Improving 9.5 Million Lives: Pilot Testing Ambulatory Care Nurse-Sensitive Quality Indicators
CONCLUSIONS These ACNSIs show promise as valid performance metrics. Provider- and nurse-level metrics may synergistically improve practice, enhancing the team approach so critical to ambulatory care. (Source: JONA: The Journal of Nursing Administration)
Source: JONA: The Journal of Nursing Administration - October 31, 2022 Category: Nursing Tags: Articles Source Type: research

Creating an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Council Within a Regional Hospital Network
This article describes the development of an advanced practice RN (APRN) council in a large hospital network. Despite obstacles, the council was able to demonstrate positive outcomes, which include standardization of the credentialing and onboarding process, productive networking, and an APRN-oriented education fair. The council has been able to guide workplace culture, establish and support vertical and horizontal interprofessional relationships, provide recommendations to relevant leadership boards, and develop standardized procedures. (Source: JONA: The Journal of Nursing Administration)
Source: JONA: The Journal of Nursing Administration - October 31, 2022 Category: Nursing Tags: Articles Source Type: research

Factors Associated With Burnout Among Nurses Providing Direct Patient Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic
CONCLUSIONS Although some identified risk factors for burnout were nonmodifiable, others may be modifiable by hospital leadership. (Source: JONA: The Journal of Nursing Administration)
Source: JONA: The Journal of Nursing Administration - October 31, 2022 Category: Nursing Tags: Articles Source Type: research

Workplace Exposures and Prescription Drug Misuse Among Nurses
CONCLUSIONS Consideration of the health and well-being of nurses at higher odds of exposure to prescription drugs with misuse potential is warranted. Workplace support to help nurses maintain and restore their health should be a priority. (Source: JONA: The Journal of Nursing Administration)
Source: JONA: The Journal of Nursing Administration - October 31, 2022 Category: Nursing Tags: Articles Source Type: research

The Relationship Between Practice Environment Variables and Nurse Manager Perceptions of Workplace Mistreatment to Identify Factors Amenable to Change
CONCLUSIONS Modifiable factors can be identified to prevent or reduce WPM. (Source: JONA: The Journal of Nursing Administration)
Source: JONA: The Journal of Nursing Administration - October 31, 2022 Category: Nursing Tags: Articles Source Type: research

Nursing Strategic Imperatives: Engaging Nurses in Strategy Development and Execution to Drive Value
This article describes a multiphase process for engaging nurses, at all levels, in developing, implementing, and revising a nursing strategic plan over a 5-year period. (Source: JONA: The Journal of Nursing Administration)
Source: JONA: The Journal of Nursing Administration - October 31, 2022 Category: Nursing Tags: Articles Source Type: research

Future Catastrophic Event Preparation: Recommendations From Clinical Nurses Aligning With the: Future of Nursing 2020-2030 Report
Nurses play an important role in pandemic and disaster response, often at a personal cost to their overall well-being. Interviews with 19 frontline COVID-19 nurses helped illuminate priority focus areas involving nurses in the planning process, providing clear communication and offering mental health services. These recommendations align with and reinforce conclusions and recommendations from The Future of Nursing 2020-2030 Report. (Source: JONA: The Journal of Nursing Administration)
Source: JONA: The Journal of Nursing Administration - October 31, 2022 Category: Nursing Tags: Departments: Spotlight on Leadership Source Type: research

Keep Going and Growing! The Best Is Yet to Come: An Interview With Robin P. Newhouse
In this column, Dr Robin P. Newhouse, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN, discusses her journey to become the Dean for the Indiana University School of Nursing, engaging patients in research, and advancing nursing science through relationships. She has published extensively on health services improvement interventions, acute care quality issues, and evidence-based practice. (Source: JONA: The Journal of Nursing Administration)
Source: JONA: The Journal of Nursing Administration - October 31, 2022 Category: Nursing Tags: Departments: Inspiration Point Source Type: research

Next Generation of Nurses: Considerations for Successful Recruitment
This article discusses the specific characteristics of millennials and Generation Z nurses and offers suggestions for tailoring recruitment strategies for these 2 generational groups. (Source: JONA: The Journal of Nursing Administration)
Source: JONA: The Journal of Nursing Administration - October 31, 2022 Category: Nursing Tags: Departments: ALSN Perspectives Source Type: research

Rekindling a Passion for Nursing
Daily, I see another story about a nurse who has decided to leave the profession. The constant stress of caring for desperately ill COVID-19 patients, staffing issues, and other challenges have combined to push nurses out of our profession at an alarming rate. What we don't hear about are stories of nurses who leave the profession temporarily and then opt to return. I recently read an editorial written by a nurse who resigned at the height of the COVID pandemic. After a year off, she realized how much being a nurse was a part of her identity and she returned to bedside care. Her story is my story, too. Reading it inspired ...
Source: JONA: The Journal of Nursing Administration - October 31, 2022 Category: Nursing Tags: Departments: Magnet® Perspectives Source Type: research

A Comparison of Shift Length and Nursing and Quality Outcomes in Acute Inpatient Mental Health Units
CONCLUSIONS Nurse leaders in acute mental health units should consider the impacts of shift length on quality and safety when determining staffing patterns. More research is needed to evaluate correlations or causality. (Source: JONA: The Journal of Nursing Administration)
Source: JONA: The Journal of Nursing Administration - October 1, 2022 Category: Nursing Tags: Articles Source Type: research

Equipping Nurses to Lead Evidence-Based Practice: An Opportunity for Professional Nursing Associations
CONCLUSIONS Nurse leaders must be prepared to lead EBP in their organizations. Professional organizations such as ACNL have an opportunity to help leaders by conducting research and assessing and meeting their members' learning needs. (Source: JONA: The Journal of Nursing Administration)
Source: JONA: The Journal of Nursing Administration - October 1, 2022 Category: Nursing Tags: Articles Source Type: research

Influence of a Formal Mentor on Hospital-Based Nurse Research Resources and Outcomes
Magnet® hospitals must conduct nursing research to maintain designation. Relationships between hospital research infrastructure, activities, and a designated nurse research mentor were explored in a large health system using survey methodology. Hospitals with a formal mentor reported more research resources (n = 23, m = 2.5) compared with those without (n = 16, m = 1.8, P (Source: JONA: The Journal of Nursing Administration)
Source: JONA: The Journal of Nursing Administration - October 1, 2022 Category: Nursing Tags: Articles Source Type: research

The Nurse Empowerment Program for Nurses in Direct Care Positions
CONCLUSION This online leadership development program was valued and was associated with improved self-assessed leadership. (Source: JONA: The Journal of Nursing Administration)
Source: JONA: The Journal of Nursing Administration - October 1, 2022 Category: Nursing Tags: Articles Source Type: research

Nurse Leader Preparation for Disasters: A Cross-sectional Survey
CONCLUSIONS Nursing leaders lack consistent education that prepares them for emergency and disaster management. Nurse leaders across all levels would benefit from formal education in these areas. (Source: JONA: The Journal of Nursing Administration)
Source: JONA: The Journal of Nursing Administration - October 1, 2022 Category: Nursing Tags: Articles Source Type: research