Garden EngAGEment: Cultivating Cultures of Care Through Artful Place-Making.

By describing the practices of Garden EngAGEment, a community garden project at Minnesota State University, Mankato (MNSU), we articulate the concept of as an alternative, experiential approach to organizing and teaching care for people with Alzheimer's dementia and other associated dementias (AD/OADs). Drawing from arts-based research, place-based education, and sensory studies, we describe how artful place-making involves the dynamic interplay of , and in the garden where Garden EngAGEment's activities take place. Our analysis describes how Garden EngAGEment, through the process of artful place-making, seeds a new culture of care for health professions training, grows connections through multi-sensorial experiences, and cultivates personal, relational, and community transformations.

Obstetric Nurses' Self-Efficacy, Demographic Characteristics, and Family-Focused Care During Simulated Events.

A study involving 48 obstetric nurses explored the relationship between self-efficacy scores and demographic variables, and family-focused care during obstetrical emergencies. Obstetric Nursing Self-Efficacy Scale scores and demographic data were collected, and the Van Gelderen Family Care Rubric (VGFCR) was administered following simulation of obstetrical emergencies. Results: Two variables were found to influence the VGFCR scores.

Impact of Obstetric Emergency High-Fidelity Simulation on Maternity Nurses' Self-Efficacy in the Rural Hospital Setting.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to explore the impact of an obstetric emergency high-fidelity simulation on maternity nurses' perceived self-efficacy levels at three different time points.

Study Design: We used a quasi-experimental, repeated measures design.

Methods: A convenience sample of maternity nurses recruited from three institutions within a single rural health care system participated in simulation exercises at an academic high-fidelity simulation center.