Nurse-Administered Screening Tools for Detecting Elder Abuse in Emergency Departments: A Scoping Review.

Aim: Identify and describe nurse-administered screening tools used in emergency departments (ED) to detect elder abuse.

Design: A scoping review of literature published between 1999 and 2024 was conducted following the guidance of the Joanna Briggs Institute Manual for Evidence Synthesis and a methodological framework for scoping studies.

Methods: Two reviewers, an academic faculty member and a senior undergraduate, conducted the screening and data extraction, aiming to identify studies using a nurse-administered screening tool in the ED to detect elder abuse.

The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Mental Health of Nursing Students and New Graduate Nurses: A Scoping Review.

Multiple studies have documented the impact of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic on nursing students' mental health and learning experiences; however, none have synthesized these findings. To identify the range and prevalence of mental health disorders and related stressors experienced by nursing students during the COVID-19 pandemic by synthesizing the relevant literature published between 2020 and 2022. This scoping review examined the challenges and mental health consequences experienced by nursing students during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Facilitators and barriers to the transition from registered nurse to nurse practitioner in Canada.

Background: Understanding factors that affect integration of NPs is likely to address barriers and provide reform strategies that shape a cost-effective, sustainable, accessible, and efficient health care system. There are a limited number of current and high-quality studies examining the transition process of registered nurses (RNs) to nurse practitioners (NPs), especially in Canada.

Purpose: To explore the experiences of RNs transitioning to NPs in Canada.

Assessment Strategies Used by Nurse Educators To Evaluate Critical Thinking, Clinical Judgment or Clinical Reasoning In Undergraduate Nursing Students In Clinical Settings: A Scoping Review of The Literature.

Background: Nursing students in Canada are typically enrolled in a four-year bachelor degree program that provides students with the necessary skills and knowledge to enter a highly demanding and challenging workforce. Strong critical thinking, clinical reasoning, and clinical judgment skills are essential skills for safe nursing practice. Therefore, educational institutes and their mentors are mandated to teach and assess these skills.