{"title":"Bridging the gap: Implementing a pilot radiology-focused curriculum in an acute care Nurse Practitioner program.","authors":"Danielle Zuma, Mara Zink, Nhani Tran, Leon Chen","doi":"10.1097/JXX.0000000000001003","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/JXX.0000000000001003","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Abstract: </strong>Knowledge in diagnostic radiology and performance of point-of-care ultrasound are integral to acute care nurse practitioners (ACNPs) in the inpatient settings, especially true in specialty areas such as interventional radiology and critical care. However, existing ACNP training programs, including at our institution, often lack robust relevant course content. To address this educational gap, we designed and implemented a pilot acute care radiology course, incorporating a flipped classroom approach and hands-on simulation activities led by expert faculty. Our course evaluation revealed high levels of student satisfaction, self-reported confidence, and perceived course effectiveness. The course aligns with key competencies outlined by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing, demonstrating its potential to advance ACNP education in radiology content.</p>","PeriodicalId":17179,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-02-21","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139912872","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Evidence-based simulation: Fostering competency through structured and multisource feedback.","authors":"Leah Burt, Sarah Fitz, Bob Kiser","doi":"10.1097/JXX.0000000000001004","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/JXX.0000000000001004","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Abstract: </strong>Preclinical simulation is an evidence-based method for nurse practitioner (NP) students to improve clinical communication and disease management competency. During simulation, students may receive feedback from multiple sources, including standardized patients (SPs), faculty, peers, and themselves. Although evidence supports simulation with multisource feedback, its impact on clinical knowledge and communication has yet to be evaluated among NP students. We designed, implemented, and evaluated a preclinical simulation program with structured multisource feedback integrated into a disease management course within a Doctor of Nursing Practice curriculum. Differences in communication self-efficacy and disease management knowledge before and after participation, as well as perceptions of learning and importance of varying feedback sources, were evaluated using a single group pre-post mixed-methods design. On average, clinical communication self-efficacy was significantly higher, and disease management knowledge scores were significantly higher after participation. Learners rated feedback sources as important or very important and described varying feedback sources as complementary. Feedback from SPs, peers, learners themselves, and faculty was complementary and important to learning. This preclinical simulation program with purposeful integration of multisource feedback provides an evidence-based foundation for scaffolding multidomain competency development into curriculums to meet updated standards of advanced nursing education.</p>","PeriodicalId":17179,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-02-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139912873","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The effectiveness of microcurrent neurofeedback on depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, and quality of life.","authors":"","doi":"10.1097/JXX.0000000000000994","DOIUrl":"10.1097/JXX.0000000000000994","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":17179,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139697666","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The implementation and impact of an advanced practice recognition program.","authors":"Stephanie Bork, Kiersten LeBar","doi":"10.1097/JXX.0000000000000979","DOIUrl":"10.1097/JXX.0000000000000979","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Abstract: </strong>Meaningful job recognition is a pillar for sustaining healthy work environments and proven beneficial for job satisfaction and retention. However, few dedicated award recognition programs exist for advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs), and no available literature evaluates the impact on professional practice, sense of belonging, and job retention or satisfaction. The purpose of this study was to introduce a novel award recognition program for APRNs and physician associates (PAs) in a large academic medical system and evaluate it's impact on job satisfaction, retention, and sense of belonging. Five awards were created to recognize areas of achievement for clinically practicing APRNs or PAs within an academic health system. Nomination letters were collected, deidentified, and reviewed by an award committee. Winners were announced and received a plaque. A survey was sent to employed APRNs evaluating their response to the program. The survey was sent to both APRNs (83%) and PAs (17%). Survey end points included job satisfaction, willingness to stay in role for 1 and 5 years, sense of community, something to work toward, and increasing recognition of APRNs. Results showed statistical significance in three areas. Advanced practice registered nurses or PAs who were aware of award opportunities and/or nominated for an award showed higher job satisfaction, more likely to stay in job for 1 year, and felt a greater level of recognition. Dedicated APRN award programs may have a positive impact on job satisfaction and retention. This model may be extrapolated to provide greater opportunities for meaningful recognition among clinical APRNs.</p>","PeriodicalId":17179,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138830177","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mary Lou Manning, Nicole Cavaliere, Sharon R Rainer, Bryan Hess
{"title":"The urgent need for nurse practitioners to slow antibiotic resistance and advance health equity through appropriate antibiotic prescribing.","authors":"Mary Lou Manning, Nicole Cavaliere, Sharon R Rainer, Bryan Hess","doi":"10.1097/JXX.0000000000000981","DOIUrl":"10.1097/JXX.0000000000000981","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":17179,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139697667","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The genetics of autosomal dominant familial hypercholesterolemia.","authors":"Sharon Anderson, Christina Botti","doi":"10.1097/JXX.0000000000000930","DOIUrl":"10.1097/JXX.0000000000000930","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Abstract: </strong>Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is one of the most common genetic conditions. Affected individuals are unable to metabolize cholesterol due to inherited changes in the low-density lipoprotein (LDL) receptor, which impairs the ability to metabolize cholesterol, resulting in extremely high levels of cholesterol that leads to premature coronary artery disease. Autosomal dominant FH is caused by variants in several genes, which may present as heterozygous FH (less severe) or homozygous FH (more severe). Clinical diagnosis may be more likely when there is a family history of two or more first-degree relatives with total and LDL-cholesterol (LDL-C) level elevations, a child is identified, or the affected individual or close relatives have tendon xanthomas and/or progressive atherosclerosis. This article provides an overview of autosomal dominant FH, including disease prevalence, clinical diagnostic criteria, genetic variants, diagnostic testing, pathognomonic findings, and treatment options. It also shares a brief case, which highlights challenges associated with genetic test interpretation and the importance of including experienced providers in the diagnosis and treatment of this underdiagnosed and often untreated or undertreated genetic condition.</p>","PeriodicalId":17179,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10448246","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Deloris Slade, Kayla Carr, Masoumeh Karimi, Mary W Stewart
{"title":"Improving care practices of the patient with type 2 diabetes in community health centers.","authors":"Deloris Slade, Kayla Carr, Masoumeh Karimi, Mary W Stewart","doi":"10.1097/JXX.0000000000000976","DOIUrl":"10.1097/JXX.0000000000000976","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Diabetes ranks seventh in morbidity and mortality in the United States. In addition, more than 25 million Americans living with diabetes depend on community health centers (CHCs) for primary care.</p><p><strong>Local problem: </strong>Preimplementation data in a group of CHCs indicated poor adherence to standards of care practices as recommended by the American Diabetes Association (ADA) with quarterly A1c (33.1%), annual serum laboratory tests (66.6%), and annual urine microalbumin (26.5%).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Using a pre- and postimplementation comparison method, a NP-led practice improvement project was conducted in a group of CHCs, which sought to (1) identify adherence to ADA care standards; (2) determine whether an intervention could affect adherence to ADA standards; and (3) compare pre- and postimplementation occurrences of hemoglobin A1c greater than 7.1% and greater than 9%.</p><p><strong>Intervention: </strong>Intervention composed of an educational component, standing orders to facilitate care practice changes, and electronic health record utilization changes.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Postimplementation data reveal statistically significant improvements in quarterly hemoglobin A1c (93.6%), annual serum laboratory tests (96.5%), and annual urine microalbumin screening (85.5%).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Improvements in translation to care for standardized guidelines facilitate improvements in health outcomes for patients. This project demonstrated improvements that can decrease the morbidity and mortality experienced by persons living with diabetes and being seen within a CHC. In addition, this project demonstrated that advanced practice nurses have the training and occupy a unique position within health care to spearhead initiatives for translation of evidence into care practices.</p>","PeriodicalId":17179,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138445107","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The value of peer review: Thank you to our peer reviewers","authors":"M. E. DeSimone","doi":"10.1097/jxx.0000000000000995","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/jxx.0000000000000995","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":17179,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139816804","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Nurse practitioner education: Uniting the 2021 essentials with The Core Competencies on Disability Health Care Education.","authors":"Rebecca Kronk, Denise Lucas, Susan Williams","doi":"10.1097/JXX.0000000000000953","DOIUrl":"10.1097/JXX.0000000000000953","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Abstract: </strong>People with disabilities (PWD) are the largest minority group in the world, making up 16% of the world's population, an estimated 1.3 billion people. People with disabilities die earlier, have poorer health outcomes, and are more affected by emergencies and natural disasters. Factors contributing to health inequities can be characterized as socioeconomic, political, involve social determinants of health, include higher risk factors, and display a wide spectrum of health system barriers. Too often, health care training programs exclude specific standards for disability training. By mapping the new American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) The Essentials: Core Competencies for Professional Education with The Core Competencies for Disability Health Care Education , we can provide a synergistic relationship that will prepare future advanced practice nurses to provide effective care to people with disabilities across the lifespan and in every delivery care system.</p>","PeriodicalId":17179,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41176563","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Thank you to the 2023 Platinum Members of the Corporate Council.","authors":"M Elayne DeSimone","doi":"10.1097/JXX.0000000000000996","DOIUrl":"10.1097/JXX.0000000000000996","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":17179,"journal":{"name":"Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2024-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139697665","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}