Predictors of End of Life Discussions Among Minority Older Women Living With HIV Infection.

Background: Among the 39,782 newly HIV diagnosed individuals in the U.S., 17% were aged 50+.

Psychological and Socioeconomic Burdens Faced by Family Caregivers of Children With Asthma: An Integrative Review.

Introduction: Asthma affects nearly 1 in every 12 children in the United States. Caring for a child with asthma poses significant challenges for the parent or caregiver. The purpose of this integrative review was to identify the psychological and socioeconomic burdens faced by family caregivers of children with asthma.

Evaluating horizontal violence and bullying in the nursing workforce of an oncology academic medical center.

Aim: To evaluate horizontal violence and bullying in the nursing workforce of an oncology inpatient and outpatient academic centre and to test the Horizontal Violence Scale in an outpatient setting.

Background: Horizontal violence (HV) and bullying in the workplace are dysfunctional behaviours that can affect nursing staff and patient care. The impact of bullying and HV is multilevel, affecting patient safety and satisfaction, nursing retention and employee satisfaction, while creating poor patient outcomes.

Comparing Educational Outcomes of Online Module-Based Technology with and without Simulation on Attitudes Toward Care of the Dying in Second Semester BSN Students.

Background: Opportunities to provide competent and compassionate End-of Life (EOL) care to patients and families are limited for nursing students.

Method: A mixed methods approach was used to explore the students' attitudes towards caring for an EOL patient in two groups: an on-line-module only group and an on-line module plus simulation group.

Results: Statistically significant effect of time was found across the two conditions (F [1, 69] = 7.