Development and Validation of an Instrument to Measure Barriers to Surgical Conscience Action in Perioperative Nurses.

Surgical conscience is a concept well known to perioperative nurses, yet it is rarely studied. The purpose of this study was to develop and psychometrically validate an original instrument called the Surgical Conscience Scale with perioperative nurses. The Surgical Conscience Scale was designed after a review of the literature, the creation of a concept analysis, content validity, and pilot testing.

An Integrative Review of the Perinatal Experiences of Black Women.

Objective: To synthesize the current body of evidence regarding the perinatal experiences of Black women.

Data Sources: The databases PubMed, the Cumulative Index of Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), and Scopus were searched with the search terms "African American" (in PubMed), "Black" (in Scopus), or "Black" OR "African American" (in CINAHL) AND "pregnancy" AND "experiences."

Study Selection: Searches yielded 266 articles published between January 2015 and May 2021.

Development and validation of the mirror image comfort and avoidance scale (MICAS).

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to develop an instrument to measure the experience of viewing one's reflection in the mirror for use in rehabilitation, nursing, psychology, and in research studies designed to improve the mirror-viewing experience for those who have suffered psychological or bodily trauma. A secondary purpose was to explore demographic differences in each subscale of the instrument.

Methods: The developed items went through content expert validation, exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses, and internal consistency reliability testing.

Contraception among women on probation and parole on the United States-Mexico border.

Objective: Effective contraception prevents unintended pregnancy which disproportionately affects women in the criminal justice system. This study examined selected variables associated with contraceptive use by women on probation and parole living on the United States-Mexico border.

Design: This quantitative correlational study examined individual and interpersonal variables-age, parity, ethnicity, prior contraception, self-efficacy, pregnancy attitudes, and reproductive autonomy-that may influence contraception among 52 women under community supervision.

To Role Model or Not? Nurses' Challenges in Promoting a Healthy Lifestyle.

Nurses often struggle with maintaining a healthy lifestyle. While nurses are often assumed to have the knowledge to participate in health-promoting behaviors, this knowledge may not translate into sustainable change in behavior. The purpose of this descriptive study was to compare nurses' health behaviors with residents in the community where the nurses were employed.