Interdisciplinary Pain Board for Managing Patients with Palliative Care Needs and Substance Use Disorder: A Pilot Study.

Patients with cancer-related pain and concurrent substance use disorder (SUD) present a unique set of challenges for palliative care clinicians. A structured forum for interdisciplinary collaboration is needed to effectively manage this complex population. Describe the feasibility and acceptability of a palliative care Complex Pain Board (CPB), an interdisciplinary team meeting to provide concrete care recommendations for patients with cancer-related pain and concurrent SUD and/or psychosocial complexity.

Full Practice Authority for APRNs to Meet the Needs of Underserved Communities: An Interview With Monica O'Reilly-Jacob.

In this column, Dr Reid Ponte interviews Monica O'Reilly-Jacob, PhD, FNP-BC, Assistant Professor of Nursing, Connell School of Nursing, Chestnut Hill, MA. Dr O'Reilly-Jacob addresses her personal and professional commitment to timely and cost-effective healthcare provided by nurse practitioners working at their full scope of practice.

Human-Centered Design Innovation to Help All Patients THRIVE: An Interview With J. Margo Brooks Carthon.

In this column, Dr J. Margo Brooks Carthon discusses her work to support access to quality healthcare services for patients in minority and less than affluent circumstances. Dr Brooks Carthon has worked in a collaborative known as THRIVE.

The Exemplary Practice Life of the Nurse.

Nurses consistently stand out in extraordinary ways especially during a global crisis, recently confirmed in the current Covid-19 pandemic. What is opportune this time is the call for clarity around what nurses do and what society can expect from them. Nurses, as members of a global profession, need a platform to build a contemporary practice life.

An Interview With Janeane N. Anderson Regarding Patient-Provider Communication and Health Disparities.

This month's column is an interview with Dr Janeane N. Anderson, assistant professor, College of Nursing, at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center (UTHSC) in Memphis who is a health communication scholar with a focus on patient-provider communication and healthcare disparities.

Letter to Friends: My Quest for Racial Healing.

This past year brought the deadliest pandemic of our time and a huge social awakening and movement for racial justice. It became clear to me in late spring that I needed to learn more about structural racism, White supremacy, racial healthcare disparities, unconscious bias, and my own prejudices that govern my attitudes, values, behaviors, and decisions as a nurse leader, faculty member, board member, and a human being. To that end, I began to read, watch, and listen to both scholarly and lay journals and media that provide historical and current empirical accounts and studies of how racism and White supremacy have dominated our society, organizations, and communities in the United States for hundreds of years.

Nurses on Boards: An Interview With Lisa J. Sundean, PhD, MHA, RN.

In this Inspiration Column, Pat Reid Ponte interviews Lisa J. Sundean, PhD, MHA, RN, associate professor, University of Massachusetts Boston. Dr Sundean has devoted her career to support the inclusion of nurses on boards.

Health Equity-Caring for the Indigent-A Nursing Specialty: An Interview With Dr Karen Bankston.

In this month's Inspiration Point, Dr Patricia Reid Ponte interviews Dr Karen Bankston, PhD, MSN, FACHE.

High-Tech/High-Touch Nursing Care in the Genomic Era.

In this column, nurse practitioner, educator, and scientist Dr Andrew Dwyer describes his program of translational research aimed at advancing nurses' crucial role in delivering person-centered care and engaging consumers to make informed decisions for genetic testing that are in line with their values and preferences.

Changing Primary Care and Growing Nurse Practitioner Workforce: Key Policy and Organizational Issues: An Interview With Dr Lusine Poghosyan.

In this column, nurse scientist Lusine Poghosyan, PhD, MPH, RN, FAAN, is interviewed. Dr Poghosyan has focused her research on advancing the role of nurse practitioners in primary care.

An Interview With Dr Karen Cox.

In this column, Dr Reid-Ponte interviews Dr Karen Cox, current president of the American Academy of Nursing and chief operating officer for Children's Mercy Hospital in Kansas City. Dr Cox discusses her leadership trajectory and lessons learned.

Making a Connection: Family Experiences With Bedside Rounds in the Intensive Care Unit.

Background: The hospitalization of a family member in an intensive care unit can be stressful for the family. Family bedside rounds is a way for the care team to inform family members, answer questions, and involve them in care decisions. The experiences of family members with intensive care unit bedside rounds have been examined in few studies.

The Evolving Science of Patient and Family Engagement: An Interview With Dr Karen Drenkard.

Patient- and family-centered care is a central tenet of nursing practice. This concept has evolved to include patient partnerships, patient engagement, and patient activation. This column differentiates these concepts and describes the core principles embedded in the overriding intention of ensuring that patients (and their families or significant others) are orchestrators of their health and their care plans.

Transforming Oncology Care: Developing a Strategy and Measuring Success.

Objectives: To examine accountability and performance measurement in health care and present a case study that illustrates the link between goal setting and measurement and how a strategic plan can provide a framework for metric selection.

Data Sources: National reports, literature review and institutional experience.

Conclusion: Nurse leaders and clinicians in oncology settings are challenged to anticipate future trends in oncology care and create a culture, infrastructure, and practice environment that supports innovation, advancement of oncology nursing practice and excellence in patient- and family-centered care.

Residency for Transition Into Practice: An Essential Requirement for New Graduates From Basic RN Programs.

Nurse residency programs have been developed with the goal of helping newly licensed nurses successfully transition to independent practice. The authors propose that all newly licensed nurses hired in acute care hospitals be required to complete an accredited residency program. An evidence table examines the state of the science related to transition-to-practice programs and provides the basis for recommendations.

Addressing the Confusion Related to DNS, DNSc, and DSN Degrees, With Lessons for the Nursing Profession.

Purpose: This article examines the evolution of Doctor of Nursing Science (DNS or DNSc) and Doctor of Science in Nursing (DSN) degrees, including their emergence as research-intensive doctoral degrees in the 1960s, efforts to distinguish the degrees from the Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) and Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) degrees, the recent decline in program numbers, and implications for degree holders.

Approach: The article reviews the U.S.