Double-Duty Caregivers' Satisfaction With Health Care Provider Communication.

Background: Double-duty caregivers are health care professionals caring for family members or friends outside the workplace. While they may communicate frequently with colleagues in their professional role, little is known about communication with health care providers in the caregiving role.

Objective: To measure double-duty caregiver satisfaction when communicating with health care providers and to identify correlates and predictors of satisfaction.

Competence and Confidence With Quality and Safety Education for Nurses Competencies by Newly Licensed Registered Nurses.

Understanding newly licensed registered nurses' perceived confidence in the Quality and Safety Education for Nurses (QSEN) competency domains and corresponding knowledge, skills, and attitudes will help inform clinical leaders to develop successful transition-to-practice programs. Newly licensed registered nurses and prelicensure nursing students had confidence in their understanding of QSEN competencies as they began their transition to practice. Online learning and virtual practicums were effective for attaining QSEN competencies, offering support for using these interventions in academic settings and transition-to-practice programs.

Perceived Stressors and Support in Family Caregivers of Individuals With Opioid Use Disorder.

Stress experienced by family caregivers of individuals with opioid use disorder (OUD) contributes to caregiver burden. To understand the stressors experienced by family caregivers of individuals with OUD and the factors that influence their personal resiliency, data were collected from a convenience sample of family caregivers who answered two open-ended questions about sources of stress and factors that affect their personal resilience as part of an online survey. Yin's thematic analysis revealed five objective and two subjective burden themes and four resilience themes.

Nurse Disrespect and Abuse Toward Laboring and Child-Birthing Women.

Background: Disrespect and abuse of laboring and child-birthing women in healthcare is a global problem that violates a woman's right to respectful care. The abuse can be life-threatening and jeopardizes their rights to health, bodily integrity, and freedom from discrimination. This study aimed to understand the factors influencing nurse and midwife disrespect and abuse of child-birthing women in healthcare settings.

e-Delphi Study: Expert Consensus on the Needs and Resources Available to Family Caregivers of Individuals with Substance Use Disorder.

Family caregivers of individuals with substance use disorder (SUD) experience a significant burden and have few evidence-based resources available. To obtain a consensus of expert views on the needs, and resources available, to family caregivers of individuals with SUD given the COVID-19 pandemic and other sociopolitical factors. Quantitative design using the Classic e-Delphi method of multiple iterations of questioning to reach a consensus among expert panelists.

Patient Abuse in Healthcare: A Theoretical Synthesis.

Patient abuse in healthcare is an emerging phenomenon in need of explanation and further analysis. Preventing abusive incidents in healthcare requires identifying structural imbalances that make mistreatment of vulnerable individuals possible. A theory synthesis of the vicious violence triangle and the socioecological model provides a framework to investigate factors that influence nurses' abusive behavior toward patients in hospitals.

Perceived stigma, barriers, and facilitators experienced by members of the opioid use disorder community when seeking healthcare.

Introduction: Healthcare professionals, particularly nurses, have negative attitudes towards individuals with opioid use disorder (OUD) and these attitudes can contribute to suboptimal care. The aim of this study was to identify stigma, barriers and facilitators experienced by members of the OUD community when interacting with the healthcare system.

Design: A qualitative exploratory design used semi-structured focus group interviews to address the study aim.

Model of Family Caregiver Resilience and Burden in Opioid Use Disorder: A Theoretical Framework.

This theory synthesis provides a theoretical model for nursing researchers to examine factors that influence resilience and burden in family caregivers of individuals with opioid use disorder. Two frameworks, the Resiliency Model and the Conceptual Framework for Family Involvement with Adults with Co-occurring Substance and Mental Disorders, were synthesized and modified by incorporating concepts and conceptual relationships from recent research studies and experiential knowledge from clinical practice to develop a new model. The model predicts the impact of caregiver characteristics, caregiver support, stressors, and caregiver-care recipient dyad characteristics on caregiver well-being.

Examination of Factors Affecting Therapeutic Attitude and Empowerment of Perianesthesia Nurses Who Care for Patients With Opioid Use Disorder.

Purpose: Patients with opioid use disorder (OUD) and associated complexities are presenting to hospitals in increasing numbers. Preparation of perianesthesia nurses caring for this patient population has lagged, with noted deficits in continuing education, resources, and role support. Previous research found education without considering therapeutic attitude (TA), empowerment and factors that influence nursing practice does not translate into feelings of competence in nursing care.

A theoretical framework to promote minority PhD and DNP student success in nursing education.

Background: Nursing PhD and DNP programs lack diversity and cultural responsiveness and, as a result, minority students are underrepresented in these programs. Stressors specific to being a member of a minority population, defined as minority stress, contribute to a range of barriers for ethnic/racial minority, male and LGBTQ PhD and DNP students. There is an urgent need for faculty and administrators to support minority doctoral student success by taking proactive steps to identify and begin to deconstruct these barriers.

Internet Recruitment of a Diverse Population of Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Nurses in a Study of Substance Use and Minority Stress.

Introduction: There is a lack of lesbian, bisexual and gay (LGB)-focused nursing research, in part, because the population is traditionally difficult to access. This article explores the effectiveness, benefits, and limitations of online recruitment of a distinct population of LGB-identified nurses in a study of substance use and minority stress.

Methodology: A sample of nurses who self-identified as LGB were recruited for an online survey using organic Facebook outreach.

Using Board Games to Foster Clinical Reasoning Among New Graduate Nurses.

Gamification has gained popularity among clinical nurse educators as a method to engage novice and experienced nurses in higher-level thinking. Classic board games can be cost-effectively transformed into educational games; however, it is important to use a clinical reasoning framework to ensure that learning outcomes focus on stimulating higher-level thinking. This article describes the development of a game as an innovative approach to designing new methods that better prepare new graduate nurses for current nursing practice.

Predictors of Burden and Resilience in Family Caregivers of Individuals With Opioid Use Disorder.

Background: Family caregivers are an essential resource for individuals with opioid use disorder (OUD). Overburdened caregivers often experience detrimental effects to their emotional and physical well-being.

Method: A cross-sectional, nonexperimental, correlational study was used to identify correlates and predictors of burden and resilience in caregivers of care recipients with OUD.

Nursing Science, Mental Illness, and the Family: A Conceptual Framework to Break the Cycle of Suffering.

Mental illness is an epidemic in the United States, and there is a gap in care due to minimal integrated programs and transitional community resources. This paper reports the development of a conceptual framework to identify challenges facing families living with mental illness and the integral role nursing plays to positively impact health. An inductive, bottom-up approach was used to develop the Nursing Science, Mental Illness and Family model.

Substance Use and Minority Stress in a Population of Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Nurses.

The aim of this study was to explore the incidence of problematic substance use (PSU) and the relationship between level of substance use, minority stress, and general stressors in a population of lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) identified nurses. A national, convenience sample of 394 self-identified LGB nurses completed an online survey in March 2019. Using data from the ASSIST V3.

An Integrative Review of Measuring Caregiver Burden in Substance Use Disorder.

Background: Family caregivers contribute to engagement in treatment and adherence, reduced substance misuse and relapse, and increased well-being of recipients with substance use disorder. However, providing care has also been associated with negative emotional and physical health outcomes for caregivers. The purpose of this integrative review was to determine what instruments are used to measure caregiver burden in informal caregivers of individuals with substance use disorder.

The Post-caregiving Health Model: A Theoretical Framework for Understanding the Health of Former Family Caregivers of Persons with Dementia.

Presently, there is a dearth of theoretical models to guide research on the population of former dementia caregivers. The purpose of this article is to describe the development of the Post-caregiving Health Model and its potential for generating a more nuanced understanding of the health of family caregivers following the death of a care recipient with dementia. The model highlights the impact of personal and environmental characteristics, appraisal, coping, and emotion on long-term health outcomes in this population and offers a viable framework for studying long-term health outcomes among caregivers following the care recipient's death.

Using Consensus Testing to Enhance Genomic Understanding and Teamwork in Doctoral Advanced Practice Nursing Students.

Nurse educators are challenged to develop effective strategies to teach genomic content, increase communication skills, and encourage teamwork among doctoral advanced practice nursing students. Consensus testing is a collaborative learning strategy where students work together in small groups using communication and teamwork to solve problems. This descriptive survey study evaluated consensus testing as a strategy to increase doctoral students' understanding of genomic content and provide practical experience with teamwork and collaboration in a blended course.

Testing the Nursing Quality and Safety Self-Inventory.

The Nursing Quality and Safety Self-Inventory (NQSSI) is a valid and reliable instrument for measuring self-assessment of confidence in attaining Quality and Safety Education for Nurses competencies in student nurses. This article reports on the psychometric analysis of the NQSSI for newly licensed registered nurses. Findings support NQSSI as a valid and reliable instrument for nursing professional development practitioners to use to evaluate newly licensed registered nurses' competency attainment and the effectiveness of transition to practice programs.

The Effect of Transition to Practice Programs on the Self-Assessment of Newly Licensed Registered Nurses' Confidence in Quality and Safety Competency Attainment.

Aim: The aim of the study was to evaluate effectiveness of transition to practice programs (TPPs) on self-assessment of quality and safety competency development in newly licensed registered nurses (NLRNs).

Background: TPPs are innovative strategies to promote quality and safety competencies. Hospital-based TPPs support and facilitate transition to practice.

Predictors of psychological distress and sleep quality in former family caregivers of people with dementia.

The stress-related psychological symptoms experienced by informal family caregivers do not always improve or resolve after the death of the care recipient. The purpose of this study was to explore the independent associations of sociodemographic variables, personality and coping, environmental variables, and caregiver guilt with the sleep quality and psychological distress of former family caregivers of individuals with dementia following care recipient's death. A cross-sectional, correlational study was conducted with a sample of 171 former family caregivers of people with dementia.

Utilizing Internet-based recruitment and data collection to access different age groups of former family caregivers.

As Internet accessibility grows among adults in the United States, researchers' utilization of Internet-based surveys and recruitment strategies has increased, but there is a paucity of knowledge about their use in different age groups of former dementia caregivers. The purpose of this secondary analysis is to describe 1) the use of Internet-based recruitment in obtaining a sample inclusive of young and middle aged (age 18-64), young-old (age 65-74), and older-old (age 75 and older) former dementia caregivers and 2) the feasibility of collecting data using an online survey in young and middle aged, young-old, and older-old former dementia caregivers. Utilizing convenience sampling, a four-step recruitment strategy encompassing a combination of Internet-based and non-Internet-based recruitment strategies was employed.

An Integrative Review of Clinical Reasoning Teaching Strategies and Outcome Evaluation in Nursing Education.

Background: This study explored teaching strategies used to promote clinical reasoning in nursing education and identify outcomes used to evaluate effectiveness.

Method: The integrative review framework by Whittemore and Knafl (2005) was used in this study.

Results: Strategies included simulation (n = 10); active learning strategies such as case studies, reflection, journaling, and collaborative learning (n = 13); teaching strategies such as think aloud or case studies with simulation (n = 12); and experiential or clinical experiences (n = 2).

An exploration of caregiver choice through the lens of Sartrean existentialism.

There are innumerable social and ethical factors which affect one's decision to become an informal caregiver for someone with chronic illness. The existential philosophy of Jean-Paul Sartre provides unique insight into human motivation and choice. The purpose of this paper was to examine the social and ethical influences on the individual's decision to become a caregiver through the lens of Sartrean existentialism and discuss how this unique philosophy can advance nursing knowledge.

When Caregiving Ends: The Experiences of Former Family Caregivers of People With Dementia.

Purpose Of The Study: Numerous adverse physiological and psychological effects of family caregiving are documented in the literature. However, there is little knowledge about family caregivers after caregiving ends. The purpose of this study is to examine the health of former family caregivers and describe their experiences following the death of a care recipient with dementia.