Maximizing an urban secondary and post-secondary partnership to align educational expectations and student success.

Students from public urban secondary schools in the United States are often academically underprepared for post-secondary education. There are multiple social and structural factors contributing to this including living in communities where there are high rates of poverty, insufficient funding for public urban schools, and lack of rigor in their curriculum. Urban public post-secondary institutions struggle to bridge the gap to support students who are underprepared and in need of educational, financial, and social assistance.

The University of Cincinnati College of Nursing Case Study: Bias and Discrimination in the Nursing Learning Environment.

The purpose of this case study is to outline strategies employed by the University of Cincinnati's College of Nursing (CoN) to increase underrepresented racial and ethnic (URE), and economically and educationally disadvantaged student acceptance, presence, inclusion, and success. The case study method was used to examine strategies used at the CoN to address bias and discrimination, identify student success strategies for URE students, and outline college initiatives to facilitate an inclusive environment. CoN leadership has instituted several programs involving faculty and students in efforts to decrease bias and discrimination and promote inclusion.

Dedicated education units: Redirecting for success.

This process paper describes the evolution and growth of Dedicated Education Units through an academic-practice partnership at a college of nursing and urban medical center. This collaboration marked a period of rapid expansion from a single unit pilot dedicated education unit to five within a six-year timeframe. During the expansion from the pilot phase to creation of the dedicated units, it was determined that success in one unit did not translate to success in others.

Maximizing Effectiveness of the Holistic Admission Process: Implementing the Multiple Mini Interview Model.

Background: Nursing programs have responsibility to become more holistic in admission practices, ensuring they admit applicants based on more than grades and test scores to determine the best fit for their program.

Problem: One frequently cited holistic admissions barrier is incorporating qualitative measurement of applicant characteristics through interviews. Finding the best interview model is a challenge, depending on a program's intent to learn about applicants.

An Academic-Community Partnership to Improve Health Care Workforce Diversity in Greater Cincinnati: Lessons Learned.

Background: The University of Cincinnati (UC) participated in a learning collaborative aimed at preparing a culturally sensitive, diverse, and prepared health workforce.

Objectives: Describe the development, accomplishments, and lessons learned of an academic-community partnership vested in improving health care workforce diversity and health disparities in the Greater Cincinnati region.

Methods: Researchers created a Community Advisory Board (CAB) consisting of university, community, and health system representatives.

How older adults with multimorbidity manage their own care within a formal care coordination program?

As the number of older adults with multimorbidity increases, care coordination programs are being designed to streamline the complex care older adults receive from multiple providers by improving health and reducing unnecessary costs. Well-coordinated care requires actions by both patients and providers. Yet little attention is paid to the what older adults do to manage their own care alongside a formal Care Coordination Program (CCP).

Increasing healthcare workforce diversity: Urban universities as catalysts for change.

Increasing the diversity of the healthcare workforce is often cited as a strategy for reducing racial and ethnic health disparities. Colleges and universities are uniquely positioned to influence workforce diversity through their recruitment, admissions, and student support practices, and by partnering with community groups to improve the pipeline of underrepresented racial/ethnic (URE) students pursuing health careers and influence workforce diversity practices in healthcare institutions. In this article, the authors describe a multifaceted initiative implemented by the Academic Health Center (AHC) at the University of Cincinnati (UC) that sought to address each of these areas.

An evaluation of forums for discussions on inclusion in a college of nursing.

Background: The lack of diversity in the nursing profession could be an outcome of unconscious biases. Forums allowing the personal reflection and discourse of these unconscious biases are needed in order for a diverse and inclusive learning environment to exist.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to describe the experiences of students, staff, faculty members, and guests participating in a forum on diversity and inclusion.

Transforming Nursing Education With Apple Technology.

The widespread adoption of technology has the potential to redefine nursing education. Currently, there is limited knowledge of how to implement technological advancements in nursing curricula. This article describes 1 college's journey to transform nursing education through leadership, professional development, and innovative learning and teaching.

Holistic Admissions in Nursing: We Can Do This.

Unlabelled: Research shows that holistic admissions review practices can increase diversity across students without decreasing the workforce preparedness and academic success of students. Therefore, many disciplines have readily adopted the widespread use of holistic admissions review. Despite its proven effectiveness in addressing student diversity, nursing has been slow to implement holistic admissions review.

Evaluation of a Summer Bridge: Critical Component of the Leadership 2.0 Program.

Background: Summer bridges facilitate the transition from high school to college. Although many schools employ summer bridges, few have published outcomes. This article's purpose is to share preconceptions of college by underrepresented and disadvantaged nursing students and describe important elements and long-term impact of a summer bridge, a component of the Leadership 2.

How many schools adopt interviews during the student admission process across the health professions in the United States of America?

Health profession schools use interviews during the admissions process to identify certain non-cognitive skills that are needed for success in diverse, inter-professional settings. This study aimed to assess the use of interviews during the student admissions process across health disciplines at schools in the United States of America in 2014. The type and frequency of non-cognitive skills assessed were also evaluated.

Israeli registered nurse workforce.

This commentary on the article by Nirel, Riba, Reicher and Toren, "Registered nurses in Israel - workforce employment characteristics and projected supply", describes major findings from this important Israeli study and links findings to other nursing workforce studies worldwide. Israeli projections include a 25% decrease in RNs in the workforce by 2028; the greater likelihood of leaving the progression of young nurses compared to older nurses, and the greater likelihood of leaving the profession by those nurses with no advanced training. Suggestions are made for future workforce analysis to triangulate economic analysis and policy planning, work design, and workforce management; for policy and planning and budget allocation at the macro level to go hand-in-hand with work design and management strategies at the micro level; and for the development of a national nursing workforce plan for investment and reform with a timeline and specific dates for accomplishing separate goals for recruitment and retention.

Effects of a multicomponent wellness intervention on dyslipidemia among overweight adolescents.

Behavioral changes are the first line of treatment for dyslipidemia in adolescents, but outcome data on the effectiveness of this approach are inconsistent. This study aims to assess the effect of a 13-week multicomponent wellness intervention program, which included weekly nutrition classes and structured cardiovascular, flexibility, and strength training on dyslipidemia in nine overweight/obese [body mass index (BMI) > or = 85th percentile] and nine lean (BMI <85th percentile) adolescents. Clinical measurements and lipid profile assessment were performed before and after the intervention.

Partnering and leadership: core requirements for developing a dedicated education unit.

Preparing new nurses to practice independently and provide safe and effective care has always been a priority for nurse leaders in academe and service but is becoming more of a challenge as patient acuity intensifies and care systems become more complex. Recent reports by the Carnegie Foundation and by the Institute of Medicine and RWJF call for nurse leaders to improve how nurses are prepared and educated by reducing the gap between classroom and clinical teaching and making better use of resources and partnerships available in the community. The development of a dedicated education unit is one strategy to address this gap.

In vivo MRSI of hyperpolarized [1-(13)C]pyruvate metabolism in rat hepatocellular carcinoma.

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), the primary form of human adult liver malignancy, is a highly aggressive tumor with average survival rates that are currently less than 1 year following diagnosis. Most patients with HCC are diagnosed at an advanced stage, and no efficient marker exists for the prediction of prognosis and/or response(s) to therapy. We have reported previously a high level of [1-(13)C]alanine in an orthotopic HCC using single-voxel hyperpolarized [1-(13)C]pyruvate MRS.

Creating a patient-centered imaging service: determining what patients want.

Objective: The purpose of this study is to determine patients' preferences for how, from whom, and how soon they receive imaging results.

Materials And Methods: Hard copies of our survey were randomly distributed to patients at an academic medical center outpatient imaging facility for 9 weeks, during August through October 2008, to collect data regarding patient preferences for how they received results ("Method"), from whom ("Person"), and how quickly ("Speed").

Results: A total of 129 (23%) of 557 patients (47.

A strategy for blood biomarker amplification and localization using ultrasound.

Blood biomarkers have significant potential applications in early detection and management of various diseases, including cancer. Most biomarkers are present in low concentrations in blood and are difficult to discriminate from noise. Furthermore, blood measurements of a biomarker do not provide information about the location(s) where it is produced.