Accreditation organizations have identified specific program outcomes that each nursing program must meet to maintain accreditation, including standards on cultural competence.  However, research has shown there is no ...

Objective: This study aims to validate an instrument of nurse job satisfaction, the Healthcare Environment Survey (HES), across settings and time through an organizational change. Methods: This is a retrospective study ...

ABSTRACT   Background of the study:    Tuberculosis remains a worldwide public health problem despite the fact that the causative organism was discovered more than 100 years ago and highly effective drugs and vaccine (BCG) ...

A recent study has indicated that primary care providers hold comparable and possibly more negative attitudes towards persons with mental illness than the general public (Mittal et al., 2016b). Because of their regular ...

Purposes/Aims: This qualitative study examines the lived experiences of graduating associate degree nurses transitioning into practice.   Rationale Conceptual Basis/Background: The increasing complexity of health care and subsequently of nursing practice is well recognized. Comprehensive approaches are needed to address the gap newly graduated nurses experience as they transition from school into practice settings. As work environments and the job market do not remain static, the importance of listening carefully to the experiences of new nurses is greater than ever.   Methods: A 2-phase longitudinal research study was conducted using an interpretive, hermeneutic, qualitative design. The second phase, reported here, conducted individual interviews of nurses who had been in Phase I focus groups.   Results: Categories were identified from the transcripts of all participants which led to the emerging themes of Facing the Realities, Powerful Relationships, Commitment to Care, Communication Conundrums, and Building a New Nurse. New nurses identified realities of what they described as “shockers” or “the hardest thing…” Workloads seemed more intimidating once they were “on their own”. Each new nurse had a story about the influence of “a great nurse” who served as a role model. Team spirit, climate of trust, nurturing, and caring were highly valued. Each nurse verbalized a commitment to stay in nursing caring for clients, although not necessarily in their current settings. New nurses showed vulnerability for knowing when to ask questions, knowing how to communicate effectively with physicians, and learning ways to overcome communication barriers between shifts and co-workers. These new nurses were clearly “under construction”, building from a novice level of focusing on skill performance to showing appreciation for becoming future managers of care who use critical thinking, clinical judgment, and who recognize the need for lifelong learning.   Implications: Healthy work environments were key to instilling confidence, promoting learning and sharing, building self-efficacy, all which may lead to greater professional satisfaction. Internships or residency programs proved valuable as seen through the eyes of study participants. A few felt “thrown in” to “sink or swim” with extremely short orientations, especially in long term care facilities, and most left those settings within a year. Nurses entered the profession with a strong foundation in psychomotor and intellectual skills formulated in nursing school, but it should be acknowledged that tremendous emotion accompanies this school-to-practice transition. Leaders and experienced nurses can nurture and encourage new graduates by teaching healthy coping skills as well as by being credible resources for provision of care.      ...

The noisy and brightly lit environment in the Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU) Phase I has the potential to agitate the arousing post anesthesia patient, delay recovering to an awake state, and could increase the need for ...

Background: The prevalence of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) has increased among the adult population in Saudi Arabia, as well as the development of secondary health problems. A major concern is that Saudis with T2DM fail ...

Purpose: The purpose of this investigation was to explore Thai Nurses’ Knowledge and Attitudes regarding Childhood Obesity Setting: Data was collected from a public hospital in Thailand Methods: Using Bronfebrenner’s Ecological Systems Model, a descriptive, cross-sectional study conducted with Thai nurses (N = 489) in Thailand. Participants completed the Thai version of the adapted Attitudes Toward Obese Persons Scale: Children’s Version, a 26 item survey developed by Allison (1995). Results: A majority of the participants (96%) were female, and were bachelor prepared (77%). When compared to children who were categorically normal weight, the majority of nurses perceived that overweight children eat more (89.4%), had poor eating habits (88.3%), and were embarrassed about their weight (75.8%). Thai nurses perceived overweight children as sociable (61%), confident (66.9%), and happy (70.1%) when compared to categorically normal weight children. Conclusions:  The findings suggest that Thai nurses perceive childhood obesity is related to unhealthy lifestyle practices. Nurses’ responses suggested that overweight children suffer from psychosocial problems. Implications: Recognizing Thai nurses’ knowledge and attitudes toward childhood obesity is helpful for further developing programs and strategies for addressing childhood obesity in Thailand. Further studies are encouraged, to explore nurses’ knowledge and attitudes toward childhood obesity from multiple cultural and country perspectives. Reference Allison, D. B. (1995). Handbook of Assessment Methods for Eating Behaviors and Weight-Related Problems. Measures, Theory, and Research. Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications ...

Purpose: To explore bias among student nurses within the nursing major regarding overweight children. Setting: College of Nursing at a large Midwestern University in an urban setting. Methods: A descriptive, cross-sectional ...

     The presence of teen dating violence (TDV) among the adolescent population is becoming recognized as a significant problem in the U.S. and worldwide.  A growing body of evidence has begun to reveal the magnitude of ...