Clarifying the Qualifications for Nurse Scientists.

The roles of PhD- and DNP-prepared nurses are very different.

Exploring Nurses' Personal and Professional Values and Care Quality: A Convergent Mixed-Methods Analysis.

Background: Professional standards and the Codes of Ethics from the International Council of Nurses and American Nurses Association are frameworks driving professional practice and are linked to positive patient and nursing outcomes.

Objective: To describe qualitative themes extracted from narrative responses on how nurses' personal values influence nursing care and converge with quantitative results assessing personal values, professional values, and the practice environment, a key component of nurse satisfaction and subsequent care quality.

Methods: A convenience sample of nurses across 19 sites within a large nonprofit healthcare system was surveyed.

Best Fit for Nurse Advancement: Breaking Down Barriers to Career Progression.

The retention of experienced nurses is a challenge for healthcare organizations in the current employment landscape. One retention tactic is to aid in their professional development. This article describes a program "Best Fit for Nurse Advancement" that provides dedicated time, resources, and support to explore career advancement pathways by breaking organizational progressional barriers.

COASTing Through Bedside Report: An Innovative Approach to Safe Transitions of Care.

Background: Bedside shift report improves patient satisfaction, peer accountability, communication, and decreases safety events.

Local Problem: Clinical practice of bedside report varied prior to the pandemic. Due to limited personal protective equipment and exposure risk, bedside report was halted during the pandemic.

Lessons Learned From Ventilated and Proned Patients With COVID-19: A Multisite Retrospective Study to Identify Predictive Factors for Facial Pressure Injuries.

Background: Many patients critically ill with COVID-19 develop acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) necessitating mechanical ventilation and proning. Although proning is lifesaving, it has been linked to the occurrence of facial pressure injuries (PIs).

Objectives: To evaluate the incidence and use of prevention strategies and identify predictors of facial PIs in patients who received ventilator and proning treatments in COVID-designated intensive care units at 2 large quaternary medical centers in the Midwest.

Knowing the Patient: Understanding Readmission Reasons in Complex Heart Failure.

Background: Heart failure (HF) is a complex problem characterized by frequent hospitalizations and high 30-day readmission rates. Researchers studying HF readmission report that patients and clinicians have different perspectives on readmission and preventability when unadjusted for disease severity.

Objective: The aim of this study was to gather patient, caregiver, nurse, and physician subjective reason(s) for 30-day HF readmission and perceptions of preventability with contextual factors to evaluate differences.

Positive Nurse Mentoring: A Call to Action.

It's time for the profession to embrace this essential role.

Building research infrastructure and multisite studies in merged health care settings: A framework for nurse scientists and health care leaders.

Background: Merged healthcare settings, particularly those with Magnet designated sites, present distinct opportunities for PhD nurse scientists developing nursing research infrastructure.

Purpose: This article aims to assist nurse scientists and healthcare leaders in defining nurse scientist roles, and in developing research infrastructure for conducting multi-site research in merged settings.

Method: Practical strategies and a framework are provided to assist in building and navigating nurse scientist roles and research infrastructure development.

The Impact of DNP Scholarly Projects on Healthcare Organizations: A Road Map for Success.

Many DNP scholarly projects occur in healthcare organizations, often taking various forms based on specific academic requirements. Projects require site mentorship, project facilitation, and institutional review board resources. This article highlights the impact of DNP scholarly projects on healthcare organizations and provides a road map for success for healthcare leaders and site mentors.

Physical Activity, Inflammation, and Physical Function in Older Adults: Results From the Health & Retirement Study.

Unlabelled: Physical function declines with aging due to physical and biological changes. The biological process of aging has been associated with increases in systemic inflammation and a greater risk for chronic conditions. In older adults, physical activity aids in maintenance of function.