Clumped isotopes reveal relationship between mussel growth and river discharge.

Freshwater mussels preserve valuable information about hydrology, climate, and population dynamics, but developing seasonal chronologies can be problematic. Using clumped isotope thermometry, we produced high-resolution reconstructions of modern and historic (~ 1900) temperatures and δO from mussel shells collected from an impounded river, the Brazos in Texas, before and after damming. We also performed high-resolution growth band analyses to investigate relationships between mussel growth rate, rainfall, and seasonal temperature.

SMART Oncology Nursing: Literacy, Goals, Coaching, and Empowerment.

Problem Statement: This study assesses the effect of a nurse-designed SMART educational intervention on goal attainment, patient empowerment, and satisfaction.

Design: A mixed-methods study design was used.

Data Sources: 68 adults with cancer were recruited from an oncology research center and randomized to the immediate or waitlist control group.

Nurses' Experiences of "Being Swamped" in the Clinical Setting and Association with Adherence to AWHONN Nurse Staffing Guidelines.

Purpose: Being swamped is defined as "when you are so overwhelmed with what is occurring that you are unable to focus on the most important thing." The purpose of this study was to explore the experience of being swamped in the clinical setting among nurses who are members of the Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN) and the relationship of the level of being swamped to adherence to the nurse staffing guidelines.

Study Design And Methods: A 25-item survey was sent to ~21,000 AWHONN members by email in the Fall of 2018.

Holistic Nursing in Practice: Mindfulness-Based Yoga as an Intervention to Manage Stress and Burnout.

Purpose: Effects of a mindfulness-based (MB) yoga practice on stress, burnout, and indicators of well-being among nurses and health care professionals (HCPs).

Design: A randomized controlled trial, 80 HCPs assigned to either MB yoga intervention or control group.

Method: The MB yoga intervention group ( = 41) attended weekly yoga classes and practiced yoga independently.

A collaborative approach to building the capacity for research and evidence-based practice in community hospitals.

The use of best evidence to support nursing practice and the generation of new knowledge to use in practice are hallmarks of excellence. Nurses at the bedside, however, often lack the resources and knowledge necessary to change the traditional nursing culture to one in which the use of evidence is incorporated into daily care. This article describes the experience in two hospitals using a program designed to give nurses the skills needed to engage in evidence-based care.