Concurrent enrollment pathway: A model for ADN-BSN programs.

Introduction: The purpose of this article is to share the collaborative planning and execution of these two public universities and one community college in developing an innovative program to increase BSN-prepared nurses. The aim of the collaboration is to offer a high quality, affordable, and time-saving pre-licensure, concurrent enrollment program (CEP) which allows community college ADN students direct access to BSN study, while maintaining excellent program outcomes, and increasing diverse baccalaureate-prepared nurses in practice.

Methods: Key stakeholders in two public educational systems met to discuss the development of a regional collaboration between two state universities and one local community college.

Improving Nurse Management of the Second Stage of Labor.

Objective: To develop, implement, and evaluate an educational program to improve nurses' management of the second stage of labor.

Design: Evidence-based practice project guided by the Iowa Model-Revised.

Setting: Acute care teaching hospital in central California averaging 2,100 births/year with 12 labor, delivery, and recovery rooms and a Level III nursery.

Implementation of an Assault Prevention Quality Improvement Initiative in an Urban Emergency Department.

Background: Emergency department (ED) health care workers experience high rates of workplace violence (WPV).

Local Problem: Patient-to-staff physical assaults at an urban, academic adult ED ranged between 1 and 5 per month, with a rate of 0.265 per 1000 patient visits.

A survey of NAPNAP members' clinical and professional research priorities.

Introduction: The purpose of this methodological article is to describe the development, implementation, and analysis of the survey used to determine NAPNAP members' ranking of research priorities, to describe the top priorities ranked by participants, and to determine if priorities differed by area of practice (primary, acute, or specialty care) or participant age.

Method: A cross-sectional descriptive design with an online survey was used. Completed by 324 NAPNAP members, the survey consisted of a demographic section and 90 statements in two domains: Clinical Priorities and Professional Role Priorities.

Changes in nurse practitioners' knowledge and behaviors following brief training on the healthy eating and activity together (HEAT) guidelines.

Introduction: Primary care providers, particularly pediatric nurse practitioners, are an integral force involved in tackling the obesity epidemic among youth. The majority of nurse practitioners, however, report low proficiency regarding their ability to adequately prevent and treat pediatric overweight. In response, the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP) developed the evidence-based Healthy Eating and Activity Together (HEAT) Clinical Practice Guideline (CPG) to improve provider behavior and efficacy.