{"id":2896,"date":"2013-06-05T05:39:17","date_gmt":"2013-06-05T05:39:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cjni.net\/journal\/?p=2896"},"modified":"2013-09-23T05:43:11","modified_gmt":"2013-09-23T05:43:11","slug":"masters-students-publish-in-peer-reviewed-nursing-journal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cjni.net\/journal\/?p=2896","title":{"rendered":"Masters students publish in peer – reviewed nursing journal"},"content":{"rendered":"

GUEST EDITORIAL<\/h2>\n

by Marcia Porter <\/em><\/p>\n

Communications Coordinator <\/em><\/p>\n

Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador<\/em><\/p>\n

EDITORIAL<\/h2>\n
\"Memorial<\/a>

Memorial University of Newfoundland and Labrador<\/p><\/div>\n

Seeing your byline in print can be pretty exciting!<\/p>\n

And that\u2019s how six master\u2019s students at Memorial\u2019s School of Nursing (SON) felt when they found out their work is being published in the Canadian Journal of Nursing Informatics (CJNI).<\/p>\n

As part of their course work for Dr. Wendy Young<\/a>\u2019s distance education class in nursing informatics (NI), students were asked to write final papers that focused on a nursing informatics-related project they would like to see implemented in the practice setting.<\/p>\n

Dr. Young is an assistant professor at Memorial University\u2019s School of Nursing, and also the Canada Research Chair in Healthy Aging.<\/p>\n

She\u2019s thrilled that the CJNI is devoting an entire section to papers written by the SON master\u2019s students. It\u2019s the first time the journal has devoted a special segment to student work. Memorial nursing students are the first to be highlighted, and that\u2019s a great honour, says Dr. Young.<\/p>\n

\u201cOur nursing students are interested in using nursing informatics to improve patient care, and I\u2019m so proud of them,\u201d said Dr. Young about the students she mentored in her master\u2019s level class. \u201cWriting and researching these articles gets them thinking and writing about important issues, and it\u2019s really helpful to have a publication on their resumes.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Students were also asked to identify and apply one change-management theory that would guide project implementation.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith this NI assignment students demonstrated their competence to use research to propose evidence-based change,\u201d said Dr. Young. \u201cThey each made a convincing argument that an important problem in practice would be addressed by nursing informatics.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

It is essential that students understand that developing competencies in nursing informatics are absolutely critical to evidence-based nursing, said Dr. Young.<\/p>\n

\u201cGetting a piece of work published feels like obtaining success at a level that is different from academic accomplishment,\u201d said Carla Kennedy, a master\u2019s student and critical care nurse at St.Clare’s Mercy Hospital. \u201cI\u2019m surprised, and humbled.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Ms. Kennedy<\/a> wrote about the use of mobile communications in health care delivery, with her co-author, Dr. Young.<\/p>\n

\u201cMobile communications offers an innovative avenue to deliver health care beyond its traditional form,\u201d she said. \u201cIn our article, we have developed a hypothetical scenario that advocates the implementation of mHealth in the delivery of health care.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Seeking publication in the CJNI was entirely voluntary, pointed out Dr. Young, and beyond the scope of the students\u2019 course work.<\/p>\n

“I feel fortunate to have my work published in a recognized journal this early in the masters program. I am very proud of this accomplishment and it certainly inspires me to continue my studies,\u201d said Sarah Payne, who wrote her paper about electronic documentation.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

A staff nurse in the surgical unit at the Janeway Children\u2019s Hospital, Ms. Payne <\/a>explored the benefits of implementing electronic documentation systems that can be used by nurses to effectively document vital clinical information<\/p>\n

Research is an important and ever-growing activity at Memorial University, where there is a particular emphasis on community engagement.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe encourage our students to publish, and to engage in scholarly activity,\u201d said Dr. Shirley Solberg, associate dean (graduate programs and research) at Memorial\u2019s School of Nursing.\u00a0 \u201cIt\u2019s absolutely essential if we are to develop and share new knowledge.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u201cThis will be my first paper published in a peer reviewed journal, so it has special meaning for me,\u201d said Prof. Melanie Neumeier<\/a>, a faculty member in the Saskatchewan Collaborative Bachelor of Science in Nursing Program at SIAST, University of Regina<\/p>\n

\u201cI definitely want to publish again and I am actually currently working on another paper from my MN research to publish, and will continue to pursue my research interests with future projects and hopefully many future publications.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Prof. Neumeier wrote about using Kotter\u2019s change management theory and Roger\u2019s innovation diffusion theory to guide implementation of an electronic medical record.<\/p>\n

Meaghan MacDonald<\/a>, a master\u2019s student who works in intensive care at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, explored the use of ‘wikis’ as a means of enhancing the orientation of new graduate nurses to critical care.<\/p>\n

\u201c\u201cThe paper was challenging as it required creativity while considering applicability to practice,\u201d said Ms. MacDonald. \u201cIt was a great way to learn about the submission process to a nursing journal. I am extremely pleased with the outcome as well as the opportunity to share my academic work.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Karen Sutherland<\/a> works as a nurse educator\/practice lead at Waypoint Centre for Mental Health Care in Penetanguishene, Ontario. Waypoint Centre offers full psychiatric\/mental health care for adults and includes a fully secure forensic hospital. Ms. Sutherland wrote her paper about bar-coding, because the facility where she works will soon adopt this kind of system.<\/p>\n

\u201cI felt that looking at some of the challenges involved in putting this project into place would benefit the organization and me tremendously,\u201d she said. \u201cI am excited and honoured to have my paper published and hope to perhaps go on to publish more in the future.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Dr. Young applauds the Canadian Journal of Nursing Infomatics (CJNI) for publishing student-authored papers, saying it emphasizes the importance of nursing infomatics to evidence-based nursing practice.<\/p>\n

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GUEST EDITORIAL
\nby Marcia Porter <\/p>\n

Vol 8 No 1 & 2
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