Contents -- Contributors -- Preface -- Part I: Clinical Nursing Education: New Directions in Assessment and Clinical Experiences for Students -- 1 Standardized Patients in Nursing Education -- 2 A Multidimensional Strategy for Teaching Cultural Competence: Spotlight on an Innovative Field Trip Experience -- 3 Providing Time Out: A Unique Service Learning Clinical Experience -- 4 Registered Nurses Mentoring Baccalaureate Nursing Students: Instrument Development and Preliminary Testing -- Part II: Challenges Faced by Nurse Educators -- 5 Managing Difficult Student Situations: Lessons Learned -- 6 Investigating Women Nurse Academics' Experiences in Universities: The Importance of Hope, Optimism, and Career Resilience for Workplace Satisfaction -- 7 From Dancing With Hurricanes to Regaining Our Balance: A New Normal -- 8 The Ultimate Challenge: Three Situations Call American Nurses to Think and Act Globally -- 9 Using Benchmarking for Continuous Quality Improvement in Nursing Education -- Part III: Enhancing Learning and Student Development Through Technology and Assessment -- 10 Student Support Services for Distance Education Students in Nursing Programs -- 11 A Focus on Older Adults: From Online to CD-ROM -- 12 Enriching Student Learning and Enhancing Teaching Through a Course Management System -- 13 ePortfolios in Nursing Education: Not Your Mother's Resume -- 14 "How Can I Fail the NCLEX-RN® With a 3.5 GPA?": Approaches to Help This Unexpected High-Risk Group -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Contents of Volume 1 -- Contents of Volume 2 -- Contents of Volume 3 -- Contents of Volume 4.