Call to Action: Bolstering the Diminishing Pediatric Nursing Workforce.

Background: Pediatric workforce shortages became more apparent with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) and the rise in other viruses. Among factors affecting these shortages are undergraduate and graduate curricula that include pediatric content and clinical experiences.

Method: A narrative review was conducted to examine the state of the pediatric nursing workforce, describe curricular models in undergraduate and graduate programs, and determine the effects of these models on pediatric content and clinical experiences as well as subsequent employment in pediatric nursing.

Increasing Care for Underserved Communities Through a Global Health Residency Training Program.

Global health education is important for addressing health inequities nationally and internationally. Physician shortages in underserved areas suggest more exposure during training is needed. To study the impact of a global health training program on residents' perceived preparedness and intention to care for underserved populations.

Redefining low-threshold buprenorphine access in an integrated mobile clinic program: Factors associated with treatment retention.

Introduction: The Spot mobile clinic provides low-threshold buprenorphine integrated with clinical and social services in Baltimore City, MD. In 2021, The Spot modified practices to improve engagement including providing extended prescriptions, reducing frequency of toxicology testing, giving up to six months to stabilize on medication, offering maximum doses (up to 32 mg total) daily, and utilizing telemedicine. This study characterizes care retention by examining both the total time in care and the percentage of time with buprenorphine prescription coverage during these practice changes, and examines factors associated with retention.

Analyzing the relationships among psychosocial variables associated with resilience.

Potentially Traumatic Events (PTEs) are common in current society, including college life. When exposed to PTE, stress reactions are greatly heterogeneous, and what contributes to psychological resilience is not well known. The purpose of the present study is to investigate the relationships among the antecedents, defining attributes, and consequences of resilience in a sample of 450 college students.