Susan Welch, Kristi Acker, Wanda Burton, Michelle Cheshire, Andrea Sartain, Monika Wedgeworth, Teresa Welch
{"title":"Nursing Faculty Workforce Development Project.","authors":"Susan Welch, Kristi Acker, Wanda Burton, Michelle Cheshire, Andrea Sartain, Monika Wedgeworth, Teresa Welch","doi":"10.1097/NAQ.0000000000000602","DOIUrl":"10.1097/NAQ.0000000000000602","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A proposed nursing faculty workforce development project by a college of nursing within a research-intensive institution will increase the number of nurse faculty from the current population of BSN-prepared nurses from underserved communities in a state to earn a master of science in nursing (MSN) degree with a nursing education specialty. This project will be accomplished through partnerships between a college of nursing and academic institutions with large nursing student populations from underserved communities. In addition, the project will incorporate the employment of MSN students at academic partner institutions within a clinical nurse faculty role. The proposed project will continue after an initial federally funded grant to continue the project and address the nurse faculty shortage from diverse populations and advance health equity and culturally congruent health care in the state. The project will also enhance partnership building with stakeholders, such as statewide academic institutions, to impact underserved communities.</p>","PeriodicalId":35640,"journal":{"name":"Nursing Administration Quarterly","volume":"47 4","pages":"296-305"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10103714","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}
Susan L Swanson, John W Swanson, Sean X Cavanaugh, Phyllis P Wright, Roy L Simpson
{"title":"Radiation Oncologist Shortage Creates Opportunity for NPs.","authors":"Susan L Swanson, John W Swanson, Sean X Cavanaugh, Phyllis P Wright, Roy L Simpson","doi":"10.1097/NAQ.0000000000000599","DOIUrl":"10.1097/NAQ.0000000000000599","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A 50% estimated increase in new cancer cases over the next few decades will significantly challenge health care systems already strained by a shortage of oncology providers. Radiation oncology (RO), 1 of 3 three primary pillars of oncology care, treats half of all new cancer cases. Workforce shortages, reimbursement changes, delays in patient treatment, and the lack of follow-up care all continue to increase pressure on RO centers to boost efficiency, improve patient and staff retention, and strive for service satisfaction. Nurse practitioners (NPs) can bring greater capacity, expertise, and profitability to RO, especially in light of the fact that demand is predicted to outstrip supply by as much as 10 times. It is critical, however, that NPs receive specialized training in RO's clinical, technological, and operational processes before assuming patient-facing roles.</p>","PeriodicalId":35640,"journal":{"name":"Nursing Administration Quarterly","volume":"47 4","pages":"306-312"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10103710","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":"Changed Perceptions: Lessons Learned Regarding Nurse's Postpandemic Concerns.","authors":"Michelle Machon, Stacy Maguire, Debbie Reitter, Gertrude Tiangco-Alba","doi":"10.1097/NAQ.0000000000000601","DOIUrl":"10.1097/NAQ.0000000000000601","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Through a unique set of timings, a SWOT (Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, and Threats) analysis of a nursing department was conducted with the staff nurses of a large medical center in late 2019 and again in 2022. The intent of the 2019 analysis was bifold, to obtain rich input from nursing staff to apprise the 2020 Nursing Strategic Plan and to inform the hospital-wide core councils and the nursing unit councils on focused project work identified as Weaknesses and Threats. When the pandemic hit, work on strategic planning was paused to manage the unparalleled impact that COVID-19 had on the organization. In 2022, nursing leadership realized they had an opportunity to repeat the SWOT analysis, not only to inform the 2023 Nursing Strategic Plan but also to determine whether the perceptions of staff nurses regarding the SWOT in the nursing department had changed postpandemic. A thematic analysis provided the structure to analyze the perceptions of nurses pre- and postpandemic. This article presents our reflections for nurse leaders to consider when addressing the positive (Strengths/Opportunities) and negative (Weaknesses/Threats) perceptions of nurses in a postpandemic health care environment.</p>","PeriodicalId":35640,"journal":{"name":"Nursing Administration Quarterly","volume":"47 4","pages":"320-328"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10111985","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":"The Business of Health Care: Virtual Nursing, a Postpandemic Plan for Efficiency and Cost Savings.","authors":"Harold Pat Patton","doi":"10.1097/NAQ.0000000000000600","DOIUrl":"10.1097/NAQ.0000000000000600","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Nurse leaders need to continue to think innovatively and help improve the bottom line at their organizations and at the same time be concerned with nurse retention. Virtual nursing is one such approach that will help achieve both results. Nurse leaders must also know how to bring forth a return on investment in order to receive the funding to try innovative approaches to staffing.</p>","PeriodicalId":35640,"journal":{"name":"Nursing Administration Quarterly","volume":"47 4","pages":"350-354"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10111982","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}
Christopher C Imes, Sharon J Tucker, Alison M Trinkoff, Eileen R Chasens, Sharon M Weinstein, Jacqueline Dunbar-Jacob, Patricia A Patrician, Nancy S Redeker, Carol M Baldwin
{"title":"Wake-up Call: Night Shifts Adversely Affect Nurse Health and Retention, Patient and Public Safety, and Costs.","authors":"Christopher C Imes, Sharon J Tucker, Alison M Trinkoff, Eileen R Chasens, Sharon M Weinstein, Jacqueline Dunbar-Jacob, Patricia A Patrician, Nancy S Redeker, Carol M Baldwin","doi":"10.1097/NAQ.0000000000000595","DOIUrl":"10.1097/NAQ.0000000000000595","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The purpose of this mini review is to (1) summarize the findings on the impact of night shift on nurses' health and wellness, patient and public safety, and implications on organizational costs and (2) provide strategies to promote night shift nurses' health and improve organizational costs. The night shift, compared with day shift, results in poorer physical and mental health through its adverse effects on sleep, circadian rhythms, and dietary and beverage consumption, along with impaired cognitive function that increases nurse errors. Nurse administrators and health care organizations have opportunities to improve nurse and patient safety on night shifts. Low-, moderate-, and higher-cost measures that promote night nurses' health and well-being can help mitigate these negative outcomes. The provided individual and organizational recommendations and innovations support night shift nurses' health, patient and public safety, and organizational success.</p>","PeriodicalId":35640,"journal":{"name":"Nursing Administration Quarterly","volume":"47 4","pages":"E38-E53"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10111981","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":"Engaging Governance in Workforce Strategy and Performance.","authors":"Carol Bradley","doi":"10.1097/NAQ.0000000000000605","DOIUrl":"10.1097/NAQ.0000000000000605","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This column is a call to action for health care leaders to ensure that their governing boards make workforce an important part of their governance responsibility and oversight. Health care leaders need to take an active role in educating their governing board, identifying and monitoring appropriate workforce metrics, and engaging the board in developing and implementing a workforce plan. Workforce development is an important leadership competency and essential to today's health care organizations success.</p>","PeriodicalId":35640,"journal":{"name":"Nursing Administration Quarterly","volume":"47 4","pages":"355-356"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10103712","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":"Better Together: Collaboration to Enhance the Nursing Workforce.","authors":"Sheri Compton-McBride, Amy Reed, Kelley McGuire, Angela Andrews, Judy Liesveld","doi":"10.1097/NAQ.0000000000000603","DOIUrl":"10.1097/NAQ.0000000000000603","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Nursing is a demanding profession that calls for nurses to devote time, energy, advocacy, and compassion to improving clients' lives while providing safe, efficient care. Nurses make personal sacrifices to meet their clients' needs, which do not come without costs to their well-being. An increased migration of novice nurses out of the profession and the need to increase the volume of the nursing workforce by an average of 8% annually to address the projected nursing shortage presents a compelling need for immediate action. Reimagining the concept of academic-service partnerships to provide exposure to opportunities that can equip and empower novice nurses as they emerge into professional practice cannot be underestimated. Implementing approaches to assess, support, and nurture the health and well-being of nurses and health care organizations is foundational to retention.</p>","PeriodicalId":35640,"journal":{"name":"Nursing Administration Quarterly","volume":"47 4","pages":"329-337"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10103715","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":"Strategic Planning: Moving From Plan to Implementation.","authors":"Teresa D Welch, Todd B Smith","doi":"10.1097/NAQ.0000000000000597","DOIUrl":"10.1097/NAQ.0000000000000597","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Successful organizations depend on strategic thinkers who understand strategic planning and strategic management. These strategic leaders can proactively manage the constant environmental changes to position their organizations for a competitive advantage and avoid acting in a reactive and defensive manner. However, while organizations are often adept at developing extensive strategic plans, implementation of the plan is often poor or without a definitive strategy. This article addresses key strategies for successful implementation of changes to bring about sustainable cultural change in an organization to meet the organization's overall strategic goals, specifically through the use of implementation science.</p>","PeriodicalId":35640,"journal":{"name":"Nursing Administration Quarterly","volume":"47 4","pages":"283-288"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10103711","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}