Examining Knowledge and Attitudes Regarding Social Determinants Among Nursing Students Following Immersive Virtual Reality Simulation: A Descriptive Study.

This quantitative descriptive study explored the impact of virtual reality (VR) simulation on nursing students' understanding of social determinants of health (SDOH). The study assessed students' knowledge and attitudes toward SDOH after participating in VR simulations that mimicked diverse home environments and client scenarios. The intervention was intended to prepare future nurses for practice in diverse community settings and deepen their understanding of community challenges, particularly those impacted by socioeconomic disparities.

Spotlight on Leadership: What Nurse Leaders Need to Know About Artificial Intelligence.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is not a new concept. Since the 2022 release of a popular large language model, AI has become readily accessible to the general population, brought transformational shifts in healthcare, and created significant implications for nurse leaders. Specifically, AI has major indications in the area of evidence-based practice.

Examining the Perceptions Among Undergraduate Nursing Students Using Virtual Reality in a Community Course: A Mixed-Methods Explanatory Study.

Purpose: This study investigated undergraduate nursing students' perceptions of integrating virtual reality (VR) technology into a community nursing course, specifically home and environmental patient safety assessments.

Design: This study used a mixed-methods approach with an explanatory design.

Methods: Participants were recruited from a community health course.

Teaching Prelicensure Nursing Students Reasoning in Clinical Experiences: A Pilot Study.

Background: Clinical experiences are foundational learning components for prelicensure nursing students. Given the complexities of modern nursing practice in an aging America, clinical educators must teach nursing students to reason when engaging in patient care. Contemporary pedagogy to enhance reasoning relies on case studies and simulation.

Physiologic Insulin Resensitization as a Treatment Modality for Insulin Resistance Pathophysiology.

Prevalence of type 2 diabetes increased from 2.5% of the US population in 1990 to 10.5% in 2018.

Plasma cell granuloma of the thyroid: report of case and review of literature.

Objective: To report the 12th case of a patient with a plasma cell granuloma of the thyroid, a rare cause of goiter and hypothyroidism.

Methods: We present a case report of a woman with a plasma cell granuloma of the thyroid. The clinical and pathologic features of the lesion are described, the differential diagnosis is discussed, and the relevant literature is reviewed.