It is vital that school nurses be able to assess students who are at risk for anaphylaxis and that nurses train school staff to identify the symptoms of a life-threatening allergic reaction. When a reaction occurs, school nurses and staff must be prepared to administer epinephrine immediately.
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Background: Medication-related adverse events are common in pregnant women, and most are due to misunderstanding medication information. The identification of appropriate medication information sources requires adequate medical information literacy (MIL). It is important for pregnant women to comprehensively evaluate the risk of medication treatment, self-monitor their medication response, and actively participate in decision-making to reduce medication-related adverse events.
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Family Nurse Practitioner, Navy Medicine Readiness and Training Command Camp Lejeune, 100 Brewster Blvd, Camp Lejeune, NC 28547, USA.
J Nurs Adm
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Author Affiliations: Nurse Scientist (Dr Smith-Miller), Center for Nursing Excellence, UNC Medical Center; Chair - IRB Committee E (Dr Smith-Miller), UNC-CH Office of Human Research Ethics University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill; Adjunct Faculty (Dr Smith-Miller), UNC School of Nursing; and Oncology Nurse Navigator (Cline), Mary Anne Long Patient Family Resource Center, UNC Cancer Hospital, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
Background: Persistently high turnover rates reflect nurses' discontent. Although personal reasons, career advancement, and relocation are cited as the top reasons for departures, macro-level data overlook the organizational and unit-level factors that erode nurses' desire to stay.
Methods: Survey methods were used for data collection.
J Nurs Adm
February 2025
Author Affiliation: Director of Policy and Professional Development (Dr Pate) and Director of Nursing Excellence (Dr Rankin), Atrium Health Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, North Carolina.
Although hospitals successfully achieving Magnet® designation demonstrate a multitude of positive outcomes, initial certification and maintenance require support from a highly engaged team. Two healthcare facilities used a team of master's-prepared nurses including the clinical nurse specialist, clinical nurse leader, and nursing professional development practitioner to strengthen a culture of nursing excellence, resulting in a successful redesignation cycle and the need for nurse executives to evaluate supportive nursing roles in acute care settings.
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February 2025
Author Affiliations: Associate Professor (Dr Moran), Kirkhof College of Nursing, Grand Valley State University, Grand Rapids, Michigan; Graduate Medical Education Simulation Lab Program Manager (Dr Beebe), Bayhealth Medical Center, Dover, Delaware; Researcher (Dr Corrigan), Centre for eIntegrated Care, Dublin City University, Ireland; Associate Professor and Interim Dean (Dr Manderscheid) and Retired Associate Professor (Dr Conrad), Kirkhof College of Nursing, Grand Valley State University, Grand Rapids, Michigan; Associate Professor, Director of Doctor of Nursing Practice Scholarly Projects (Dr Kesten), The George Washington University, Washington, DC.
Objective: To explore organizational nursing leaders' perceptions of impact, value, and support for doctor of nursing practice (DNP)-prepared nurses engaging in practice scholarship.
Background: DNP nurses are educated to lead change at the system level and direct practice-based initiatives to enhance health outcomes. Organizational support and the value of DNP scholarship need to be better understood.
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