A Trauma-Informed Mentoring Framework for Forensic Nurses: An Overview of STEERR-Structure, Process, and Evaluation.

The STEERR Mentoring Framework, grounded in decolonized and feminist mentorship approaches, integrates foundational principles of mentoring with the unique and complex characteristics of the role of the forensic nurse. The primary objective of the program is to support a competent, sustainable, and resilient forensic nursing workforce. In this article, we describe the development process, framework structure, and evaluation approach implemented within a 1-year pilot initiative focused on forensic nurses in the sexual assault nurse examiner role.

Medication self-management behaviors of adolescents and young adults with cancer.

Purpose: Adolescents and young adults (AYAs) with cancer are challenged to manage complex medication regimens during treatment. The aims of the study are to (1) describe the medication self-management behaviors of AYAs with cancer and (2) examine the barriers and facilitators to AYAs' optimal use of medications, including their self-efficacy to manage medications.

Methods: This cross-sectional study enrolled 30 AYAs (18-29 years) with cancer who were receiving chemotherapy.

Validation of Nursing Outcomes Classification: Knowledge and Self-management for Cardiac Disease.

The Nursing Outcomes Classification provides two outcomes, Knowledge: Cardiac Disease and Self-management: Cardiac Disease, to assess knowledge and self-management behaviors of adults with cardiac disease. The purpose of this study was to validate the two nursing-sensitive outcomes to establish content validity. A methodological design was used using the Delphi technique.

American Academy of Nursing expert panel consensus statement on inequities in the juvenile justice system rooted in systemic and structural racism.

The overrepresentation of youth of color has long been acknowledged and accepted in juvenile justice and legal systems. Many risk factors contribute to the detention and incarceration of youth; however, there is little evidence to explain how structural inequities and systemic racism add to that vulnerability. Historically, laws were passed to benefit the White society and resulted in outcomes that caused grave aftereffects for people of color and in some cases, ethnic minorities.

Development of an International Competency Framework for Nurses in the Provision of Self-management Support to Cancer Populations.

Background: Cancer survivors are required to manage their health, healthcare, and a myriad of symptoms through self-management.

Objective: The aim of this study was to develop a comprehensive framework of competencies and performance criteria that identifies the requisite knowledge and skills for nursing practice in the provision of self-management support for cancer survivors and their families.

Methods: The competency framework was developed using the following 3-stage consensus building approach: (1) development of a preliminary list of self-management support competencies and performance criteria informed by relevant literature, (2) a 2-round modified Delphi conducted with a panel of cancer nurse experts, and (3) a research team consensus meeting to finalize framework components.

The Effect of Racism and Discrimination on the Health of Milwaukee's African American Population.

Background: This scoping review focuses on the intersections of racism, health, and health care, as well as interventions for the African American population in Milwaukee, Wisconsin-one of the most hypersegregated regions in the country. We investigate what existing research provides about the impact of segregation and racism on health and consider how community setting informs health interventions, practice, and policy.

Methods: We analyzed studies that address racism and health in Milwaukee to assess the state of the science in this area.

Critical Care Nurse Burnout, Moral Distress, and Mental Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A United States Survey.

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has and will continue to have a tremendous influence on intensive care unit (ICU) nurses' mental health.

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to describe the impact of COVID-19 on nurse moral distress, burnout, and mental health.

Methods: Between October 2020 and January 2021 this descriptive study recruited a national sample of nurses who worked in the ICU during the COVID-19 pandemic through American Association of Critical Care Nurses newsletters and social media.

Barriers and facilitators of health among older adult immigrants in the United States: an integrative review of 20 years of literature.

Background: There are over seven million older adult immigrants in the United States, and that number is expected to increase. Older adult immigrants in the United States have unique factors that influence their health.

Methods: In this integrative review, we systematically review 20 years of peer-reviewed literature on the barriers (i.

Critical Care Nurses' Experiences During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A US National Survey.

Background: Given critical care nurses' high prepandemic levels of moral distress and burnout, the COVID-19 pandemic will most likely have a tremendous influence on intensive care unit (ICU) nurses' mental health and continuation in the ICU workforce.

Objective: To describe the experiences of ICU nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States.

Methods: Nurses who worked in ICUs in the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic were recruited to complete a survey from October 2020 through early January 2021 through social media and the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses.

Down There - Pediatric Nurses, Constipation, and Rectal Interventions.

Background: Pediatric nurses care for hospitalized children with constipation on a daily basis. However, very little is reported in the literature about the experiences of pediatric nurses when providing care to hospitalized children who are constipated. A rarely discussed aspect of pediatric care is that of sensitive touch which is required during rectal interventions such as enema and suppository administration.

Experiences of weight stigma in adolescents with severe obesity and their families.

Aim: To describe the experiences of weight stigma in adolescents with severe obesity and their parents.

Design: Qualitative descriptive secondary analysis.

Methods: A secondary analysis on 31 transcripts from a larger study of 46 transcripts conducted between February 2019 and June 2020.

Body Image Related to Sexual Health: Development of the Concept.

Introduction: Disturbances in body image can have an impact on sexual health and are prevalent in women of reproductive age. Although body image is important, the definition of this concept is inconsistent across the disciplines of nursing, medicine, and psychology. Use of a consistent definition in clinical practice and research could lead to a more comprehensive understanding of disturbances in body image, thereby advancing research-based knowledge and clinical practice.

A cross-sectional study of United States Academic-clinical research collaborations: Characteristics, resources, benefits and outcomes.

Aims: The aims of the study were to compare characteristics, resources, benefits and outcomes of academic-clinical collaborations of nursing researcher leaders from academic, clinical and joint-employer sites.

Background: Few research-based publications addressed academic-clinical research collaborations. New knowledge could increase nursing and multidisciplinary research productivity, including implementation science.

Building a Research Team in Adolescent/Young Adult Oncology Nursing.

Participation on a collaborative team is an attractive option for conducting research, especially in pediatric hematology/oncology nursing, where the patient population is small. The Consortium to Study Symptoms in Adolescents and Young Adults with Cancer (CSAYAC) is a nursing research team that has been in existence for over a decade. The authors share the process by which CSAYAC formed and describe key features that contribute to its sustainability.

Evaluating the Outcomes of an Organizational Initiative to Expand End-of-Life Resources in Intensive Care Units With Palliative Support Tools and Floating Hospice.

Background: There is evidence that palliative care and floating (inpatient) hospice can improve end-of-life experiences for patients and their families in the intensive care unit (ICU). However, both palliative care and hospice remain underutilized in the ICU setting.

Objectives: This study examined palliative consultations and floating hospice referrals for ICU patients during a phased launch of floating hospice, 2 palliative order sets, and general education to support implementation of palliative care guidelines.

Is Consulting in Your Future?

Nurses' expertise, developed over time and through education, positions them to assume new careers such as independent nurse consultants. Although it's an exciting proposition, nurses may not understand what it means to be a consultant, know whether consulting is a good fit for them, or be familiar with how to establish and run a consulting business. This article defines consulting, discusses key competencies, and presents important considerations for starting and running a consulting business.

Intersectionality Research for Transgender Health Justice: A Theory-Driven Conceptual Framework for Structural Analysis of Transgender Health Inequities.

Transgender people experience intersecting forms of social marginalization and are disproportionately affected by health inequities. We elucidate a novel conceptual framework for transgender health research that theorizes the constructs and pathways through which social inequities produce health inequities for transgender populations. Drawing on theories of intersectionality and structural injustice, Intersectionality Research for Transgender Health Justice (IRTHJ) posits that social and health inequities affecting transgender populations are the result of status quo power relations produced within and between oppressive structures, institutional systems, and socio-structural processes.

Facilitating Cultural Humility and Attunement for Nursing and Health Professions Students Through a Study Abroad Program in Kenya.

Aim: This qualitative descriptive study aimed to evaluate the role of a short-term interprofessional study abroad program in Kenya on beginning awareness of cultural humility.

Background: Students in the health care professions, including nursing, must learn to work effectively with diverse patient populations and provide culturally safe care.

Method: Course assignments of 21 students were thematically analyzed to discover how students applied concepts of cultural attunement to learn cultural humility while interacting with people in rural and urban Kenya.