Field-Testing a PC Electronic Documentation System using the Clinical Care Classification© System with Nursing Students

Schools of nursing are slow in training their students to keep up with the fast approaching era of electronic healthcare documentation. This paper discusses the importance of nursing documentation, and describes the field-testing of an electronic health record, the Sabacare Clinical Care Classification (CCC©) system. The PC-CCC©, designed as a Microsoft Access® application, is an evidence-based electronic documentation system available via free download from the internet. A sample of baccalaureate nursing students from a mid-Atlantic private college used this program to document the nursing care they provided to patients during their sophomore level clinical experience. This paper summarizes the design, training, and evaluation of using the system in practice

Developing Nurse Scientists by Engaging in Research during Coursework

The nursing research residency provides PhD students the opportunity to participate in research immersion during their coursework. Students can take this course as a 3 credit block or 1 credit per semester for a total of 3 semesters. Each credit has to include at least 30 hours of research activities. Course objectives include: Describe selected research experiences as they work with an identified mentor engaged in research activities. Discuss a unique perspective about participating in research or serving on a team of researchers who are actively engaged in research. Analyze the numerous activities and roles of research team members