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Theresa Mary Valiga

Clinical Professor Emerita in the School of Nursing
School of Nursing
School of Nursing, Box 3322, Durham, NC 27710

Selected Publications


A framework for transforming the professional identity and brand image of All Nurses as Leaders.

Journal Article Nursing outlook · November 2023 BackgroundThe professional identity and brand image of nurses as leaders have not kept pace with the roles and scope of contemporary nursing practice.PurposeTo provide a framework to transform the professional identity and brand image of ... Full text Cite

Postpandemic Nursing Education: Moving Forward With New Ideas.

Journal Article The Journal of nursing education · December 2021 BackgroundSince March 2020, the world has faced many new challenges, and both faculty and students have needed to make many adjustments to the typical learning experience. Schools of nursing have reported on many innovative teaching strategies use ... Full text Cite

New Faculty Orientation for Nurse Educators: Offerings and Needs.

Journal Article The Journal of nursing education · May 2021 BackgroundThe purpose of this study was to identify the common elements for new faculty orientation (NFO) programs and then replicate two previous studies regarding NFO offerings and needs.MethodUsing a descriptive survey research design, ... Full text Cite

Clinical decision making in undergraduate nursing students: A mixed methods multisite study.

Journal Article Nurse education today · February 2021 BackgroundClinical decision making is an integral part of what nurses do, yet little is known about how students learn how to make clinical decisions or about the nature of the clinical decisions they make-whether intuitive or analytical. This mul ... Full text Cite

Building Social Capital to Foster Interprofessional Education: The Interprofessional Educator Academy.

Journal Article Acad Med · November 2019 Interprofessional education (IPE) is promoted as a necessary precursor to the implementation of the collaborative practices in patient care thought to improve teamwork and communication among health care providers, patients, their families, and communities ... Full text Link to item Cite

Leaders, managers, and followers: Working in harmony.

Journal Article Nursing · January 2019 All nurses have the potential and responsibility to effect positive change in nursing practice and healthcare. This article details the characteristics of leaders and effective followers and clarifies that one does not need to be in a management position t ... Full text Cite

Student Evaluations of Teachers and Courses: Time to Wake Up and Shake Up.

Journal Article Nursing education perspectives · May 2018 Full text Cite

Do Schools of Nursing Truly Value Excellence in Teaching? Actions Speak Louder Than Words.

Journal Article The Journal of nursing education · September 2017 Full text Cite

Rethinking prerequisites.

Journal Article The Journal of nursing education · April 2015 Full text Cite

Nursing education trends: future implications and predictions.

Journal Article The Nursing clinics of North America · December 2012 This article examines current trends in nursing education and proposes numerous transformations needed to ensure that programs are relevant, fully engage learners, reflect evidence-based teaching practices, and are innovative. Such program characteristics ... Full text Cite

Crafting a national agenda for nursing education research.

Journal Article The Journal of nursing education · January 2012 Full text Cite

Audio feedback for student writing in online nursing courses: exploring student and instructor reactions.

Journal Article The Journal of nursing education · September 2011 Because scientific writing is an essential skill for advanced practice nurses, it is an important component of graduate education. Faculty typically provide written feedback about student writing, but this may not be the most effective choice for the dista ... Full text Cite

Excellence--does the word mean anything anymore?

Journal Article The Journal of nursing education · August 2010 Full text Cite

How innovative are we? What is the nature of our innovation?

Journal Article Nursing education perspectives · January 2007 Cite

National survey on excellence in nursing education

Journal Article Nursing Education Perspectives · May 1, 2006 Cite

Teaching thinking: is it worth the effort?

Journal Article The Journal of nursing education · November 2003 Full text Cite

The pursuit of excellence in nursing education.

Journal Article Nursing education perspectives · September 2003 The National League for Nursing is clear in its mission and its commitment to providing leadership in re-creating the landscape of nursing education. This commitment is grounded in the certainty that excellence in nursing education can be achieved. The ini ... Cite

Master's education in nursing.

Journal Article Imprint · February 2003 Cite

The National Agenda for Nursing Education Research.

Journal Article Nursing and health care perspectives · September 1999 Cite

Formulating priorities for research in nursing education: a consensus-building approach.

Journal Article Nursing and health care perspectives · May 1999 To expand the scientific foundation for nursing education, the National League for Nursing is establishing a national agenda for research in nursing education. This groundbreaking effort will define research priorities that can serve as a rallying point fo ... Cite

Creative educational strategies for health promotion.

Journal Article Holistic nursing practice · January 1998 The dramatic changes in health care delivery present challenges to nurses in practice and to the educators who must prepare professional nurses for the uncertain world of tomorrow's managed care environment. In light of the increased emphasis on health pro ... Full text Cite

Promoting the cognitive development of freshman nursing students.

Journal Article The Journal of nursing education · January 1997 One of the goals of baccalaureate nursing education is to facilitate students' cognitive development, that is, their ability to employ reason, manage diversity, and engage in contextual decision-making. Despite this goal, however, studies indicate that the ... Full text Cite

Leadership for the future.

Journal Article Holistic nursing practice · October 1994 Leaders are responsible for guiding others through a future that may be anticipated but is ultimately unknown. In addition, leaders are responsible for creating a positive future. If nurse leaders are to be successful in this process, they would benefit fr ... Full text Cite

Integrating the arts and humanities into nursing education.

Journal Article NLN publications · June 1994 Cite

Concepts included in and critical to nursing curricula: an analysis.

Journal Article The Journal of nursing education · March 1994 This study was designed as a first step toward concept clarification in nursing education, to stimulate educators' thinking about the clarity of the concepts critical to nursing curricula. The sample included 70 baccalaureate and 67 associate degree progra ... Full text Cite

Foreword

Chapter · January 1, 1994 Full text Cite

Doctoral programs in nursing: philosophy, curricula, and program requirements.

Journal Article Journal of professional nursing : official journal of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing · January 1992 This study examined the philosophy, curricula, and program requirements of doctoral nursing programs in the United States. Forty-four doctoral nursing programs were solicited by mail and information about doctoral nursing programs was obtained. Of the prog ... Full text Cite

Curricula of doctoral programs in nursing.

Journal Article NLN publications · December 1991 Each doctoral program possesses unique features that reflect the special characteristics of the faculty, the environment, and the students of its respective institution. This study focused more narrowly on the formalized structure of programs of study avai ... Cite

How are we preparing nurse leaders? A study of baccalaureate curricula.

Journal Article The Journal of nursing education · January 1990 What is leadership? Is it different from management? If so, how is it different? This study was designed to achieve several purposes: to clarify the conceptual differences between leadership and management; to identify the leadership/management concept inc ... Full text Cite

Education and service: bridging the gaps.

Journal Article New Jersey nurse · May 1987 Cite

Issue in professional nursing practice. 8. Pursuit of an educational base for professional nursing practice.

Journal Article American Nurses Association Publications · December 1985 Cite

Formulating the researchable question.

Journal Article Topics in clinical nursing · July 1985 Cite

It's time for nurses to begin nursing nurses.

Journal Article Nursing & health care : official publication of the National League for Nursing · June 1984 Cite

Professional role education: The cognitive development of baccalaureate nursing students.

Journal Article Professional Education Researcher Notes · 1983 Cite

Cognitive development: a critical component of baccalaureate nursing education.

Journal Article Image--the journal of nursing scholarship · January 1983 Full text Cite

Education for self-care. Foreword.

Journal Article Topics in clinical nursing · July 1980 Cite

The multiple dimensions of stress.

Journal Article Topics in clinical nursing · April 1979 Cite