Anti-DEI legislation targeting colleges and universities: Its potential impacts on nursing education and the pursuit of health equity.

Background: This article sheds light on the sociopolitical movements that led state legislators to propose bills restricting diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives and the profound effect these bills, if passed, will have on advancing health equity.

Purpose: To alert and alarm nurses and nurse educators regarding the expansiveness of the proposed legislation, highlight the harmful effects, and the necessity for a call to action.

Methods: Nurses and nurse educators must be aware of their civic and professional responsibilities to advocate for social justice to promote health equity and educational opportunities for historically excluded groups in nursing.

Evidence-based strategies to advance BSN student diversity.

Background: Minoritized nurses understand the cultural and contextual circumstances that lead to health disparities, yet they are underrepresented in the RN workforce. This underrepresentation can have serious health consequences. However, to have more representation, it must be understood the pipeline for diversity begins with the admission of diverse students into baccalaureate nursing education programs.

Comparative antiplaque and antigingivitis efficacy of a multipurpose essential oil-containing mouthrinse and a cetylpyridinium chloride-containing mouthrinse: A 6-month randomized clinical trial.

Objective: This 6-month, examiner-blind, single-center, randomized, parallel group clinical trial compared the antiplaque and antigingivitis effects of an essential oil-containing mouthrinse with zinc chloride and sodium fluoride (EO) to a 0.05% cetylpyridinium chloride-containing mouthrinse (CPC) also with fluoride.

Method And Materials: Four hundred and eight gingivitis subjects were monitored for the primary outcomes of modified Gingival Index (MGI) and Plaque Index (PI) at baseline and 3 and 6 months.