Characteristics of late preterm infant readmissions: A systematic review.

Background: Prematurity represents a critical health disparity. It is important to note that late preterm (LPT) infants comprise the majority of preterm births, yet they are the least studied within the premature population. Evidence-based practice guidelines are now a decade old, indicating the potential need for review and revision.

Interprofessional Case Conference Enhances Group Learning and the Quality, Safety, Value, and Equity of Team-Based Care.

Introduction: Patients seeking treatment for complex conditions require coordinated care from interprofessional clinicians. Collaborative engagement in an interprofessional community of practice is crucial to the collective competence of a team and the provision of high-quality, safe health care leading to improved patient outcomes. The objective of this descriptive, cross-sectional study was to describe interprofessional communication, coordination, and collaboration of participants in an integrated practice unit that was structured to include weekly case conferences as part of routine practice.

An evidence-based microscopic hematuria care pathway optimizes decision-making among providers.

Introduction And Hypothesis: Microscopic hematuria (MH) has many etiologies in women and requires specific gynecologic evaluation. We created a standardized MH pathway to serve as an evidence-based decision aid for providers in our practice.

Methods: Using a modified Delphi process, a multidisciplinary team reviewed existing guidelines for MH diagnosis and treatment to reach consensus on care pathway components.

Vulvodynia Is Not Associated with Concurrent Candidal Vaginitis.

The study purpose was to determine the prevalence of candida-positive vulvovaginal genital cultures among women with vulvodynia. This study was a retrospective analysis of data collected from 2017 to 2020. Eligible patients receiving care from an academic women's health practice in central Texas that employed value-based care pathways and who had a genital culture diagnostic test collected were included.

Curbside consultation: A means to promote quality patient care.

The objective of this descriptive, cross-sectional study was to describe curbside consultation, a bidirectional informal discussion with a colleague "expert" concerning patient care, among nurse practitioners. Curbside consultations are valuable, yet little is known about this process use for nurse practitioners. A national convenience sample was recruited using online social media platforms and email.

Curbside Consultation for the Nurse Practitioner: Qualitative Inquiry for Education, Policy, and Practice.

Background And Purpose: Curbside consultation (CC), defined as pursuing information or recommendation regarding patient care, without request for formal consultation is a favored information source for nurse practitioners (NPs) when making clinical decisions in practice settings. Research and education concerning CC among NPs is lacking. The purpose of this study was to obtain an understanding of NP perceptions of interpersonal aspects of the CC process to inform NP clinical practice and education.

Exploring the use of curbside consultations for interprofessional collaboration and clinical decision-making.

Nurse practitioners utilize curbside consultation, an interprofessional collaboration communication process in which one clinician seeks advice from another, in clinical decision-making practices. Nevertheless, this process is not well-understood. A qualitative design with individual open-ended interviews was used to explore the phenomenon of curbside consultation among nurse practitioners for clinical decision-making.

What is curbside consultation for the nurse practitioner?

Background: Curbside or informal consultations between clinicians regarding patient care occur frequently in clinical practice. Evaluation of curbside consultation (CC) among nurse practitioners (NPs) is limited.

Purpose: To develop an understanding of NP perceptions of the CC process.

Summative Content Analysis for Understanding of Romantic Relationships Among Rural Mexican American Adolescent Women.

An understanding of romantic relationships among adolescent Mexican-American females is lacking yet needed to provide culturally appropriate sexual health interventions. Although explored among other populations, romantic relationships among adolescents in rural settings is under-studied. This study explores romantic relationships for rural Mexican American female adolescents as a component of sexual health promotion.

The common practice of "curbside consultation": A systematic review.

Purpose: Point-of-care information needs for nurse practitioners are tremendous. A phenomenon often referred to as curbside consultation (CC) with colleagues is an information source for point-of-care clinical decision making. This literature review was conducted to describe: (a) characteristics of CC, (b) consistency of CC definition, and (c) attitudes about CC among health professionals using this information source for point-of-care clinical decision making.