A Repeated Cross-Sectional Study of Nurses Immediately Before and During the Covid-19 Pandemic: Implications for Action
The Surgeon General (2022) recently issued a public advisory declaring healthcare clinician burnout to be an urgent public health issue in need of immediate action. The American Hospital Association (AHA) in a March 1, 2022, letter to Congress proclaimed workforce challenges a national emergency that demanded immediate attention (AHA, 2022). There is little doubt that many hospitals failed to perform well during the Covid-19 emergency (Joint Commission, 2021; Fleisher et al., 2022). Bloodstream infections, which had declined 31% in the 5-years preceding the pandemic increased 28% in the pandemic's first months (Patel, et a...
Source: Nursing Outlook - December 7, 2022 Category: Nursing Authors: Linda H. Aiken, Douglas M. Sloane, Matthew D. McHugh, Colleen A. Pogue, Karen B. Lasater Source Type: research
Use of the Self- and Family Management Framework in quantitative studies
The increasing incidence of chronic health conditions contributes to higher healthcare expenditures and mortality (Raghupathi& Raghupathi, 2018; Tinker, 2017). Improving self- and family management (SFM) behaviors is one intervention used by health professionals to engage individuals and their families in chronic condition management (Lorig& Holman, 2003). Extensive research supports SFM interventions for patients and their families to participate in chronic health condition management as individuals or as dyads (Boger, Ellis, Latter, et al., 2015; Whitehead, Jacob, Towell, et al., 2018; Schulman-Green, Feder, Montano...
Source: Nursing Outlook - November 17, 2022 Category: Nursing Authors: Jae Hyung Park, Lynda Rada, Shelli L. Feder, Anna Rae Montano, Janene Batten, Hui Tan, Margaret Grey, Dena Schulman-Green Source Type: research
A Scoping Review of the Literature Addressing Psychological Well-being of Racial and Ethnic Minority Nurses During the COVID-19 Pandemic
The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic has significantly strained health systems and healthcare workers (HCW's) across the world (Firew, et al., 2020). In the United States (US), waves of critically ill COVID-19 patients overwhelmed hospitals (Sharma, et al., 2020) while, on the frontlines, essential HCW's struggled to provide patient care despite inadequate staffing, extended work hours, working in unfamiliar care settings, and lacking necessary equipment and supplies (Norful, et al., 2021; Mensinger, et al., 2021). (Source: Nursing Outlook)
Source: Nursing Outlook - November 16, 2022 Category: Nursing Authors: Heather L. Abrahim, E. Alison Holman Source Type: research
Categorizing national caregiver recommendations to support family caregivers and address unmet needs
Family caregiving is a crucial public health issue affecting the health and well-being of millions of Americans. Family caregivers are often involved in providing care, decision-making and oversight, goal setting, and advance care planning for a family member or loved one who has a chronic illness or disability (National Hospice& Palliative Care Organization, 2016). In 2020, approximately 48 million family members provided an average of 23.7 hr of care each week to adults with chronic illness and limitations in basic and instrumental activities of daily living (ADLs& IADLs) (American Association of Retired Persons& Nationa...
Source: Nursing Outlook - November 15, 2022 Category: Nursing Authors: Barbara J. Lutz, Patricia A. Tabloski, Toby A. Turner Source Type: research
Antiracist symptom science: A call to action and path forward
Nurse scientists are increasingly recognizing the experience of racism as a substantial driving force behind health and well-being among individuals and communities (American Academy of Nursing, 2021; National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, 2021). However, symptom science, a pillar of nursing science, has not explicitly highlighted racism as an area of importance. Racism, as conceptualized in Critical Race Theory, is the racially-based oppression of a group by a different group in power (dRworks, 2021) and is a key social determinant of health in the United States (Paradies et al., 2015). (Source: Nursing Outlook)
Source: Nursing Outlook - November 15, 2022 Category: Nursing Authors: Rebecca E. Salomon, Sarah Dobbins, Carolyn Harris, Laurel Haeusslein, Chen-Xi Lin, Katie Reeves, Sarah Richoux, Greg Roussett, Joosun Shin, Carol Dawson-Rose Source Type: research
The principle of double effect and external whistleblowing in nursing
Nurses are generally expected to raise concerns when a harm or wrongdoing is committed against patients and/or service users. Should their concerns not be adequately addressed, then nurses may take the difficult decision to engage in external whistleblowing. In discerning whether to whistle blow externally, nurses may need to consider a number of factors including the type and the extent of harm or wrongdoing committed, the policy and procedures governing reporting and whistleblowing, and their professional code. (Source: Nursing Outlook)
Source: Nursing Outlook - November 15, 2022 Category: Nursing Authors: Alan J. Kearns Source Type: research
Demystifying the National Institutes of Health diversity supplement: Mentee and mentor experiences and recommendations
Investigators from diverse backgrounds are underrepresented in research, a problem compounded by associated funding gaps, race, and ethnicity (National Institutes of Health [NIH], 2021). A 2011 report revealed that the funding rate for R01 applications from Black/African American investigators was 10% lower than for all other racial groups after controlling for applicants ’ educational background, country of origin, training, previous research awards, publication record, and institutional characteristics (Ginther et al., 2011). (Source: Nursing Outlook)
Source: Nursing Outlook - November 14, 2022 Category: Nursing Authors: Jasmine L. Travers, Daniel David, Melissa Weir, Maya N. Clark-Cutaia, Nkechi Enwerem, Priscilla O. Okunji, Dena Schulman-Green Source Type: research
Dissemination of doctor of nursing practice project findings: Benefits and challenges associated with publishing in healthcare journals
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) programs require a final deliverable product as the culmination of the learners ’ studies. The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (American Asssociation College of Nursing [AACN], 2015, 2021), which guides DNP curriculum, endorses the necessity of completing a DNP project as part of graduation requirements. DNP projects, which are often quality improvement (QI) proje cts, entail critically appraising pertinent evidence in published literature, implementing an evidence-based practice change designed to improve patient and/or system outcomes in a specific health care setting, analy...
Source: Nursing Outlook - November 14, 2022 Category: Nursing Authors: Francisco J. Ayala, Evan DeBoard, Julee Waldrop, Katherine Pereira, Marilyn H. Oermann, Susan G. Silva Source Type: research
Part 6. Education for value-informed nursing practice
With the ongoing transition to value-based health care, a strong command of foundational economic concepts, like cost and value, and the ability to thoughtfully engage in value-informed nursing practice have become essential for the future of the nursing profession. Earlier in this six-part series, we explained value-informed nursing practice, its historical, economic, and ethical foundation, its promise for an environmentally responsible, innovation-driven future health care, and why its adoption requires a reframing of some of the nursing's professional norms and behaviors. (Source: Nursing Outlook)
Source: Nursing Outlook - November 14, 2022 Category: Nursing Authors: Olga Yakusheva, Betty Rambur, Peter I. Buerhaus Source Type: research
National institutes of health diversity supplements: Perspectives from administrative insiders
The NIH Diversity Administrative Supplement is a funding mechanism that provides support for diverse early-stage researchers. There is limited guidance on how to apply for these awards. (Source: Nursing Outlook)
Source: Nursing Outlook - November 14, 2022 Category: Nursing Authors: Daniel David, Melissa L. Weir, Nkechi Enwerem, Dena Schulman-Green, Priscilla O. Okunji, Jasmine L. Travers, Maya N. Clark-Cutaia Source Type: research
Algorithmic bias in health care: Opportunities for nurses to improve equality in the age of artificial intelligence
Artificial Intelligence (AI) consists of a range of sophisticated computational techniques, encompassing machine learning algorithms and natural language processing among others, that are lauded as a way to improve clinical decision making, patient care, and health service delivery. A recent systematic review of AI in nursing and midwifery found many clinical, managerial, and educational applications of these predictive algorithms over the last 20 years covering areas such as wound care, critical care, falls, infection control, emergency care, older adult care, and education among others (O'Connor et al., 2022). (Source: Nursing Outlook)
Source: Nursing Outlook - November 14, 2022 Category: Nursing Authors: Siobhan O'Connor, Richard G. Booth Source Type: research
Additive interactions between sex and forced sexual intercourse victimization on depressive symptoms and suicidality: Youth risk behavior survey 2001 –2017
Forced sexual intercourse victimization (FSIV) of children is an adverse childhood experience (ACE) associated with long-term health consequences, including, but not limited to alcohol and other substance abuse, sexual risk behaviors, sexually transmitted infections, difficulty maintaining close relationships, depression and anxiety, and suicidal behaviors (Bedi et al., 2011; Devries et al., 2011; Draucker,& Mazurczyk, 2013; Felitti et al., 1998; Gerke et al., 2018; Jozkowski& Sanders, 2012; Meade, Kershaw, Hansen,& Sikkema, 2009; Schaefer et al., 2018; Ziegler, 2017). (Source: Nursing Outlook)
Source: Nursing Outlook - November 14, 2022 Category: Nursing Authors: Nancy M.H. Pontes, Summer Thompson, Tyshaneka L. Saffold, Manuel C.F. Pontes Source Type: research
Speaking of service
As we were discussing the next editorial, Queen Elizabeth's funeral was on the television. The commentators often spoke of her 70 years of dedicated service to her role of the Monarch of the United Kingdom and Commonwealth Nations and how unusual that kind of dedication was. That caused us to reflect on the role of professional service during our careers, as well as that of our colleagues. We spoke with colleagues as well about their experiences and the benefits of career service. Based on these discussion, we would like to talk here about three major benefits to the individual based on their service. (Source: Nursing Outlook)
Source: Nursing Outlook - November 8, 2022 Category: Nursing Authors: Marion E. Broome, Julia A. Snethen Source Type: research
TriService Nursing Research Program: A critical component to support military nursing science
The TriService Nursing Research Program (TSNRP) is a Department of Defense program dedicated to supporting military nursing research and evidence-based practice (EBP) projects that contribute to advancing nursing practice and improving the quality of care service members receive. Specifically, TSNRP is committed to ensuring that all military service members, and their beneficiaries, receive evidence-based health care in all care settings —from military treatment facilities (i.e., hospitals and clinics located within military bases) to austere deployed operational environments worldwide. (Source: Nursing Outlook)
Source: Nursing Outlook - November 1, 2022 Category: Nursing Authors: Heather C. King, Laura A. Talbot, Young J. Yauger Source Type: research
The Influence of Time and Place on the Experiences of US Military Nurses in Vietnam
The conflict in Vietnam, usually referred to as the Vietnam War, officially ended in 1975 (Ward, 2017). With rare exceptions (i.e., Kirk, 1965), US Military nurses ’ experiences in Vietnam were not published until the 1980s. Personal accounts (Odom, 1986; Van Devanter& Morgan, 1983; Walker, 1985) were followed by Norman's (1986, 1989, 1990) seminal research. Despite these and other efforts to chronicle nurses ’ experiences in Vietnam (c.f. Paul, 1985; Schwartz, 1987), “the full story has not yet been told” (Brunk, 1997, p. (Source: Nursing Outlook)
Source: Nursing Outlook - November 1, 2022 Category: Nursing Authors: Bonnie Mowinski Jennings, Jeffrey C. Ransom, Susan G. Hopkinson Source Type: research
