Primary care and abortion provider perspectives on mail-order medication abortion: a qualitative study.

Background: This qualitative study aims to assess perspectives of clinicians and clinic staff on mail-order pharmacy dispensing for medication abortion.

Methods: Participants included clinicians and staff involved in implementing a mail-order dispensing model for medication abortion at eleven clinics in seven states as part of a prospective cohort study, which began in January 2020 (before the FDA removed the in-person dispensing requirement for mifepristone). From June 2021 to July 2022, we invited participants at the participating clinics, including six primary care and five abortion clinics, to complete a semi-structured video interview about their experiences.

Racial, Ethnic, and Gender Composition Among Neonatal Nurse Practitioner Faculty Ranks.

Background: Despite increases in nursing faculty diversity, representation is lacking in positions of higher faculty rank. Challenges for minority faculty include decreased awareness of promotion standards, less mentoring, and increased stress from being the sole representative of their respective underrepresented population.

Methods: The purpose of this study was to determine the racial, ethnic, and gender composition of neonatal nurse practitioner (NNP) faculty in the United States.

The effect of antenatal isoniazid preventive therapy on birth outcomes in Western Kenya.

Pregnant women living with HIV (WLHIV) are at high risk for TB. There are limited data to inform whether TB preventive therapy is safe in pregnancy. We completed a retrospective study of antenatal and birth records of mother-infant dyads at two health care facilities in Kisumu, Kenya.

Sustaining success for Black nursing students.

Of the estimated 5.2 million nurses across the United States of America, only 6 % identify as Black or African American. Increasing the number of Black Registered Nurses (RNs) can benefit society by improving the well-documented healthcare disparities.

Risks of Severe Assault and Intimate Partner Homicide among Transgender and Gender Diverse Intimate Partner Violence Survivors: Preliminary Findings from Community Listening Sessions.

Intimate partner violence (IPV) is an epidemic among transgender and gender diverse (TGD) people. However, intimate partner homicide (IPH) among TGD people is under researched. Thus, thematic content analysis was used to describe and examine antecedents of severe assault and IPH among TGD adults who have experienced IPV (N  =  13), via community listening sessions.

A Scoring Rubric for the Knowledge Section of the Systems Quality Improvement Training and Assessment Tool.

Introduction: Quality improvement (QI) competencies for health professions trainees were developed to address health care quality. Strategies to integrate QI into curricula exist, but methods for assessing interdisciplinary learners' competency are less developed. We refined the Knowledge section scoring rubric of the Systems Quality Improvement Training and Assessment Tool (SQI TAT) and examined its validity evidence.

Health Insurance Prevalence Among Gender Minority People: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Purpose: Gender minority (GM) (people whose gender does not align with the sex assigned at birth) people have historically been insured at lower rates than the general population. The purpose of this review is to (1) assess the prevalence of health insurance among GM adults in the United States, (2) examine prevalence by gender, and (3) examine trends in prevalence before and after implementation of the Affordable Care Act.

Methods: Published articles from PubMed, EMBASE, and Web of Science databases before April 26th, 2019, were included.

Interrupting Biases in the Experience and Management of Pain.

This article is part of a series, Supporting Family Caregivers: No Longer Home Alone, published in collaboration with the AARP Public Policy Institute. Results of focus groups, conducted as part of the AARP Public Policy Institute's No Longer Home Alone video project, supported evidence that family caregivers aren't given the information they need to manage the complex care regimens of family members. This series of articles and accompanying videos aims to help nurses provide caregivers with the tools they need to manage their family member's health care at home.

Diversity in Nursing Is Not Enough.

An introspective look.

Social Determinant of Housing Instability and Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes: A Scoping Review.

Background: We conducted a scoping review to examine the literature regarding pregnancy-related morbidities among birthing individuals and infants experiencing housing instability (HI).

Methods: Articles were identified through electronic database searches, using numerous search terms related to pregnancy and housing. US studies published in English between 1991 and 2019 were included.

Becoming an Antiracist Neonatal Community.

Background: There are pervasive and documented disparities in maternal and infant outcomes related to race and ethnicity. Critical awareness is growing in our current cultural environment about strategies to improve health equity, the need to challenge implicit bias, and dismantle racism in healthcare to decrease racial health inequities.

Methods: In this article, we provide a summary of health inequities that exist within the perinatal/neonatal population and offer strategies for initiating conversations and improving health equity by challenging bias and increasing diversity.

Household Air Pollution from Cooking Fires Is a Global Problem.

Over the past several decades, important advances have been made in the United States to ensure that our residents breathe clean air. Still, nearly 12 million homes in this country burn wood for heating. Globally, 3 billion people, or close to half of the world's population, depend on polluting solid fuels such as wood for daily cooking and heating.

Through the Microbial Looking Glass: Premature Labor, Preeclampsia, and Gestational Diabetes: A Scoping Review.

The influence of microbial factors on adverse perinatal outcomes has become the focal point of recent investigations, with particular interest in the role of the microbiome and probiotic interventions. The purpose of this scoping review was to identify and critique the most recent evidence about these factors as they relate to pregnancies complicated by preeclampsia (PEC), preterm birth (PTB), and gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). Four databases (PubMed, EMBASE, Web of Science, and Cochrane) were searched for articles published in English in the last 10 years with the concepts of the microbiome, probiotics, and PEC, PTB, or GDM.

Hypertension among adults living in Haiti: An integrative review.

Aims And Objectives: To determine what is known about hypertension among adults living in Haiti.

Background: Hypertension is the leading cause of morbidity, the identified cause of heart failure in 45% of patients and is associated with more than 70% of cardiovascular disease-related hospital admissions in Haiti.

Design: An integrative review of the literature.

Supporting Doctoral Students and Faculty: The Development of an Annual Doctoral Symposium.

Aim: The aim of the study was to develop a sustainable annual symposium to support doctoral students in nursing across the state of Georgia.

Background: A goal of the nursing profession, highlighted in the Institute of Medicine Future of Nursing report of 2011, is to increase the number of nurses with doctorates. They are needed to fill faculty positions as professors retire and to step into leadership positions as health care systems become more complex.

Healthy Aging in Older Women Living with HIV Infection: a Systematic Review of Psychosocial Factors.

Due to life-enhancing effects of antiretroviral therapy, HIV-positive persons have the potential for long life comparable to their uninfected peers. Older women (age 50+) living with HIV (OWLH) are often an under-recognized aging group. We conducted a systematic review to examine psychosocial factors that impact how OWLH live, cope, and age with HIV.

Evaluation of the Financial and Health Burden of Infants at Risk for Respiratory Syncytial Virus.

Background: Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) is the leading viral cause of death in infants younger than 1 year. In July 2014, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Committee on Infectious Diseases concluded that the "limited clinical benefit" for infants born at more than 29 weeks' gestation, together with the associated high cost of the immunoprophylaxis, no longer supported the routine use of palivizumab (Synagis).

Purpose: To evaluate the impact of the newly adopted AAP palivizumab prophylaxis administration on health and subsequent hospital costs of infants born between 29 and less than 32 weeks' gestation.

Friends Helping Friends: a nonrandomized control trial of a peer-based response to dating violence.

Dating violence is a significant problem for older adolescents with implications for the survivor's health. Survivors disclose the violence to friends who are often ill equipped to help them manage the consequences. The purpose of this pilot study was to evaluate the effectiveness and feasibility of Friends Helping Friends, a community-level education program to teach older adolescents to recognize and intervene in dating violence.