BEST PRACTICES IN NURSING EDUCATION STORIES OF EXEMPLARY TEACHERS About the Editors Mary Jane Smith, PhD, RN, earned her bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Pittsburgh and her doctorate from New York University. She has been a teacher of nursing for more than a quarter of a century, at the Schools of Nursing at University of Pittsburgh, Duquesne University, Cornell University—New York Hospital, The Ohio State University, and West Virginia University. She currently holds the position of Professor and Associate Dean for Graduate Academic Affairs at West Virginia University School of Nursing. Joyce J. Fitzpatrick, PhD, RN, FAAN, earned her bachelor’s degree in nursing from Georgetown University, her master’s degree from The Ohio State University, and her PhD from New York University. She has also been a teacher of nursing for more than a quarter of a century, teaching at the following Schools of Nursing: Capital Univer- sity, The Ohio State University, New York University, Wayne State University, Rutgers University, University of Maryland, Fairfield University, and Case Western Reserve University. She currently holds the position of Elizabeth Brooks Ford Professor of Nursing at the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing, Case Western Reserve University, where she was dean for 15 years. BEST PRACTICES IN NURSING EDUCATION STORIES OF EXEMPLARY TEACHERS MARY JANE SMITH, PHD, RN JOYCE J. FITZPATRICK, PHD, RN, FAAN Copyright © 2006 by Springer Publishing Company, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or other- wise, without the prior permission of Springer Publishing Company, Inc. Springer Publishing Company, Inc. 11 West 42nd Street New York, NY 10036 Acquisitions Editor: Ruth Chasek Production Editor: Pamela Lankas Cover design by Mimi Flow 0607080910/54321 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Best practices in nursing education : stories of exemplary teachers / [edited by] Mary Jane Smith, Joyce J. Fitzpatrick. p. ; cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 0-8261-3235-9 (soft cover) 1. Nursing—Study and teaching. 2. Nursing schools— Faculty—Biography. 3. Nursing schools—Faculty— Vocational guidance. I. Smith, Mary Jane, 1938– . II. Fitzpatrick, Joyce J., 1944– . [DNLM: 1. Education, Nursing—Personal Narratives. 2. Faculty—Personal Narratives. WY 18 B561 2006] RT90.B47 2006 610.73'071'1—dc22 2005012575 Printed in the United States of America by Sheridan Books Inc. Contents List of Tables vii Acknowledgments viii Contributors ix Foreword by Jeanne M. Novotny xiv Preface xvii CHAPTER 1 Introduction 1 CHAPTER 2 Diane M. Billings 3 CHAPTER 3 Rosemary Donley 9 CHAPTER 4 Florence S. Downs 20 CHAPTER 5 Vernice Ferguson 30 CHAPTER 6 M. Louise Fitzpatrick 38 CHAPTER 7 William L. Holzemer 48 CHAPTER 8 Pamela Ironside 56 CHAPTER 9 Pamela R. Jeffries 62 CHAPTER 10 Patricia R. Liehr 70 CHAPTER 11 E. Jane Martin 77 CHAPTER 12 Angela Barron McBride 87 CHAPTER 13 Diana Lynn Morris 99 v vi Contents CHAPTER 14 Adeline Nyamathi 107 CHAPTER 15 Marilyn Oermann 113 CHAPTER 16 Lynn Rew 118 CHAPTER 17 Grayce M. Sills 126 CHAPTER 18 Ursula Springer 134 CHAPTER 19 Christine A. Tanner 139 CHAPTER 20 Kimberly Adams Tufts 149 CHAPTER 21 Suzanne Van Ort 156 CHAPTER 22 May L. Wykle 163 CHAPTER 23 Joyce J. Fitzpatrick 171 CHAPTER 24 Mary Jane Smith 176 CHAPTER 25 Tips and Techniques for Teachers 183 Acknowledgment of Survey Participants 205 Index 207 List of Tables TABLE 25.1 Intensive Course: Faculty Teaching Tips and Techniques 186 TABLE 25.2 Intensive Course: Students’ Perspectives 187 TABLE 25.3 Clinical Course: Faculty Teaching Tips and Techniques 189 TABLE 25.4 Clinical Course: Students’ Perspectives 192 TABLE 25.5 Distance Course: Faculty Teaching Tips and Techniques 195 TABLE 25.6 Distance Course: Students’ Perspectives 196 TABLE 25.7 Research Course: Faculty Teaching Tips and Techniques 197 TABLE 25.8 Research Course: Students’ Perspectives 199 TABLE 25.9 Meaningful Advice Given to Students by Teachers 201 vii Acknowledgments We wish to acknowledge the exemplary nurse educators who so gra- ciously participated in sharing their stories with us. We also appreciate the tips and techniques offered by faculty and students from across the United States. Names of these individuals are included in the back of the book. Special thanks to Jane Shrewsbury, for her artistic contribution with the photographs. Lastly, we wish to thank and acknowledge all of the teachers and students who the authors have had the honor to teach and learn with over the years. MARY JANE SMITH JOYCE J. FITZPATRICK viii Contributors Diane M. Billings, EdD, RN, FAAN, is Chancellor’s Professor of Nursing and Associate Dean for Teaching, Learning, and Information Resources at Indiana University School of Nursing. She has authored nine books on nursing education, two of which received the American Journal of Nursing Book-of-the-Year Award. Dr. Billings has served as a consultant on nursing education in Jordan, Kuwait, Thailand, and the United States. She is a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing. Sister Rosemary Donley, PhD, RN, FAAN, is Ordinary Professor of Nursing, Director of two federally funded Community-Public Health Nursing Graduate Programs at the Catholic University of America, and First Councilor of the Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill. Sr. Rosemary is a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing and a member of the Institute of Medicine. She was a Robert Wood Johnson Health Policy Fellow, President of the National League for Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau, and Senior Editor of Image: The Journal of Nursing Scholarship. Florence S. Downs, EdD, RN, FAAN, has held significant positions in nurs- ing, including: Professor and Director of Post-Master’s Programs and Research at the Division of Nursing at New York University, Associate Dean and Professor at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, and Editor of the journal Nursing Research. She is a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing and was named a Living Legend of the Academy. Vernice Ferguson, MA, RN, FAAN, was Senior Fellow in the School of Nursing at the University of Pennsylvania, holding the Fagin Family Chair in Cultural Diversity. For most of her career she has been in Federal service as the Chief Nurse at two Veterans Administration medical centers, and as Chief of the Nursing Department, Clinical Center, The National Institutes ix x Contributors of Health. She is the recipient of eight honorary doctorates, is a Fellow in the American Academy of Nursing, and Honorary Fellow of the United Kingdom Royal College of Nursing. She was named a Living Legend of the American Academy of Nursing. Ms. Ferguson is a past president of the American Academy of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau, and the International Society of Nurses in Cancer Care. M. Louise Fitzpatrick, EdD, RN, FAAN, is the Connelly Endowed Dean and Professor of the College of Nursing, Villanova University. Dr. Fitzpatrick is a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing, and has served on the Board of Governors of the National League for Nursing and American Association of Colleges of Nursing. She is past Chair of the Cabinet on Nursing Education of the American Nurses Association, and has received the National League for Nursing Award for Outstanding Leadership in Nursing Education. William L. Holzemer, PhD, RN, FAAN, is Professor and Associate Dean for International Academic Programs in the Department of Community Health Systems, School of Nursing, University of California, San Francisco. Dr. Holzemer is a member of the Institute of Medicine, Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing, and a member of the Japan Academy of Nursing. He has edited six books and over 100 articles. Pamela Ironside, PhD, RN, is Assistant Professor of Nursing at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She is a member of the Board of Governors of the National League for Nursing and is a site evaluator for the Commission of Collegiate Nursing Education. Pamela R. Jeffries, DNS, RN, is an Assistant Professor of Nursing in the Department of Adult Health at the Indiana University School of Nursing. Dr. Jeffries is Project Director of a multisite research project aimed at study- ing various parameters related to the use of simulation in basic nursing ed- ucation programs and selected student outcomes. Patricia R. Liehr, PhD, RN, is Professor and Associate Dean for Nursing Scholarship at Florida Atlantic University, Christine E. Lynn College of Nursing. Prior to her present role, she was Professor, Department of Theory, Research and Systems at the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston where she was awarded the Dean’s Award for Excellence in Contributors xi Teaching. She is a recognized authority on middle range theory and story centered care for persons who are at risk for heart problems. E. Jane Martin, PhD, RN, FAAN, is Professor and Dean of the School of Nursing at West Virginia University. She is a Fellow in the American Academy of Nursing and an evaluator and trainer for the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education. She is the Dean Representative on the Accreditation Review Committee and elected Dean Representative on the CCNE Board of Commissioners. She has served as editor of the Journal of Holistic Nursing. Angela Barron McBride, PhD, RN, FAAN, is a Distinguished Professor and University Dean Emerita at Indiana University School of Nursing. She is a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing, a Distinguished Practitioner of the National Academies of Practice, and was chosen to be a National Kellogg Fellow. She has received six honorary doctorates. She is past President of Sigma Theta Tau International and the American Academy of Nursing. Diana Lynn Morris, PhD, RN, FAAN, is an Associate Professor of Nursing and Associate Director for Programming at the University Center on Aging and Health, Case Western Reserve University.