College of Visual & Performing Arts at UMass Dartmouth

Join the Green Navigators in clearing the brush and overgrowth trails on campus! Please check the address notes for the location. Gloves and equipment will be provided. It is recommended that participants wear long pants, long sleeves, or a sweatshirt, and at minimum close-toed shoes, as well as bring water. Sticker(s) Available: Trail Clearing

Cedar Dell

Following our "Election Reflection," please join us at the Unity House in an open forum and discussion space where we will discuss in more depth the implications of the election results, and how we move forward together.

Frederick Douglass Unity House

Dissertation Committee: Mary McCurry, PhD, RNBC, ANP, ACNP, Dissertation Advisor Jennifer Viveiros, PhD, RN, CNE, CHSE, Dissertation Committee Maureen Hall, PhD, Dissertation Committee 11/8/2024 9AM Library 314/ZOOM (dhoffman@umassd.edu) Abstract Objective: To provide more student-centered approaches to the current conduct of nursing education, holistic education appeals to the multifaceted needs and dimensions of today's learners. Helping nurture students' growth and development throughout their learning, holistic education aligns with the values of nursing as a discipline, and its benefits are proposed to extend widely. One conceptualization relating specifically to nursing is Empowered Holistic Nursing Education (EHNE). Although nurses are familiar with holistically caring for their patients, it is not well understood how nurse educators perceive the holistic care, education, and well-being support of their students. The purpose of this study was to explore how nurse faculty's personal and institutional factors relate to their attitudes towards EHNE. Design: A descriptive, cross-sectional correlational study was conducted to explore the relationship and potential predictors of nurse faculty's personal and institutional factors and their attitudes towards EHNE. The relationships were measured using correlation coefficients, and a multiple linear regression analysis was conducted to determine significant predictors. Nurse faculty (n = 150) from across the United Sates participated in an online survey from March-April 2024. Results: Three personal factors were significantly and positively correlated with nurse faculty's overall scores on the EHNE Scale: opinion towards teaching lifelong learning (r = .208, p = .011), the Cognitive Behavior (CB) subscale of the Empathy Assessment Scale (EAS) (r = .302, p < .001), and the Self-Reflection subscale of the Self-Reflection and Insight Scale (SRIS-SR) (r = .187, p = .022). The CB subscale of the EAS was the only significant predictor ( = .257, p = .003) in the model, and accounted for 9.5% of the variance in nurse faculty's attitudes towards EHNE. Key conclusions: This study was the first exploration of nurse faculty's personal and institutional factors and their relation to one's attitudes towards EHNE. Faculty's empathy levels, specifically of the cognitive behavioral domain, significantly predicted their overall attitudes towards EHNE. Further clarity on the concept of EHNE in the literature is necessary. Additional research to identify other factors related to one's perceptions and practice of holistic nursing education is essential.

Claire T. Carney Library, Room 314

The third annual Run for Veterans 5K will be on Veteran's Day weekend, Saturday, November 9, 2024. All proceeds will go towards supporting UMass Dartmouth student veterans. Registration is open now until 12pm on Nov. 8. All runners will get a runner's packet which will include a custom bib, an event t-shirt and a special gift. The run will take place on the UMass Dartmouth campus. Check in will open at 8am the day of the race and the run itself will start at 9am. All runners will receive a timing chip to record accurate start/finish times and medals will be awarded to the top three runners in each age category (12 and under, 13-17, 18-35, 36-50, 51-65, 65+). Snacks will be provided after the run for all participants to recharge.

UMass Dartmouth Main Campus

Veterans Day holiday, no classes today.

UMass Dartmouth

Fall 2024 Final Exams end for the Second 5-week session MLT-MLS Program classes.

Online