Archive for November, 2008

Staff Development and Continuing Education

Once nurses are in practice, both staff development and continuing education are used to maintain the requisite knowledge and skill needed for contemporary practice in addition to a formal academic degree. Staff development typically occurs in the setting of employment and is described as the delivery of instruction to assist the nurse to achieve the goals of the employer. According to the ANA (1990):
. . . nursing staff development is a process of orientation, in-service education and continuing education for the purpose of promoting the development of personnel within any employment setting, consistent with the goals and responsibilities of the employer.
Orientation is an important organizational tool for recruitment and retention. Orientation sessions typically occur at the initiation of employment and whenever positions and roles change. Read more…

DOUBLE DEGREE MASTER OF NURSING

Faculty of Nursing Airlangga University ready to open Double Degree Program Master of Nursing cooperation with Auckland University of Technology (AUT) New Zealand. In line with Airlangga university vision “A World Class University”, Faculty of Nursing Airlangga University have a great commitment to improve education for nurses in Indonesia. We believe that the best way to improve nursing profession is through higher education.
Universitas Airlangga Surabaya melalui Fakultas Keperawatan (FKp) membulatkan tekadnya untuk membuka double degree untuk program Master of Nursing dengan Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand.Melalui ”International Conference and Workshop on Nursing and Midwifery”, yang berlangsung tiga hari pada Senin hingga Rabu (20-22 Oktober 2008) di Aula FKp Unair, kampus C Jl. Mulyorejo Surabaya akan dibahas berbagai hal teknis yang disampaikan oleh Dr. Nursalam, M.Nurs (Hons) sebagai Head School of Nursing Unair, Mary McManus, RGON., BA., MA.Ed (Hons)., FCNA.; dan Dekan Fakultas Keperawatan Universitas Padjadjaran Bandung. Read more…

Postgraduate Programs

During the 1970s and 1980s, nurses wanting to expand their clinical practice in certain areas of specialization enrolled in postgraduate, nondegree-granting programs. These programs, usually 9 to 12 months in length, include a formal course of study (didactic and clinical practice) and award a diploma or certificate on completion. The graduate, on successful completion of the program and national certification in the area of specialization (for example, midwife, neonatal nurse practitioner, and certified nurse anesthetist), can apply for recognition or licensure as an advanced practitioner with the state Board of Nursing. Read more…