"Ineffective breastfeeding (00104)" and "Readiness for enhanced breastfeeding (00106)": Clinical validation.

Purpose: To clinically validate the NANDA International (NANDA-I), nursing diagnoses (ND) of "Ineffective breastfeeding (00104)" and "Readiness for enhanced breastfeeding (00106)" in postpartum women and their infants, and to determine the sensitivity, specificity, and predictive value of their elements.

Methods: Cross-sectional study was conducted from June 2023 to April 2024. Recruitment happened at a public teaching hospital, approaching dyads from the neonatology outpatient clinic and the rooming-in.

Content validation of the nursing diagnosis "Insufficient breast milk production (00216)".

Purpose: To review and validate the elements of the nursing diagnosis (ND) "Insufficient breast milk production" (00216) based on the literature and expert consensus, and to construct operational definitions (ODs) for its defining characteristics (DCs).

Methods: It is a methodological study carried out in two phases. In the first phase, a scoping review was conducted, and in the second, a committee of experts reviewed the elements' content.

An Effective Academic Medical Center-Based Strategy to Enhance Diversity Among Nurse Researchers.

The Connell-Jones Endowed Chair Diversity Nursing Research Scholars Program was created to promote engagement in nursing research and scholarship among nurses of color. Preliminary evaluation suggests that the program was widely beneficial, resulting in enrollment in doctoral education for some. Establishing opportunities that promote exposure and participation in nursing research and scholarship among nurses of color helps cultivate cohorts of diverse nurses armed to address health disparities through the advancement of nursing knowledge.

Psychometric evaluation of the Functional Health Pattern Assessment Screening Tool - Modified Brazilian Version.

Objective: to test the factorial structure, reliability and convergent validity of the Functional Health Pattern Assessment Screening Tool - Modified Brazilian Version.

Method: this was a psychometric evaluation of the Functional Health Pattern Assessment Screening Tool - Modified Brazilian Version. Seven hundred and seventeen participants answered the data collection instrument consisting of two parts.

Policy education in a research-focused doctoral nursing program: Power as knowing participation in change.

Nurses have moral obligations incurred by membership in the profession to participate knowingly in health policy advocacy. Many barriers have historically hindered nurses from realizing their potential to advance health policy. The contemporary political context sets additional challenges to policy work due to polarization and conflict.

The American Academy of Nursing 50 Anniversary of the Nursing Theory Guided Practice Expert Panel (NTGPEP): Exploring the Past-Re-envisioning the Future.

The Nursing Theory-Guided Practice Expert Panel (NTGP-EP), one of the 14 Expert Panels, is officially designated to advance the mission and strategic goals of the American Academy of Nursing. The NTGP-EP has created a forum for dialogue among nurse scholars interested in advancing nursing theory to promote health and wellbecoming. The purpose of this paper is to share the important work of the NTGP-EP and its history, contributions, and accomplishments, and to propose a member-driven agenda to re-envision our preferred future and the impact of the use of nursing theory to guide nursing education, research, practice, and policy.

An integrative review of comprehensive nursing assessment tools developed based on Gordon's Eleven Functional Health Patterns.

Purpose: To evaluate the content and psychometric properties of comprehensive nursing assessment tools developed based on The Eleven Functional Health Patterns Assessment Framework.

Methods: An integrative literature review following Whittemore and Knafl's method and the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses. Searches on PubMed, Cinahl, and Virtual Health Library were conducted between September and December 2018.

Thoughts About Nursing Curricula: Dark Clouds and Bright Lights.

In this essay, several nurse scholars who are particularly concerned about the contemporary state of nursing science present their concerns about the inclusion of nursing conceptual models and theories in the curricula of nursing programs (dark clouds) and ways in which the concerns have been addressed (bright lights). This essay is the second of two essays that were catalyzed by Barrett's paper, "Again, What Is Nursing Science?" The first essay was published in the previous issue of Nursing Science Quarterly.

Initial Psychometric Evaluation of the Staff Perception of the Disruptive Patient Behavior Scale.

Objective: The aim of this study is to develop and psychometrically test the Staff Perception of Disruptive Patient Behavior (SPDPB) Scale.

Background: Disruptive patient behaviors impact work safety for nurses in hospitals. There is no standardized approach to capturing staff perceptions of these behaviors.

Profession at the crossroads: A dialog concerning the preparation of nursing scholars and leaders.

The purpose of a practice discipline's terminal degree is to develop wise scholars to guide the profession in anticipating and meeting the health-related needs of those served via philosophical, conceptual/theoretical, and empirical inquiry on behalf of professional practice. Each of these dimensions is important for the discipline's ability to meet its obligations to society. However, contemporary circumstances have created a context within which the maturation of the profession may be threatened by an imbalance among the three dimensions of PhD education.

Commonalities of nurse-designed models of health care.

The American Academy of Nursing has identified examples of care redesign developed by nurses who address the health needs of diverse populations. These models show important clinical and financial outcomes as summarized in the Select Edge Runner Models of Care table included in this article. A study team appointed by the Academy explored the commonalities across these models.

Development and psychometric evaluation of the patient care associates' work environment scale.

Objective: The purpose of this study is to examine the psychometric properties of the Patient Care Associates' Work Environment Scale (PCA-WES).

Background: Few studies exist examining patient care associates (PCAs) working in acute care settings, and no instruments are available to examine the impact of the work environment on their practice.

Methods: A psychometric evaluation using a nonprobability purposive sample of 390 PCAs was undertaken.

Identification of the psychometric properties of the leadership influence over professional practice environments scale.

This study uses the qualitatively developed Adams influence model (AIM) and concepts from the psychometrically validated revised professional practice environment scale to guide the development of the leadership influence over professional practice environments scale. Nurse executives and others can use this scale individually or in conjunction with instruments targeting staff or patient perceptions of their influence as part of health services research, leadership development, and professional practice environment enhancement strategy.

Evaluation of basic arrhythmia knowledge retention and clinical application by registered nurses.

The purpose of this descriptive study was to evaluate knowledge retention over time and clinical application of basic arrhythmia knowledge following exposure to an orientation program. Data showed significant differences in knowledge retention at 4 weeks and clinical application in rhythm identification using simulation at 3 months.

Expanding consciousness in nursing education and practice. Interview by Pamela Clarke.

This column focuses on the importance of Newman's work for the future of nursing and healthcare. Dorothy Jones takes a strong position that nursing science should be a driving force in the healthcare arena in today's world. Implications for education are addressed.

An evidence-based structure for transformative nurse executive practice: the model of the interrelationship of leadership, environments, and outcomes for nurse executives (MILE ONE).

Identifying and measuring success within the chief nurse executive (CNE) population have proven complex and challenging for nurse executive educators, policy makers, practitioners, researchers, theory developers, and their constituents. The model of the interrelationship of leadership, environments, and outcomes for nurse executives (MILE ONE) was developed using the concept of consilience (jumping together of ideas) toward limiting the ambiguity surrounding CNE success. The MILE ONE is unique in that it links existing evidence and identifies the continuous and dependent interrelationship among 3 content areas: (1) CNE; (2) nurses' professional practice and work environments; and (3) patient and organizational outcomes.

Interdisciplinary Institute for Patient Care: advancing clinical excellence.

Healthcare leaders are searching for ways to create new synergies and efficiencies in today's complex health environments to enhance patient care, education, and research and nurture collaborative and rewarding professional practice environments. The authors discuss how the creation of a multidisciplinary Institute for Patient Care is an important innovation that is helping us achieve these aims.