Neurodivergent patient experience in a tertiary children's hospital-a qualitative analysis.

Introduction: Sensory processing challenges are commonly encountered in pediatric patients, particularly in those who are neurodivergent. We previously developed a novel clinical pathway (named "Sensory Pathway") which aimed at improving patient care for those with sensory barriers via staff training, provision of sensory toolkits and early integration of families throughout the hospital stay. We hypothesized that utilization of this pathway will result in improved patient experience and provide valuable feedback to improve care.

Challenges for Nurse Anesthetists Reentering Practice Following Substance Use Disorder Treatment.

Substance use disorder (SUD) is a persistent, relapsing condition that is present in approximately 10% of anesthesia providers, who, compared with other healthcare providers, face a greater risk of developing an SUD by virtue of constant access to medications. The ability of certified registered nurse anesthesiologists (CRNAs) to obtain or maintain employment after treatment for SUD treatment is not well documented. The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore challenges encountered by CRNAs in recovery as they attempt to reenter practice following SUD treatment.

What Would You Do?: Engaging Remote Learners Through Stop-Action Videos.

Background: Engaging remote learners can be challenging for nurse educators. With an increase in virtual learning, nurse educators are seeking activities that support engagement and improve critical thinking.

Problem: Students in virtual classes need learning experiences that support critical thinking and involve appropriate case studies for knowledge application.

The Power of Presence in Virtual Teaching and Practice Environments.

This article examines the concept of telepresence and the use of video chat platforms to facilitate family and nurse presence in hospital settings. Ethical, technical, and logistical challenges for using video chat platforms at the bedside are addressed. In addition, the Community of Inquiry model is used to explore how human presence is facilitated in distance-accessible nursing education.

Physical Activity Promotion in a Safety-net Clinic: Does the Provider Make a Difference? A Pilot Study.

Background: Despite the long-term health benefits of physical activity, many Americans across the lifespan do not meet the recommended levels. However, physical activity discussions in the clinic setting may hold promise. The of this study aimed to understand health care providers' beliefs and practices about physical activity discussions being a part of patients' healthcare treatment.

Gamification and education: A pragmatic approach with two examples of implementation.

Leveraging elements of game design and theories of human motivation, gamification provides a variety of techniques to engage learners in novel ways. Our Clinical and Translational Science Award created the software platform (Kaizen-Education©) to deliver gamified educational content in 2012. Here, we explore two novel use cases of this platform to provide practical insights for leveraging these methods in educational settings: (1) national training in rigor, reproducibility, and transparency and (2) attainment of learner competency (n = 7) as a gauge of curricular effectiveness across Master of Public Health degree tracks (n = 5).

Addressing Gaps in Nurses' Knowledge of Sepsis: A Literature Review.

Sepsis is a dangerous and costly health care condition requiring prompt identification and emergency treatment. Bedside nurses have a crucial role in these early steps. Nurses should receive effective and timely education on identifying and treating sepsis in their patient populations.

Applying Design Thinking in Health Care: Reflections of Nursing Honors Program Students.

Nursing faculty at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) incorporated design thinking (DT) into the curriculum of the UAB School of Nursing Honors Program as a framework for undergraduate students' immersion into research experiences. This article describes the experiences of students who participated in the first honors class that used DT and discusses how to incorporate DT into nursing research and quality improvement projects. Active learning strategies provided students various opportunities to conceptualize and apply the five-step DT process by identifying possible solutions to problems in clinical settings.

Coffee in the Collaboratory: A Collegial Club for Nursing Faculty.

Nurse educators frequently strive to collaborate and share innovative teaching ideas. Finding dedicated time to discuss ways to improve teaching by engaging students is often difficult. Faculty at one university discovered a way to use a new space in an addition to the school of nursing.

Building Capacity for Nursing and Midwifery Education Through an Asynchronous Online Course.

Background: Global organizations urge toward transformative, lifelong learning for nurses and midwives. Throughout Latin America and the Caribbean, strengthening the quality of nursing and midwifery education is top priority. A regional partnership of World Health Organization Collaborating Centers aimed to develop a user-friendly, culturally relevant, and adaptable educational quality improvement intervention.

Kaizen: Interactive Gaming for Diabetes Patient Education.

An estimated 100 million Americans have diabetes, undiagnosed diabetes, a high risk of being diagnosed with diabetes, or prediabetes. Many complications can arise if diabetes is poorly managed. Hence, the need for adequate knowledge, skills, and ability to care for oneself, known as diabetes self-care management, is needed to reduce complication rates.

Accelerating Clinical Innovation in Biomedical Engineering Education by Using a Digital Portal for Collaboration.

The rapidly changing healthcare landscape requires continuous innovation by clinicians, yet generating ideas to improve patient care is often problematic. This paper describes the development of a digital tool used in an interprofessional program designed to enhance collaborations between clinicians, undergraduate, and graduate STEM students, particularly biomedical engineering (BME). The program founders began by connecting clinicians and students through a course portal in a learning management system (LMS).

Driving Innovation in Health Care: Clinical Nurse Leader Role.

Background: The clinical nurse leader (CNL) role was developed as a strategy for redesigning care delivery to address quality and safety gaps in health care. However, innovation competencies have never been assessed in this group.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine whether CNLs have different perceptions of innovation and their own competence to lead it, compared with other nurse leaders.

"Playing for Bragging Rights": A Qualitative Study of Students' Perceptions of Gamification.

Background: Nursing faculty sought to promote students' engagement with course material and their peers by using Kaizen, an online educational game. The purpose of this qualitative study was to learn more about nursing students' perceptions of team competition in an educational game and whether the game promoted their engagement with educational material in one fundamental nursing course.

Method: Qualitative data collection included focus groups, observations of students, documents showing leaderboards and game participation, and "status of competition" e-mails.

Educational Analytics: A New Frontier for Gamification?

To determine the effects of gamification on student education, researchers implemented "Kaizen," a software-based knowledge competition, among a first-year class of undergraduate nursing students. Multiple-choice questions were released weekly or biweekly during two rounds of play. Participation was voluntary, and students could play the game using any Web-enabled device.

If You Give a Nurse a Cookie: Sharing Teaching Strategies for Nurse Educator Development.

Nurse educators often do not have time or a space to discuss ideas about effective teaching. To address this issue, an instructor at one school of nursing initiated Cookie Swap, a bimonthly, school-wide e-mail featuring stories about teaching strategies and tools used in face-to-face, online, and clinical courses. J Contin Educ Nurs.

Benefits and Challenges of Teaching Nursing Online: Exploring Perspectives of Different Stakeholders.

Background: Recruiting and retaining faculty to teach courses is crucial for online nursing programs to succeed. The purpose of this study was to gain a fuller understanding of the benefits and challenges of teaching nursing courses online by exploring the perspectives of faculty, administrators, and instructional designers at three schools of nursing in the southeastern United States.

Method: This qualitative multiple case study explored perspectives of 21 participants from different stakeholder groups.