Characteristics of schools of nursing operating academic nurse-managed centers.

Academic nurse-managed centers (ANMCs) can be important sites for addressing the tripartite mission of the academy. Yet, limited information about numbers of ANMCs and the schools sponsoring them is available. This paper presents an update on schools of nursing (SONs) operating ANMCs.

Postbaccalaureate nurse residency 1-year outcomes.

The authors document the 1-year outcomes of the postbaccalaureate residency program jointly developed and implemented by the University Health-System Consortium and the American Association of Colleges of Nursing. Data on 2 cohorts of residents (n = 679) in 12 sites across the country are presented. The 1-year termination rate was 12%, after those lost to the program because of National Council Licensure Examination failure, serious illness, or death were eliminated from the analysis.

Preparing the next generation of scientists in translation research.

Four questions about translation research are considered in this article. (1) Why should there be concern about preparing nurse scientists for translation research? (2) Are current research-intensive doctoral programs in nursing preparing graduates for translation research? (3) Should targeted efforts be made to systematically prepare nurses in translation research? (4) What strategies would be useful? QUESTION 1: It is argued that translation research is needed in order to increase the odds that interventions found to be efficacious can be effectively translated into practices that will produce desired outcomes. Thus, evidence from translation research is a very important component of the science base needed to guide innovation in practice.

Post-baccalaureate nurse residency program.

Increased registered nurse vacancy rates have resulted in new graduates being assigned to care for high acuity patients with complex needs. The authors discuss the research related to new graduate preparation, identify the need for a standardized accredited national residency program, and describe a demonstration project under way in academic health centers.