Social Media in Nursing Education: A Systematic Review.

Background: Although social media is emerging as an educational tool in health care professions, little is known about which social media platforms support nursing education in different situations.

Method: This systematic review examined and ranked the level of evidence that supports social media use in nursing education.

Results: A total of 19 studies published between 2017 and 2022 were evaluated and described in an evidence table.

Developing a mission statement to reflect the diversity, equity, and inclusion values and priorities of a College of Nursing.

A mission statement represents an organization's values, expectations, and priorities and guides its strategic decision-making. This article describes an innovative and iterative process for developing mission statements to reflect and guide the diversity, equity, and inclusion values of schools and colleges of nursing. The process began with extensive input from the faculty during the fall 2021 faculty retreat using a World Café approach.

"Finding My Place in Academia": Understanding the Experiences of Novice Faculty.

Background: The current nursing faculty shortage rapidly has expanded the need to hire faculty. New faculty are clinical experts in their own practice; however, many lack formal knowledge about the academic setting, making the transition from practice to academia difficult.

Method: A qualitative descriptive study was developed to identify how new faculty transition into their academic positions.

How to Write Powerful Letters of Recommendation.

Nurses at all levels may be asked to write a letter of recommendation to support colleagues' and students' career and academic advancement. This article outlines key steps and considerations in the letter-writing process.

Older adults 'Have so Much to Teach Us': A qualitative study of BSN student perceptions when anticipating clinical in the nursing home.

Background: As the population of older adults is estimated to double by 2050, the growing demand for nurses to provide care to older adults will grow. Internationally, attitudes among nursing students towards caring for older adults range from negative to slightly positive.

Objective: The purpose of this qualitative descriptive study was to examine undergraduate nursing students' thoughts, feelings and perspectives towards older adults residing in nursing homes prior to their clinical experience.

What do novice faculty need to transition successfully to the nurse faculty role? An integrative review.

Objectives: The objective was to describe and illustrate what is known about the needs of novice nursing faculty as they transition into the faculty role. The worldwide nursing shortage is partly due to the lack of faculty, and one reason for that lack is the reported difficulty of transitioning into the faculty role.

Methods: An integrative review of the literature was conducted.

Scholarly Requirements and Support for Nursing Faculty Development and Career Advancement: A Nationwide Delphi Study.

Aim: The aim of the study was to better understand the scholarship requirements and support for nursing faculty as they work to advance their scholarship and careers.

Background: Nursing faculty are often required to participate in teaching, service, and scholarship. New faculty often struggle with the scholarship component.

State of the Science: A Concept Analysis of Surgical Smoke.

Surgical smoke has not been clearly defined in the literature and often is identified using surrogate terms (eg, plume). In January 2020, a literature search was performed and a principle-based concept analysis involving four general principles (epistemological, pragmatic, linguistic, and logical) was used to define surgical smoke and identify implications for perioperative personnel, patients, researchers, and policymakers. Surgical smoke is a visible plume of aerosolized combustion byproducts produced by heat-generating surgical instruments.

Evidence-Based Practice: Implementing Trauma-Informed Care of Children and Adolescents in the Inpatient Psychiatric Setting.

Introduction: At our inpatient psychiatric hospital, which cares for children and adolescents, internal data of use of seclusions and holds as crisis interventions for immediate behavioral health issues demonstrated that we were using these too often.

Aims: Benchmarking indicated that we were at the 75% in use of these measures, and it became an organizational goal to reduce the use of these strategies in order to reduce the risk of retraumatization to an already traumatized child.

Methods: We used the Iowa Model for Evidence Based Practice-Revised to initiate an evidence-based practice project introducing and hardwiring Trauma Informed Care to the staff and institution.

Safe clinical practice in pre-licensure nursing students: A concept analysis.

The aim of this paper is to provide a concept analysis for safe clinical practice for pre-licensure nursing students. Safe clinical practice is crucial to creating a safe environment. Defining the concept of safe clinical practice is important.

Faculty Support for a Culture of Scholarship of Discovery: A Literature Review.

Background: A review of the literature was completed answering the question: "What is known about the barriers to, and support of, the scholarship of discovery that faculty members in nursing and related health sciences (i.e., medical, dental, and pharmacy) whose time is used in both the academic setting and clinical setting encounter as they develop programs of research, engage in grant writing, and pursue scientific publication?"

Methods: Using a systematic approach, a total of 29 articles were included in this review.

The Expressions of Hope in the Face of Complex Surgery: Experiences of Patients and Their Loved Ones.

Background: Lung volume reduction surgery (LVRS), a reduction in damaged lung tissue in end-stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, is a breakthrough surgical procedure requiring months of rigorous screening, testing, and conditioning. Engaging in this process is prolonged and challenging with no research found exploring patients and loved ones' experiences through this demanding process.

Objective: The purpose was to examine the experience of LVRS for patients and loved ones as they encounter the complex preparation required prior to, during, and throughout the extended convalescence following surgery.

Innovation During Orientation: How Does Rhetoric Drive New Graduate Nurse Performance?

Modern health care demands knowledge, swift action, and critical thinking from nurses. New and experienced registered nurses are better able to provide excellent care when they are supported by documents that drive consistent nursing action. The process of developing these documents is critically important.

Methodology Update: Delphi Studies.

Background: The Delphi method is a research approach that is beneficial when wanting to solve real-world problems, and expert opinions are needed.

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to describe the Delphi method as a qualitative research approach and provide a case study example of a study using the Delphi method to demonstrate the advantages and challenges of this methodological approach.

Methods: A literature search was conducted to understand the Delphi method and examine its use in nursing.

"I Am Surprised at the Change in Me": What Is It Like for Nurses to Be in the Process of Completing a Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing?

Background: The percentage of nurses with a baccalaureate degree in nursing (BSN) affects patient morbidity and mortality, so health care organizations are encouraging staff nurses to finish their BSN degree. However, there is little data related to what it is like for RNs to return to school.

Method: In this qualitative, descriptive study, 16 RN-to-BSN students were interviewed using naturalistic inquiry processes to gain an understanding of what it is like for students in the midst of an RN-to-BSN program.

What Is It Like to Experience Improved Care Coordination Through a Community Outreach Program? A Qualitative, Descriptive Study.

Community-based programs deploying community health workers (CHWs) who collaborate with other entities are beginning to emerge as the US health system evolves. Although these programs have used various evaluation criteria to determine program success, little research has been completed to examine the experiences of program participants as they receive these services. The purpose of this qualitative descriptive study was to describe what it was like to experience the benefit of improved care coordination through a community-based program featuring CHWs, in collaboration with community-based interprofessional providers.

"I do the best I can:" Personal care preferences of patients of size.

Aim: Obesity is a common co-morbidity of hospitalized patients, and nurses sometimes have great difficulty meeting the skin care needs of patients of size. The purpose of this qualitative study was to identify successful self-care strategies patients of size used to care for themselves at home, in order to replicate these successes in the hospital.

Background: When patients who are obese are hospitalized they are vulnerable to complications, including skin integrity problems.

"To See With My Own Eyes": Experiences of Family Visits During Phase 1 Recovery.

Purpose: Long separations are a characteristic of the day of surgery, keeping patients and their family members waiting and apart. At a time of high vulnerability, these separations can cause anxiety and worry. The purpose of this study was to identify the outcomes and experiences of patients and family members who engaged in a 5- to 10-minute supervised family visit during phase I postanesthesia recovery.

Influencing Commitment to BSN Completion: A Pilot Project Using Motivational Interviewing.

The 2010 Institute of Medicine's Future of Nursing report posed recommendations to increase numbers of nurses with baccalaureate degrees or greater to 80%. This project engaged associate degree nurses in motivational interviewing focusing on finding and removing barriers to baccalaureate matriculation and completion. Results indicated a statistically significant influence on attitudes and return-to-school decision making and identified a qualitative theme: "I know more now… I could be a better nurse.

Translational research: a concept analysis.

Unlabelled: BACKGROUND/CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK: Little is known about which approaches facilitate adoption and sustainment of evidence-based practice change in the highly complex care environments that constitute clinical practice today. The purpose of this article was to complete a concept analysis of translational research using a modified Walker and Avant approach. DESIGN/DATA COLLECTION: Using a rigorous and thorough review of the recent health care literature generated by a deep electronic search from 2004-2011, 85 appropriate documents were retrieved.

No more "fumbling alone": effect of a nurse-led academic advising service in a Magnet(®) hospital.

Background: A nurse-led, hospital-based academic advising service (AAS) was developed at a large Magnet(®) hospital. The AAS aided nurses and aspiring nurses as they considered advancing education. This research project was developed to evaluate the AAS.

Evaluating the impact of a nurse residency program for newly graduated registered nurses.

Nurse residency programs are designed to support graduate nurses as they assume the professional role. Evaluation of these programs has been inconsistent. The purpose of this descriptive research study was to evaluate a year-long nurse residency program using a nonexperimental, repeated measures design with qualitative questions.

Weathering the storm: nurses' satisfaction with a mobile admission nurse service.

Aim: To evaluate nurses' satisfaction with, and perceptions of, a practice innovation introducing a Mobile Admission Nurse service.

Background: Staff nurses identified that the admission process, while crucial to initiating safe and appropriate acute care, can be disruptive and interfere with care in progress. A pilot project implementing the role of a Mobile Admission Nurse was introduced to address this need.

Reflecting on research: sharpening nurses' focus through engaged learning.

Background: The Bedside Scientist Institute is a basic research course provided for nurses using an engaged, interactive learning environment. This qualitative study evaluated the course outcomes.

Methods: A large Magnet®-designated teaching hospital provided the setting for both the education and the study.

An innovative approach to standardizing heart failure care: the heart failure support team.

Purpose: The purpose of this project was to determine if a comprehensive program of heart failure support using a three-step approach during acute care led by an advanced practice nurse (APN) improves outcomes. The goal was to implement Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) appropriate care recommendations for all patients with heart failure, reducing variation, and increasing quality of care.

Data Sources: Retrospective hospital chart reviews demonstrated patients were being admitted with one diagnosis, but ultimately discharged under the heart failure diagnosis-related group (DRG).