Postcard from Cardiff: Diana Mason Takes the Pulse of Nursing in the UK

Cardiff Castle, Wales. Courtesy of the Library of Congress, LC-DIG-ppmsc-07388

I’m in the UK, preparing to present at a debate tomorrow sponsored by the Royal College of Nursing for its annual International Nursing Research Conference in Cardiff, Wales. The debate will focus on the statement, ”This house believes that research should be published in the highest impact journals available.” (Here’s Wikipedia on the meaning of “impact factor,” if you want a rough idea of what’s involved.) I’m joining Elizabeth Anionwu, Emeritus Professor of Nursing at  Thames Valley University, in arguing the opposing position. We intend to win this debate! Attendees do vote. I’ll report the outcome tomorrow. 

But this morning, I was stunned by a story in London’s Daily Telegraph reporting that […]

2016-11-21T13:36:50-05:00March 26th, 2009|Nursing|0 Comments
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Risk of Mortality: 100 percent!

Doug Brandt, AJN associate editor

 

I’m ranting. That’s what a word curmudgeon does. I am curmudgeon, hear me rant:

 

I’m begging anyone who edits or writes for a scientific publication not to use the word “mortality” when a simple death would do the job. […]

2016-11-21T13:37:00-05:00March 25th, 2009|Nursing|1 Comment
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Next week from London…

AJN editor-in-chief Diana Mason is on vacation at an undisclosed location by the sea this week. Next week she’ll be blogging from a conference in London, where she’s scheduled to speak. (In the meantime, Off the Charts will have plenty of other posts. By the way, a fairly small percentage of our blog readers have taken the poll on nursing and the economy we posted last week. It takes about a second! Or tell us what you’d like a poll to ask, if this one doesn’t speak to your experience.)

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Diana Mason, AJN editor-in-chief

 

2016-11-21T13:37:31-05:00March 24th, 2009|Nursing|0 Comments
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RealityRN.com: just right for students and new nurses

I wish there was something like RealityRN.com available back when I was a new nurse. In addition to reading the site’s great articles on career management, participants can post their own stories or questions about nursing and get feedback from one another in a safe, friendly environment. There are also useful videos and humorous postings. (The very good video series on how to deal with preceptors would have helped me back in 1996. I just recommended them to a friend of mine who was fired from her first nursing position due to a conflict with a preceptor.) While the site is geared toward new nurses and students, experienced nurses will find it interesting too and can use it as a venue to mentor novices who are struggling with their new roles.

Christine Moffa, MS, RN, is AJN’s clinical editor. She will be giving periodic updates and recommendations, so check back.

 

"Nurse Moffa," AJN's clinical editor, with pals Rico and Giusepina “Nurse Moffa,” AJN’s clinical editor, with pals Rico and Giusepina

 


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