Operationalizing Anti-Racism Accountability with Equitable Admissions in Nursing Education Accreditation.

For decades, health professional organizations have recommended increased diversity in the workforce and education. To address persistent inequities in health care, the racial composition of the nursing workforce needs be congruent with the U.S.

Implementing High-Intensity, Trauma-Informed Sexual Risk Reduction in Women Involved in the Criminal Legal System.

Although research supports using brief or extended behavioral interventions to increase prevention of sexually transmitted infections (STIs), there is a shortage of current information about the specific effects on women in a short-stay carceral environment. This evidence-based practice implementation project aimed to employ the Safer Sex Efficacy (SSE) Workshop in a jail setting. A repeated measures design was used to compare STI knowledge acquisition and reports of condom use self-efficacy in a group of incarcerated women before, immediately after, and 3 weeks after participation in a high-intensity behavioral counseling intervention.

Promoting Civility in the Workplace: Addressing Bullying in New Graduate Nurses Using Simulation and Cognitive Rehearsal.

This evidence-based practice project implementation aimed to enhance new graduate nurses' abilities to address workplace bullying. A mixed educational methodology was used. Participants indicated applying learned behaviors to improve communication, peer relationships, teamwork, and patient safety and to address bullying.

Maximizing Nurse Scientist Role Potential in Health Care Organizations.

Before Magnet designation, nurse scientists functioned primarily in academia. The Magnet model's emphasis on new knowledge required that health care organizations demonstrate knowledge generation to achieve and sustain designation. The nurse scientist role definition and function within health care organizations continues to evolve, which contributes to a lack of clarity about who and how nurses generate new knowledge.

A Multimodal Protocol to Limit Opioid Exposure and Effectively Manage Postoperative Cesarean Birth Pain.

Purpose: To evaluate the impact of implementing a multimodal plan of care in treating the pain of the postoperative cesarean birth patient that limited opioid exposure.

Study Design And Methods: A retrospective medical record review was conducted to evaluate a pain management protocol implemented for postoperative cesarean patients before and after a practice change. Sample included term postoperative cesarean patients ≥ 37 weeks of gestation, who had spinal or epidural, were 18 years or older, gave birth to a singleton newborn, admitted to the maternal child health department, and were prescribed opioids as a postoperative pain management treatment plan.

Intersectionality Impacts Survivorship: Identity-Informed Recommendations to Improve the Quality of Life of African American Breast Cancer Survivors in Health Promotion Programming.

(1) Background: African American women breast cancer survivors face unique experiences that impact their quality of life as they transition beyond treatments. Experiences may be complicated by living at the intersection of systemically oppressed identities, including gender, race, social class, and cancer-related disability. Using the Black Feminist Thought (BFT) framework and the PEN-3 cultural model, this qualitative study sought to: (a) understand African American women breast cancer survivors' lived experiences; (b) examine how the multiple intersecting factors of race, gender, social class/socioeconomic status, and cancer-related disability impact their quality of life; and (c) inform future health promotion programming that is culturally relevant to AAWBCS to improve their quality of life.

Holistic Admissions Review Integration in Nursing Programs.

Background: To address health inequities, the American Association of Colleges of Nursing, Institute of Medicine, and Association of American Medical Colleges recommend holistic admissions review (HAR) to increase health professional diversity.

Method: This cross-sectional study collected admissions criteria from 1,547 nursing programs. Criteria were categorized according to the experiences, attributes, and academic metrics (EAM) model, and programs were dichotomized into those with holistic admissions criteria versus none.

Scientific writing development: Improve DNP student skill and writing efficiency.

Background: Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) students lack sufficient opportunities to practice writing. Students and faculty require clear expectations and consistent feedback to improve skills.

Objective: This study evaluated a rubric-driven scientific writing development program.

Experiences of critical care nurses during the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Background: Critical care nurses have risked their lives and in some cases their families through hazardous duty during the COVID-19 pandemic and have faced multiple ethical challenges.

Research/aim: The purpose of our study was to examine how critical care nurses coped with the sustained multi-faceted pressures of the critical care environment during the unchartered waters of the COVID-19 pandemic. It was anticipated that our study might reveal numerous ethical challenges and decision points.

Nursing Program Admission Barriers in the United States: Considerations for Increasing Black Student Enrollment.

Background: The percentage of Black registered nurses (RN) is disproportionate to Black residents in the population, particularly in Southern states.

Purpose: This study's purpose was to identify the potential admission barriers for Black students in RN education in the South versus Midwest, Northeast, and West.

Methods: A cross-sectional design was used to compare admission criteria for 1597 accredited associate degree in nursing and bachelor of science in nursing programs by geographic region.

Evaluating Scientific Writing Skill in DNP Program Students.

Background/problem: Scientific writing skill development interventions in nursing are widely represented in the literature, but the specific skills required are poorly defined and measured.

Approach: This study used a cross-sectional, descriptive design to compare scientific writing skill assessment of doctor of nursing practice students' final project reports using 2 rubrics.

Outcomes: Of 13 skills, the strongest were: adherence to a standard structure, paraphrasing, and grammar, punctuation, and style.

Improve Bystander Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation in the Chinese Community.

Though many community cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training classes are available throughout the United States, disparities exist in training and receipt of bystander CPR for Chinese immigrants with limited English proficiency. To increase the number of persons prepared to respond to a cardiac emergency, a Chinese language CPR training program was offered in the community in collaboration with the Stanford Department of Community Partnership. Program leaders imported the American Heart Association approved Chinese version of from the China Mainland to make the training accessible to Chinese immigrants with LEP.

CSEY service provider perceptions of critical needs for effective care as youth transition from juvenile detention to the community.

Background: The Victims of Trafficking and Prevention Act of 2000 initiated necessary change to treat CSEY as victims rather than criminals. Without sufficient resources, CSEY service providers encounter significant challenges in meeting youth care needs in the community.

Objective: This study's purpose was to examine service providers' perceptions of these challenges.

Increasing Birth Cohort Screening for Chronic Hepatitis C in a Primary Care Clinic with Panel Management.

Chronic hepatitis C affects millions of people worldwide and patients born between 1945 and 1965 are at elevated risk. Hepatitis C infection can lead to health complications including liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. Recent advancements in direct-acting antiviral treatments have placed the spotlight on primary care providers to identify undiagnosed patients with chronic hepatitis C for treatment and attaining a sustained-virologic response.

A 5-Year Evaluation of Faculty Use of Practical Within-Course Writing Development Strategies in a DNP Program.

Background: Nursing students are underprepared for the rigors of graduate writing. The lack of sufficient writing opportunities and skill development in prelicensure nursing education creates barriers that threaten course and program progression.

Approach: This study used a prospective, repeated-measures design to evaluate 5 years of faculty-implemented writing development strategies in a DNP program.

Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Youth in the United States: A Qualitative Systematic Review.

Background: Homeless, runaway, and transgender youth are at high risk for commercial sexual exploitation in the United States. Research examining this phenomenon is growing but requires synthesis to facilitate its use by professionals who serve this population. The purpose of this review was to aggregate the qualitative evidence regarding commercially sexually exploited youth (CSEY) in the United States.

A Bone Health Intervention for Chinese Immigrants in Santa Clara County.

Background: Among Chinese immigrants, osteoporosis is undertreated, misdiagnosed, and a leading cause of fragility fractures. In orthopaedic surgery departments, prevention education and health behavior change programs are necessary to improve their bone health.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the effectiveness of an osteoporosis prevention education program on participants' self-efficacy with regard to exercise and nutrition when provided by an orthopaedic surgery team during an annual Chinese Health Fair in Santa Clara County, CA.

Effectiveness of probiotics in reducing the incidence of Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhea in elderly patients: a systematic review.

Background: Clostridium difficile bacteria are a leading cause of infectious diarrhea. This is an anaerobic, gram-positive and spore-forming rod responsible for significant morbidity and mortality, especially among elderly hospitalized patients. Standard management of C.

Efficacy of direct factor Xa inhibitors compared to warfarin in preventing stroke in adults with non-valvular atrial fibrillation: a systematic review protocol.

The objective of this review is to determine the overall efficacy of direct factor Xa inhibitors in comparison with warfarin in preventing the incidence of stroke in adults with non-valvular atrial fibrillation with moderate-to-high risk for stroke.

Patient empanelment: A strategy to improve continuity and quality of patient care.

Problem: In some Federally-Qualified Community Health Centers (FQHCs), patients do not have a designated primary care provider (PCP). Patients see any provider who is available. This leads to fragmented care, poorer outcomes, and higher costs.