Competence of the academic clinical nurse educator: A concept analysis.

Background: The shortage of nursing faculty has made the competence of academic clinical nurse educators (ACNE) crucial for effectively educating and evaluating nursing students. Many nursing faculty members are hired without specific training in nursing education or necessary skills, impacting the quality of future nurses.

Aim: This study aimed to define the competence of the ACNE by using Walker and Avant's concept analysis method.

Commission on collegiate nursing education standards inspire a new model of shared governance.

Purpose: A school of nursing re-envisioned its faculty organization structure and created a Shared Governance model based on the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education Standards (CCNE). The model promotes shared decision-making and encourages nursing faculty and staff to exercise greater control over their professional endeavors.

Principal Results: The Shared Governance model launched as a one semester pilot before it was formally adopted by faculty.

Discovery and effects of Texas Solenopsis invicta virus [SINV-1 (TX5)] on red imported fire ant populations.

Solenopsis invicta Buren (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), the red imported fire ant is native to South America but has invaded areas of the southeastern US, and parts of Southern California. The S. invicta virus-1 (SINV-1) is a positive sense, single-stranded RNA picorna-like virus that only affects Solenopsis species.