Using a team-centered approach to evaluate effectiveness of nurse-physician communications.

Objective: To characterize communication strategies of labor and delivery nurses and their physician colleagues during perinatal decisions.

Design: A quantitative descriptive design was used.

Setting: A perinatal setting in an urban acute care facility.

Teaching and learning in a winter wonderland.

During a record-breaking Texas ice storm, one school of nursing kept accelerated BSN students on schedule despite 5 days of school closure. The students were diverted from hazardous travels to the safety of warm homes with virtual classes and clinicals. The authors discuss their creation of a virtual experience that leveraged smartphones, laptops, eBooks, and Internet resources with existing university technology, allowing students to stay on track.

The nursing student with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in college-age students presents a complex challenge of coping with academic coursework, refining life skills, and addressing self-limitations. Behaviors that characterize ADHD are particularly problematic for nursing students, especially when the student has difficulty with behaviors that exemplify executive functioning. The authors discuss symptoms and treatments associated with the diagnosis of ADHD and evaluation and interventions for college students, based on guidelines from the Americans With Disabilities Act.