A National Survey of Nursing Faculty Resilience, Moral Courage, and Purpose.

Background: High rates of nursing faculty burnout and moral distress fuel faculty attrition, which directly affects our ability to educate new nurses. This study investigated the relationships among resilience, moral courage, and purpose to inform strategies to promote well-being in nursing faculty.

Method: A descriptive, correlational study was conducted using a convenience sample of nursing faculty in the United States and Canada ( = 690).

Novel Use of Experiential Learning in an Online Doctor of Philosophy Theory Course.

Background: Due to their abstract nature and lack of real-world application, theory development and testing are often difficult concepts for PhD students to embrace, especially within a virtual learning environment. Although experiential learning is a preferred method, there is a lack of evidence regarding its use in online PhD programs.

Method: Four PhD nursing students enrolled in a Foundations of Theory course participated in an innovative experiential learning project designed to introduce the process of theory development and testing.

Oral health among student veterans: Effects on mental and physical health.

The purpose of this study was to explore differences in oral health among students by military service status in postsecondary settings. Secondary data were obtained from the American College Health Association's 2011-2014 National College Health Assessment II. Demographic characteristics of the study sample were explored by calculating frequencies and percentages by military service status.

The Role of Faith-Based Organizations in the Education, Support, and Services for Persons Living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome.

Faith-based organizations are in a unique position to provide resilience-enhancing efforts for persons living with human immunodeficiency virus/AIDS. Many persons living with human immunodeficiency virus/AIDS report having a strong faith or religious affiliation, with a large percentage attending church services on a regular basis. Faith-based organizations can use these factors to reach out to these individuals and effectively promote health, well-being, education, and support.

Promoting Resilience in New Perioperative Nurses.

New nursing graduates experience many challenges when transitioning from the academic environment to the practice setting. For many, the period of transition from student to employee is less than optimal, with many still experiencing reality shock, cognitive dissonance, and theory-practice gaps. The Stephens Model of Nursing Student Resilience addresses the unique issues faced by new graduate nurses to assist them in developing healthy coping strategies and to promote resilience.

Twitter, Millennials, and Nursing Education Research.

Aim: This article reports the use of Twitter as an intervention delivery method in a multisite experimental nursing research study.

Background: A form of social networking, Twitter is considered a useful means of communication, particularly with millennials. This method was chosen based on current literature exploring the characteristics of millennial students.

Nursing student resilience: a concept clarification.

Purpose: The purpose of this article is to clarify the concept of resilience for the nursing student population.

Methods: A selective review of the literature was conducted, with 26 sources found to be cogent to this concept clarification, including four recently published concept analyses. The Norris method of concept clarification is used to analyze and clarify the concept of resilience to enhance its practical application.