A mixed methods study: The grief experience of registered nurses working on the frontlines during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Aim And Objective: The purpose of this study was to generate a conceptual definition and theory of grief for nurses working on the frontlines during the COVID-19 pandemic using grounded theory methodology.

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has had a negative impact on nurses working on the frontlines. The increasing flow of diagnosed COVID-19 cases, diverse unknowns and demands in the treatment of patients with COVID-19, and depression related to countless deaths can trigger grief experiences.

A is for Airway: An Interprofessional Simulation Event to Re-Establish the Importance of Communication.

Establishing an airway in the operating room is an interdisciplinary activity that requires focus of all participants. An interprofessional simulation event was designed to reestablish the importance of this OR event for student registered nurse anesthetists and registered nurse first assists.

Pain catastrophizing: A patient-centered approach to assessment.

Pain is a subjective experience and its perception and expression vary widely. Pain catastrophizing, which refers to patients' thoughts or feelings about their pain, may impact their communication of pain and nurses' subsequent response. This article discusses how nurses can more readily recognize, assess, and manage pain catastrophizing.

Sex Differences in the Association between Local Government Spending and Mortality: Evidence from Tennessee.

Objectives: A growing body of research has demonstrated the effect of local government spending on health outcomes; however, the effect of spending on different demographic groups is unclear. We combined national and local data to examine the impact of public spending on mortality rates in Tennessee.

Methods: Within-between random effects models to examine the relation between county-level spending and mortality rates.

Life after loss: Parent bereavement and coping experiences after infant death in the neonatal intensive care unit.

The death of an infant in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) is a profound and unexpected loss for parents that results in a complex process of coping with bereavement. A descriptive qualitative approach was used to explore parent bereavement and coping experiences after infant death in the NICU. The dual process model of coping with bereavement was used as a conceptual framework to help understand how parents cope with grief after infant death.