An Innovative Ultrasound-Guided Approach: Stimulating Student Query in Advanced Nursing Health Assessment.

An ultrasound curriculum was developed to enhance advanced health-assessment delivery of didactic and laboratory content to advanced practice nursing students. Ultrasound (US) focused on cardiac, pulmonary, and abdomen image acquisition and interpretation. A convenience sample of 80 advanced practice nursing students from the nurse anesthesia program and the family nurse practitioner program were enrolled in the study.

Cost-effective Hybrid Airway Model to Improve Airway Cricothyroidotomy Outcomes.

To the editor: Cricothyrotomy has been the technique used when ventilation/intubation has failed, and emergent oxygenation must be delivered.

Use of Computer-Assisted Instrument Guidance Technology by Student Registered Nurse Anesthetists for Simulated Invasive Procedures.

This study was conducted to determine if computer-assisted instrument guidance (CAIG, Clear Guide Medical), with an optical tracking mechanism, enhances simulated transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block performance in a porcine model by novice student registered nurse anesthetists (SRNAs) compared with standalone ultrasonography (US). In a crossover design, 26 students were randomly assigned into 2 groups: US only and CAIG. Performance was assessed using a task-specific checklist survey tool and a global rating scale to assess performance.

Evaluation of a Low-Cost, High-Fidelity Animal Model to Train Graduate Advanced Practice Nursing Students in the Performance of Ultrasound-Guided Central Line Catheter Insertion.

Introduction: Ultrasound-guided central venous catheter insertion (UGCVC) is a commonly performed procedure taught through simulation. The aims of the study were to examine the utilization of an animal model and compare it with two currently used Blue Phantom central line models to determine whether an animal model provides good or better simulated conditions for the performance of UGCVC insertion.

Methods: Using a randomized cross-over study, 46 advanced practice nursing students were assessed using a task-specific performance tool in their performance of UGCVC insertion on both the animal model and the Blue Phantom models.

HIV Risk Perception, HIV Knowledge, and Sexual Risk Behaviors among Transgender Women in South Florida.

Objectives: Transgender women experience a variety of factors that may contribute to HIV risk. The purpose of this study was to explore links among HIV risk perception, knowledge, and sexual risk behaviors of transgender women.

Design And Sample: A descriptive, correlational study design was used.