The nightingala celebration of nursing research a huge success

tional leaders grappling with the development of health care policy. It requires the players to rise to the responsibility of leadership by defining overarching values on key issues of liberty, equality, efficiency, and community to craft and implement policies. Designed by Maxis Business Simulations of Monterey, Calif., SIMHEALTH's database is loaded with options that reflect concerns in our communities (e.g., business and economics, taxes, safety, hospitals, and homes) and is capable of reflecting the assumptions, rewards, or consequences -of the player's choices. This is an exciting tool for teaching complex ideas, for detailing the ways various JoAnnGlittenberg, PhD, RN, FAAN, and JacquelynCampbell, PhD, RN, FAAN, review factors interact with each other, and recommendations during a session on consensusdevelopment for violence control for testing out and challenging assumpand prevention at the annual meeting. tions about health care. Anyone with an IBM or IBM-compatible personal computer with DOS (386 or greater make it available to all individuals microprocessor) and SVGA color monpublic health problem of a baby born in the health care system for use itor and a mouse can use the software. today is violence, according to Mark in patient safety education pro- SIMHEALTH is available from Markle Rosenberg, MD, FHH, acting director at 1-800-824-2643 for $29.95. Group grams for public health practice, National Background materials from the con- sales will also be available. Center for Injury Prevention and Conference are available from the AAN trol. The Academy adopted a long-term office. A summary of recommendaagenda for curbing violence that in- tions and a compendium of papers on cluded five objectives. The Academy violence will be published by the Academy in 1994. The Academy will conwill: 9 Speak out against the violent por- tinue to work with the Administratrayal of women in the media, in- tion's Interdepartmental Task Force on Violence to provide information on reOver 400 guests attended the recepcluding rap music 9 Develop policies that strengthen search findings and innovations in tion and dinner celebration, including families and prevent violence that nursing practice that address various members of Congress, members of the Clinton Administration, professional reflect ethnic and culturally spe- aspects of violence. nurses, business leaders, corporate cific approaches sponsors, and directors of nursing 9 Increase the curriculum on vioschools and health care organizations. lence in nur,;ing education proThe Friends of the National Institute grams and er:courage the assessof Nursing Research (FNINR) honored ment of violence as a regular comDr. Michael E. DeBakey, Senator Tom ponent of nursing practice The Markle Foundation has funded Harkin, Senator Daniel K. Inouye, Dr. 9 Increase research to expand the database on violence and to evalu- an ambitious interactive computer sim- Doris Merritt, and former Congressate violence-prevention programs ulation of national health care issues. man Carl D. Pursell for their contribu9 Create a database of violence his- SIMHEALTH is a computer game tions to nursing research. The FNINR, tory and firearm possession and where players assume the role of na- a non-profit corporation, was estab-

The Nightingala Celebration of Nu ng Research a Huge Success

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lished to support the activities and guiding principles of the National Institute of Nursing Research, NIH, and to educate the public on the efficacy and value of nursing research in addressing public health concerns. As part of this mission, the FNINR sponsored a Congressional Poster Session to present the efforts of 25 leading nurse researchers from across the country. The goal to inform policy makers about the expanding leadership role that nurses will play in health care reform by publicizing the contributions of nurses to research, applications of that research to practice, and highlighting the potential in benefits of cost containment and quality improvement were achieved. "The habit of living in the f u r o r e . . , is rapidly approaching the state . . . when dreams become realities." (Florence Nightingale)

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Former Congressman Carl D. Pursell greets Donna E. Shalala, secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, at the Nightingala Celebration. Joyce J. Fitzpatrick, PhD, MBA, RN, FAAN, dean and professor of nursing, Case Western Reserve University, Shirley S. Chater, PhD, RN, FAAN, commissioner, Social Security Administration, and Scott Hinshaw applaud.