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SXU's Nursing Institute a Success
CHICAGO (June 24, 2003) – More than 100 health care workers participated in the Fifth Summer Institute of the Chicago Institute for Nursing Education (CINE) over the weekend of June 19 to 21. Hosted by Saint Xavier University’s School of Nursing, "Forces of Change: Knowing Our Past, Shaping Our Future," the institute included more than fifty presentations by nurse educators and clinicians from across the United States, as well as from Norway, New Zealand, Canada and the United Kingdom.
Keynote presentations focused on three topics of critical and growing importance to current nursing practice and education. Dr. Nancy Diekelmann, of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, presented “Narrative Pedagogy: A Nursing Pedagogy from Nursing Research for Nursing Education,” outlining a new research-based approach to schooling, learning and teaching in nursing. Dr. Ora Strickland, of the Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing at Emory University, discussed current and future considerations in nursing and healthcare with respect to genetics and gene therapy in “Preparing Nurses for Practice in Genetics and Gene Therapy.” And, emergency preparedness and mass casualty events were the topics of Kristine Qureshi’s, RN, discussion “Educating for Emergency Preparedness.”
Although this is the fifth institute, it is the first on SXU's campus. Previously, the event was held at the Oak Brook Hills Resort in Oak Brook, Ill. and the Hyatt-Woodfield in Schaumburg, Ill.
CINE was created to address the changes in health care and nursing that require innovation in the ways nurses are educated. CINE is designed to bring together nursing educators, students and clinicians in the Chicagoland area to foster exploration, reflection and dialogue on the contemporary issues that influence nursing education. Activities of CINE include the annual international summer institute and programs that are designed to highlight local issues, foster dialogue and discussions about issues of national concern.
Founded in 1846, Saint Xavier University is a private, coeducational institution serving more than 5,200 men and women with high quality academic programs. It offers 36 undergraduate majors and 32 graduate program options in four schools: School of Arts and Sciences, School of Education, Graham School of Management, and School of Nursing. Located in a residential neighborhood in Chicago, the University offers personalized education that emphasizes challenging undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs of study. Crain’s Chicago Business (July 1, 2002) recognized Saint Xavier University for achieving the highest percentage of enrollment growth among Chicago-area universities and colleges during the previous year, increasing 6.3 percent. And, U.S. News & World Report named Saint Xavier in its 2002 “Best Colleges” issue as a best value and for its diversity as a master’s degree-granting institution in the Midwest region.