Ig Nobel Award Winners

Now that the Nobel Prize news has exhausted itself, it’s time for the Ig Nobel Awards, given annually for research that makes you laugh, and then think. Hmmm . . .
Among this year’s awardees in health-related research:
MEDICINE PRIZE: Donald L. Unger, of Thousand Oaks, California, USA, for investigating a possible cause of arthritis of the [...]

10,000 and Counting!

Like the Dow Jones Industrials Index, NursingWriting has broken 10,000!
In the past three months our “traffic” has grown considerably, and we have welcomed over 1,000 visitors per month.
In the past day we welcomed our ten thousandth visitor.
Thanks to all our readers for their support. Thanks to all our nurse writers for their good work.

APA Publ. Manual 6th Ed.: Trade Them In

Reported in The Chronicle of Higher Education (and posted earlier here on NursingWriting), the new 6th edition of the APA Publication has numerous errors, for which APA issued on line a list of errata.
Now the APA has decided that purchasers of the flawed first printing of the  6th ed. can return them for a corrected [...]

CFP: Mental Health Conference

Proposals sought for: The Social Determinants of Mental Health: From Awareness to Action, hosted by the Institute on Social Exclusion, Adler School of Professional Psychology, Chicago, IL, June 3rd and 4th, 2010, The Drake Hotel, Chicago
The purposes of the conference are:
* To increase awareness about how social conditions impact mental health;
* To develop and disseminate [...]

CFS: Currents in Teaching & Learning

A Call for submissions from CURRENTS IN TEACHING AND LEARNING Volume 2,Number 2, Spring 2010. Currents in Teaching and Learning is a peer-reviewed electronic journal that fosters exchanges among reflective teacher-scholars across the disciplines. Currents invites submissions for its Spring 2010 issue, including:
—Short reports from all disciplines on classroom practices (2850-5700 words).
—Longer research, theoretical, or [...]

wikiHow: How to Find Your “Writing Nest”

An article on the wiki site, wikiHow, entitled “How to Find Your ‘Writing Nest”” observes:
As a writer you’ve probably struggled with finding a place to write where you feel inspired and relaxed. You may think that Lady Muse is just being cruel that day but it actually has something to do with your right and [...]

Inside Higher Ed: A Regular Writing Routine

An article in last week’s Inside Higher Ed might be of interest to nurse writers. The first installment in a four-part series, “A Regular Writing Routine” by Peg Boyle Single, dismisses the myths that large blocks of uninterrupted time (I know you’ve got LOTS of that!) and inspiration/motivation are required to get the job done.
The [...]

Chronicle: Medical-School Applications Barely Rise Even as Doctor Shortage Looms

Reported today in the Chronicle of Higher Education:
Despite the opening of four new medical schools and the expansion of at least a dozen others, applications to American medical schools inched up just 0.1 percent this year, according to data released today by the Association of American Medical Colleges.
Medical schools reached a little deeper into their [...]

NY Times: Making It Better

The Sunday New York Times (October 18, 2009) includes a feature article, “Making It Better,” about the complex world and work of school nurses, focusing on Nasim Akhtar (born and educated in Pakistan). The article concludes:
Nurse Akhtar says she is unfazed [by the complex demands on her in a public school]. Sitting in her living [...]

CFS: The Human Genome, Genetics, and Mental Health (Issues in Mental Health Nursing)

Issues in Mental Health Nursing seeks submissions for a special issue: The Human Genome, Genetics, and Mental Health
Manuscripts are being sought on contemporary issues in the area of the Human Genome Project, genetics, and mental health. Potential topics of interest include biological, ethical, legal, and social implications arising from the burgeoning field of genetics in [...]