Comparable achievement of workplace performance of student and graduate nurses: A quantitative cohort evaluation.

Aim: This study explored the achievement of workplace capabilities synonymous with nursing practice. It investigated progressive development of workplace performance, against requisite standards of practice, of corresponding cohorts of student nurses during their final year placement and registered nurses during their graduate year, in south-eastern Queensland, Australia.

Background: A capable nursing workforce is vital for the provision of safe, quality health care.

Perioperative management of patients with glioblastoma copresenting with pheochromocytoma: illustrative case.

Background: Undiagnosed pheochromocytoma can present with hemodynamic instability during surgical procedures. Here, the authors discuss a 69-year-old male with isocitrate dehydrogenase (IDH)-wildtype glioblastoma copresenting with undiagnosed pheochromocytoma, which, to the authors' knowledge, is the second reported case in the literature.

Observations: The patient presented to the emergency department with a 1-month history of coordination difficulties, progressive morning headache, and mild left-side weakness.

Adverse Events Associated With Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Background & Aims: Endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP)-related adverse events (AEs) are associated with morbidity, mortality, and health care expenditure. We aimed to assess incidences and comparisons of ERCP AEs.

Methods: We included studies performed after 2000 reporting on ERCP AEs from database inception through March 12, 2024.

Comparative analysis of newly graduated nurse support through periods of turmoil: lessons learnt for building a future workforce for uncertain times.

Aim: To compare newly graduated nurse retention and employment experiences across two distinct graduate nurse programs through periods of health care delivery stability and instability.

Background: A global nursing workforce shortage, coupled with increasing demands on health services, requires a specific focus on building capability and improved retention of nurses. The graduate nurse cohort is a critical supply source that potentially can be harnessed if their needs are better understood.

Hospital-acquired malnutrition: point prevalence, risk identifiers and utility of a digital Dashboard to identify high-risk, long-stay patients in five Australian facilities.

Background: There are limited hospital-acquired malnutrition (HAM) studies among the plethora of malnutrition literature, and a few studies utilise electronic medical records to assist with malnutrition care. This study therefore aimed to determine the point prevalence of HAM in long-stay adult patients across five facilities, whether any descriptors could assist in identifying these patients and whether a digital Dashboard accurately reflected 'real-time' patient nutritional status.

Methods: HAM was defined as malnutrition first diagnosed >14 days after hospital admission.

Does Inter-Eye Asymmetry of Disc Area Explain Differences in Onset of Nonarteritic Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy?

Background: Nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION) is the most common acute optic neuropathy in individuals over the age of 50 years. It is associated with conventional vascular risk factors and structural vulnerabilities including "disc-at-risk." We aim to ascertain if a correlation exists between optic nerve head size and the onset of NAION.

Optic Disc Cupping in Neuromyelitis Optica Spectrum Disorder, Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein Antibody-Associated Disease, and Multiple Sclerosis and Its Relationship With Optical Coherence Tomography Parameters: A Multicenter Study.

Background: Although cupping of the optic nerve is classically a sign of glaucomatous optic neuropathy, it has been shown that cupping can sometimes occur after an episode of optic neuritis (ON). The purpose of this study was to compare cupping in patients after ON from multiple sclerosis (MS), neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD), or myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody-associated disease (MOGAD) and to investigate the relationship between cupping and retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) and ganglion cell complex (GCC) thinning.

Methods: This was a retrospective cohort involving patients (≥18 years) with ON from 3 institutions.

Early warning tools and clinician 'agency' for strengthening safety culture: An integrative review.

Aim: Identify and analyse literature investigating nurses' and midwives' use of early warning tools during the care of adult inpatients.

Design: An integrative literature review.

Methods: Whittemore and Knafl's (2005) framework guided this integrative review.

Learning in the workplace: Development of a simple language statement assessment tool that supports second-level nurse practice.

Aim: To focus learning through clarity of the enrolled nurse (EN) role (a second tier nurse position) through development of a user-friendly workplace performance assessment tool commensurate with EN standards for practice.

Background: Internationally, the nursing workforce comprises regulated and unregulated staff. In Australia, similar to other western countries, there are two tiers of regulated workforce, namely Registered Nurses (RNs) and Enrolled Nurses (ENs).

Acute Optic Neuropathy in Older Adults: Differentiating Between MOGAD Optic Neuritis and Nonarteritic Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy.

Background And Objectives: Myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody-associated disease optic neuritis (MOGAD-ON) and nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION) can cause acute optic neuropathy in older adults but have different managements. We aimed to determine differentiating factors between MOGAD-ON and NAION and the frequency of serum MOG-IgG false positivity among patients with NAION.

Methods: In this international, multicenter, case-control study at tertiary neuro-ophthalmology centers, patients with MOGAD presenting with unilateral optic neuritis as their first attack at age 45 years or older and age-matched and sex-matched patients with NAION were included.

Identification and information management of cognitive impairment of patients in acute care hospitals: An integrative review.

Objectives: Recognition of the cognitive status of patients is important so that care can be tailored accordingly. The objective of this integrative review was to report on the current practices that acute care hospitals use to identify people with cognitive impairment and how information about cognition is managed within the healthcare record as well as the approaches required and recommended by policies.

Methods: Following Whittemore & Knafl's five-step method, we systematically searched Medline, CINAHL, and Scopus databases and various grey literature sources.

Objective Diplopia Outcomes for Patients Treated With Teprotumumab for Thyroid Eye Disease.

Background: Thyroid eye disease (TED) is a condition caused by inflammatory damage to the periocular tissue that often leads to double vision. Teprotumumab is an insulin-like growth factor 1 receptor antibody that was FDA approved for the management of TED in 2020, although much is yet to be elucidated regarding its effects on diplopia outcomes among patients with TED. Diplopia is a significant and life-altering effect of TED.

Clinical Characteristics of Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension in Older Adults.

Background: Idiopathic intracranial hypertension (IIH) is a condition that classically affects obese women of child-bearing age. However, it is sometimes encountered in older patients. The purpose of this study was to help clinicians better understand how this disease can present differently in these age groups.

Stability of Ocular Alignment After Teprotumumab Therapy in a Cohort of Patients With Thyroid Eye Disease and Baseline Diplopia.

Background: Teprotumumab is a monoclonal antibody that is effective in treating patients with thyroid eye disease (TED) and has been shown to produce subjective improvements in diplopia in this group. The aims of this study were to evaluate the rate and timing of recurrence/worsening of diplopia after teprotumumab treatment in a cohort of patients with TED presenting with diplopia at baseline.

Methods: A retrospective chart review of 15 patients with diplopia secondary to TED, treated with teprotumumab, was conducted in a single-center academic institution.

Evaluation of a STAT MRI Protocol for Emergent Ophthalmology Patients.

Background: Evaluating patients with potentially sight-threatening conditions frequently involves urgent neuroimaging, and some providers recommend expediting emergency department (ED) evaluation. However, several factors may limit the practicality of ED evaluation. This pilot study assessed the feasibility and safety of a STAT magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) protocol, designed to facilitate outpatient MRI within 48 hours of referral, compared with ED evaluation for patients with optic disc edema.

Big Data Analysis of Inflammatory Conditions Associated With Optic Neuritis.

Background: Previous studies in the United States established multiple sclerosis (MS) as the most common cause of optic neuritis (ON). ON can be associated with other systemic inflammatory conditions including sarcoidosis, neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder (NMOSD), myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein antibody-associated disease (MOGAD), and lupus; however, prospective studies to establish risk of ON associated with these diseases are lacking. Furthermore, appropriate workup for ON is still debated.

Wellness in Nursing Education to Promote Resilience and Reduce Burnout: Protocol for a Holistic Multidimensional Wellness Intervention and Longitudinal Research Study Design in Nursing Education.

Background: The United States faces a nursing shortage driven by a burnout epidemic among nurses and nursing students. Nursing students are an integral population to fuel the nursing workforce at high risk of burnout and increased rates of perceived stress.

Objective: The aim of this paper is to describe WellNurse, a holistic, interdisciplinary, multidimensional longitudinal research study that examines evidence-based interventions intended to reduce burnout and increase resilience among graduate and undergraduate nursing students.

Optic Neuritis and Cranial Neuropathies Diagnosis Rates before Coronavirus Disease 2019, in the Initial Pandemic Phase, and Post-Vaccine Introduction.

Purpose: To compare rates of diagnosis of neuro-ophthalmic conditions across the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic with pre-pandemic levels.

Design: Multicenter, retrospective, observational study.

Participants: Patients seen for eye care between March 11, 2019, and December 31, 2021.

Appraising differential capabilities of new graduate nurses: Development across the first nine months of employment.

Background: Effective transition to practice for new graduate nurses (NGNs) is of national and international concern. Development of NGNs expands well beyond higher education studies and relies heavily on support during their first year of employment. Little is known of the differential development of NGNs, namely the trajectory of developing capability.