A Model for Student Success.

Background: Institutions may be experiencing an increasing number of applicants who are underprepared for nursing study, especially institutions with access missions. Early identification and intervention can mitigate risk of attrition and unsuccessful NCLEX-RN outcomes.

Method: An initial study of approximately 1,500 graduates from a multi-campus system led to the development of a comprehensive approach to student success.

Developing a Social Determinants of Learning™ Framework: A Case Study.

Aim: The aim of the study was to propose a framework, social determinants of learning™ (SDOL™), an actionable model to address learning disparities and expand learning opportunities to support nursing student diversity, equity, and inclusion.

Background: There is significant growth in the racial and ethnic diversity across students at all levels of higher education, mirroring the growing diversity of the US population. Yet, lower rates of persistence and higher attrition rates among these student groups continue.

Savoring, resilience, and psychological well-being in older adults.

Objectives: Guided by Fredrickson's broaden and build theory of positive emotions and Zautra's dynamic model of affect, the current study examines the relation between savoring positive experiences (i.e., the ability to notice and regulate positive feelings) and psychological well-being for older adults with higher and lower levels of resilience.

Comparison of self-reported pain and the PAINAD scale in hospitalized cognitively impaired and intact older adults after hip fracture surgery.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was a psychometric evaluation of the PAINAD to assess pain in hospitalized cognitively impaired and intact older adults admitted for surgical repair of a hip fracture.

Method: A descriptive correlational design was used. A convenience sample of older patients hospitalized for surgical repair of a hip fracture was used.

Partners in collaboration: The Homan Square Project.

The Homan Square Project, a collaborative community development effort, exemplifies the World Health Organization's model for cities. This article describes the implementation of a health care component--a joint venture between the College of Nursing at Rush University and Rush Primary Care Institute of the Rush System for Health--in partnership with the North Lawndale community coalition on Chicago's West Side. The health care programs and services include a primary health care clinic, school-based health centers, family education and counseling programs, and screening services linking the community to secondary/tertiary care systems.

Implementing a residency program for the acute care nurse practitioner.

A clinical residency program for acute care nurse practitioners (ACNPs) was developed to facilitate the strengthening of practice competencies and role performance. Strengthening collaboration between physicians and ACNPs and supporting the growth of ACNPs through supportive and individualized learning opportunities were key components to a highly successful initiative.

Hospital nurses' views about physical restraint use with older patients.

1. A survey of knowledge, practice and attitudes about physical restraints was completed by nursing staff (RN, LPN, CNA) from four hospitals. 2.

The medical-psychiatric consultation liaison nurse. Meeting psychosocial needs of medical patients in the acute care setting.

This article focuses on the development of the role of the MPCLN in the acute care setting. The need for such a role clearly exists to meet the complex needs of medical inpatient populations. Patients with primary psychiatric disorders or psychiatric disorders concomitant or secondary to physical disease, as well as the growing elderly population will all require psychiatric interventions.