Design Thinking in Nursing Education and Health Sciences Education.

Aim: The aim of the study was to answer the research question: What is known from the existing literature about the use of design thinking in nursing education and health sciences education?

Background: Nursing education should be ready for an enhanced focus on innovation and the potential to influence future practice.

Method: Arksey and O'Malley's scoping framework was used to identify and summarize findings from related literature.

Results: Of 16 publications included, seven were nursing focused references.

Enhancing FDA's Reach to Minorities and Under-Represented Groups through Training: Developing Culturally Competent Health Education Materials.

Health communications may not reach intended populations due to cultural and language barriers. These barriers may prohibit consumers from understanding information needed to make informed health decisions. It is important to ensure everyone-especially racial and ethnic minorities and under-served and under-represented populations-has access to information on medical products.

Revision and Psychometric Testing of the Safe Administration of Medications Scale.

Background And Purpose: This study describes revision and psychometric testing of the Safe Administration of Medications-Revised (SAM-R) scale.

Methods: The SAM-R scale was revised and tested to assess Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) students' readiness to safely deliver medications through simulated case studies and associated vignettes. Subjects were junior- and senior-level BSN students (N = 227) from a large Midwestern university.

Nursing Strategies to Increase Medication Safety in Inpatient Settings.

Using data obtained through 2 multidisciplinary studies focused on medication safety effectiveness, this article provides nursing recommendations to decrease medication delivery errors. Strategies to minimize and address interruptions/distractions are proposed for the 3 most problematic time frames in which medication errors typically arise: medication acquisition, transportation, and bedside delivery. With planned interventions such as programmed scripts and hospital-based protocols to manage interruptions and distractions, patient safety can be maintained in the inpatient setting.

Baby lost and found: mothers' experiences of infants who cry persistently.

Introduction: The purpose of this study was to describe mothers' experiences of parenting an irritable infant. Although "colic" is regarded as a "self-limiting" condition that usually disappears by 3 to 4 months of age, the entire family is affected by the infant's crying; no definitive cause or cure has been identified.

Sample And Setting: Twelve middle-class married mothers (mean age=27.