Differences in nutritional profile by chronotype among 12-h day shift and night shift nurses.

Acute care nurses may suffer substantial fatigue if working night shift or if assigned a shift contrasting their preferred sleep-wake patterns, called chronotype. Nurses are at higher risk for diet-related, metabolic diseases compared to other healthcare professionals. Yet, the impact of preferred chronotype and mismatch to assigned shift on nutritional intake and risk for metabolic disease among acute care nurses is unclear.

High-Fidelity Simulation With Debriefing: Best Practice Education for Flight Nurses?

Objective: High-fidelity simulation with debriefing has been shown to be effective in maintaining high-risk, low-volume proficiencies in nursing. The purpose of this evidence-based practice project was to implement high-fidelity simulation with debriefing to measure improvements in flight nurse skill acuity and retention when performing intubations.

Methods: This was a prospective evidence-based project conducted before and after a debriefing intervention that took place at HealthNet Aeromedical Services, Charleston, WV.

Commentary--Bridging the research and practice gap in autism: the importance of creating research partnerships with schools.

While the last 10 years have seen a significant increase in research published on early intervention and autism, there is a persistent disconnect between educational research and practice. Governments have invested significant funds in autism education, and a range of approaches have been implemented in schools, but there is limited research exploring whether these educational strategies are effective and a lack of involvement of teaching professionals in the research. Given that the majority of children and young people with autism spend most of their time in school and not in early or specialised intervention programmes, there is a compelling need to conduct better educational research and implement educational interventions in schools.