Pedagogical strategies of LGBTQIA+ education in pre-licensure nursing: An integrative review.

Objectives: Previous research suggests that information about providing culturally sensitive care to patients of the LGBTQIA+ population has been lacking among pre-licensure nursing programs. This is due, in part, to a lack of faculty preparation and knowledge regarding LGBTQIA+ issues. The purpose of this integrative review is to examine pedagogical strategies of LGBTQIA+ content integration in pre-licensure nursing programs in the United States.

Maladaptive coping behaviors in pre-licensure nursing students: An integrative review.

Background: Many pre-licensure nursing students encounter numerous maladaptive coping behaviors while completing their coursework. Signs of maladaptive coping behaviors in nursing students are identifiable and can be opportunities to provide additional resources facilitating success. The problem of nursing student persistence is perennial, and the strategies to improve nursing student persistence remain unclear.

Barriers to Health Care among Laotian Americans in Middle Tennessee.

We examined barriers to health care among Laotian Americans in a Middle Tennessee community that included a Laotian-speaking practitioner. A Laotian American primary care clinic nurse practitioner surveyed 312 adult Laotian Americans. The dependent variable was whether respondents visited (n = 214, 77.

Human Papillomavirus Vaccine Uptake in Adolescent Boys: An Evidence Review.

Background: Despite evidence-based guidelines recommending routine vaccination against human papillomavirus (HPV) for adolescent boys, ages 11-12 years, vaccine uptake among this population remains low.

Aims: To examine reasons for low HPV quadrivalent vaccine uptake and methods available to increase vaccine uptake among adolescent males, ages 11-12 years.

Methods And Results: Of 341 identified studies, 30 were included from three databases.

Systematic review of childhood obesity prevention.

This systematic review identified the current state of the evidence related to the prevention of obesity in young children. The results indicate five areas of emphasis in the literature: prevalence of the problem; prevention as the best option; preschool population as the target; crucial parental involvement; and numerous guidelines. Because the gap between clear articulation of the problem as well as population and the best strategies to impact the prevention of the problem is evident, health care practitioners must be involved in well-constructed implementation and evaluation studies that build on the limited base of current evidence.