Best practices in scholarly publishing for promotion or tenure: Avoiding predatory journals.

Background: Predatory publishing has adverse impacts on scientific literature including nursing literature. These publishers have been described as having questionable publication standards. Many faculty have expressed challenges associated with assessing publisher and journal quality.

Quality of Life, Resilience, and Related Factors of Nursing Students During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Background: COVID-19 and the associated measures to mitigate the spread of the virus have significantly disrupted nursing education.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between quality of life (QoL), resilience, and associated factors among nursing students during the unprecedented COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent social distancing requirements.

Methods: A cross-sectional study using an anonymous survey with nursing students (n = 152) was conducted at a public university in rural Appalachia in April 2020.

Role of strengthening during nonoperative treatment of lateral epicondyle tendinopathy.

Introduction: Lateral epicondyle tendinopathy (LET) is the most common cause of lateral elbow pain. The literature on rehabilitation of the condition encompasses a plethora of interventions with most current evidence indicating that stretches and some form of strengthening are vital components. However, patient outcomes are infrequently reported further than 12 weeks from the start of therapy and it is unclear which components of a home exercise program are necessary to alleviate symptoms up to one year from the initiation of a therapy program.