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2021 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 88-93
Author(s):  
Mary Jo Kreitzer

The Covid-19 pandemic is having a significant impact on the well-being of nurses and has exacerbated long-standing issues of stress and burnout. Expecting or hoping that nurses will recover quickly or bounce back from the stress and deep trauma of the pandemic is not realistic. Each nurse has a story, and while these stories may have similar themes, they are all different. It is important to reflect on our stories, identify the myriad of emotions we are experiencing, and find ways to work through our feelings. Ignoring, denying, or suppressing feelings does not serve us well in the long run. Stifling negative emotions does not make them go away. A Call to Action is needed to address the impact of the pandemic, clinician burnout, and systemic racism on health-care organizations and educational institutions. Strategies are identified that will support personal and organizational well-being.


2021 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 78-82
Author(s):  
Cyrus Batheja

Health-care leaders work at the highest levels of organizations and face unique challenges in today's health-care systems. This article reports the lived experiences of an executive nurse to better understand their leadership journey and leadership shadow, exploring their professional development of health-care leadership while navigating change and conflict by interpreting critical turning points in their career and triangulating data to identify and analyze central themes. Offering a real-world perspective, the article uses personal reflection aligned to professional inquiry, workplace observations, document reviews, and personal accounts to focus on executive nursing and the construction of a social movement from within a large managed care organization. The purpose of this evaluation is to create deeper understandings of ways in which to improve patient and provider experiences, reduce system waste, and improve population health. The theme of transformational leadership emerged, and new insights were created to inform future thinking.


2021 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 142-146
Author(s):  
Jacqueline K. Owens

Florence Nightingale formally documented much of the early history of the nursing profession, a goal that remains important today to guide our practice. Many nurse scholars have published detailed accounts of historical research. Story-based narratives can be especially effective to describe the contributions of individual nurses in a way that resonates with nurses and lay readers. Two nurses, Terri Arthur and Jeanne Bryner, have successfully disseminated stories of nurses through creative writing. This article describes their journeys to capture nursing history using historical narrative, poetry, and reflective prose.


2021 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 118-124
Author(s):  
Lilian J. Canamo ◽  
Jessica P. Bejar ◽  
Judy E. Davidson

University of California San Diego Health was set to launch its 13th annual Nursing and Inquiry Innovation Conference event in June 2020. However, the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic placed a barrier to large gatherings throughout the world. Because the World Health Organization designated 2020 as the Year of the Nurse and Midwife, the University committed to continuing the large-scale conference, converting to a virtual event. This article reviews the methodologies behind the delivery of the virtual event and implications for user engagement and learning on the blended electronic platform.


2021 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 75-77
Author(s):  
Marty Lewis-Hunstiger
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2021 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 98-105
Author(s):  
Susan Hayes Lane ◽  
Eileen Kohlenberg

There is an urgent need to address the nursing faculty shortage and evaluate current enrollment in nurse educator programs across the country. In this article, we describe a nationwide review of graduate nursing programs focusing on the nursing education shortage; program, faculty, and student demographics; methodological approaches; concentrations, content and practice areas; and future directions for graduate program development.


2021 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 106-111
Author(s):  
Diane R. Logan

Clinical professors are a particularly important determinant of student success in becoming a proficient nurse. The clinical professor is responsible for helping students apply didactic knowledge to clinical skills. This article discusses strategies clinical professors can use to maximize undergraduate nursing students' skills and competencies and to raise awareness of healthy behaviors affecting patient care. Applying effective and fun strategies can help students decrease anxiety, apply critical thinking, develop autonomy, and learn time management. These applied strategies help students develop delegation skills required to be professional, competent nurses, while promoting health and well-being.


2021 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 125-130
Author(s):  
Maryanne Barra ◽  
Samantha Singh Hernandez ◽  
Janet Czermak

BackgroundThis quantitative educational intervention was conducted to determine the effectiveness of a 1-day internal medicine orientation for new interns, led by nurse educators instead of medical doctors.MethodsScheduled within the orientation week curriculum, this project had a purposeful convenience sample of 14 students comprising the entire intern class. An afternoon of 1:1 clinical skills with nursing guidance followed a morning of didactic lecture on medical knowledge and skills transfer. Students completed a pre/postmedical education test (MET) to evaluate knowledge and skills acquired.ResultsInterns reported increased confidence with clinical competencies to both nurse educators and the chief resident. Outcome questionnaires revealed statistically significant increases in knowledge about clinical skills after the intervention. Interns witnessed interprofessional teamwork.ConclusionNurse educators teaching medical interns facilitates interprofessional team collaboration, communication, and mutual respect. This simulation pedagogy focusing on principles of deliberate practice can have a positive impact on academic and clinical performance.


2021 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 94-97
Author(s):  
Elaheh Haghgoshayie ◽  
Edris Hasanpoor

Evidence-based nursing management, developed as a framework for improving the quality of decisions to provide the most effective health-care outcomes, is a synthesis of clinical expertise, research evidence, and patient values, to create effective patient care strategies. Effective use of evidence-based nursing management requires identifying the sources of evidence and assessing their utilization. This article suggests a model for evidence-based nursing management in nursing practice. The literature shows six sources utilized for nursing management decisions: scientific and research evidence, information from hospitals, political-social development plans, managers' professional expertise, ethical-moral evidence, and values and expectations of all stakeholders.


2021 ◽  
Vol 27 (2) ◽  
pp. 135-141
Author(s):  
Amy Johnson

Individuals who are incarcerated are disproportionately affected by chronic disease, mental health concerns, and substance use, compared to the general population. Despite the need to improve health in individuals who are incarcerated, the delivery of quality health care, including health education, often meets with challenges. Quality health education lays a foundation for improved health, and is one strategy nurses can use to improve the health of incarcerated individuals. To address this pressing health need, students in a community health nursing course at the University of Illinois at Chicago provided health education to men finishing their prison sentences at an adult transition center. Verbal and written statements from the men and the students indicate that the educational offering was a positive experience. One man's attendance at a health education class had a life-changing impact on another man at the center.


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