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Minnesota Nursing
The School of Nursing is boldly positioning for its next Century! Yes, we will celebrate our Centennial—as the oldest continuously operating university-based school of nursing in the world—in 2009.
This historical marker appears, auspiciously, at a time when monumental changes are taking place both within higher education and health care, literally offering a once-in-ahundred- years opportunity to re-vision how our school can make signal contributions to
health care. An important part of our Centennial observance will be a re-visioning of our contributions to science, academic programs and practice, which we are undertaking both
internally and together with our practice and corporate partners. We are also fortunate to have synergy among our initiatives and those of the University and the Academic Health Center.
Several themes pervade our work, three of which I will highlight here. The first is the University’s tri-mission: research, education and practice. The second is the integration of those missions: scientific discovery is taught in the educational programs and used to improve practice. The third is resonance with realities of our global culture. Let me share a few examples of recent changes in our School related to these themes.
Tri-Mission: We launched the Doctorate of Nursing Practice (DNP) program in January 2007. It parallels and complements our PhD program, which focuses on generating knowledge through research. We celebrate the contributions both degrees make—one from a research perspective, the other from a practice perspective—to inform the discipline with state-of-the-art science. A second change is that we are implementing a new faculty role, the clinical track, further empowering the collaborative synergy of the three missions.
Integration: The theme of this year’s Nursing Research Day is “Pathways to Health: Integrating Research and Practice.” The day offers clear evidence of the practice innovation and excellence that results from translating scientific discoveries to nursing care—care that may be delivered at the intensive care bedside, or in the clinic, home, school or work environment, or the community. Topics address a broad spectrum: cognition and functional independence in older adults, perceptions of the benefits and challenges of family meals in 8–10 year-old children, tea tree oil and wound treatment, delirium in ICU patients, mother’s milk feeding, public health nursing across countries, nurse manager interventions, seeking help from a rapid response team. Research Day is April 20; see page 20 for more information.
Global: This issue of Minnesota Nursing provides great examples of how the school works in a truly global dimension, with stories on hearing loss among Latino construction workers, the Health Realization model among Somali and Oromo immigrant women, and the nursing education project in Central Asia.Working in today’s world means incorporating global perspectives and integrating diverse views and cultures as we work in partnership to improve health care.
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