Understanding the Relationships Between Health Care Providers' Moral Distress and Patients' Quality of Death.

Moral distress is a commonly recognized phenomenon among health care providers; however, the experience of moral distress by staff caring for patients who die during an acute care hospital stay has not been previously examined. It also remains unclear how the quality of a death may impact moral distress among these providers. We sought to understand levels of moral distress experienced by intern physicians and nurses who provided care during a patient's final 48 hours of life, and how the perceived quality of death impacted moral distress.

Assessing the Impact of Weighted Blankets on Anxiety Among Patients With Anorexia Nervosa and Avoidant- Restrictive Food Intake Disorder: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Importance: Interventions to reduce anxiety are needed for patients with anorexia nervosa (AN) and avoidant- restrictive food intake disorder (ARFID). Weighted blankets are one such intervention.

Objective: To evaluate the impact of weighted blankets on anxiety for patients with AN and ARFID.

The value of intentional self-care practices: The effects of mindfulness on improving job satisfaction, teamwork, and workplace environments.

Background: Burnout rates among nurses have detrimental impact on job satisfaction, teamwork, and patient care. This costs millions of dollars in the healthcare system and challenges nurse leaders to address in order to keep up with the healthcare demands. Furthermore, burnout is especially relevant in our current healthcare climate, as frontline nurses have increased workload and multiple psychosocial stressors during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic (Sultana, Sharma, Hossain, Bhattacharya, & Purohit, 2019).

Assessing the Effect of Unit Champion-Initiated Audits on Fall Rates: Improving Awareness.

Background: Inpatient falls remain challenging with repercussions that can include patient injury and increased hospital expense. Fall rates were consistently above the national benchmark. An initiative to reduce fall rates was use of Fall Champion Audits (FCAs).

Weighted Blanket Use: A Systematic Review.

Importance: Sensory integration modalities, such as weighted blankets, are used in occupational therapy practice to assist with emotional and physical regulation. However, the research related to the use and effectiveness of weighted blankets is sparse.

Objective: To identify, evaluate, and synthesize the current literature to help develop the impetus needed to launch a research study into the effectiveness of using weighted blankets to decrease anxiety and insomnia.

Moving from practice to praxis: A qualitative descriptive study revealing the value of Project7 Mindfulness Pledge.

Aim: To examine the experiences of nurses and nursing assistants who participated in a mindfulness project.

Background: Increased demands and fewer resources have become the norm in most health care settings. As a result, health care professionals face exceptional stress in their work environments and are vulnerable to burnout and compassion fatigue.

Exploring Inpatient Medication Patterns: A Big Data and Multilevel Approach.

Purpose: Exploratory study to examine inpatient medication administration patterns.

Methods: Data from multiple sources were utilized for this study. The outcome was time difference between medication schedule and administration.