Developing a Diversity, Equity, and Civility Council to Advance Health Equity in Nursing Academia and Practice
This article focuses on the critical role of nursing education in this call for action. Most specifically, we provide an overview of the process of developing a diversity, equity, and civility council in a school of nursing to promote equity, inclusivity, and diversity grounded in social justice within the culture of the school for faculty, staff, and students. In addition, we describe the council's work to date highlighting goals and the council's plans for future work based on data-driven processes. (Source: Nursing Administration Quarterly)
Source: Nursing Administration Quarterly - June 2, 2022 Category: Nursing Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research
Book Review
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Source: Nursing Administration Quarterly - June 2, 2022 Category: Nursing Tags: Book Review Source Type: research
Aortic Stenosis in Elderly Populations: Measuring Value of Patient Shared Decision-Making for Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR)
Previous Finance Matters columns in Nursing Administrative Quarterly have emphasized the importance of utilizing financial statements to build and promote a successful evidence-based business case. The latest column addressed return on investment substantiation to solidify the business case being presented. Given the current and future state of federal value-based payment models (where health care delivery providers will accept more downside risk for reimbursement), the cost-benefit and cost-effectiveness analyses can be useful measurements. This column defines utilization of cost-benefit analysis and cost-effectiveness an...
Source: Nursing Administration Quarterly - June 2, 2022 Category: Nursing Tags: Finance Matters in Nursing Leadership Source Type: research
INNOVATE: Preparing Nurses to Be Health Care Innovation Leaders
A new certificate program has been designed that augments the traditional undergraduate nursing education with a curriculum of innovation and entrepreneurship. The goal of the Integrated Innovation & Entrepreneurship Certificate in Nursing Program (INNOVATE) is to empower nurses to collaboratively solve health care challenges and become thought leaders in health care products, technologies, and processes, as well as service and delivery methods, with a particular focus on the needs of vulnerable populations. Toward this goal, INNOVATE is built on an integrative, immersive curriculum, experiential learning, intentional coho...
Source: Nursing Administration Quarterly - June 2, 2022 Category: Nursing Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research
Lived Travel Nurse and Permanent Staff Nurse Pandemic Work Experiences as Influencers of Motivation, Happiness, Stress, and Career Decisions: A Qualitative Study
Researchers explored travel nurses' and permanent staff nurses' COVID-19 pandemic work experiences, seeking to understand, “How do these experiences influence nurses' motivation, happiness, stress, and career decisions?” The COVID-19 pandemic took a heavy physical and psychological toll on health care providers. Demand outweighed resources as nurses accepted the monumental task of caring for communities affected by the catastrophe. We aimed to gain insight into nurses' lived pandemic experiences in the United States, while exploring the impact of these experiences on their motives to remain in current positions or alte...
Source: Nursing Administration Quarterly - June 2, 2022 Category: Nursing Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research
AACN Essentials as the Conceptual Thread of Nursing Education
This article will dissect the Re-envisioned Essentials and provide the reader with new terminology introduced by the Essentials document, as well as the core expectations and standards established by the AACN for future nursing education and curricula. With this new understanding, we will introduce and discuss strategies supporting the transitional process of moving from concept-based educational models to competency-based models using a think-backward approach to change that begins with an alignment of program-level learning outcomes with national standards and working backwards to build assessments. (Source: Nursing Admi...
Source: Nursing Administration Quarterly - June 2, 2022 Category: Nursing Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research
The Nursing Baccalaureate Dual Enrollment Model: Outcomes for A Community College and University Partnership
The dual enrollment model in which universities collaborate with community colleges to provide the prelicensure Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) education has been identified by the National Academy of Medicine as one of 5 viable academic progression models for transforming nursing education. The New Mexico Nursing Education Consortium (NMNEC) is a successful example of the dual enrollment model, which began in 2015 with one partnership. By 2018, 3 universities and 5 community colleges had partnered to offer the BSN jointly with the community college locations. In this retrospective, descriptive study, the 2 program ty...
Source: Nursing Administration Quarterly - June 2, 2022 Category: Nursing Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research
The New Mexico Nursing Education Consortium: Fostering Innovative Education to Promote Health Equity
With shortfalls of thousands of nurses throughout the United States, the need for nursing students to graduate and enter the workforce was critical even prior to the COVID-19 pandemic. Innovative nursing education models are needed to mitigate the staggering shortfall. For over 10 years, the New Mexico Nursing Education Consortium (NMNEC) has been recognized as a successful pathway for students to achieve nursing degrees. The NMNEC is a collaborative partnership between university and community college nursing programs who offer a common curriculum and share common academic policies. Students in the community college setti...
Source: Nursing Administration Quarterly - June 2, 2022 Category: Nursing Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research
Our Nursing Profession at a Crossroads: Time to Chart a Course for the Future
Nurse navigators, in a role that originally focused on a single health condition and improving specified services for an individual patient, have expanded to include care management and care coordination. As the role evolves, nurse navigators are demonstrating proficiency and achieving success transforming care delivery to improve population health while improving quality outcomes, patient satisfaction, and decreasing cost. One innovative health system's clinical nurse specialist team partnered with primary care providers, ancillary care teams, home care, skilled nursing facilities, community agencies, and partners in publ...
Source: Nursing Administration Quarterly - June 2, 2022 Category: Nursing Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research
Leading Multisector Partnerships to Address Social Determinants of Health and Advance Health Equity for an Underresourced Heart Failure Patient Population
We describe the evolution of an academic-practice-community partnership addressing the SDoH to advance health equity for a population of underresourced heart failure patients. Using a bundled approach to care delivery within a nurse-led interprofessional collaborative practice model and cultivating multisector partnerships, we initiated a systematic approach to addressing the SDoH within a heart failure clinic in the southeastern United States. Through our SDoH program, our clinic has improved access to care, medications, and food for our patients, thus advancing health equity and reducing hospital readmissions. Our multis...
Source: Nursing Administration Quarterly - June 2, 2022 Category: Nursing Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research
Guest Editorial
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Source: Nursing Administration Quarterly - June 2, 2022 Category: Nursing Tags: Guest Editorial Source Type: research
From the Editor
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Source: Nursing Administration Quarterly - June 2, 2022 Category: Nursing Tags: From the Editor Source Type: research
Nurse Executive Experiences With COVID-19: Now We Know—We Are Not Going Back
We conducted semistructured telephone interviews with 2 hospital-based nurse leaders who supervised nurses during the initial phases of the COVID-19 pandemic in northeastern region of the United States. These interviews are a subset of a larger study with 11 nurse executives who supervised nurses during both natural and human-made disasters in different regions of the United States. Qualitative data were analyzed using a grounded theory approach, followed by a content analysis of emerging themes. Participants shared several key concepts: deep commitment of nurses in an extensive range of roles and responsibilities during t...
Source: Nursing Administration Quarterly - March 7, 2022 Category: Nursing Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research
“It Takes a Virtual Village” Achieving Magnet Redesignation Amidst the COVID-19 Pandemic: Canada's Magnet Hospital Journey
This article outlines how a Canadian hospital achieved the American Nursing Credentialing Center Magnet Recognition Program redesignation after participating in a virtual site visit (VSV) appraisal process amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. Within our current COVID-19 landscape, being a resilient Magnet-designated organization is paramount. In this context, the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) has developed a VSV model that (1) extends the use of audio/video (A/V) conferencing technology to showcase nursing excellence; (2) maintains the integrity of the appraisal process; and (3) ensures the safety and well-being of ...
Source: Nursing Administration Quarterly - March 7, 2022 Category: Nursing Tags: Original Articles Source Type: research
Book Review
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Source: Nursing Administration Quarterly - March 7, 2022 Category: Nursing Tags: Book Review Source Type: research
