Implementing open educational resources: Lessons learned.

Background: Open educational resources (OER) are associated with several positive outcomes for undergraduate and graduate students, both financially and academically. Financial benefits include a reduction in student debt and costs of attending college. Academic benefits include improved academic success, especially for students from populations historically underserved by higher education.

Applying an Equity Lens to Manuscript Writing, Reviewing, and Publishing.

Background: The profession of nursing currently is examining systemic racism within the discipline. Nursing journals, as the gatekeepers of knowledge in the discipline, can reinforce dominant paradigms of racism in nursing science and scholarship.

Method: This article discusses the hegemonic forces operating in nursing science with examples of research topics and approaches lacking equity considerations.

Higher healthcare cost and utilization before and after diagnosis of AATD in the United States.

Purpose: Patients with alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency (AATD) often experience substantial delays from the onset of symptoms to a diagnosis. We explored the impact of delayed diagnosis of AATD on healthcare costs and utilization by assessing costs/utilization before and after diagnosis.

Methods: Retrospective claims data was used to conduct a longitudinal analysis of a cohort of patients with follow-up over four years in a commercial claims database was conducted.

Real-World HbA1c Changes Among Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients Initiating Treatment With a 1.0 Mg Weekly Dose of Semaglutide for Diabetes.

Medical management of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is complex because of the chronic nature of the disease and its associated comorbidities. Injectable once-weekly semaglutide for diabetes (OW sema T2D) is a type of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist approved for the treatment of patients with T2DM. To describe patient characteristics and HbA1c changes for patients prescribed 1.

Development of Undergraduate Competencies in Caring for People Experiencing Homelessness.

Background: Nurses play a critical role in reducing health inequities in people experiencing homelessness (PEH), a key social determinant of health. Health disparities specific to PEH are exacerbated by numerous factors, including bias, stigma, and a lack of nursing competency in caring for PEH.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to validate registered nurse key competencies; associated knowledge, skills, and attitudes; and concepts, content, and learning activities to serve as an educational framework in providing care for PEH.