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PEARL: Keeping Focus on Practice, Education, Advocacy, Research, and Leadership for Nurse Practitioners in 2023
This column highlights 5 key categories in which nurse practitioners continually strive for excellence: practice, education, advocacy, research, and leadership, also known as “PEARL.” (Source: JONA: The Journal of Nursing Administration)
Source: JONA: The Journal of Nursing Administration - November 25, 2022 Category: Nursing Tags: Articles Source Type: research

Editorial Thank You
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Source: JONA: The Journal of Nursing Administration - November 25, 2022 Category: Nursing Tags: Departments: Editorial Thank You Source Type: research

Delegation of Work Within a Patient-Centered Medical Home
CONCLUSIONS Findings indicated a need for clear guidance on roles and responsibilities within the team. Patient-centered medical home team members need information about the scope of practice of each professional group to allow providers to function at the top of their scope of practice and ensure effective delegation. (Source: JONA: The Journal of Nursing Administration)
Source: JONA: The Journal of Nursing Administration - November 25, 2022 Category: Nursing Tags: Articles Source Type: research

First Year Outcomes: Program Evaluation of a Statewide Nurse Residency Program
In New Jersey, a statewide nurse residency program was implemented using an apprenticeship model. The pandemic created disruption to registered nurse residency programs. This included rapid restructuring of program delivery to online methods and a need to adapt curricula to reflect changing practice and guidelines. As a result of the pandemic, new graduates had educational gaps and nurse leaders experienced staffing shortages. First year program outcomes demonstrated a 90% retention of new graduates and financial benefits for organizations participating in the statewide nurse residency program. (Source: JONA: The Journal o...
Source: JONA: The Journal of Nursing Administration - November 25, 2022 Category: Nursing Tags: Articles Source Type: research

Development and Psychometric Testing of a Leadership Competency Assessment
CONCLUSIONS The LCA has demonstrated utility in assessing nurse leader competencies and guiding the development of educational opportunities in targeted content areas for specific leadership roles. (Source: JONA: The Journal of Nursing Administration)
Source: JONA: The Journal of Nursing Administration - November 25, 2022 Category: Nursing Tags: Articles Source Type: research

Beyond a Clinical Ladder: A Career Pathway for Professional Development and Recognition of Oncology Nurses
This article describes the creation and implementation of the clinical advancement program as well as outcomes of the 1st 10 years of the program. (Source: JONA: The Journal of Nursing Administration)
Source: JONA: The Journal of Nursing Administration - November 25, 2022 Category: Nursing Tags: Articles Source Type: research

Exploring Hybrid Leadership: Experiences of Remote Leadership in Healthcare
CONCLUSIONS Remote leadership includes both benefits and challenges for healthcare leaders and organizations. Leaders in this study emphasized the need to be present for the clinical personnel and proposed a hybrid leadership model. To succeed in combining remote and face-to-face work and leadership in a new model, organizations need to provide clear guidelines and training for remote work and leadership. (Source: JONA: The Journal of Nursing Administration)
Source: JONA: The Journal of Nursing Administration - November 25, 2022 Category: Nursing Tags: Articles Source Type: research

A Focus Group Study of Retirement-Age Nurses: Balancing Tension and a Love of Nursing in a Changing Healthcare Environment
CONCLUSION Passion for patient care dominated decisions to continue working. Innovations in practice models and scheduling offer opportunities to enhance the retention of experienced nurses. (Source: JONA: The Journal of Nursing Administration)
Source: JONA: The Journal of Nursing Administration - November 25, 2022 Category: Nursing Tags: Articles Source Type: research

Factors Influencing Nurse Intent to Leave Acute Care Hospitals: A Systematic Literature Review
Professional nurses are leaving their current positions in acute care hospitals and, in some cases, the profession in greater numbers than ever. Nurse leaders must understand factors surrounding nurses' intent to leave to develop strategies to mitigate this phenomenon and retain nurses. This review of the literature seeks to synthesize studies on nurses' intent to leave. Themes include job satisfaction, resources and staffing impacting workloads, leadership, and burnout. (Source: JONA: The Journal of Nursing Administration)
Source: JONA: The Journal of Nursing Administration - November 25, 2022 Category: Nursing Tags: Articles Source Type: research

Partnering With Patients: Fall Prevention Agreement
A fall prevention agreement was developed in a cardiac progressive care unit to engage patients and families on admission as partners in fall prevention. The postimplementation of the fall prevention agreement showed significant decreases in falls on this unit. (Source: JONA: The Journal of Nursing Administration)
Source: JONA: The Journal of Nursing Administration - November 25, 2022 Category: Nursing Tags: Departments: Spotlight on Clinical Care Source Type: research

It Is Time to Focus Digital Strategy on Supporting Nurse Workflow
In this column, 2 recognized healthcare leaders discuss the stresses experienced by nurses in today's workforce and offer suggestions for the use of technology in improving nurse engagement as well as the quality of patient care. (Source: JONA: The Journal of Nursing Administration)
Source: JONA: The Journal of Nursing Administration - November 25, 2022 Category: Nursing Tags: Departments: Spotlight on Innovation Source Type: research

Readiness Tests: A Strategy to Boost Certification Success
Certification of nursing staff has been associated with improved patient outcomes; however, time, cost, and test anxiety are barriers to achieving it. Readiness tests can reduce test anxiety related to certification examinations. A readiness test helps nurses prepare by providing a simulated experience that matches the actual testing environment and identifying knowledge gaps. These tests can be added to other steps nurse leaders can take to encourage certification and support staff professional development. (Source: JONA: The Journal of Nursing Administration)
Source: JONA: The Journal of Nursing Administration - November 25, 2022 Category: Nursing Tags: Departments: Magnet® Perspectives Source Type: research

American Organization for Nursing Leadership Nurse Leader Core Competencies: A Framework Reaching Across the Continuum and Leadership Levels
Leadership competencies represent the knowledge, skills, and abilities associated with effective leadership. This fall, the American Organization for Nursing Leadership published its core nursing leadership competencies that are intended to be measurable and translatable across the care continuum and throughout all levels of nursing leadership. In this column, the authors discuss these updated competencies and the relevance to practice, academia, and industry. (Source: JONA: The Journal of Nursing Administration)
Source: JONA: The Journal of Nursing Administration - November 25, 2022 Category: Nursing Tags: Departments: AONL Leadership Perspectives Source Type: research

Employee Assistance Programs: A Misunderstood and Underused Resource for Nurses
As the focus on nurse well-being evolves, an important consideration is the role of an organization's employee assistance program (EAP). Employee assistance programs are historically underused by employees and are not understood in terms of the depth of services and partnerships they can offer. Nurse executives have a key role in maximizing EAP services and utilization as ones who refer staff and who can influence and decide on an EAP partner and related programs and services. This column discusses how EAPs can be a significant tool for nurse leaders in supporting employees. (Source: JONA: The Journal of Nursing Administration)
Source: JONA: The Journal of Nursing Administration - October 31, 2022 Category: Nursing Tags: Articles Source Type: research

Employment Status of Nurses After a Psychoeducational Group Intervention: A Matched Case-Control Study
CONCLUSION At a relatively low cost compared with the cost of turnover by each nurse, the psychoeducational group intervention may provide an opportunity to improve retention among nurses. (Source: JONA: The Journal of Nursing Administration)
Source: JONA: The Journal of Nursing Administration - October 31, 2022 Category: Nursing Tags: Articles Source Type: research