Validation of the Mirror Image Comfort and Avoidance Scale in a General Population.

Mirror viewing is a central concept in body image, as many feelings and thoughts about one's body originate in the mirror. The Mirror Image Comfort and Avoidance Scale (MICAS) is a self-reported instrument to assess the experiential aspects of mirror viewing. The development of this instrument is grounded in the nursing mid-range Neurocognitive Mirror Comfort and Avoidance theory.

The Journey and Experiences of Female Hispanic Nurse Leaders.

Objective: This study aimed to understand the experience of female Hispanic nurses in formal leadership roles.

Background: Research has identified that a diverse nursing leadership workforce is essential to providing optimal patient care. Little is known about the phenomenon of minority nurse leaders, particularly female Hispanic nurses in leadership roles.

Demystifying the experience of participating in a root cause analysis: A hermeneutic phenomenological study.

Aim: This study aimed to explore registered nurses' experience participating in a root cause analysis (RCA) meeting because of their involvement in an adverse event.

Background: An RCA is the most common strategy used by organizations for adverse event investigations. Nursing healthcare professionals directly involved in an adverse event may be asked to participate in the RCA.

Identifying Holistic Nursing Research Priorities for 2023-2026.

The primary goal of holistic nursing research is to develop and expand the knowledge base of holism and healing for nursing praxis. This article provides an overview of the process used to identify the research priorities for holistic nursing research over the next 3 to 5 years. A mixed method design using Appreciative Inquiry and surveys revealed five research priorities and the holistic philosophical foundation for these priorities.

"My body, my choice": A qualitative study of women's mastectomy with flat closure experiences.

This qualitative study aimed to describe and explore the pre and post-mastectomy experiences of women choosing flat closure after a breast cancer diagnosis. Aesthetic flat closure creates a flat contoured chest wall after a mastectomy. There is limited research on women's flat closure experiences.

The mirror viewing experience of women undergoing a mastectomy: An integrative review.

Aims: To appraise the current literature on the mirror viewing experience of women undergoing a mastectomy.

Design: Whittemore and Knafl's approach to integrative reviews, Braun and Clarke's thematic analysis, and PRISMA guidelines were utilized for this review.

Data Sources: A systematic search of primary peer-reviewed articles from April 2012 to 2022 was conducted using PubMed, CINAHL, Academic Search Complete and Google Scholar databases.

A concept analysis of decision regret in women with breast cancer.

The aim of this article is to understand the components of decision regret for women making breast cancer treatment decisions. Patient-centered care models encourage women to become more active in the decision-making process, inadvertently exposing them to the risk of experiencing decision regret. Enhancing the understanding of the concept of decision regret can offer insight into ways to mitigate this phenomenon.

Development and validation of the mirror image comfort and avoidance scale (MICAS).

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to develop an instrument to measure the experience of viewing one's reflection in the mirror for use in rehabilitation, nursing, psychology, and in research studies designed to improve the mirror-viewing experience for those who have suffered psychological or bodily trauma. A secondary purpose was to explore demographic differences in each subscale of the instrument.

Methods: The developed items went through content expert validation, exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses, and internal consistency reliability testing.

Factors Associated With African American Mothers' Perceptions of Human Papillomavirus Vaccination of Their Daughters: An Integrated Literature Review.

Problem Identification: African American (AA) women have a higher mortality rate for cervical and other cancers and are less likely to have received the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine than White women. Mothers play a significant family role and have a unique relationship with their daughters. Mothers' positive views on HPV vaccination may enhance the HPV vaccination rate among their daughters.

Experiences of viewing self in the mirror for men and women with dementia as perceived by their caregivers: A phenomenological study.

Aim: To explore and discuss the perceptions and experiences of caregivers who rendered care to persons with dementia who viewed themselves in the mirror.

Background: Considerations must be given to caring for those with dementia due to the steady rise of adults 65 and older living with dementia. A literature review revealed limited experiential knowledge concerning aspects of mirror-viewing for persons with dementia.

The experience of nursing leadership in a crisis: A hermeneutic phenomenological study.

Aim: This study aimed to understand nursing leaders' experience during the pandemic.

Background: COVID-19 is a public health crisis that affects every nation in the world.

Methods: Purposeful sampling was used to recruit 28 leaders in a large health care system.

Educating Nurses on Supported Mirror Viewing for Patients After Amputation and Other Visible Disfigurements.

Purpose: The aim of our study was to test an educational intervention to improve nurses' confidence in supporting and frequency of offering a mirror to patients who have recently suffered visible body disfigurement.

Design/methods: Forty-eight registered nurses who worked in two acute care hospitals took part in a mixed-method one-group repeated-measures (pretest and posttest) research study. The educational intervention included a video, a presentation, and a recorded discussion.

The Language of Scholarship: Synthesis of the Literature.

The purpose of this article is to educate nurses and nursing students on the meaning and location of scholarly literature. Select resources are identified to assist with identifying high-quality evidence-based publications, which is a vital competency to enhance scholarship for evidence-based practice in professional nursing practice.

Demystifying the mirror taboo: A neurocognitive model of viewing self in the mirror.

Research has consistently demonstrated that viewing one's body in a mirror after an amputation or other perceived or visible body disfigurements can be a traumatic experience. Mirror viewing or mirroring is a taboo subject, which may be the reason this trauma has not been previously detected or acknowledged. Traumatic mirror viewing may lead to mirror discomfort, mirror avoidance, and a host of psychosocial concerns, including post-traumatic stress.

The Language of Scholarship: How to Write an Abstract That Tells a Compelling Story.

This article is for nurses and nursing students who are writing abstracts for poster or oral presentations, journal articles, or grants. The use of storytelling principles for scholarly writing demonstrated how a potentially dreary abstract can be created to captivate a reader. [J Contin Educ Nurs.

School and Community-based Nurse-led Asthma Interventions for School-aged Children and Their Parents: A Systematic Literature Review.

Problem: Asthma is one of the most prevalent chronic diseases in the world. Lack of asthma knowledge can lead to asthma exacerbations, more emergency room visits, school absences, and decreased quality of life. This systematic review examines the effectiveness of educational intervention programs on asthma management for school-aged children and their parents beyond inpatient clinic settings.

A Synopsis of Ricoeur's Phenomenology of the Will: Implications for Nursing Practice, Research, and Education.

The will is a word that nurses may use to describe their patients' actions or inactions. This concept has been extensively addressed by religions, psychologists, and philosophers. Ricoeur offered a phenomenology of the will in which three overarching key concepts were uncovered: decision, action, and consent.

Body Image Perceptions of Women Veterans With Military Sexual Trauma.

The researchers were invited to a transitional home for homeless women veterans to help veterans with body image issues. Convenience sampling was used to recruit 12 veterans who perceived they had a physical difference due to military service. Data were obtained in focus groups where the veterans were invited to share stories.

The Language of Scholarship: How to Rapidly Locate and Avoid Common APA Errors.

This article is relevant for nurses and nursing students who are writing scholarly documents for work, school, or publication and who have a basic understanding of American Psychological Association (APA) style. Common APA errors on the reference list and in citations within the text are reviewed. Methods to quickly find and reduce those errors are shared.

The Mirror Program: Preparing Women for the Postoperative Mastectomy Mirror-Viewing Experience.

Problem: Preparing women for the experiences they will endure during the breast cancer trajectory improves psychological outcomes and quality of life. Women have found that it may be difficult to view themselves in a mirror after having a mastectomy. Supporting women who have had a mastectomy in mirror-viewing and body image is a relatively new yet important intervention in oncology nursing.

The "Princess Mirror": Exemplars of the Use of the Mirror in Nursing Practice.

Problem: Incorporating mirrors into nursing is a relatively new field of research and practice. The focus of two studies was to explore (a) the meaning of women's mirror experiences following a mastectomy and (b) the experience of viewing self in the mirror for women who were terminally ill. The goal of the research was to establish a conceptual foundation for the development of nursing mirror interventions.

Positive parenting.

Aim: While parenting has been researched and explored in both the professional and public realms, elements of the current key constructs involving the positive parenting of a child are still missing. The aim of this article is to define the concept of positive or "good" parenting to further extend research toward child health promotion knowledge across disciplines.

Methods: The Walker and Avant's concept analysis method was applied to this analysis.