CONTENTS VOLUME 17 NUMBER 1, JANUARY-FEBRUARY 2001 EDITORIAL Writing an Op-Ed Commentary on Nursing » de _... Eleanor J. Sullivai LETTER TO THE EDITOR FROM OUR COLUMNISTS Cultural Diversity: Getting to a Viewing Point inn Marie Brook Legal and Ethical Issues: Ethics Instruction in Nursing Education..... . . Josephine Snider Education: Blueprints for the Future .......Norma L. Chaska ORIGINAL ARTICLES Survey of Distance Technology Use in AACN Member Schools. . . Kathleen Potempa, Joan Stanley, Bertha Davis, Karen L. Miller, Mary R. Hassett, and Sandra Pepicello Nurses’ Use of Palliative Care Practices in the Acute Care Setting . Elizabeth H. Bradley, Emily Cherlin, Ruth McCorkle, Terri R. Fried, Stanislav V. Kasl, Domenic V. Cicchetti, Rosemary Johnson-Hurzeler, and Sarah M. Horwitz Developing BSN Leaders for the Future: The Fuld Leadership Initiative for Nursing Education (LINE) Janis P. Bellack, Robin Morjikian, Sara Barger, Ellen Strachota, Joan Fitzmaurice, Ann Lee, Terri Kluzik, Elizabeth Lynch, Janet Tsao, and Edward H. O'Neil An Application of an Effective Interdisciplinary Health-Focused Cross-Cultural Collaboration . . . . Elizabeth Swanson, Cynthia M. Goody, Elena V. Frolova, Olga Kuznetsova, Swjatoslaw Plavinski, and Ga) le Nelson An External Mentor Program: Stimulus for Faculty Research Development Mary H. Mundt Scholarship of Practice for a Practice Profession Sandy C. Burgene Describing the RN-BSN Learner Perspective: Concerns, Priorities, and Practice Influences. . . Patti Rager Zuzelo BOOK REVIEW NUMBER 2, MARCH-APRIL 2001 EDITORIAL Brick by Brick Eleanor J. Sullivan FROM OUR COLUMNISTS Public Policy: Unintended Consequences: An Inherent Risk in Health Policy Development . . . . Barbara E. Langner Research: Placebo: | Will Please (Myself). . . . . Kathleen A. O'Connell Professional Practice: Supply is Not the On/y Answer . Joanne Disch Technology: Telehealth on the Rise Helen R. Connors Journal of Professional Nursing, Vol 17, No 6 (November—December), 2001: pp 331-334 CUMULATIVE INDEX ORIGINAL ARTICLES Use of a Faculty Investment Model to Attain the Goals of a College of Nursing. . . Ann F. Minnick and Lois Halstead Student Civility in Nursing Programs: A National Survey . . Felissa R. Lashley and Mary De Meneses Nursing Doctoral Program Evaluation: Alumni Outcomes . . Jurate A. Sakalys, Marilyn L. Stember, and Joan K. Magilvy A Global Health Analysis Project for Baccalaureate Nursing Students Janet C. Scherubel Nursing Students’ Use of a Psychopharmacology Game for Client Empowerment Jeanne L. Wissmann and Kim Tankel LETTER TO THE EDITOR NUMBER 3, MAY-JUNE 2001 GUEST EDITORIAL The Ethics of Health Care for Profit Thomas Eoyang FROM OUR COLUMNISTS Cultural Diversity: Looking Ahead Ann Marie Brooks Education: Going the Distance: Mapping and Managing Polarities Juanita Keck and DanielJ . Pesut Legal and Ethical Issues: Social Justice in a Market Model World Shawn Kneipp and M. Josephine Snider ORIGINAL ARTICLES The University of lowa Nursing Collaboratory: A Partnership for Creative Education and Practice... . Melanie Dreher, Linda Everett, Sally Mathis Hartwig, and Members of the Iowa Nursing Collaborator Predicting Success for Baccalaureate Graduates on the NCLEX-RN Sue Ayers Beeson and Grace Kissling Interaction in Graduate Nursing Web-Based Instruction... Diane K. Boyle and Karen A. Wambach Technology-Enhanced Distance Education: From Experimentation to Concerted Action . MerrieJ .K aas, Derryl E. Block, Melissa Avery, Linda Lindeke, Marti Kubik, Laura Duckett, and Barbara Vellenga Facilitating Scholarship Among Clinical Faculty Elaine G. Jones and Suzanne Van Ort Nurses’ Use of Tuition Waivers: One University’s Experiences Susan C. Haussler NUMBER 4, JULY-AUGUST 2001 EDITORIAL Professional Organizations: How They Work and When They Don’t EleanorJ . Sullivan FROM OUR COLUMNISTS Research: Barriers to Interdisciplinary Research . . . Kathleen A. O'Connell CUMULATIVE INDEX Technology: Intellectual Property and Technology Transfer ..... Helen R Connors Professional Practice: Bridging the Gap Joanne Disch Public Policy: Realigning Our Skewed Health Care System . Barbara E. Langner ORIGINAL ARTICLES NCLEX-RN Performance: Predicting Success on the Computerized Examination .. . Mie Pamela Butler Beeman and Julie Keith Waterhouse Strategic Development of a Master’s Program on the World Wide Web .. Andrew C. Mills and Joan Hrubetz Contractual Issues for Faculty Practice . . Andrea C. Gregg and M. Dee Williams The Faculty Portfolio: Documenting the Scholarship of Teaching .... . . Susan McClennan Reece Carole W. Pearce, Karen Devereaux Melillo, and Mary Beaudry Use of the Internet in Survey Research Rosalee C. Yeaworth Seeing the Glass Half Full: Living With Sjogren’s Syndrome Nancy Schoofs Professionalism in Nursing Behaviors of Nurse Practitioners. . . .D onna Adams and Barbara K. Miller NUMBER 5, SEPTEMBER-OCTOBER 2001 EDITORIAL Ask a Nurse Eleanor J. Sullivan FROM OUR COLUMNISTS Legal and Ethical Issues: Confidentiality: Keeping Secrets . . . M. Josephine Snider and Kay M. Hood Education: Clinical Judgment: Foreground/Background Daniel J. Pesut Cultural Diversity: Making Nursing the Strongest Link Ann Marie Brooks Insights and Inquiry: Seeking Balance ORIGINAL ARTICLES Advanced Health Assessment in Nurse Practitioner Programs ......Frances J. Kelley and Catharine A. Kopac Practice Management Skills for the Nurse Practitionet . Susan Sportsman, Linda J. Hawley, Susan Pollock, and Gayle Varnell Quality Issues in Clinical Research and the Implications on Health Policy (QICRHP) Veronica P. S. Njie and Anne C. Thomas Telehealth’s Impact on Nursing and the Development of the Interstate Compact . . . Sonya Hardin and David Langford Nursing Theory Across Curricula: A Status Report From Midwest Nursing Schools Donna L. Algase, Sarah E. Newton, and Patricia A. Higgins Assessing Culturally Competent Scholarship Elnora P. Mendias and Edilma B. Guevara 334 CUMULATIVE POSITION STATEMENT The Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing as Minimal Preparation for Professional Practice American Association of Colleges of Nursing BOOK REVIEW NUMBER 6, NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 2001 EDITORIAL The Last Myth Eleanor J. Sullivan FROM OUR COLUMNISTS Technology: Electronic Education: What We Know and What We Do Not Know Helen R. Connors Professional Practice: Strengthening Nursing avd Interdisciplinary Collaboration . . . Joanne Disch Research: Talking Back to Reviewers: The Gentle Art of Resubmission. . . . Kathleen A. O'Connell Public Policy: The Uninsured: A Chronic American Problem—Finding the Elusive Solution Barbara E. Langner ORIGINAL ARTICLES A Reality-Oriented Approach to Interdisciplinary Work Kathleen Ann Long Recommendations for Educating Nurses in Genetics Jean F. Jenkins, Cynthia Prows, Eileen Dimond, Rita Monsen, and Janet Williams Mentoring Students and Junior Faculty in Faculty Research: A Win-Win Scenario Dianne Morrison-Beedy, Teri Aronowitz, Judy Dyne, and I uc) Mkandawire Assessment of Professional Nursing Students’ Knowledge and Attitudes About Patients of Diverse Cultures Mary Lou Bond, Suzan Kardong-Edgren, and Mary Elaine Jones Confronting Barriers to Universal Screening for Domestic Violence Ruth E. Davis and Kenetta E. Harsh LETTERS TO THE EDITOR BOOK REVIEW ANNUAL INDEXES