Factors contributing to nurses' intent to leave during COVID-19.

To examine the association between demographic characteristics (i.e., gender, race, age, and years of experience), burnout, and nurses' intent to leave their jobs during the first wave of COVID-19 in New Jersey.

A theoretical framework for Acute Care Nurse Stress Appraisal: Application of the transactional model of stress and coping.

Aim: To develop a framework for understanding the stress appraisal process among acute care nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Design: A secondary analysis of open-ended responses from a cross-sectional survey of 3030 frontline, acute care nurses in New Jersey and the effect of burnout during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods: Lazarus and Folkman's transactional model of stress and coping guided the study.

Voices from frontline nurses on care quality and patient safety during COVID-19: An application of the Donabedian model.

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has adversely impacted quality of care and patient safety. This study aimed to describe registered nurses' (RNs) perceptions on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on their ability to adhere to patient safety protocols using Donabedian's Health Care Quality model.

Methods: In October 2020, a survey was conducted among all actively licensed RNs in New Jersey who provided direct patient care during the first peak of COVID-19.

Transition Into Practice: Beyond Hospital Walls.

Background: Historically, evidence has shown the importance of nurse residency programs, yet few organizations have implemented them outside of hospital settings. This article shares nurses' experiences and outcomes in an out-of-hospital nurse residency program that transitioned bachelor of science in nursing graduates through an academic-practice partnership.

Method: A mixed methods design was used that consisted of qualitative interviews (pre- and postresidency) and quantitative surveys (Casey-Fink Graduate Nurse Experience Survey, a job satisfaction survey, and a preceptee evaluation survey).

Nursing Home Patient Safety Culture Perceptions Among Licensed Practical Nurses.

Background: Licensed practical nurses (LPNs) working in nursing homes are the primary licensed nurses providing care and ensuring patient safety in New Jersey. As such, it is important to understand LPNs' perception of patient safety culture (PSC) and job satisfaction, which may impact resident safety.

Purpose: To describe the relationship between LPNs' perception of PSC in nursing homes and job satisfaction.

Experiences and perceptions of nurses working night shift: a qualitative systematic review.

Objective: The objective of this review was to examine the available evidence on the experiences and perceptions of nurses working the night shift within any specialty in the acute care, subacute, or long-term care setting.

Introduction: Nurses are required for around-the-clock patient care. Night shift nurses can experience detrimental effects because of their work hours, which disrupt their normal circadian rhythm.

Nursing Work Environment Staffing Councils: An Alternative to Mandatory Regulated Staffing Ratios.

Objective: The aim of this study was to examine the self-reported perceptions of the healthy work environment (HWE) of nurses who are members of Nursing Workplace Environment and Staffing Councils (NWESCs).

Background: In a statewide initiative, NWESCs were established at hospitals throughout the state of New Jersey as an alternative to nurse staffing ratio laws and to provide clinical nurses a voice in determining resources needed for patient care and support an HWE.

Methods: This quantitative descriptive study presents the results of the Healthy Workplace Environment Assessment Tool (HWEAT) and open-ended questions about NWESCs among a sample of 352 nurses.

Leading Improvements in the Delivery of Nursing Care for Older Adults with Frailty in Long-Term Care Using Mitchell's Quality Health Outcome Model and Health Outcome Data.

Protecting frail older residents from adverse health outcomes associated with preventable illnesses and conditions, such as geriatric syndromes within the long-term care (LTC) health system requires attention by the health care team, led by professional nurse leaders, to all of the operant contextual factors influencing health outcomes. Mitchell's Health Outcomes Model helps to frame these operant contextual factors to help understand how the person and the situation are viewed, which then directs professional nurse leaders' interventions. Utilization of the LTC facilities Quality Metrics data can shape and inform nurses leaders as to the gaps which can be filled to meet resident care needs operant among these modifiable contextual factors.

Burnout and intent to leave during COVID-19: A cross-sectional study of New Jersey hospital nurses.

Aim: The aim of this work is to examine staffing, personal protective equipment (PPE) adequacy and physical exhaustion that contributed to burnout and intent to leave among hospital nurses during the first peak of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Background: Burnout is associated with adverse nurse and patient outcomes. Identifying the magnitude of burnout that occurred during the pandemic can prepare managers for the long-term mental health effects on nurses.

Racial and ethnic differences in vaccine hesitancy Among registered nurses in New Jersey: A cross-sectional survey.

Nurses play an important role in the vaccine readiness process and high vaccination rates among nurses are essential to ensuring successful vaccination programs. This study sought to examine whether the intention to get vaccinated varied by race and/or ethnicity among a large sample of registered nurses in New Jersey.

The effect of data aggregation on estimations of nurse staffing and patient outcomes.

Objective: To examine how estimates of the association between nurse staffing and patient length of stay (LOS) change with data aggregation over varying time periods and settings, and statistical controls for unobserved heterogeneity.

Data Sources/study Setting: Longitudinal secondary data from October 2002 to September 2006 for 215 intensive care units and 438 general acute care units at 143 facilities in the Veterans Affairs (VA) health care system.

Research Design: This retrospective observational study used unit-level panel data to analyze the association between nurse staffing and LOS.

Does Public Reporting of Staffing Ratios and Nursing Home Compare Ratings Matter?

Objective: Public reporting is a policy to improve quality and increase data transparency. The objective was to examine the association between publicly available staffing ratios and the Five-Star Quality Ratings from Nursing Home Compare over time.

Design: Panel data analysis.

A framework for delivering nursing care to older adults with COVID-19 in nursing homes.

Public health emergencies threaten the lives of U.S. citizens, often in disproportionate ways.

Experiences and perceptions of nurses working night shift: a qualitative systematic review protocol.

Objective: The objective of this qualitative systematic review is to examine the available evidence on the experiences of nurses working the night shift within any specialty in the acute care, subacute, or long-term care setting.

Introduction: Nurses are required for round-the-clock patient care, and night shift nurses can experience detrimental effects as a result of their work hours. Understanding nurses' experiences when working night shift will facilitate the development of strategies to minimize the potential negative effects of working at night.

Increased Risk of Severe Sepsis in Hispanic Children Hospitalized With Acute Myeloid Leukemia.

The purpose of this study, a secondary analysis of a publicly available database, was to identify racial and ethnic disparities in the risk of severe sepsis facing children undergoing the intensive therapy necessary to treat acute myeloid leukemia (AML). The sample consisted of 1,913 hospitalizations of children, younger than 21 years, in the United States during the year 2016 with documentation of both AML and at least one infectious complication. Binary logistic regression models were used to examine the association between race/ethnicity and severe sepsis in children with AML and infection.

Staffing Trends in Magnet and Non-Magnet Hospitals After State Legislation.

Background: Evidence suggests that Magnet and non-Magnet hospitals differ with respect to quality of care.

Purpose: Our study examined registered nurse (RN) staffing over time in Magnet and non-Magnet hospitals using unit-level, publicly available data in New Jersey.

Methods: A secondary analysis of longitudinal RN staffing data was conducted using mandated, publicly reported data of 64 hospitals representing 12 nursing specialties across 8 years (2008-2015).

Public Reporting of Nurse Staffing in the United States.

Extensive evidence supports the association between increased nurse staffing and improved quality of patient care. Public reporting or public disclosure of nurse staffing patterns aims to incentivize hospitals to improve staffing by making comparison data available for consumers as well as nurses and hospital administrators. Currently, eight states in the United States publicly report and disclose information on nurse staffing levels to the public.

Effects of Public Reporting Legislation of Nurse Staffing: A Trend Analysis.

Public reporting is a tactic that hospitals and other health care facilities use to provide data such as outcomes to clinicians, patients, and payers. Although inadequate registered nurse (RN) staffing has been linked to poor patient outcomes, only eight states in the United States publicly report staffing ratios-five mandated by legislation and the other three electively. We examine nurse staffing trends after the New Jersey (NJ) legislature and governor enacted P.

Perceived impact of state-mandated reporting on infection prevention and control departments.

Background: Currently, most US states have adopted legislation requiring hospitals to submit health care-associated infection (HAI) data. We evaluated the perceived impact of state HAI laws on infection prevention and control (IPC) departments.

Methods: A web-based survey of a national sample of all non-veteran hospitals enrolled in the National Healthcare Safety Network was conducted in fall 2011.

Public Reporting of Cardiac Outcomes for Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction: A Systematic Review of the Evidence.

Background: Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is recognized by both the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology as an optimal therapy to treat patients experiencing acute myocardial infarction (AMI) with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction. A health policy aimed at improving outcomes for the patient with AMI is public reporting of whether a patient received a PCI.

Objective: A systematic review was conducted to evaluate the effect of public reporting for patients with AMI, specifically for those patients who receive PCI.

Health policy engagement among graduate nursing students in the United States.

Aim: The aim was to understand how health policy education is currently being delivered in the United States' graduate nursing programs.

Methods: This exploratory cross-sectional design used an anonymous online survey to target graduate nursing students attending American Association of College of Nursing (AACN) member institutions.

Results: Over 75% of the sample (n = 140) reported taking a dedicated health policy course and 71.