RN-to-BSN Student Reports of Missed Nursing Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Background: Missed nursing care (MNC) is an error of omission that affects patient safety and nurse job satisfaction. RN-to-baccalaureate nursing (BSN) students, who fulfill dual roles as learners and working nurses, possess valuable insights. Understanding their experiences during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is essential for nurse educators, as the stressors associated with MNC could have repercussions on student well-being and academic performance.

RN-to-BSN student reports of work experiences, academic performance, and program progression during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Background: Individuals who were RN to BSN students during the COVID-19 pandemic had the unique experience of being both undergraduate students and nurses during a time of exceptional stress for the healthcare system.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to explore student perceptions of their work experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic and how working as a nurse during this time affected their academic performance and progression through their RN to BSN program.

Methods: This qualitative study was conducted using Braun and Clark's six-step thematic analysis process.

External influencing factors on missed care in Austrian hospitals: Testing the theoretical antecedents of missed care using structural equation modelling.

Problem: Missed Nursing Care (MNC) is an error of omission which occurs when a necessary nursing intervention is not initiated, is not completed, or when it is delayed. The MNC model explains this problem and describes four antecedents that can lead to MNC: (1) demand for patient care, (2) available human resources, (3) material resources, and (4) and relationship and communication factors.

Aims: This study aims to test the relationship between the theoretical antecedents of MNC and their impact on MNC.

Implementing a Specifications Grading System in a Nursing Course.

Background: Nurse educators are charged with the challenging task of evaluating student learning and abilities effectively using traditional student assessment methods, which come with several inherent shortcomings. New guidelines for nurse educators now present a more competency-based approach to nursing education that calls for objective-driven assessments.

Problem: Traditional grading practices lack the ability to connect student learning to their final course grades.

Integration of the 5As Nicotine Cessation Framework in a Primary Care Clinic.

Background: Nicotine causes significant morbidity and mortality. Many adults who want to quit using nicotine may not be receiving adequate support from their primary care providers. If used properly, the 5As nicotine cessation guidelines may help patients address their nicotine use.

The Impact of Nurse Education on Heart Failure Readmissions and Patient Education.

Background: Heart failure (HF) has become a national concern, with approximately 5.7 million adults in the United States suffering from this life-altering disease. Improved education of these patients prior to discharge helps patients manage their disease adequately and reduce symptom exacerbations.

Implementing Sleep Apnea Screening Prior to Conscious Sedation Procedures in a Rural Hospital: A Quality Improvement Project.

Background: Screening patients for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) risk factors is an effective method for helping reduce adverse outcomes in conscious sedation. Patients receiving conscious sedation for endoscopy were not being screened for OSA at a rural hospital.

Objective: The purpose of this quality improvement project was to implement a nurse education program to improve OSA screening of endoscopy patients, using an evidence-based screening tool, and to increase nurse OSA knowledge and patient education.

Integrating Environmental Sustainability Content Into an RN-to-BSN Program: A Pilot Study.

Background: The link between environmental sustainability, climate change, and health outcomes makes environmental sustainability an important topic for educators to include in nursing curricula.

Method: Students completed a sustainability in nursing learning module, over a 4-week period, during which students created blog posts based on the learning materials and clinical practice observations. The Sustainability Attitudes in Nursing Survey questionnaire was incorporated to measure changes in student attitudes regarding sustainability.

Case management service quality and patient-centered care.

Purpose: Providing care that is patient-centered is an important objective in the modern healthcare industry. Despite this objective, hospital inpatient case managers and the services they provide are evaluated routinely without including patients' perspectives. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to fill this research gap by using patient expectations and perceptions to assess the overall quality of and patient satisfaction with hospital case management services.

Student Expectations of an RN-to-BSN Program: A Qualitative Analysis of Student and Faculty Perspectives.

The expansion of RN-to-BSN (registered nurse to Bachelor of Science in Nursing) education is addressing the need for nursing workforce development. However, little is known about what RNs expect from their RN-to-BSN education experience. Lack of understanding of student expectations could lead to student-perceived gaps in service quality.

A revised MISSCARE survey: Results from pilot testing.

Background: Missed nursing care has been recognized as a universal patient care issue that affects outcomes for patients, nurses, and healthcare institutions. The MISSCARE Survey was developed to measure and determine the reasons for missed nursing care episodes. An extensive literature review and expert nurse opinion revealed five additional reasons for missing care that the authors utilized to revise the Survey.

Exploring the development of professional values in an online RN-to-BSN program.

Background: Development of professional nursing values is critical within registered nurse-to-bachelor of science in nursing programs to prepare nurses for increasingly complex and diverse work environments. The results of previous studies have been inconsistent, with few studies focusing on online registered nurse-to-bachelor of science in nursing programs. In addition, little is known regarding the effectiveness of the educational methods used to support advancement of professional values and ethical practice.

Implementing a Clinical Practice Guideline on Opioid-Induced Advancing Sedation and Respiratory Depression.

Background: Opioid-induced respiratory depression (OIRD) is a serious adverse reaction associated with opioid administration.

Local Problem: The purpose of this quality improvement study was to evaluate the impact of implementing a clinical practice guideline for OIRD in a medical-surgical setting lacking standardized monitoring techniques and reporting criteria for patients receiving opioid analgesia.

Methods: An American Society for Pain Management Nursing protocol was implemented in 4 medical/surgical units.

Measuring the Gap Between Students' Expectations and Experiences in an RN-to-BSN Nursing Program.

With the nursing profession requiring a more educated workforce, RN-to-BSN program enrollment has increased. Therefore, many nursing schools have expanded these programs and incorporated online learning components. The purpose of this study was to explore student expectations and perceptions of a Midwestern university's RN-to-BSN program.

Flipping an Undergraduate Gerontological Nursing Course: Student Perceptions.

A flipped classroom instructional method was implemented in a gerontological nursing course. Students were surveyed to evaluate their perceptions of the flipped classroom module as well as their satisfaction with it. Open-ended questions were used to explore the students' best and least favorite aspects of the format.

School Nurses and RN to BSN Nursing Students.

Many nursing schools and public schools are facing various challenges including a lack of resources. Schools of nursing strive to provide meaningful clinical experiences despite the challenge of a limited supply of quality placements. Similarly, public schools are expected to provide more nursing services at a time when many school nurses already are overloaded.

Nurse Staffing Levels and Patient-Reported Missed Nursing Care.

A total of 729 inpatients were surveyed using the MISSCARE Survey-Patient. Missed timeliness, patient reports of the time it took for them to receive care from nursing staff, was negatively associated with total nursing staff hours of care per patient-day (r = -0.09, P = .

Outcomes of inpatient mobilization: a literature review.

Aims And Objectives: To review current research evidence on the outcomes of mobilising hospitalised adults.

Background: Although immobility is known to cause functional decline or complications, inpatient ambulation emerged as the most often missed element of nursing care. This study is designed to review research studies that give evidence as to the consequences of mobilising or not mobilising hospitalised adult patients.

Patient-reported missed nursing care correlated with adverse events.

The aim of this study was to determine the extent and type of missed nursing care as reported by patients and the association with patient-reported adverse outcomes. A total of 729 inpatients on 20 units in 2 acute care hospitals were surveyed. The MISSCARE Survey-Patient was used to collect patient reports of missed care.

Safety of mobilizing hospitalized adults: review of the literature.

This article examines literature that provides evidence about the safety of mobilizing hospitalized adults. A search of electronic databases and hand searches yielded 24 studies that were included in the review. Evidence of mobilization safety was found in 4 clinical settings (medical, surgical, cardiac procedure, and intensive care), and the findings from these studies suggest that early mobilization of hospitalized adults is safe.

Patient perceptions of missed nursing care.

Background: A series of studies involving nursing staff perception have shown that a significant amount of standard nursing care is being "missed"-that is, aspects of required patient care are omitted or significantly delayed. A study was conducted to (1) determine the elements of nursing care that patients are able to report on and (2) to gain insight into the extent and type of missed nursing care experienced by a group of patients.

Methods: In-depth, semistructured, face-to-face interviews, guided by open-ended and interactive questions, were conducted with 38 inpatients on seven different patient care units in an acute care hospital.