Addressing the Shortage of Academic Nurse Educators: An Opportunity for Collaboration Between Academic and Healthcare Organization Leaders.

Background: The numbers of nursing school admissions and, thus, future nursing graduates are directly affected by the lack of qualified ANEs.

Methods: A consortium of diverse ANEs was formed to research these questions using the nominal group technique.

Results: Two central themes emerged from the consortium: support and collaboration.

Clinical Instructor's Self-reported Modeling of Evidence-Based Practice During Student Clinical Experience.

Introduction: Having clinical instructors (CIs) model evidence-based practice (EBP) may enhance physical therapist student engagement in the EBP process and learning. However, the extent of EBP modeling by CIs at present is not known. The purpose of this survey was to assess the modeling of EBP by CIs during physical therapist student clinical education experiences (CEs).

Education Research: Perspectives and Experiences of Clinical Neurology Faculty Regarding the End-of-Rotation Assessment: A Qualitative Study.

Introduction: End-of-rotation assessments (ERAs) completed by clinical faculty supervising medical students are an important component of medical student performance during clinical rotations. The quality and quantity of the formative and/or summative comments provided by faculty to students on ERAs vary. The goal of this study was to better understand the experiences, limitations, and barriers that may affect faculty at a single institution and its affiliated sites when completing this assessment.

Physical Therapy and Aminopyridine for Downbeat Nystagmus Syndrome: A Case Report.

Background And Purpose: Individuals with downbeat nystagmus (DBN) syndrome present with DBN, dizziness, blurred vision, and unsteady gait. Pharmacological intervention with 4-aminopyridine (4-AP) may be effective in improving oculomotor function, but there is minimal evidence to date that it improves gait. This suggests the possible benefit of combining pharmacotherapy with physical therapy to maximize outcomes.

Nurse Leader Mindfulness Pilot Impact on Perceived Stress: A Quality Improvement Project.

The recent COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated pre-existing stressful conditions in health care, further elevating the risk of negative health outcomes for nurses and particularly nurse leaders. The aim of this pilot project was to assess the efficacy of mindfulness practices in attenuating nurse leaders' perceived stress levels. There is a lack of evidence regarding the outcomes of stress reduction programs aimed at health care staff, especially for nurse leaders within the clinical setting.

Work With ChatGPT, Not Against: 3 Teaching Strategies That Harness the Power of Artificial Intelligence.

Background: Technological advances have expanded nursing education to include generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools such as ChatGPT.

Problem: Generative AI tools challenge academic integrity, pose a challenge to validating information accuracy, and require strategies to ensure the credibility of AI-generated information.

Approach: This article presents a dual-purpose approach integrating AI tools into prelicensure nursing education to enhance learning while promoting critical evaluation skills.

Individualized white matter connectivity of the articulatory pathway: An ultra-high field study.

In current sensorimotor theories pertaining to speech perception, there is a notable emphasis on the involvement of the articulatory-motor system in the processing of speech sounds. Using ultra-high field diffusion-weighted imaging at 7 Tesla, we visualized the white matter tracts connected to areas activated during a simple speech-sound production task in 18 healthy right-handed adults. Regions of interest for white matter tractography were individually determined through 7T functional MRI (fMRI) analyses, based on activations during silent vocalization tasks.

Attitudes about pharmacogenomic testing vary by healthcare specialty.

To understand how attitudes toward pharmacogenomic (PGx) testing among healthcare providers varies by specialty. Providers reported comfort ordering PGx testing and its perceived utility on web-based surveys before and after genetics education. Primary quantitative analyses compared primary care providers (PCPs) to specialty providers at both timepoints.

The Future of Nursing 2020-2030: The Critical Role of Nurses and Nurse Leaders in Addressing the Health Impacts of Climate Change.

Climate change represents a looming health challenge and a critical area for nursing leadership at all levels of organizations and settings. With a lens on The Future of Nursing 2020-2030: Charting a Path to Achieve Health Equity, addressing climate change-related health consequences should be a major focus and spotlight for nurses and nurse leaders with a lens on individuals, communities, populations, and from a national and global perspective.

Reliability of Longshi scale with remote assessment of smartphone video calls for stroke patients' activities of daily living.

Objectives: The impairment of activities of daily living (ADL) has brought a heavy burden to the life of patients after stroke. Timely and accurate assessment of patients' activities of daily living is very necessary, which determines the whole process of diagnosis, rehabilitation and prognosis of patients. However, the patients with limited mobility or transportation are difficulted to gain high quality assessment services.

Application of Network Analysis to Uncover Variables Contributing to Functional Recovery after Stroke.

To estimate network structures to discover the interrelationships among variables and distinguish the difference between networks. Three hundred and forty-eight stroke patients were enrolled in this retrospective study. A network analysis was used to investigate the association between those variables.

A Stakeholder Evaluation of an RN-to-BSN Academic Progression Program.

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate programmatic elements supporting BSN attainment by employed nurses holding associate degrees or diplomas, using a stakeholder involvement approach.

Background: Studies have associated higher percentages of baccalaureate-prepared nurses with improved clinical outcomes. Since 2013, the study organization supported an RN-to-BSN requirement with an academic progression benefit program and achieved an 80% BSN goal by 2021.

Learning Outcomes Attributed to Prelicensure Clinical Education in Nursing: A Systematic Review of Qualitative Research.

Background: Educators agree that clinical experiences are vital to the development of a graduate nurse; however, there is little research on student learning outcomes related to these experiences.

Purpose: The purpose of this systematic review was to examine qualitative studies of student learning in traditional clinical models.

Methods: A systematic review was conducted following the Joanna Briggs Institute and Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses criteria.

Scientific Global Nursing Hackathon Experience.

Background: Hackathons are organized to bring together both experienced and novice individuals from a variety of backgrounds to brainstorm creative solutions to complex issues. Hackathons may last from a few hours to a few days and may provide rewards for winning entries.

Purpose: In this article, we describe an experience with a scientific hackathon at an international nursing research congress in Calgary, Canada.

Meeting Undergraduate Nursing Students' Clinical Needs: A Comparison of Traditional Clinical, Face-to-Face Simulation, and Screen-Based Simulation Learning Environments.

Background: Nurse educators expanded replacement of traditional clinical practice and face-to-face simulation experiences with screen-based simulation (SBS) during the COVID-19 (coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic.

Purpose: The purpose of this research was to understand the student experience when learning in 3 types of clinical education environments.

Methods: This quantitative descriptive survey study used the Clinical Learning Environment Comparison Survey 2.

Failing to Fail When Disability Is a Factor.

Background: Nursing faculty may be reluctant to fail students for a variety of reasons. Faculty may fear being viewed as discriminatory when failing nursing students with disabilities.

Problem: Schools of nursing may still be using technical standards that are outdated and noncompliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) to determine eligibility for admission and may confuse essential functions with academic expectations.

Examining the Beliefs of Skilled Nursing Facility Directors of Nursing Regarding BSN Completion and the Impact of Nurse Leader Education on Patient Outcomes.

Research suggests that acute care patients cared for by baccalaureate-educated nurses have better outcomes. Directors of nursing (DONs) in skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) have lower rates of baccalaureate attainment than acute care nurses for unclear reasons. To understand the interest in advancing education, researchers surveyed SNF DONs in Connecticut to examine their beliefs about academic advancement and the impact of DON education on resident outcomes.

The Experiences of Black Nursing Alumni at a Predominantly White Institution.

Background: Despite increasing minority enrollment in nursing programs, student attrition remains a persistent problem.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to describe the experiences of a diverse group of black alumni at a predominantly white institution in the United States.

Method: In this qualitative descriptive study, researchers conducted focus group interviews with 16 recent graduates of accelerated baccalaureate and direct-entry nurse practitioner programs.

A longitudinal study of infants' early speech production and later letter identification.

Letter identification is an early metric of reading ability that can be reliability tested before a child can decode words. We test the hypothesis that early speech production will be associated with children's later letter identification. We examined longitudinal growth in early speech production in 9 typically developing children across eight occasions, every 3 months from 9 months to 30 months.