Comparing Forced-Air to Resistive-Polymer Warming for Perioperative Temperature Management: A Retrospective Study.

Purpose: Compare perioperative temperature management between forced-air warming (FAW) and resistive-polymer heating blankets (RHBs).

Design: A retrospective, quasi-experimental study.

Methods: Retrospective data analysis of nonspine orthopedic cases (N = 426) over a one-year period including FAW (n = 119) and RHBs (n = 307).

Foreign-Educated Graduate Nursing Students and Plagiarism.

Background: Plagiarism is a concern related to students educated in countries other than the United States, where English is not the first language spoken. The authors' experience with plagiarism by a foreign-educated nursing student prompted an investigation into this topic.

Method: This article focuses on the occurrence of unintentional plagiarism, a common focus with foreign-educated students, addressing linguistic, as well as cultural, viewpoints.

Q-factor emotional intelligence profiles as an area for development in graduate nurse anesthesia students.

Some fear that the added demands of the Affordable Care Act may worsen already high attrition rates among nurses. One potential solution is that graduate nursing programs must do a better job of selecting and retaining those who can persist in training to gain the clinical and leadership skills necessary to fill these new roles. Some believe emotional intelligence (EI) may help with the selection and retention of graduate nursing students.

Model for a reproducible curriculum infrastructure to provide international nurse anesthesia continuing education.

There are no set standards for nurse anesthesia education in developing countries, yet one of the keys to the standards in global professional practice is competency assurance for individuals. Nurse anesthetists in developing countries have difficulty obtaining educational materials. These difficulties include, but are not limited to, financial constraints, lack of anesthesia textbooks, and distance from educational sites.