A Place for the Professional Introduction in Practice
This article describes a survey exploring the use of professional introductions by nurses. (Source: JONA: The Journal of Nursing Administration)
Source: JONA: The Journal of Nursing Administration - December 22, 2020 Category: Nursing Tags: Departments: Spotlight on Clinical Care Source Type: research

Strategies for Success in Regulatory Readiness
This article describes the formation of a Regulatory Advisory Council to address regulatory preparedness. The council used quality improvement methods to address data and findings from previous mock surveys and created 2 categories of work, an environment of care and clinical standards group, with checklists and work streams to improve organizational success with regulatory readiness. (Source: JONA: The Journal of Nursing Administration)
Source: JONA: The Journal of Nursing Administration - December 22, 2020 Category: Nursing Tags: Departments: Spotlight on Leadership Source Type: research

Origin and Outcomes of Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Practice
Acute care nurse practitioners (NPs) are educated, clinically trained, and board certified to care for acutely and critically ill patients, largely in hospital settings. Acute care NPs can positively impact patient care outcomes and are often added to acute care teams to drive optimal, reliable, efficient, and safe care, often referred to as “high value” care. (Source: JONA: The Journal of Nursing Administration)
Source: JONA: The Journal of Nursing Administration - December 22, 2020 Category: Nursing Tags: Departments: Spotlight on APRN Leadership and Outcomes Source Type: research

The Evolution of Ambulatory Care Nursing: A Compelling Conversation
In this month's Magnet Perspectives column, guest author Kathleen Martinez, MSN, RN, CPN, joins Rebecca Graystone, MS, MBA, RN, NE-BC, for an in-depth look at the explosive growth of ambulatory care nursing over the past decade. The authors take a deep dive into multiple factors contributing to this rapid evolution, the role of the Magnet Recognition Program® in accelerating and supporting ambulatory care and the nurses who provide it, and the prospects for continued growth in the decade ahead. (Source: JONA: The Journal of Nursing Administration)
Source: JONA: The Journal of Nursing Administration - December 22, 2020 Category: Nursing Tags: Departments: Magnet® Perspectives Source Type: research

Comparing an All-RN Unit to a Mixed-Skill Unit at a Hospital
CONCLUSIONS An all-RN unit provided superior outcomes compared with a mixed-skill unit without additional costs. (Source: JONA: The Journal of Nursing Administration)
Source: JONA: The Journal of Nursing Administration - December 1, 2020 Category: Nursing Tags: Departments: Spotlight on Leadership Source Type: research

Achieving American Nurses Credentialing Center Magnet® Designation With a Virtual Site Visit
Innovation has enabled organizations to highlight and engage during the COVID -19 pandemic. The use of virtual site visits to assess the organizations ’s culture and sustainability of the Magnet components during initial designation and redesignation allows for ongoing support of nursing excellence. (Source: JONA: The Journal of Nursing Administration)
Source: JONA: The Journal of Nursing Administration - December 1, 2020 Category: Nursing Tags: Departments: Spotlight on Leadership Source Type: research

Editorial Thank You for December 2020 for JONA
No abstract available (Source: JONA: The Journal of Nursing Administration)
Source: JONA: The Journal of Nursing Administration - December 1, 2020 Category: Nursing Tags: Departments: Editorial Thank you Source Type: research

Supporting Well-being Through the Implementation of Education and a Relaxing Retreat Space
CONCLUSION The OASIS program has the potential to be an effective, easy-to-deliver education program that can integrate well-being into the workday of nursing professionals. (Source: JONA: The Journal of Nursing Administration)
Source: JONA: The Journal of Nursing Administration - December 1, 2020 Category: Nursing Tags: Articles Source Type: research

Evaluation of a Multisite Nurse-Led Mobility Plan
CONCLUSIONS Implementing a nurse-led mobility plan enhances therapy resource utilization through identification of appropriate consults and improves patients' discharge home. In addition, nurses' knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs toward patient mobility planning can be positively influenced. (Source: JONA: The Journal of Nursing Administration)
Source: JONA: The Journal of Nursing Administration - December 1, 2020 Category: Nursing Tags: Articles Source Type: research

Race and Insurance Impact on Hospital Admission From the Emergency Department for Patients Diagnosed With Heart Failure
CONCLUSIONS Being seen in the ED within the last 72 hours and seen by provider types consulting physician and nurse practitioner were significant (P ≤ .05) in predicting the odds of admission related to a diagnosis of CHF. (Source: JONA: The Journal of Nursing Administration)
Source: JONA: The Journal of Nursing Administration - December 1, 2020 Category: Nursing Tags: Articles Source Type: research

Nursing Empowerment: How Job Performance Is Affected by a Structurally Empowered Work Environment
CONCLUSIONS Highly empowered nurses display higher performance than less empowered nurses. Nurse managers must create an empowering work environment that supports nurses' job performance positively through structural empowerment. Applying structural empowerment in the work setting is crucial for ensuring the highest quality of patient care, improving nurses' performance, and reaching the organizational goals. (Source: JONA: The Journal of Nursing Administration)
Source: JONA: The Journal of Nursing Administration - December 1, 2020 Category: Nursing Tags: Articles Source Type: research

RNs' Perceptions of Engagement and Communication in the Workplace
CONCLUSIONS Nurse administrators must create a culture that values communication and communicate skillfully using various methods to meet the needs of different employees. (Source: JONA: The Journal of Nursing Administration)
Source: JONA: The Journal of Nursing Administration - December 1, 2020 Category: Nursing Tags: Articles Source Type: research

The Relationship Between the Implicit Rationing of Nursing Care and Emotionally Intelligent Leadership Style
CONCLUSION Implicit rationing of nursing care in the nursing work environment is significantly associated with emotionally intelligent leadership style. Nurse executives, and nursing faculty in administrative-focused graduate programs, can provide development and education in emotionally intelligent leadership skills. (Source: JONA: The Journal of Nursing Administration)
Source: JONA: The Journal of Nursing Administration - December 1, 2020 Category: Nursing Tags: Articles Source Type: research

Strengthening New Nurse Manager Leadership Skills Through a Transition-to-Practice Program
The nurse manager role is increasingly complex, and oftentimes, leadership competencies are learned through experience rather than an effective role transition. The need for a transition-to-practice program for new nurse managers is frequently cited in the literature. This evidence-based practice project resulted in significant improvement in leadership competencies and was used in the development of an American Organization for Nursing Leadership nurse manager transition-to-practice program to be offered in 2021. (Source: JONA: The Journal of Nursing Administration)
Source: JONA: The Journal of Nursing Administration - December 1, 2020 Category: Nursing Tags: Departments: AONL Leadership Perspectives Source Type: research

An Executive Strategy to Support Long-Term Clinician Engagement Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic
This article outlines the 5 actions executives should take to bolster staff engagement and resilience long-term. (Source: JONA: The Journal of Nursing Administration)
Source: JONA: The Journal of Nursing Administration - December 1, 2020 Category: Nursing Tags: Departments: Spotlight on Nurse Source Type: research