Newly graduated and nurse resident competencies: Perceptions of nurse faculty and acute care hospital leaders in the state of Maryland.

Background: The many educational pathways to obtain a professional nursing degree create confusion among healthcare leaders about new graduate nurses' (NGNs) competency expectations when entering practice.

Purpose: This research sought to identify, among Maryland nursing academic and practice leaders, a standard set of NGN competencies after completing their prelicensure program and nurse residency program (NRP) at 12 months.

Method: A mixed-method approach was used, including a survey of 109 outcome statements and faculty and practice leader focus groups.

Identification of statewide core competencies for new graduate nurses at the beginning of practice and after a 12-month nurse residency program.

Aim: To inform the development of statewide core competencies for new graduate nurses at the beginning of their professional career and after completing a 12-month nurse residency program.

Background: Although studies have attempted to clarify the expected core competencies of new graduate nurses at the beginning of their professional career, results are mixed. Additionally, nurse residency program competency expectations vary.

The Professional Case Manager and Social Justice, Inclusion, and Equity: A Time for Reflection and Action.

Social justice, inclusion and equity are everyone's responsibility. We achieve these values when we recognize and accept the characteristics of every person as a unique individual. Professional case managers, or other healthcare practitioners and leaders, have an obligation to advance the health, human and social outcomes of the people they serve, regardless of the social group they belong to and irrespective of their determinants of diversity.

The Evolving Role of the Professional Case Manager: A National Study From the Commission for Case Manager Certification: Part 2.

Purpose: The purpose of the national role and function study was to identify the essential activities and necessary knowledge areas for effective professional case management practice from the perspective of those directly involved. The study also aimed to inform the relevance and currency of the blueprint for the case management certification examination.

Primary Practice Settings: The national study covered the diverse case management practices and/or work settings across the full continuum of health and human services and numerous professional disciplines.

Essential Case Management Practices Amidst the Novel Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Crisis: Part 1: Tele-Case Management, Surge Capacity, Discharge Planning, and Transitions of Care.

Objectives: This is the first of a 2-part article that discusses essential case management practices and strategies amidst the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The series showcases the potential professional case managers have in support of managing during a crisis such as this global pandemic. Part I discusses reenvisioned roles and responsibilities of case managers and leaders known to address patients' needs during a crisis, with a special focus on telehealth, tele-case management, surge capacity, redeployment, discharge planning, and transitions of care.

Essential Case Management Practices Amidst the Novel Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Crisis: Part 2: End-of-Life Care, Workers' Compensation Case Management, Legal and Ethical Obligations, Remote Practice, and Resilience.

Objectives: This is the second of a 2-part article that discusses essential case management practices and strategies amidst the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The series showcases the potential professional case managers have in support of managing during a crisis such as a global pandemic. Part II continues to describe reenvisioned roles and responsibilities of case managers and their leaders to meet the needs of patients/support systems during the crisis.

Understanding the Increasing Role and Value of the Professional Case Manager: A National Study From the Commission for Case Manager Certification: Part 1.

Purpose: The purpose of the national role and function study was to identify the essential activities and necessary knowledge areas for effective professional case management practice from the perspective of those currently functioning in such roles in various care settings and across diverse professional disciplines.

Primary Practice Settings: The national study covered the diverse case management practices and/or work settings across the full continuum of health and human services.

Methodology And Sample: This cross-sectional descriptive study used the practice analysis method and online survey research design.

Leadership Presence: A "Must" Skill for Impactful Case Manager-Client Relationship.

Successful case manager-client relationships are those that demonstrate a humanistic, personal, empathetic, and empowering approach to health care provision. This editorial discusses leadership presence as an essential skill for professional case management practice and the impact of such relationships on the client/support system experience of care. It also presents a framework for building impactful and therapeutic relationships.

To Exist as a Case Manager Is to Constantly Change; to Be Successful, You Must Constantly Adapt.

Change is inevitable whether in personal or professional lives. Case management practice is always evolving on the basis of the dynamic nature of the U.S.

Essentials of Advocacy in Case Management: Part 2: Client Advocacy Model and Case Manager's Advocacy Strategies and Competencies.

Purpose/objectives: This article describes a client advocacy model for use by case managers. It delineates necessary competencies for the case manager and shares important strategies for effective client advocacy.

Primary Practice Setting(s): All practice settings across the continuum of health and human services and case managers of diverse professional backgrounds.

Essentials of Advocacy in Case Management: Part 1: Ethical Underpinnings of Advocacy-Theories, Principles, and Concepts.

Purpose/objectives: This article describes the meaning and underpinnings of advocacy in the field of case management and shares essential principles and concepts for effective client advocacy.

Primary Practice Setting(s): All practice settings across the continuum of health and human services and case managers of diverse professional backgrounds.

Findings And Conclusion: Advocacy is vital to case management practice and a primary role of the professional case manager.

Informing the Content and Composition of the CCM Certification Examination: A National Study From the Commission for Case Manager Certification: Part 2.

Purpose: The purpose of this national role and function study was to identify the essential activities and necessary knowledge areas of case management practice, meaning the work performed by case managers in various care settings and across diverse professional disciplines.

Primary Practice Setting(s): The national study covered case management practices and work settings across the full continuum of health care.

Methodology And Sample: This cross-sectional descriptive study used the practice analysis method and online survey research design.

What Case Managers Should Know About Their Roles and Functions: A National Study From the Commission for Case Manager Certification: Part 1.

Purpose: The purpose of this national role and function study was to identify the essential activities and necessary knowledge areas for effective case manager practice from the perspective of those currently functioning in various care settings and across diverse professional disciplines.

Primary Practice Setting(s): The national study covered all case management practices and/or work settings across the full continuum of health care.

Methodology And Sample: This cross-sectional descriptive study used the practice analysis method and online survey research design.