Investigation of social support as a mediator of the relationship between physical and psychological health among hospitalised patients.

Aim: To investigate the self-reported levels of social support from friends and family and from nurses as mediators of the relationship between self-rated physical and psychological condition in hospitalised patients.

Design: Cross-sectional study of adult inpatients at a large tertiary-care hospital in the northeast United States.

Methods: Multiple mediation analysis of survey data.

Recruitment and Retention of Occupational Therapy Practitioners and Students of Color: A Qualitative Study.

Importance: Matching the demographics of health professionals and patient populations increases access to quality care. However, a consensus has not been reached regarding the most effective strategies for recruitment and retention of diverse practitioners.

Objective: To answer the question "What are the perceived challenges to and facilitators of the recruitment and retention of occupational therapy practitioners (OTPs) and students of color?"

Design: A qualitative interpretive, constructionist design was used.

African American Nurses' Perspectives on a Leadership Development Program.

United States demographics are changing, but that change is yet to be recognized in the makeup of the nursing workforce. The underrepresentation of minorities in nursing is a longstanding problem, resulting in missed opportunities for culturally sensitive care that can foster optimal patient care outcomes. This report describes qualitative analysis of leadership opportunities emerging from a collaborative leadership development program between an urban baccalaureate nursing program and a large healthcare system in the northeast United States.

Evaluating dedicated education units for clinical education quality.

Dedicated education units (DEUs) have emerged as an important clinical education innovation within academic practice partnerships. However, rigorous evaluation has not been conducted previously. This article presents findings from a randomized, controlled, multiyear, multisite study comparing the clinical education quality for students educated in either the DEU innovation or traditional clinical education model within the same nursing course.