An Analysis and Review of the Use of State Legislator Clinical Site Visits to Increase Advocacy for Nurse Anesthesiologists.

Nurse anesthesiologists have successfully influenced legislative change to include full practice authority across the United States. These legislative changes directly impact the scope of practice as well as patient care and the advancement of the nursing profession. However, nurse anesthesiologists remain hesitant to embrace health policy advocacy as a professional responsibility.

Virtual Peer Support in Women's Health for Pregnant People and Mothers With Substance Use Disorder.

Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of a virtual peer support group associated with a women's health unit for mothers and pregnant people with substance use disorder.

Design: The project was guided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Framework for Program Evaluation in Public Health. Pre-/postintervention surveys were used to evaluate outcomes.

Diagnosis of pulmonary contusions with point-of-care lung ultrasonography and thoracic radiography compared to thoracic computed tomography in dogs with motor vehicle trauma: 29 cases (2017-2018).

Objective: To determine the accuracy of lung ultrasound (LUS) using the Veterinary Bedside Lung Ultrasound Examination (VetBLUE) protocol and 3-view thoracic radiographs (TXR) compared to thoracic computed tomography (TCT) for diagnosing the presence and quantification of pulmonary contusions (PC).

Design: Prospective cohort study conducted from February 2017 to June 2018.

Setting: Private emergency and referral center.

Pancreatic torsion in a dog.

A 6-month-old male intact Cane Corso mastiff dog was presented for a recent history of vomiting, abdominal pain, and lethargy. A diagnosis of pancreatic torsion was made during abdominal exploratory surgery and was confirmed with histopathology. The dog underwent partial pancreatectomy and recovered with no complications.

Boredom proneness in a psychiatric inpatient population.

Background: Boredom has been reported as a common experience for service users of acute psychiatric wards. It has been associated with negative mental and physical health. Research has yet to show what factors are associated with boredom proneness within the acute psychiatric population.

Hypercalcemia of malignancy in a cat with bronchogenic adenocarcinoma.

A 16-year-old, neutered male, domestic shorthaired cat was presented with a history of progressive lethargy and decreased appetite. Serum biochemical profile demonstrated hypercalcemia, and thoracic radiographs and computed tomography were consistent with pulmonary neoplasia. A thoracotomy was performed, and a pulmonary mass was removed.

Evaluation of oxidative stress markers for the early diagnosis of allograft rejection in feline renal allotransplant recipients with normal renal function.

The purpose of this study was to identify oxidative damage to renal allografts during graft rejection by evaluating changes in oxidative markers and plasma lactate levels in feline renal allotransplant recipients. Heterotopic renal allotransplantations were performed between 8 adult feline cross-matched donors. Following 14 d of immunosuppression, the drugs were discontinued to allow allograft rejection.

Sonographic and scintigraphic evaluation of acute renal allograft rejection in cats.

The sonographic features of acute renal allograft rejection in humans and dogs are manifested by increase in renal cross-sectional area and reduction in renal cortical blood flow. These changes have not been investigated in cats. The objectives of this study were to evaluate sonographic and scintigraphic changes during acute renal allograft rejection in cats.

Use of fetal skeletal mineralization for prediction of parturition date in cats.

Objective: To determine the relationship between parturition date and fetal skeletal mineralization detected radiographically in cats.

Design: Prospective clinical trial.

Animals: 31 queens and their 49 pregnancies.

Quality assurance in school health.

School nurses need to become more influential administrators, managers, and entrepreneurs. They must learn to lead and collaborate effectively in designing, implementing, and evaluating coordinated school health programs. Quality assurance is an essential ingredient in this process that requires accurate, timely, and confidential incident reporting and data analysis structures.

Body condition of feral cats and the effect of neutering.

Considerable debate exists regarding the most appropriate methods for controlling feral cat populations, both from humane and logistical points of view. The physical condition of feral cats has not been reported, and it is not known if these cats benefit from neutering. This study investigates the body condition of feral cats by measuring body weight (BW), body condition score (BCS; Burkholder, 2000; Laflamme, Kealy, & Schmidt, 1994), and falciform fat pad.