Graduate nursing online orientation course: transitioning for success.

Graduate nursing students beginning their graduate education often lack technological preparedness when beginning the journey in a virtual e-learning environment. These gaps in preparedness include lack of understanding course delivery, accessing resources remotely, participating in asynchronous course activities, and use of emerging health care technologies. This article describes an educational innovative online orientation course that simulates course activities so that students get a true perspective of what e-learning entails.

Vaginal birth after cesarean: clinical risk factors associated with adverse outcome.

Objective: The objective of the study was to identify vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC) success rates and maternal and neonatal complication rates for selected antenatal conditions.

Study Design: This was a population-based cohort study using administrative discharge data for women delivering in California hospitals during 2002.

Results: Among 41,450 women, 29.

Vaginal birth after cesarean: do California hospital policies follow national guidelines?

Objective: To review whether California hospitals are adhering to national practice guidelines with regard to vaginal birth after cesarean (VBAC).

Study Design: We performed a content analysis of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) and American Association of Family Physicians published guidelines and identified 39 specific recommendations, which were categorized into the following 5 content areas: patient criteria, procedure, staff and resources, uterine rupture or other complications, and miscellaneous clinical issues. We evaluated individual hospital policies with regard to adherence to 34 recommendations made specifically by ACOG.

Engaging nurse leaders in health services research.

Objective: To describe effective methods to engage nurse leaders in structured interview research.

Background: The American Organization of Nurse Executives has identified the support of nurse leader participation in research as a key strategy to achieving its education and research objectives, particularly with regard to identifying and documenting nursing sensitive outcomes. Previous studies have delineated several methods to increase participation.