When Leaders Don't Walk the Walk: A National Survey of Academic Nurse Leader Perceptions of Staff Burnout.

Aim: This survey explored nurse leaders' impressions of burnout on college/school of nursing (CON/SON) administrative staff and leadership-facilitated strategies used to promote resilience building/mitigate burnout.

Background: Administrative staff are foundational to the success of a university's CON/SON, yet few studies have explored the impact of burnout in this group.

Method: Cross-sectional survey distributed to associate dean and business officer attendees of the 2022 American Association of Colleges of Nursing, Business Officers of Nursing Schools meeting (summer 2022) (n = 64).

Exploring Burnout and Leadership Mitigation Plans in Academic Nursing Environments.

Background: Staff burnout in higher education may affect nursing department functionality. There is limited literature regarding staff burnout and its manifestations in nursing colleges and schools.

Purpose: This study evaluated academic nurse leaders' perceptions of burnout and mitigation strategies in colleges and schools of nursing.

Educational Outcomes in Undergraduate Nursing: A Systematic Review.

Background: Baccalaureate nursing education has experienced tremendous challenges requiring new flexibility of moving among traditional classroom, online education, and other teaching modalities to improve student outcomes, combined with the pressing need for determining which educational methods deliver quality instruction while having a positive effect on outcomes. This systematic review explored different teaching modalities and measurable educational student outcomes in undergraduate baccalaureate education.

Method: A systematic review was conducted following the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines.

Sibling adjustment to diabetes and educational needs: A literature review.

As cases of type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) increase, so do their impact on sibling relationships. This literature review of four databases from 2010 to 2024 discusses findings from five studies and the themes that emerged: education needs and family functioning. Improvements in family-centered care and education are needed for siblings of children with T1DM.

Communal coping and glycemic control: Daily patterns among young adult couples with type 1 diabetes.

Introduction: Young adulthood is a time when persons with Type 1 diabetes (T1D) become more fully responsible for diabetes management. Establishing healthy diabetes routines during this period is foundational for successful management across adulthood. Although partner support is generally considered helpful in T1D management, less is known about specific partner behaviors that could benefit glucose levels.

Acclimating Nursing Students After the Pandemic: "It's ASNAP!".

Background: This article describes the development of a comprehensive pilot program, "It's ASNAP!" (Acclimating Nursing Students After the Pandemic). The program incorporated the academic, social, and emotional well-being of undergraduate nursing students returning to campus after the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.

Method: A purposeful sample of 488 students was recruited to participate via an anonymous survey on the academic, social, and emotional aspects of acclimating back to campus life.

Phenolic furanochromene hydrazone derivatives: Synthesis, antioxidant activity, ferroptosis inhibition, DNA cleavage and DNA molecular docking studies.

Twenty-four phenolic furanochromene hydrazone derivatives were designed and synthesized in order to evaluate structure-activity relationships in a series of antioxidant-related assays. The derivatives have varying substitution patterns on the phenol ring, with some compounds having one, two or three hydroxy groups, and others containing one hydroxy group in combination with methoxy, methyl, bromo, iodo and/or nitro groups. Antioxidant activity was determined using the DPPH free radical scavenging and CUPRAC assays.

Diagnosed by Reversibility: Unmasking Propofol-Related Infusion Syndrome in a Critically-Ill Elderly Male.

Propofol-related infusion syndrome (PRIS) is an uncommon complication resulting from prolonged propofol use. Common clinical presentations include metabolic acidosis, cardiac arrhythmias, and renal complications. The mortality rate is high if it is not recognized in time.

Rapid surface uplift and crustal flow in the Central Andes (southern Peru) controlled by lithospheric drip dynamics.

The high flux magmatism, crustal shortening/extension and plateau formation in Cordilleran orogenic systems have been explained by removal of lithosphere (lower crust and the sub-arc mantle lithosphere) that develops beneath the magmatic arc and hinterland regions. However, the primary role of this process driving surface uplift, and crustal deformation is not well understood. Here, reconciling geodynamic model predictions with lithospheric structure and paleoelevation estimates, we suggest that viscous drip-type lithospheric removal from beneath the Central (Peruvian) Andes can explain several tectonic features: (1) "double humped" shaped/axisymmetric topographic profile and rapid surface rise (up to 1.

Stress Test-Induced Left Bundle Branch Block.

Left bundle branch block (LBBB) is an uncommon complication of myocardial perfusion imaging using Regadenoson, a vasodilatory agent. The mechanism is poorly understood at this time but could be related to ongoing ischemia. The use of a Regadenoson with the subsequent occurrence of LBBB could be a predictor of coronary artery disease or conduction abnormalities and should be understood by the physician to diagnose and risk stratify patients undergoing myocardial perfusion imaging properly.

Building a nursing legacy.

A nurse's legacy can be defined in multiple ways. This article describes a project based on a qualitative research study that focused on legacy building in nursing.

Sufficient sleep attenuates COVID-19 pandemic-related executive dysfunction in late adolescents and young adults.

Purpose: To investigate the interaction between (1) sleep and the COVID-19 pandemic; and (2) social cumulative risk and COVID-19 pandemic on executive function (EF).

Methods: Forty late adolescents/young adults (19.25 ± 1.

Leadership, professional quality of life and moral distress during COVID-19: A mixed-methods approach.

Aim: To understand the impact of professional stressors on nurses' and other health care providers' professional quality of life and moral distress as they cared for patients during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Background: Health care providers caring for patients during the COVID-19 pandemic are at increased risk of decreased professional quality of life and increased moral distress.

Methods: A convergent mixed-methods design and snowball sampling was used to collect survey data (n = 171) and semi-structured interviews (n = 23) among health care providers working in the inpatient setting.

Sleep and Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus Management Among Children, Adolescents, and Emerging Young Adults: A Systematic Review.

Background: Type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) is one of the most common chronic illnesses among the youth. Emerging evidence has suggested poor sleep as a risk factor for glycemic control. This review aimed to examine the associations between sleep characteristics and diabetes management in children, adolescents, and emerging young adults with T1DM.

Healthcare providers' challenges during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic: A qualitative approach.

The uncertain trajectory of COVID-19 has led to significant psychosocial impacts on nurses and other healthcare providers. Given the critical role of these providers in pandemic response, this study sought to gain a better understanding of the challenges faced by healthcare providers caring for adult patients during the COVID-19 pandemic. A descriptive, qualitative study was conducted via semi-structured interviews.

Experimental observation of Faraday waves in soft gels.

We report the experimental observation of Faraday waves on soft gels. These were obtained using agarose in a mechanically vibrated cylindrical container. Low driving frequencies induce subharmonic standing waves with spatial structure that conforms to the geometry of the container.

Faraday waves in soft elastic solids.

Recent experiments have observed the emergence of standing waves at the free surface of elastic bodies attached to a rigid oscillating substrate and subjected to critical values of forcing frequency and amplitude. This phenomenon, known as Faraday instability, is now well understood for viscous fluids but surprisingly eluded any theoretical explanation for soft solids. Here, we characterize Faraday waves in soft incompressible slabs using the Floquet theory to study the onset of harmonic and subharmonic resonance eigenmodes.

Challenges Experienced by Parents of Emerging Young Adults With Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus During the Transition to College.

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to gain a deeper understanding of the challenges experienced by parents of emerging young adults (EYAs) with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) who completed their freshman or sophomore year of college.

Methods: Using a descriptive, qualitative design, 16 parents participated in semistructured interviews that explored factors impacting the college transition for parents of college freshmen and sophomores with T1DM. Participants were recruited from local endocrinology clinics as well as the College Diabetes Network (CDN) Parent Facebook page, the CDN Facebook page, the CDN Twitter feed, and the Delaware Chapter of the JDRF (formerly Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation).

Rapid Development and Validation of a Novel Laboratory-Derived Test for the Detection of SARS-CoV-2.

Objectives: To increase testing capability for SARS-CoV-2 during a rapidly evolving public health emergency, we aimed to deploy a validated laboratory-developed real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) diagnostic test for SARS-CoV-2 on an accelerated timeline and using reagent supply chains that were not constrained.

Methods: A real-time RT-PCR assay that detects the structural envelope ( gene of SARS-CoV-2 was developed and validated on the Roche cobas 6800 instrument platform with the omni Utility channel reagents, which performs automated nucleic acid extraction and purification, PCR amplification, and detection. analysis was performed for both inclusivity of all SARS-CoV-2 variants and cross reactivity with other pathogenic organisms.

A method for determining surface tension, viscosity, and elasticity of gels via ultrasonic levitation of gel drops.

A method for obtaining the elasticity, surface tension, and viscosity of ultrasonically levitated gel drops is presented. The drops examined were made of agarose, a hydrogel. In contrast to previous studies where fluid properties are obtained using ultrasonic levitation of a liquid drop, herein the material studied was a gel which has a significant elasticity.

Maternal experiences of caring for a child with a ventricular assist device.

The purpose of this study was to gain a deeper understanding of maternal experiences of caring for their child with a VAD at home as a bridge to transplant. A descriptive, qualitative study was conducted via telephone-recorded guided interviews. Participants were caring for or had a child with a VAD between 4 and 16 years old.

Elastocapillary Transition in Gel Drop Oscillations.

We report experimental observations of surface oscillations in an ultrasoft agarose gel drop. Ultrasonic levitation is used to excite shape oscillations in the gel drop and we report the natural frequency of the drop as it depends upon a nondimensional elastocapillary number, which we define as the ratio of the elastocapillary length to drop size. Our experiments span a wide range of experimental parameters and we recover the appropriate scaling laws in the elastic and capillary wave limits.