: Implications for IOM Reports for Nursing Education to identify pragmatic strategies for improving quality education and practice. Learn about changes to the Baccalaureate Essentials and CCNE accreditation standards. Select concurrent and abstract topics according to personal interest. For program and registration information, see http://www.aacn.nche.edu/Conferences/07BEC.htm. Teams of faculty are encouraged to attend. Members of the Instructional Leadership Network are invited to register for the special meeting preceding the conference.16. AACN ISSUES A CALL FOR NOMINATIONS AACN's Nominating Committee has issued a Call for Nominations for candidates to fill five Board seats and two committee vacancies. Chaired by Dr. Mary Mundt from Michigan State University, the committee will choose the slate of candidates at the 2007 Fall Meeting based on nominations and the committee's deliberations. The positions under consideration are President-Elect, Secretary, Board Member-at-Large (3 vacancies), and Nominating Committee (2 vacancies). Nominations must be received by October 27, 2007. See http://www.aacn.nche.edu/MemberServices/pdf/NOMPACK07.pdf.17. FIFTEEN PILOT SCHOOLS SELECTED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE QSEN PROJECT The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Nursing has selected 15 pilot schools nationwide to participate in the second phase of the Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) project. The overall goal of QSEN is to boost commitment to the Institute of Medicine quality and safety competencies among pre-licensure nursing programs. The current project phase will determine what resources, faculty development and change strategies will aid the development of those competencies in nursing students. The pilot schools selected are nursing programs at Augustana College (SD), Catholic University of America (DC), Charleston Southern University (SC), Curry College (MA), Emory University (GA), LaSalle University (PA), Southwest Baptist University (MO), University of Colorado at Denver, University of Massachusetts-Boston, University of Nebraska Medical Center, University of South Dakota, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center-Shadyside School of Nursing, and Wright State University (OH). Pilot schools will be supported in their curricular change efforts in six broad areas, including patient-centered care, teamwork and collaboration, evidence-based practice, quality improvement, safety, and informatics. Read more online at http://www.qsen.org.18. AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY OFFERS SCHOLARSHIPS TO MASTER’S STUDENTS The American Cancer Society, the largest not-for-profit funding source for cancer research and training, is pleased to invite applications from master's students for support of graduate study. This scholarship provides support for study in a master's-degree program with demonstrated integration of cancer nursing content. Awards are made for up to two years in the annual amount of $10,000. The application deadline is February 1, 2008. Application materials are available for downloading at http://www.cancer.org/research. 19. APPLY NOW FOR THE 2008 NCHS/ACADEMYHEALTH FELLOWSHIP Applications are now being accepted for the 2008 NCHS/AcademyHealth Fellowship sponsored by the CDC National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) and AcademyHealth. This program brings visiting scholars in health services research-related disciplines to the NCHS to collaborate on studies of interest to policymakers and the health services research community using NCHS data systems. Fellows can access the data resources provided by CDC and participate in developmental and health policy activities related to the design and content of future NCHS surveys. Applicants may be at any stage in their career from doctoral students to senior investigators. Doctoral students must have completed course work and be at the dissertation phase of their program. Application deadline is January 7, 2008. See http://www.academyhealth.org/nchs. 20. NEW PARTNERSHIPS AND GRANT-FUNDED INITIATIVES In this section, AACN spotlights new partnerships and initiatives launched by members, corporate citizens, philanthropies, and government sponsors that effectively increase student capacity, add new nursing faculty, increase student diversity, address the nursing shortage, and enhance the way education is delivered.
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