Journal of Practical Nursing

The current intricately complex state of health care holds a multitude of challenges for the novice nurse in acquiring, developing, and maintaining standards of proficiency in clinical practice. This paper will explore the implications or reasons for incorporating simulation in nursing education for two primary reasons. First, simulation is an interactive teaching strategy designed for augmenting the learning process. Simulation is an example of active learning that engages the student to think through a situation then take action through the application of knowledge, and finally to self-reflect during the process of debriefing...

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Healthy People 2010 was developed to meet the nation's goals for better health by the end of the present decade. Its purpose focuses on eliminating health disparities in the U.S. (Ghosh, 2003). Six areas for concentration of efforts were selected specifically because of their direct impact on the health of minorities: infant mortality, immunizations, diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, HIV/AIDS, and cancer. This paper reviews the six key areas to discover the most significant points of focus for health promotion of the Asian-American population to be lack of immunizations, which results in high incidence of hepatitis B infections and liver disease...

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We frequently hear the word simulation in nursing educatioh. Research has been done on the use of high fidelity simulation in registered nursing programs. High fidelity simulators are expensive and require more than one faculty to facilitate. The question remains: Does every nursing program require a high fidelity simulation laboratory? This article will define the three levels of fidelity and describe the incorporation of a medium fidelity simulation into a practical nursing program and will describe the benefits of simulation use...

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UNLABELLED: Empowering the licensed practical nurse in an acute care setting presents a challenging opportunity that is necessary to assure that the practical nurse becomes a fully integrated member of the health care team. The Practical Nurse Practice Council (PNPC) holds the key to empowering the practical nurse, not only in long term care, but also in the acute care setting. REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE: Practice councils are not a new concept in nursing as evidenced by the increased interest in the shared governance concept of nursing management resulting in professional control over practice issues...

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