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2003 NLN Nursing Education Research Grant Recipients
 
“Ethics Education in MSN Programs: A Study of National Trends”

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Principal Investigator
Jill Burkemper, PhD
Instructor and Departmental Faculty
Saint Louis University
St. Louis, MO

“Heresy in Education: Combining ASN and BSN Students in the Classroom to Teach Differentiated Practice”

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Principal Investigator
Nancy Nightingale Gillespie, PhD, RN
Chair and Professor
University of Saint Francis
Fort Wayne, IN

Co-Investigator
David R. Johnson, DNS, RN


“Developing the Science of NursingEducation: Explicating the Reforming and Innovative Practices of Faculty Using a Multi-Method Approach”

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Principal Investigator
Pamela M. Ironside, PhD, RN
Associate Professor
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison, WI

“Connections: The Experience of Participating in a Mentoring Group”

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Principal Investigator
Carol Kostovich, PhD, RN
Assistant Professor
Saint Xavier University
Chicago, IL

Co-Investigator
Kay Thurn, PsyD, RN


“Comparison of Outcomes of Community-based versus Traditional Generic Baccalaureate Programs: A Pilot Study”

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Principal Investigator
Judith P. Ruland, PhD, RN
Visiting Associate Professor
School of Nursing
University of Central Florida
Orlando, FL

Co-Investigator
Diane Wink, EdD, FNP, ARNP


“Examination of Disability-related Content in Nursing Textbooks”

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Principal Investigator
Suzanne C. Smeltzer, EdD, RN, FAAN
Professor and Director, Nursing Research
Villanova University
Villanova, PA

Co-Investigators
Gale Robinson-Smith, PhD, RN
Mary Anne Dolen, DrPh, RN, CHES

 
NLN/LAERDAL Simulation Project
 
This innovative alliance between NLN, Laerdal, and schools of nursing is designed to explore various models for innovative use of simulations in nursing education and the impact of such experiences on student learning and professional growth.

Project Director
Pamela R. Jeffries, DNS, RN
Indiana University School of Nursing
Indianapolis, IN

Laerdal Staff Liaison
Rosie Patterson

NLN Staff Liaison
Mary Anne Rizzolo, EdD, RN, FAAN

Project Coordinators

Debra Spunt, MS, RN
University of Maryland
Baltimore, MD

Ruth Politi, MSN, RN
Community College of Southern Nevada
Las Vegas, NV

Cheryl Feken, MSN, RN
Tulsa Community College
Tulsa, OK

Kristen Rogers, MSN, RN
Washington Hospital School of Nursing
Washington, PA

Melissa Horn, MSN, RN, CFNP
Marcella T. Hovancsek, MSN, RN
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, OH

Reba Childress, MSN, RN, FNP-CS
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA

Sharon Decker, MSN, RN, CS, CCRN
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Lubbock, TX

Janis Childs, PhD, RN
University of Southern Maine
Portland, ME