Academic-practice partnership: Exploring a model for collaborative nursing education in infection prevention and control.

The academic-practice partnership has become increasingly important in nursing education. An academic-practice partnership between a health systems infection prevention and control (IPC) department and its academic affiliate may provide an opportunity to help advance undergraduate nursing students' IPC knowledge and skills and provide IPC staff the opportunity to develop their clinical teaching skills as they teach and mentor students. We convened an exploratory workshop between our private university-based college of nursing and its affiliated health care system IPC department to brainstorm and identify areas for mutual collaboration and gauge interest in formalizing a partnership.

Nurse engagement in antibiotic time-outs: The collaborative process of leveraging design to disseminate research findings.

Introduction: Research findings and knowledge translation are typically disseminated via presentations at professional meetings and publication in peer-review journals. However, other opportunities to translate research evidence into practice exist, including the use of visual cues.

Aim: The aim of this paper is to describe the collaborative process of translating key research findings into a clear and compelling visual communication tool.

Voices from frontline nurses on care quality and patient safety during COVID-19: An application of the Donabedian model.

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has adversely impacted quality of care and patient safety. This study aimed to describe registered nurses' (RNs) perceptions on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on their ability to adhere to patient safety protocols using Donabedian's Health Care Quality model.

Methods: In October 2020, a survey was conducted among all actively licensed RNs in New Jersey who provided direct patient care during the first peak of COVID-19.

Factors influencing antibiotic prescribing by nurse practitioners: A quantitative pilot study using the theory of planned behavior.

Background: The overuse of antibiotics contributes to the development of antibiotic resistance (AR) and exposes patients to potential antibiotic-related harm. Nurse practitioners (NPs) are well positioned to optimize antibiotic use; however, little is known about the factors influencing NP prescribing behaviors.

Purpose: Describe the knowledge, attitude, subjective norms, and perceived behavioral control in prescribing antibiotics among NPs practicing at a large university-affiliated health care system in the northeast United States.

Aligning the Post Master's DNP with the 2021 AACN Essentials.

Background: The Essentials: Core Competencies for Professional Nursing Education was published in 2021 to establish competency-based education on two levels; entry and advanced. Advanced level competencies are intended for doctorally prepared professionals.

Purpose: The purpose of this initiative was to align a Post Master's Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Program with the new 2021 American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) Competency-Based Essentials.

Advancing Antibiotic Stewardship Nursing Practice Through Standardized Education: A Pilot Study.

Background Antibiotic resistance is a leading global public health threat. Nurses are well positioned to optimize antibiotic use via targeted antibiotic stewardship (AS) nursing practices. However, standardized AS education for nurses is lacking.

Effect of a virtual simulated participant experience on antibiotic stewardship knowledge among pre-licensure baccalaureate nursing students: A pilot study.

Background: Antibiotic resistant infections are a growing global public health threat poised to render antibiotics ineffective in treating even the most common infectious diseases. It is essential that future nurses have the knowledge and skills to keep patients safe from antibiotic harm in all health care settings, however, studies indicate that there is limited education provided in nursing schools regarding antibiotic use, antibiotic resistance, and antibiotic stewardship nursing practices.

Objective: Evaluate the effect of a virtual, scenario-based simulation experience using simulated participants on pre-licensure baccalaureate nursing students' antibiotic, antibiotic resistance, and antibiotic stewardship nursing practice knowledge.

Racial and ethnic differences in vaccine hesitancy Among registered nurses in New Jersey: A cross-sectional survey.

Nurses play an important role in the vaccine readiness process and high vaccination rates among nurses are essential to ensuring successful vaccination programs. This study sought to examine whether the intention to get vaccinated varied by race and/or ethnicity among a large sample of registered nurses in New Jersey.

Utilizing high-fidelity simulation to improve newly licensed pediatric intensive care unit nurses' experiences with end-of-life care.

Purpose: New pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) nurses face distinct challenges in transitioning from the protected world of academia to postlicensure clinical practice; one of their greatest challenges is how to support children and their caregivers at the end-of-life (EOL). The purpose of this quality improvement project was to create, implement, and assess the efficacy of a high-fidelity EOL simulation, utilizing the "Debriefing with Good Judgment" debriefing model.

Design And Methods: Participants were nurses with 4 years or less of PICU experience from a 404-bed quaternary care, free-standing children's hospital in the northeastern United States.

A novel framework to guide antibiotic stewardship nursing practice.

Background: There is a pervasive view among some nurses and health care disciplines that antibiotic stewardship (AS) is solely a physician or pharmacist responsibility. There is an urgent need to alter this view so that nurses can seize every opportunity to prevent patient harm from antibiotics and optimize antibiotic use. One challenge to achieving full nurse engagement as equal members of the AS team is lack of an organizing framework to illustrate relationships of phenomena and concepts inherent to adoption of AS nursing practices.

Evaluation of infection concept and content integration in a baccalaureate nursing program curriculum.

Nursing students must graduate from their programs equipped with evidenced-based knowledge and skills to prevent, detect, control, and stop the spread of infectious agents regardless of setting. This program evaluation sought to determine curricular integration of the concept of infection and infection prevention and control practices.

COVID-19 vaccination readiness among nurse faculty and student nurses.

Background: Unprecedented efforts are underway to develop COVID-19 vaccines, widely seen as critical to controlling the pandemic. Academic nursing leaders must be proactive in assuring widespread faculty and student vaccination uptake.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to describe nursing faculty and student nurse factors associated with COVID-19 vaccine readiness.

Infection preventionists role in antimicrobial stewardship: Survey of APIC members.

The primary job responsibility of infection preventionists (IPs) is to lead organizational initiatives that prevent and control health care-associated infections. Increasingly, IPs are participating in activities that support antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASPs). We conducted a survey of Association of Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology members practicing in acute care facilities to determine the degree of their involvement in ASP activities.

Infection Concept Integration and Teaching Strategies in US Baccalaureate Nursing Programs in an Era of Concept-Based Curriculum.

Background: Health care-associated infections remain a major patient safety problem. Antibiotic resistance and the resurgence of infectious diseases pose an escalating threat to public health. It is essential for nursing students to develop an understanding of the infection concept and the ability to apply their knowledge and skills in all settings.

Clinical Nurse Preparation and Partnership in Antibiotic Stewardship Programs: National Survey Findings Are a Call to Action for Nurse Leaders.

Objective: Describe clinical nurse involvement in antibiotic stewardship programs (ASPs).

Background: The extent to which clinical nurses are supported and integrated into ASPs is unknown.

Methods: Electronic survey of infection preventionists (IPs) working in acute care hospitals.

Health care system leaders' perspectives on infection preventionist and registered nurse engagement in antibiotic stewardship.

Background: Infection preventionists (IPs) and registered nurses (RNs) have an important role to play in antibiotic stewardship programs (ASPs). Recent articles highlight their potential roles in practice, research, education, and policy; however, little is known about their actual ASP engagement. Leaders often have early knowledge of emerging trends and evolving health care worker roles.