"Parenting Beyond the Veil": The Continued Parenting Relationship After a Child's Death Due to Cancer.

Childhood cancer is the leading cause of illness-related death, leaving thousands of parents to experience bereavement. This article presents select findings about the nature of the continued parenting relationship, which is an essential theme of the parental bereavement experience. Heideggerian phenomenology provided the philosophical underpinnings of this study, which aimed to describe the lived experience of bereaved parents who experienced the death of a child due to cancer.

Maternity leave in America during a pandemic: The impact of leave on family wellbeing.

Maternity leave is linked with maternal mental and physical health, infant health and well-being, family functioning and financial security. The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated existing gender and wage inequities in the workplace. The pandemic challenges policymakers, researchers, and practitioners to consider lessons learned regarding advancement of maternity leave policy that addresses realities facing 21st century families.

Home Care: Promoting Knowledge and Creating Impact among Nursing Students.

To determine the impact of an educational intervention on student nurse knowledge of and interest in home care careers. A quasi-experimental pre-test/post-test design was used among nursing students (N= 108) completing an online module and simulation. T-tests measured knowledge changes and descriptive statistics measured home care career interest.

Eating Disorders: Identification and Management in General Medical and Psychiatric Settings.

Objective: Eating disorders (EDs) are serious, complex illnesses with both behavioral and physical health features. EDs have high rates of medical and psychiatric morbidity, and a 6% mortality rate, the highest of any mental illness. Early detection of EDs offers the best opportunity for recovery; yet, estimates are that as few as one in 10 individuals with an ED receive treatment.

Breastfeeding During a Pandemic: The Influence of COVID-19 on Lactation Services in the Northeastern United States.

Background: Pandemic-related restrictions have limited traditional models of lactation support.

Research Aims: The primary aim of this study was to determine changes to breastfeeding support services during the coronavirus-2019 pandemic according to trained lactation providers. The secondary aim was to assess strengths and limitations of telehealth services.

Experiences of Nurses During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Mixed-Methods Study.

Background: The first wave of coronavirus disease 2019 was a global event for which nurses had limited time to prepare before receiving an influx of high-acuity patients and navigating new plans of care.

Objectives: To understand nurses' lived experiences during the COVID-19 outbreak and to examine their resiliency.

Methods: A convergent mixed methods design was applied in this study.

"Alexa, Am I pregnant?": A content analysis of a virtual assistant's responses to prenatal health questions during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Objective: To elucidate whether Amazon's virtual assistant, Alexa, provides evidence-based support as a supplement to provider-facilitated prenatal care, during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods: Using a conceptual content analysis approach, a query of 40 questions, relating to all phases of pregnancy, was collected from Alexa by two independent investigators, using two unique devices, over a one-week period between May 20, 2020 and May 27, 2020. Alexa's responses were matched to the evidence-based content from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) and reviewed by a Certified Nurse Midwife for completeness and currency.

Mobile applications for emerging adults transitioning to independent diabetes monitoring.

Access to high-quality mhealth tools for diabetes management is critical. The purpose was to systematically review mobile apps for features relevant to helping emerging adults manage their diabetes as they transition to independent diabetes monitoring. Mobile apps were reviewed for relevance to emerging adults, aged 18-25, living with diabetes.

Interactive e-Learning Electrocardiogram Module: Increasing Confidence and Interpretation Ability Among Family Nurse Practitioner Students.

Electrocardiogram (ECG) interpretation is a skill that family nurse practitioners (FNPs) use almost daily in primary care. One way to teach ECG interpretation in a flexible way is through e-learning modules. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the confidence and ability of ECG interpretation in FNP students who completed a series of e-learning modules.

The value of COVID-19 tests in Latin America.

Testing is a crucial strategy to control the spread of a pandemic. Voluntary participation in this strategy will depend on individual preferences towards and willingness-to-pay (WTP) for test results. We distributed a web-based, contingent valuation survey to social-media users in 16 Latin American countries to evaluate regional attitudes towards the emerging COVID-19 outbreak and WTP for COVID-19 testing.

Moving Toward Standardized Pediatric Performance Improvement Measures in Child Physical Abuse: A Modified Delphi Approach.

Background: Limited guidance exists for pediatric trauma centers (PTCs) regarding best practice for measuring and reviewing performance improvement (PI) in the child physical abuse population. To move PTC programs toward standardized guidelines and PI practices, current practice and points of consensus among level 1 and 2 PTCs across the United States were assessed.

Methods: Utilizing a two-round, modified Delphi methodology, electronic surveys were distributed to pediatric trauma program managers and coordinators representing 125 PTCs.

Igniting Change: Supporting the Well-Being of Academicians Who Practice and Teach Critical Care.

Academicians who maintain a critical care clinical practice encounter numerous stressors, especially during the COVID-19 pandemic, which can influence well-being. This article provides historical perspectives on the stressors inherent in working in the critical care environment as well as the stressors of working in the academic environment. It proposes the application of the synergy model as a framework to help improve the well-being of academicians who practice and teach critical care.

Incorporating Future of Nursing Competencies Into a Clinical and Simulation Assessment Tool: Validating the Clinical Simulation Competency Assessment Tool.

Aim: The purpose of the study was to evaluate the validity of the Clinical Simulation Competency Assessment Tool (ClinSimCAT).

Background: The 2011 Future of Nursing report encouraged nursing programs to move toward a competency-based approach to education. As no tool was found to holistically evaluate nursing student competency in clinical and simulation settings, we developed the ClinSimCAT based on the Institute of Medicine recommended competencies.

Nurses' resilience levels and the effects of workplace violence on patient care.

Nurses experience high rates of violence on the job, which is a significant stressor. Stress can alter nurses' care of patients, but stress can be mitigated by resilience. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between nurses' resilience levels and their reports of patient care following episodes of workplace violence.

Intrauterine Devices in the Context of Gonococcal Infection, Chlamydial Infection, and Pelvic Inflammatory Disease: Not Mutually Exclusive.

The use of long-acting reversible contraception, namely, intrauterine device (IUDs) and the subdermal implant, has been recommended to address the high rate of the unintended pregnancy in the United States. IUDs are a safe, highly effective contraceptive method, suitable for most women. The underutilization of IUDs arises in part from the lack of translation of best practices in the clinical setting as well as fears and misperceptions about this contraceptive method held by health care providers and women.

Nudging healthy college dining hall choices using behavioral economics.

To apply behavioral economics strategies (i.e., placement changes and signage) to nudge university students' healthy dining hall eating.

Monitoring for Poststroke Seizures.

It is unpredictable which stroke survivors will experience a seizure following a stroke. Stroke is a major cause of seizures. Critical care nurses need to know the risk factors, type of stroke at risk, stroke location, and severity for the poststroke patient who is at risk for an early or late seizure.

Nursing Student Interprofessional Simulation Increases Empathy and Improves Attitudes on Poverty.

Poverty is increasing and it has adverse effects on health. Nurses need to understand how to help patients in poverty meet health goals within interprofessional teams. Nursing students and Veteran's Affairs employees, consisting of patient care and support staff, were recruited for an interprofessional poverty simulation.

Recognizing Victims of a Hidden Crime: Human Trafficking Victims in Your Pediatric Trauma Bay.

Human trafficking is the second largest criminal industry in the United States and almost half of the victims are children. This crime against children is referred to as domestic minor human sex trafficking (DMHST). The majority DMHST victims access health care, often at an emergency department, at some point during their captivity.