Black nursing faculty: Overcoming challenges on the road to earning tenure and promotion.

Background: Approximately 9 % of nursing faculty are Black (National League for Nursing, 2020). Black faculty seldom seek tenure and promotion. Tenure and promotion represent a professional and academic accomplishment, reflecting a scholar's ability to achieve success in research, teaching, and service.

Enhancing nurse competence in early recognition of cardiotoxicity.

Background: Preliminary research reveals that many nurses feel inadequate and possess limited knowledge when it comes to managing cardiotoxicity, underscoring the necessity for educational programs to enhance nursing skills in this area.

Methods: The aim of the study was to assess the impact of an educational intervention on nurses perceived self-efficacy in recognizing patients exhibiting symptoms of cancer treatment-related cardiotoxicity. The study was set in a 16-bed cardiac critical care unit (CCU) within a 462-bed hospital.

Growing the Next Generation of Nurse Leaders: A Report of the Process and Outcomes of the Midwest Nursing Research Society Leadership Academy.

Background: Leadership development, career advancement, and collaboration among scholars are essential to nurturing nursing research excellence and sustainability. The Midwest Nursing Research Society (MNRS) has incorporated several strategies to advance nursing science and to increase the pool of future nurse leaders. In this article, we describe the process, activities, and outcomes of the Leadership Academy (LA), an innovative initiative from MNRS developed to identify, engage, and nurture future generations of leaders.