Evaluation of an Orientation Program for Adjunct Clinical Instructors in Nursing.

Part-time clinical nurse instructors teach students in many nursing schools in the United States. They are often unprepared for this role and require instruction in teaching methods. We developed and evaluated an online orientation program to provide the knowledge and skills necessary for nurses to become confident clinical instructors.

Leveraging Collective Expertise, Wisdom, and Guidance Through Mastermind Teams.

Leadership positions with enormous responsibilities are challenging; at times leaders may feel isolated or lonely. A mastermind team is a small group of peer mentors or a personal board of directors, who meet on a recurring basis to share ideas for feedback, groupsource solutions, and to celebrate/commiserate on events. Joining a mastermind team helps leaders receive psychological support, encouragement, inspiration, suggestions for solving problems, and resources to manage challenges.

Distinct chemical structures inhibit the CEMIP hyaluronidase and promote oligodendrocyte progenitor cell maturation.

Growing evidence supports pathogenic roles for chronically elevated hyaluronidase activity in numerous conditions. Elevated expression of one such hyaluronidase, the Cell Migration Inducing and hyaluronan binding Protein (CEMIP), has been implicated in the pathogenesis and progression of several cancers as well as demyelinating diseases in the central nervous system (CNS). Developing effective and selective CEMIP inhibitors could therefore have efficacy in treating a variety of conditions where CEMIP is chronically elevated.

Assessing evidence on the impacts of nature-based interventions for climate change mitigation: a systematic map of primary and secondary research from subtropical and tropical terrestrial regions.

Background: Nature-based interventions (NbIs) for climate change mitigation include a diverse set of interventions aimed at conserving, restoring, and/or managing natural and modified ecosystems to improve their ability to store and sequester carbon and avoid greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Recent projections estimate that terrestrial NbIs can lead to more than one-third of the climate change mitigation necessary to meet the Paris Climate Agreement by 2030. Further, these interventions can provide co-benefits in the form of social and ecological outcomes.

Introducing the "Nursing Education Integrating Social Change for Health Equity (NISCHE)" framework for nursing education.

Background: A need exists for a unified curriculum framework for nurse educators, recognizing racism as a central driver of health inequities.

Purpose: This paper provides nurse educators with a unifying curriculum framework that centers racism as a root cause of health inequity shaping SSDH.

Methods: A critical examination of the social and structural determinants of health (SSDH) and Yob's (2018) Framework for a Curriculum in Social Change was conducted, to develop a curriculum framework tailored to the intersection of SSDH and social change within nursing education.

Method for Using Voicemail and Email for Qualitative Data Collection Among Nurses.

Background: Memorializing nurses' experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic had the potential to allow scientists and policymakers to learn about the impact on the nursing profession and health care systems. Yet, nurses are considered a difficult population to recruit for research.

Objective: To describe an innovative qualitative data collection method for capturing current practice experiences among nurses working during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Understanding Rewarding and Challenging Nursing Experiences During the Pandemic in Five Countries: Toward Strengthening the Workforce.

Introduction: Nurses are now more likely to leave their current role in direct patient care than they were before the COVID-19 pandemic. Country culture and the organization of health care systems drive nurses' decisions to leave or stay in the profession.

Methods: In a fall 2020 survey of nurse professional quality of life, a content analysis of responses to the open-ended question, " was performed.

Hormonal and cycle phase predictors of within-women shifts in self-perceived attractiveness: Tests of alternative functional models.

Prior research has produced mixed findings regarding whether women feel more attractive during the fertile phase of the menstrual cycle. Here, we analyzed cycle phase and hormonal predictors of women's self-perceived attractiveness (SPA) assessed within a daily diary study. Forty-three women indicated their SPA, sexual desire, and interest in their own partners or other potential mates each day across 1-2 menstrual cycles; saliva samples collected on corresponding days were assayed for estradiol, progesterone, and testosterone; and photos of the women taken at weekly intervals were rated for attractiveness.

Identification and characterization of a skin microbiome on suggests environmental microbes confer cuticle protection.

Unlabelled: In the wild, are emersed in environments teeming with a veritable menagerie of microorganisms. The cuticular surface serves as a barrier and first point of contact with their microbial environments. In this study, we identify microbes from natural habitats that associate with its cuticle, constituting a simple "skin microbiome.

Development and Validation of the Curriculum Evaluation Tool - Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion: A Tool for Evaluating Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Nursing Curricula.

Professional organizations and experts are calling for nursing education to be more diverse. The nursing education curriculum has been identified as one structural barrier to a diverse workforce. This article describes the development and initial validation of the CET-DEI, a curriculum evaluation tool for diversity, equity, and inclusion in nursing education.

Centering diversity, equity, and inclusion in a regional professional nursing organization.

Background: Professional nursing organizations can respond to threats to social justice by strengthening structures to support diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI).

Purpose: Describe implementation strategies and outcomes to advance DEI from the Western Institute of Nursing (WIN).

Methods: In 2019, WIN committed to prioritizing DEI by updating its vision and mission.

A First Estimate of the Prevalence of Developmental Language Disorder in Mexico: A Retrospective Study.

This was a retrospective study that aimed to provide a first estimate of the prevalence of developmental language disorder (DLD) in Mexico, where there is currently a lack of epidemiological data on this disorder. Children aged 4;0 to 6;11 years in the cities of Mexico, Queretaro, and Monterrey were classified into two groups: those with DLD ( = 46) and those with typical language development ( = 497). The diagnosis of DLD was based on standardized norm-referenced assessment and language sample analyses.

Same day discharge in colorectal surgery: Who requires unplanned overnight monitoring?

Background: Enhanced Recovery After Surgery protocols and minimally invasive surgery have decreased colorectal length of stay. Our institution implemented a Same Day Discharge (SDD) colorectal protocol, and this study evaluates factors associated with unplanned admission.

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Parsimonious Waveform-derived Features consisting of Pulse Arrival Time and Heart Rate Variability Predicts the Onset of Septic Shock.

Sepsis is a major public health emergency and one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in critically ill patients. For each hour treatment is delayed, shock-related mortality increases, so early diagnosis and intervention is of utmost importance. However, earlier recognition of shock requires active monitoring, which may be delayed due to subclinical manifestations of the disease at the early phase of onset.

Design and Validation of Miniaturized Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS) Head Coils.

Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) is a rapidly developing therapeutic modality for the safe and effective treatment of neuropsychiatric disorders. However, clinical rTMS driving systems and head coils are large, heavy, and expensive, so miniaturized, affordable rTMS devices may facilitate treatment access for patients at home, in underserved areas, in field and mobile hospitals, on ships and submarines, and in space. The central component of a portable rTMS system is a miniaturized, lightweight coil.

A Comparison of Normalization Techniques for Individual Baseline-Free Estimation of Absolute Hypovolemic Status Using a Porcine Model.

Hypovolemic shock is one of the leading causes of death in the military. The current methods of assessing hypovolemia in field settings rely on a clinician assessment of vital signs, which is an unreliable assessment of hypovolemia severity. These methods often detect hypovolemia when interventional methods are ineffective.

Same day discharge colon surgery: is it financially worth it?

Aim: Same day discharge (SDD) for colorectal surgery shows increasing promise in the era of enhanced recovery after surgery protocols and minimally invasive surgery. It has become increasingly relevant due to the constraints posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. The aim of this study was to compare SDD and postoperative day 1 (POD1) discharge to understand the clinical outcomes and financial impact on factors such as cost, charge, revenue, contribution margin and readmission.

Why We Need to Pay Attention to Stereotype Threat.

Although "implicit bias" has been a major focus in diversity, equity, inclusion, and antiracism educational efforts, less attention has been directed to "stereotype threat." This commentary aimed to bring increased awareness to the pharmacy academy about stereotype threat phenomena as well as explore its impact in the areas of education, with a specific focus on health professions education. In addition, potential and practical strategies are discussed to mitigate its occurrence in pharmacy education.

Using artificial intelligence platforms to support student learning in physiology.

The advent of artificial intelligence (AI)-powered language models presents new opportunities and challenges in education. By teaching students how to craft prompts that elicit insightful responses, faculty can scaffold activities where AI acts as a supplemental resource to amplify critical thinking and support student learning. Ongoing dialogue and iteration focused on ethical usage norms can achieve the right balance between emerging technology and foundational skills development.

Is Sex Cam Use a Substitute for "Real Sex?" Attitudes and Experiences of Consumers Using Adult Cam Platforms.

Adult webcam sites with live performers who provide viewer interactive experiences are a rapidly increasing form of sexual entertainment or "sextech." The opportunity to engage with performers during synchronous contact without health risks represents a novel form of transactional sex. This study sought to understand viewer preferences in performers, and how viewers perceive webcam use is affecting their sex lives and their mood.