A School Health Program to Foster Understanding of Sensory Processing Challenges.

School-age children experience sensory processing challenges, especially among children living with intellectual and developmental disabilities. As the modern classroom strives to be an inclusive environment, more schools are adopting measures to provide sensory processing support. School nurses can be at the forefront to spearhead this initiative and are well-positioned to promote support and inclusivity for students through increased education for this population, including their peers.

Mapping the intersection of social determinants of health, postpartum visit attendance, and pregnancy-related deaths: A scoping review.

Background: Maternal health outcomes in the United States raises concern due to elevated rates of pregnancy-related deaths compared to other developed and underdeveloped countries. This scoping review explores relationships between social determinants of health (SDOH), postpartum visit attendance, and pregnancy-related deaths.

Methods: Utilizing the Arksey and O'Malley framework and PRISMA-Scr guidelines, a systematic review was conducted to identify pertinent literature.

Perceptions to Overcoming Barriers to Prenatal Care in African American Women.

Pregnancy-related deaths affect African American women at a rate four to five times higher than White women. These deaths occur during pregnancy or up to 1 year after childbirth. Inadequate or delayed prenatal care is a factor associated with poor maternal health outcomes in African American women.

University campus breastfeeding, knowledge, and perceptions of support: An exploratory study.

Breastfeeding is often considered principally a biological issue but success is impacted by the socio-ecological environment of the lactating parent. Identifying current attitudes towards breastfeeding is essential in the effort toward normalizing breastfeeding in communities, including university campuses. The study explored campus community knowledge, awareness, and attitudes about breastfeeding, including available resources and applicable laws on two university campuses in the southern United States.

Knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors with mask use and vaccines for COVID-19 prevention at 13 colleges and universities, April 2021.

To understand college and university student knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors (KAB) regarding COVID-19 prevention strategies. Thirteen colleges and universities volunteered to conduct an anonymous electronic survey in April 2021 to assess students' KAB about mask use and vaccination to prevent COVID-19. Three-quarters of students indicated they "Always" wore a mask correctly when in public indoor places.

Mapping Critical Thinking, Clinical Reasoning, and Clinical Judgment Across the Curriculum.

Background: Critical thinking, clinical reasoning, and clinical judgment are skills nurses use when caring for clients. However, teaching and evaluation of clinical judgment are challenging for faculty.

Problem: Before revising a curriculum, it is necessary to map current practices and determine a framework for revisions.

Using Large-Group Simulation Incorporating a Variety of Media Formats in Innovating Interprofessional Education.

Innovative teaching strategies incorporated into curricula can prepare students for interprofessional practice and have a positive impact on patient outcomes and team dynamics in health care. Our team of faculty from nursing, social work, and pharmacy developed and implemented an activity using simulation in the large classroom to improve students' perceptions of working in interprofessional teams. Effectiveness was assessed using the Interprofessional Collaborative Competencies Attainment Survey with a pretest-posttest design.

Ten Lessons Learned in the Implementation of Mobile, Community-Based Interprofessional Clinics.

Incorporation of interprofessional activities within health profession programs is critical to prepare students for practice. Faculty at our institution saw a need to incorporate interprofessional education in the nursing, pharmacy, social work, and dietetics program curricula. We collaborated with a medical school in the area to develop a mobile, community-based interprofessional clinic to deliver care and education and address the needs of older adults while also providing unique, meaningful learning opportunities for students.

Teaching Empathic Communication at the End of Life: A Virtual Simulation for Nursing Students.

There is a gap in the literature regarding prelicensure nursing students' knowledge/communication regarding death and dying. A virtual telecommunication pilot simulation-based experience (SBE) was designed to address the gap in learner experiences communicating with the family of a dying loved one. Learners had to provide the family member, a role portrayed by a simulated patient, an update on the patient's rapidly declining condition.

Examining the Impact of Structured, Reflective Prebriefing on Student Performance During Simulation.

Little is known about the impact of prebriefing on students' experiences of learning with simulation. This mixed-methods study evaluated the impact of prebriefing activities on nursing students' satisfaction, confidence, and performance of nursing skills during a simulation. Findings revealed students who experienced a structured, more robust prebriefing had improved performance during the simulation and reported higher levels of confidence and satisfaction in learning compared to a group that experienced a standard prebriefing.

Heat Islands and Chronic Disease: Could African Americans Be More Vulnerable to Heat-Related Health Impacts?

Global warming and environmental heat stress are public health concerns. Urban heat islands, metropolitan areas with higher temperatures compared to their surrounding rural areas, compound the effects of increased environmental heat. In addition to acute heat-related illness, increased environmental heat is linked to exacerbation of chronic diseases.