Paying It Forward: Nursing Students Give Back Through Continuing Education.

As nurses experience higher work demands, finding the time and resources to complete continuing education activities can be challenging. In this innovative activity, baccalaureate nursing students offered a potential solution by developing educational posters for their clinical partners. Bridging theory and practice, this approach enhanced relationships between students and bedside nurses, promoted collaborative learning, and fostered knowledge exchange within the clinical setting.

Down Syndrome: A Review of Key Perioperative Implications.

Down syndrome (DS) is the most common chromosomal abnormality in humans that is compatible with life. This syndrome occurs when there is an extra copy of the 21st chromosome. Down syndrome is associated with numerous comorbidities that can pose challenges for the perioperative nurse caring for a patient with DS undergoing surgery.