Biomedical subjects
Publications and source records attributed to Kathleen M Baldwin.
To increase RN production, there must be a cadre of qualified faculty. Faculty shortages abound across the United States and are particularly acute in rural areas. Our innovation provides one answer to increasing rural faculty resources through online education.
PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES: Online educational programs are rapidly increasing in all fields. This article describes a private university's online clinical nurse specialist graduate program that included supervised clinical practicum experiences. METHODS: The program was designed using the 1998 National Association of Clinical Nurse Specialists (NACNS) Statement on Clinical Nurse Specialist Practice and Education as a curriculum guide. Issues that occur with online program development/design, implementation, and evaluation are described and solutions are presented. CONCLUSIONS: The online education program for clinical nurse specialists faced challenges; however, faculty and students agreed that this innovative program is a success.
OBJECTIVE: To determine the incidence and prevalence of pressure ulcers in children. DESIGN: National survey mailed to 234 members of 4 pediatric-specific health care databases. PARTICIPANTS: A total of 55 questionnaires were returned (25% return rate). Fifty-one of the questionnaires were suitable for obtaining prevalence data and 40 were suitable for obtaining incidence data. RESULTS: The pressure ulcer incidence rate was 0.29% and the prevalence rate for 1998 was 0.47%. Many of the contributing factors cited by participants mirrored those seen in adult patients with pressure ulcers. CONCLUSION: Under the National Institutes of Health guidelines, children can be excluded from pressure ulcer studies that include subjects above age 21 because of the rarity of pressure ulcer development in the pediatric population. However, separate pediatric pressure ulcer studies should be conducted to determine best-practice models for children with pressure ulcers.