{"title":"A National Perspective: The Vital Impact of Nurse Leaders in Transition to Practice Success.","authors":"Kelly Gallagher","doi":"10.1097/NAQ.0000000000000688","DOIUrl":"10.1097/NAQ.0000000000000688","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>As the nursing shortage in the United States continues, many health care organizations are challenged with nurse retention for a myriad of reasons including the well-known academia-practice gap. One strategy that has proven successful to retain the next-generation of nurses is a Nurse Residency Program-a series of learning experiences and targeted support strategies throughout a nurse's first year of practice. Data from a national Nurse Residency Program reveal the significant impact nurse leaders play in successful transition of newly licensed nurses to practice. By understanding the challenges faced by newly licensed nurses and implementing effective strategies, nurse leaders can positively impact retention, mitigating the education-practice gap and promoting the delivery of safe and high-quality patient care.</p>","PeriodicalId":35640,"journal":{"name":"Nursing Administration Quarterly","volume":" ","pages":"191-198"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144182660","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Impact of Hospital Consolidation on Nurses, Patients and Communities.","authors":"Carol Bradley","doi":"10.1097/NAQ.0000000000000690","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/NAQ.0000000000000690","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>As a prominent trend today, hospital consolidations/mergers impact nurses, their patients and communities. These evolving employer relationships also impact the nursing practice environment and the career trajectory of nurse leaders and staff. Nurse executives and their leadership team have essential roles in facilitating these changes and ensuring that the impact on nursing staff is given consideration and attention. Nurse leaders can also work to ensure that the promised benefits of these mergers are realized and are to the benefit of nurses and communities alike.</p>","PeriodicalId":35640,"journal":{"name":"Nursing Administration Quarterly","volume":"49 3","pages":"239-241"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144235413","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"What NGNs Value From Their Nurse Managers: A Reflection on Effective Manager Practices.","authors":"Larissa Africa, Shelley Harris","doi":"10.1097/NAQ.0000000000000686","DOIUrl":"10.1097/NAQ.0000000000000686","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>New graduate nurse (NGNs) turnover continues to be one of the primary challenges facing nurse managers. NGNs' experience during their first year of practice is crucial to their intent to stay in an organization long-term. As they navigate their journey as new nurses, refine their clinical skills, and adapt to the organizational culture, NGNs rely on their nurse managers for guidance, support, and motivation. Nurse managers therefore have a critical role in creating a culture and environment in which NGNs can thrive. This article will share NGNs' perspectives on the effectiveness of nurse manager communication, feedback, oversight, and support. NGNs' feedback on instances when they find their nurse manager helpful and examples of how they would be more helpful is shared. Lastly, actionable strategies that nurse managers can implement to support and retain this new generation of NGNs will be shared.</p>","PeriodicalId":35640,"journal":{"name":"Nursing Administration Quarterly","volume":" ","pages":"166-173"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144183416","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Beyond Orientation: The Nurse Leader's Role in Closing the Practice Gap and Leading the Transition of the Next Generation Nurses Into Practice.","authors":"Alaina Tellson, Melissa Shemek","doi":"10.1097/NAQ.0000000000000693","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/NAQ.0000000000000693","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Recruiting and retaining nurses is vital to any health care organization. Many newly graduated nurses leave their organization in the first year. Nurse leaders are an instrumental part of the newly graduated nurse's journey into practice. To address the unique needs of a multigenerational workforce, nurse leaders need to understand the nuances of each generation in the work environment. Nurse leaders need to facilitate a supportive work environment considering the need for work-life balance, well-being, and professional growth opportunities. They must partner with nursing professional development to clearly outline a path for professional development for themselves and the nurses they employ. Nurse leaders also should partner with human resources to provide such support, recruit and retain newly graduated nurses while considering the needs and views of a multigenerational workforce.</p>","PeriodicalId":35640,"journal":{"name":"Nursing Administration Quarterly","volume":"49 3","pages":"226-230"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144235409","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Rosanna Jaime, Cheryl Silipigno, Sharon Stemm, Andrew D Harding
{"title":"Uniquely Created Nurse Residency Program for Extraordinary Growth and Effectiveness.","authors":"Rosanna Jaime, Cheryl Silipigno, Sharon Stemm, Andrew D Harding","doi":"10.1097/NAQ.0000000000000697","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/NAQ.0000000000000697","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In the wake of COVID-19 and surrounding hospital closures, South Shore Health embarked on an evidence-based journey to quadruple their new graduate nurses annual hiring by creating a unique nurse residency program. Balancing growth with a high-quality orientation and skill acquisition to mediate the effect of fewer direct patient clinical experiences for nursing students during the pandemic. Further the health system was able to achieve a dramatic improvement in their first-year retention rates for registered nurses.</p>","PeriodicalId":35640,"journal":{"name":"Nursing Administration Quarterly","volume":"49 3","pages":"231-238"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144235440","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Carrie McDermott, Shankar Bhat, Jessica M Potts, Autherine Abiri, Rebekah Chance-Revels, Jasmine Irish, Lalita Kaligotla, Nikki Rider, Roxana C Chicas
{"title":"Preparing the Nurses of the Future to Address Health Disparities.","authors":"Carrie McDermott, Shankar Bhat, Jessica M Potts, Autherine Abiri, Rebekah Chance-Revels, Jasmine Irish, Lalita Kaligotla, Nikki Rider, Roxana C Chicas","doi":"10.1097/NAQ.0000000000000689","DOIUrl":"10.1097/NAQ.0000000000000689","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Nurses need competence and confidence to assess for Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) and meaningfully mitigate the barriers they present to health. While acute care nurses are in an ideal position to address SDOH and optimize the continuum of care, evidence suggests they lack the necessary knowledge and confidence to address SDOH in acute care. The purpose of this project was to describe the frequency of SDOH topics encountered by undergraduate nursing students during clinical learning in acute care and whether those topics were addressed by the student independently or in collaboration with another healthcare professional. Student nurses (n = 148) documented patient encounters over 2 semesters. An average of 7.53 SDOH topics per patient was identified. Access to primary health care, social support networks, and nutritious foods were the most frequent SDOH topics. The least frequently encountered SDOH topics were immigration status, proximity to crime and violence, and climate change. Nursing students encountered many SDOH topics during clinical education although they were rarely prepared to address them independently. The results of this project reinforce the pressing need to develop nursing competency with SDOH and can inform design for curricular integration of SDOH.</p>","PeriodicalId":35640,"journal":{"name":"Nursing Administration Quarterly","volume":" ","pages":"199-205"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144180310","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"From the Editor.","authors":"K T Waxman","doi":"10.1097/NAQ.0000000000000701","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/NAQ.0000000000000701","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":35640,"journal":{"name":"Nursing Administration Quarterly","volume":"49 3","pages":"151-152"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144235411","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"CAUTI - Cost Reduction Technique.","authors":"Andrew D Harding, Marie O'Brien","doi":"10.1097/NAQ.0000000000000700","DOIUrl":"10.1097/NAQ.0000000000000700","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Evidence based practice (EBP) is the best approach we can use in nursing to adopt the current best evidence in patient care practices. Performance improvement can be enhanced by using EBP to develop interventions to solve systemic clinical problems. This case example demonstrates that the use of EBP to reduce healthcare associated infections is effective.</p>","PeriodicalId":35640,"journal":{"name":"Nursing Administration Quarterly","volume":"49 3","pages":"242-244"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144235410","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Establishing RN Residency Coordinator Standard Work and Coordinator to Resident Ratios.","authors":"Randy McClain, Carrie Davis","doi":"10.1097/NAQ.0000000000000672","DOIUrl":"10.1097/NAQ.0000000000000672","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Nurse Residency Programs, designed to facilitate the challenging transition from the academic pre-licensure state to professional registered nurse, have gained importance over the past 20 years, with evidence suggesting that successful programs help newly licensed nurses develop the knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary to build confidence and provide optimal patient care. While there is evidence to support the financial investment of such programs, there is little evidence to guide health care systems in securing the human resources necessary to develop and sustain successful programs. This article describes how one multisite health system created RN Residency Coordinator Standard Work to define their residency leader role, establish a recommended residency leader-to-resident ratio, and advocate for additional full-time equivalent positions to fully support their year-long accredited nurse residency practice transition program.</p>","PeriodicalId":35640,"journal":{"name":"Nursing Administration Quarterly","volume":" ","pages":"174-183"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144181969","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}