Long-term outcome after surgical ameroid ring constrictor placement for treatment of single extrahepatic portosystemic shunts in dogs.

Objective: To report long-term clinical outcome in dogs treated for single congenital extrahepatic portosystemic shunt (CEHPSS) with a ameroid ring constrictor (ARC) and to identify perioperative variables associated with outcome.

Study Design: Retrospective, multi-institutional study.

Animals: Dogs (n = 206) with CEHPSS.

Characteristics that perinatal nurse managers desire in new nurse hires.

Background: Nursing leaders have proposed that nurses must have the Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) competencies to work in complex health care systems. Using the QSEN framework, this study explored what characteristics perinatal nurse managers desired most in new nurses.

Methods: This study used a survey design and a convenience sample of perinatal nurse managers working in Indiana hospitals (N = 46).