Early Life Stress, DNA Methylation of NR3C1 and HSD11B2, and Oral Feeding Skill Development in Preterm Infants: A Pilot Study.

Background: Early life stress exposure in preterm infants may alter DNA methylation of NR3C1 and HSD11B2, disrupting neurobehaviors needed for oral feeding (PO) skill development.

Purpose: To (1) examine the feasibility of the study protocol; (2) describe early life stress, DNA methylation of NR3C1 and HSD11B2, and PO skill development; and (3) explore the association between DNA methylation of NR3C1 and HSD11B2 and infant characteristics, early life stress, and PO skill development.

Method: We employed a longitudinal descriptive pilot study (N = 10).

Non-Pharmacological Sleep Interventions after Cardiac Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomised Controlled Trials.

Aim: To synthesise up-to-date research evidence for non-pharmacological interventions to improve various sleep outcomes (e.g., sleep quality, duration) in postsurgical cardiac patients.

Epigenetics Embedding of Oral Feeding Skill Development in Preterm Infants: A Study Protocol.

Background: Preterm infants face challenges to feed orally, which may lead to failure to thrive. Oral feeding skill development requires intact neurobehaviors. Early life stress results in DNA methylation of NR3C1 and HSD11B2, which may disrupt neurobehaviors.

Validity and use of the Neonatal Infant Stressor Scale: An integrative review.

Background: Stress exposure, operationalized as a count of painful or skin-breaking breaking procedures, is an important concept for inclusion in studies of preterm infants. The Neonatal Infant Stressor Scale (NISS) was developed to also account for nonpainful and environmental stressors; however, validity of this measure is unknown.

Aims: The purpose of this review was to define the breadth of use of the NISS in neonatal research studies and determine its predictive and concurrent validity.

Preterm Birth in African American Women: A Multi-Omic Pilot Study in Early Pregnancy.

Preterm birth (PTB; <37 weeks completed gestation) is a devastating problem affecting over 13 million live births worldwide. In the U.S.

Sedentary behaviors and physical activity of the working population measured by accelerometry: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: Too much sedentary behavior (SB) and too little physical activity (PA) place adult workers at risk for chronic illness. It remains unclear which occupations and subgroups within occupations have the highest and lowest SB and PA, and little is known about the effects of organizational factors on these behaviors and metrics. Thus, our main aims were to review and summarize evidence describing daily SB and PA collected using accelerometry across various occupations and to identify organizational factors influencing SB and PA.

Protocol for a pilot study assessing a virtual mindfulness intervention for postpartum African American women.

Elevated perinatal depressive symptoms are more common among disadvantaged African American women, and they are almost four times as likely to have postpartum posttraumatic stress compared to white women. For new mothers, depressive symptoms and posttraumatic stress can lead to negative parenting, poor mother-infant bonding, and delayed infant development. For African American women, a culturally adapted mindfulness-based intervention offers great potential as an acceptable approach to reduce psycho-behavioral symptoms and improve mother-infant interactions (i.

Air Pollution and Stroke: What Nurses Need to Know.

Air pollution exposure is linked to an increased risk of stroke. Elevated levels of pollution (carbon monoxide, carbon dioxide, nitrous oxide, sulfur dioxide, coarse particulate matter [PM], and especially fine particulate matter [PM]) cause systemic inflammation after the particles are inhaled and lodge into lung tissue, causing an increased incidence of stroke, hospitalizations for stroke, and stroke mortality. Until air pollution levels are remediated, assessing Air Quality Index (AQI) and following the guidelines to decrease illness from exposure is imperative.

World views on shortage in nursing resource: Challenges and opportunities.

Background: Shortage in nursing resource results from the combination of a lack of nurses, an increased patient volume and workload, and other factors. This seems to be a worldwide phenomenon, leading to multiple health care related challenges and a decreased quality of care, but is different in extent in high- vs. low-income countries.

Determinants of Nurse Managers' Transformational Leadership: The Role of Individual Unit and Organizational Characteristics.

Objective: The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between various factors and self-perceived transformational leadership among a sample of Filipino nurse managers (NMs).

Background: Transformational leadership plays a crucial role in promoting positive outcomes in healthcare settings, particularly for NMs. Understanding the factors that influence NMs' self-perceived transformational leadership is essential for improving leadership practices and enhancing organizational effectiveness.

Trajectories of self-management and independence in youth with spina bifida: Family-related predictors of growth.

The purpose of this study was to assess family-related predictors of self-management trajectories in youth with spina bifida (SB). Participants with SB completed the Adolescent/Young Adult Self-Management and Independence Scale (AMIS II) interview across four time points. Family functioning, family-related stress, and perceived family support were assessed by multiple reporters and multiple methods.

The race-based stress reduction intervention (RiSE) study on African American women in NYC and Chicago: Design and methods for complex genomic analysis.

RiSE study aims to evaluate a race-based stress-reduction intervention as an effective strategy to improve coping and decrease stress-related symptoms, inflammatory burden, and modify DNA methylation of stress response-related genes in older AA women. This article will describe genomic analytic methods to be utilized in this longitudinal, randomized clinical trial of older adult AA women in Chicago and NYC that examines the effect of the RiSE intervention on DNAm pre- and post-intervention, and its overall influence on inflammatory burden. Salivary DNAm will be measured at baseline and 6 months following the intervention, using the Oragene-DNA kit.

Physical Activity After Heart Surgery: Associations With Psychosocial and Sleep Factors.

Background: Heart surgery is an effective intervention for managing heart disease, the leading cause of death globally. After surgery, physical activity is key to improving patients' quality of life and decreasing mortality, but patients are frequently physically inactive after heart surgery.

Objective: This cross-sectional pilot study aimed to examine how psychosocial and sleep factors influenced physical activity in patients after heart surgery.

Stress as a mediator between abusive supervision and clinical nurses' work outcomes.

Aims: This study aimed to test whether stress could mediate the association between abusive supervision and nurses' work engagement, absenteeism, and turnover intention.

Background: Abusive supervision has been attributed to suboptimal work performance and reduced productivity among employees in different sectors. While existing nursing literature links abusive supervision to a wide range of work-related outcomes in the nursing workforce, little is known regarding the mechanism underlying this relationship.

Contextual predictors of self-management and independence trajectories in adolescents and young adults with spina bifida.

Aim: To examine socioeconomic, condition-related, and neuropsychological predictors of self-management trajectories in adolescents and young adults with spina bifida.

Method: In this longitudinal study, participants completed the Adolescent/Young Adult Self-Management and Independence Scale interview. Socioeconomic status (SES), shunt status, lesion level, and executive functioning were assessed.

Fatigue and Depressive Mood in Chronic Low Back Pain.

Purpose: Fatigue is prevalent, problematic, and co-occurs in chronic low back pain. When left untreated, fatigue can increase depressive mood, and intensify pain burden and disability in patients with chronic low back pain. The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship of fatigue to depressive mood, pain severity, and pain interference in patients with chronic low back pain.

Effects of daily sleep on physical activity after cardiac surgery.

Background: Maintaining physical activity is challenging after cardiac surgery. Postsurgical cardiac patients often experience sleep problems showing a reciprocal interaction with physical activity. As sleep and physical activity show day-to-day variations, their daily relationships need to be assessed.

Have our backs-medical-surgical nurses' safety culture experiences: An inductive qualitative descriptive study.

Aim: This study aims to describe medical-surgical registered nurses' experiences with safety culture.

Design: Qualitative, Inductive descriptive.

Methods: Registered nurses were recruited from a Midwestern community hospital in the United States using purposive sampling.

Adolescent/Young Adult Self-Management and Independence Self-Report Scale: Preliminary psychometric findings.

Purpose: This study examined preliminary psychometrics of the Adolescent/Young Adult Self-Management and Independence Self-Report Scale (AMIS II SR).

Methods: Adolescents and adults (N = 159; 13-38 years old) with spina bifida from two clinics and one community sample completed the AMIS II SR. The majority (83%) had myelomeningocele, and about half were female (51.

When Germline Genetic Testing Results Are Unclear: Highlighting Variants of Uncertain Significance.

With the advent of high-throughput next-generation sequencing (NGS) and multigene panel testing, genetic testing and interpretations have become increasingly complex. Specifically, reports demonstrating "variant of uncertain significance" (VUS) present interpretative challenges. Misinterpretation of a VUS may result in clinical harm, emotional distress for patients and family members, and potential health-care provider liability.

Emergency room nurses' caring ability and its relationship with patient safety outcomes: A cross-sectional study.

Introduction: Nurse caring ability plays a crucial role in providing quality care and ensuring patient safety. However, further research is warranted to understand the specific impact of caring ability on patient safety in the emergency department.

Aim: This study has two-fold purposes: (a) to examine the association between nurses' demographic characteristics and their perceptions of their caring ability, and (b) to explore the relationship between nurses' caring ability and nursing care quality, as well as its impact on adverse patient events and missed care.

An Interruption Management Education Bundle: Feasibility Testing With Nursing Students.

Background: Interruptions and distractions are pervasive in health care settings, increase risks for errors, and decrease task efficiency. Researchers recommend the use of strategies to mitigate their negative effects.

Purpose: The purpose was to assess the feasibility and acceptability of (1) an education bundle that included an interruption management strategy and (2) simulated scenarios with embedded interruptions and distractions.

Measuring Overweight and Obesity in Persons with Spinal Cord Injury: What Do Health Providers Use and What are the Challenges?

Introduction: Obesity is a significant health concern for veterans and individuals with spinal cord injury, yet screening for overweight/obesity can be challenging. This study examines how healthcare providers screen for overweight/obesity and the challenges encountered in identifying overweight/obesity in veterans and persons with spinal cord injury.

Materials And Methods: Healthcare providers who provide care for persons with spinal cord injury completed a semi-structured interview.

A Global Overview of Missed Nursing Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Systematic Review.

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has placed unparalleled pressure on many countries' healthcare systems, impacting the delivery of health and nursing care services. Despite the growing number of missed care studies during the pandemic, a broader perspective is essential when designing theory-driven strategies to improve nursing care delivery. This review aimed to synthesize evidence of missed nursing care during the COVID-19 pandemic in acute care settings through a systematic review and narrative synthesis.