Opening My Eyes Building Nursing Student Awareness of Spirituality and Catholic Social Justice Principles.

How can nursing academia impart concepts of spirituality, social justice, and personal and professional growth to nursing students? The authors of this qualitative study explored the narratives of 21 nursing students' reflective journals written while students were participating in a global clinical mission. A guided reflective journal grounded in Catholic social teachings and St. Francis' social justice principles was used daily during the mission to capture participants' thoughts and feelings.

Understanding clinical leadership behaviors in practice to inform baccalaureate nursing curriculum: a comparative study between the United States and Australia novice nurses.

Objectives: While the nursing profession recognizes the importance of leadership behaviors, limited evidence exists on essential clinical leadership behaviors that nursing students should exhibit upon graduation. The purpose of this study was to determine if there were common leadership behaviors exhibited by recently graduated baccalaureate clinical staff nurses in the United States and Australia.

Methods: A quantitative descriptive study with a comparative design was conducted using The Clinical Leadership Survey.

Implementation and sustainment strategies for open visitation in the intensive care unit: A multicentre qualitative study.

Objective: Open visitation in adult intensive care units has been associated with improved family and patient outcomes. However, worldwide adoption of this practice has been slow and reasons for this are unclear. This study documents barriers and strategies for implementing and sustaining open visitation in adult intensive care units in the United States experienced by nursing leadership.

Is Open Visitation Really "Open" in Adult Intensive Care Units in the United States?

Background: Evidence indicates that open visitation in adult intensive care units is a best practice for patient- and family-centered care, and nurses substantially influence such visitation patterns. However, it is unclear whether intensive care units in Magnet and Pathway to Excellence (MPE) facilities nationwide implement this in practice.

Objective: To describe current national visitation practices in adult intensive care units and determine whether they have changed since the last national study, which used data from 2008 to 2009.

Bringing Caring Back Into the Curriculum Through Innovative iCare Feature.

Educational efforts and innovative teaching strategies promoting the concept of caring are essential both before and after licensure. Redesigning nursing education to meet the demands of the changing health care landscape while incorporating basic principles such as "caring" into the nursing curriculum can be challenging. Using an active learning strategy, the iCare feature provides students with short, affective "how to" examples relevant to specific chapter concepts.

Measuring Nurse Caring Behaviors in the Hospitalized Older Adult.

Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between nurse caring behavior scores and the use of the "Get to Know Me" poster in hospitalized older adults.

Background: Hospitalization can be an isolating experience for the patient and his/her family. Within the high-tech healthcare arena, the focus of the "patient/person" can be lost.