Dr. Nancyruth Leibold, Minnesota State University, Mankato, USA, is using WebQuest as a teaching/learning strategy for family nursing education that combines higher order thinking skills and technology. See IFNA Education Resources.WebQuest is versatile and can be tailor-made to emphasize any family nursing topic, e.g., Nursing WebQuest: Patients and Families with Chronic Illness. Dr. Leibold will lead a “How To” session on creating WebQuests at a 3-day workshop: Teaching Family Nursing Institute, to be held June 2-4, 2014 in Mankato, Minnesota, USA. For more information about using WebQuest, contact INFA member Nancyruth Leibold: [email protected]
Dr. Janet Deatrick Publishes New Findings on Caregivers to Survivors of Childhood Brain Tumors
Dr. Janet Deatrick, University of Pennsylvania, USA, has recently published research findings which show family functioning is a significant predictor of mothers’ caregiving role mastery with survivors of childhood brain tumors: http://www.nursing.upenn.edu/sia/Pages/Surviving-Survival-.aspx#sthash.E1XCQ1v1.dpbs. For more information, contact IFNA member, Janet Deatrick: [email protected]
For more information about Dr. Deatrick’s family nursing scholarship, see: nursing.upenn.edu/live/news/805
University of the West of Scotland to Offer Graduate Family Health Nursing Program
The University of the West of Scotland, Faculty of Health, Education and Social Sciences, School of Health, Nursing & Midwifery, will begin offering graduate level education for the Family Health Nursing role in Europe. The new MSc Health Studies program (Family Health), postgraduate diploma, or postgraduate certificate is open to learners with a health related degree. For more information, contact Clair Graham: [email protected]
E.U. Nursing Leaders Receive Funding to Collate and Disseminate Family Nursing Resources
Nursing leaders in the European Union received funding for a 2-year project to collate and disseminate family nursing literature, resources, and expertise related to Family Health Nursing. The collaboration involves colleagues from Scotland, Portugal, Poland, Austria, Germany, Slovenia, and Romania: http://www.uws.ac.uk/familyhealthnursing. The Final Conference of this group was held in Porto, Portugal, September 5 and 6, 2013. Update: This project was completed at the end of November 2013 with the development of 4 modules which have been translated into English. Consideration is being given to develop graduate level education in Family Health Nursing in several sites in Europe. For more information about this project, contact IFNA member Maria do Céu Barbieri Figueiredo.
Dr. Li-Chi Chiang Named Editor-in-Chief of Journal of Nursing Research (Taiwan)
Dr. Li-Chi Chiang, Dean, School of Nursing, National Defense Medical Center, Taiwan, has been named the Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Nursing Research (Taiwan): http://journals.lww.com/jnr-twna/pages/default.aspx … For more information, contact IFNA member, Li-Chi Chiang.
