Burnout and Its Contributing Factors Among Midlevel Academic Nurse Leaders.

Background: Amid concerns regarding administrator shortages, a survey conducted by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing indicates that 10% of all vacant faculty positions are those that include administrative responsibilities. This study was designed to determine the frequency, predictors, and potential retention consequences of burnout among midlevel academic nurse leaders, such as assistant deans, associate deans, and others.

Method: The sample consisted of 146 midlevel academic nurse leaders from 29 schools of nursing.

Accelerating Multisite Research in Nursing Education: Navigating Institutional Review Board Regulatory Issues.

Researchers investigating phenomena in nursing education are increasingly striving to conduct multisite studies. However, designing and managing multisite studies can be costly and time consuming. One complex and costly challenge of multisite studies can be anticipating and navigating the variations in the institutional review board requirements and expectations of different study sites.

Comparison of Nurses' Self-Reported and Objectively Measured Evidence-Based Practice Knowledge.

Background: This study provides a first-time, objective assessment of the evidence-based practice (EBP) knowledge of RNs working in Magnet-designated hospitals.

Method: This multisite, cross-sectional, descriptive, correlational study uses the Evidence-Based Practice Knowledge Assessment in Nursing (EKAN) and Evidence-Based Practice Questionnaire (EBPQ).

Results: EBPQ subscale scores revealed overall positive self-ratings of EBP knowledge/skills, attitudes, and practice/use.

Crafting Stories in Hermeneutic Phenomenology Research: A Methodological Device.

Hermeneutic phenomenology, as a methodology, is not fixed. Inherent in its enactment are contested areas of practice such as how interview data are used and reported. Using philosophical notions drawn from hermeneutic phenomenological literature, we argue that working with crafted stories is congruent with the philosophical underpinnings of this methodology.