{"title":"A Decade of Transformational Impact: Celebrating 10 Years of the Kaiser Permanente Nurse Scholars Academy.","authors":"Tim Porter-O'Grady","doi":"10.1097/NAQ.0000000000000752","DOIUrl":"10.1097/NAQ.0000000000000752","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":35640,"journal":{"name":"Nursing Administration Quarterly","volume":"50 2S Suppl 2","pages":"S2-S4"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12994894/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147515293","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"From Foundation to Future: A Decade of Transformative Nursing Leadership and the Emergence of the Quantum Caring Leadership Academy.","authors":"Rayne Soriano, Janet Sohal","doi":"10.1097/NAQ.0000000000000757","DOIUrl":"10.1097/NAQ.0000000000000757","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In a decade marked by unprecedented challenges, the Kaiser Permanente Scholars Academy has redefined what it means to prepare nurse leaders for the future, serving as a transformative force through strategic academic partnerships, innovative leadership programs, and a steadfast commitment to Caring Science. The Academy has created clear pathways for professional growth from the bedside to executive leadership. Initiatives such as the RN-to-BSN, MSN, and DNP programs, coupled with targeted leadership development experiences, have not only expanded knowledge and skills but have fostered resilience, compassion, and systems thinking. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Academy demonstrated agility and purpose, integrating virtual learning, resilience strategies, and Caring Science principles to sustain leadership capacity. The recent evolution into the Quantum Caring Leadership Academy builds upon this legacy, emphasizing equity, innovation, and human-centered leadership as essential pillars for the future. This manuscript reflects on the Academy's achievements, lessons learned, and the vision for its next chapter, offering a model for other health care organizations seeking to cultivate leadership excellence while honoring the art and science of nursing.</p>","PeriodicalId":35640,"journal":{"name":"Nursing Administration Quarterly","volume":"50 2S Suppl 2","pages":"S31-S34"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12994902/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147515352","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Evaluation of Quality-of-Life Assessment Instruments for Heart Failure Patients: A Scoping Review.","authors":"Modupeola Adebayo, Julie Zadinsky","doi":"10.1097/CIN.0000000000001371","DOIUrl":"10.1097/CIN.0000000000001371","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Heart failure affects about 65 million people globally, with wearable devices being used more frequently as one of the treatment modalities. The purpose of this scoping review was to evaluate the psychometric properties of quality of life assessment instruments used with heart failure patients, to include patients who may be treated with a wearable left ventricular assist device. Eligible articles were retrieved from medical and allied health databases on studies evaluating the properties of instruments used to measure quality of life in heart failure patients. The COnsensus-based Standards for the selection of health Measurement INstruments taxonomy was used to assess measurement properties of instruments used in 18 studies selected for review. The Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System-Plus-Heart Failure, received the highest score. Fourteen of the 18 reviewed studies scored above the acceptable score of 72, while 4 scored below 72. The risk of bias was minimized with 2 reviewers providing feedback on the study protocol and literature review. However, using more than 2 reviewers may have further reduced this risk. Findings inform nurse clinicians, researchers, educators, and policymakers about selecting instruments for assessing heart failure patients' quality of life, to include patients using a wearable device.</p>","PeriodicalId":35640,"journal":{"name":"Nursing Administration Quarterly","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145709782","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}
Garrett K Chan, Patricia Benner, Edward M Burns, Regina Orozco, Mary Bowman, Eric Lee G Escobedo-Wu, Ella Vallejo
{"title":"Response to Letter to the Editor, Nursing Administration Quarterly.","authors":"Garrett K Chan, Patricia Benner, Edward M Burns, Regina Orozco, Mary Bowman, Eric Lee G Escobedo-Wu, Ella Vallejo","doi":"10.1097/NAQ.0000000000000736","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/NAQ.0000000000000736","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":35640,"journal":{"name":"Nursing Administration Quarterly","volume":"50 2","pages":"135-136"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147475296","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":"Staffing Adequacy.","authors":"Noreen Bernard, Sharon Pappas, Olga Yakusheva","doi":"10.1097/NAQ.0000000000000742","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/NAQ.0000000000000742","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>As 2026 launches and hospitals consider the Joint Commission's revisions of National Performance Goals (NPGs), there is emphasis on the importance of nurses in the definition and leadership of organizational staffing adequacy in the delivery of patient care. This manuscript explores the initial public response to the NPGs' announcement, the complexity of the requirement, existing nurse staffing legislation, and managing the narrative of nurse staffing for executives and leaders. It also begins to define \"staffing adequacy\" using a framework of nursing numbers, knowledge, and autonomous practice.</p>","PeriodicalId":35640,"journal":{"name":"Nursing Administration Quarterly","volume":"50 2","pages":"123-125"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147475313","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 Journey Towards Professional Excellence: Building the Foundation and Cultivating a Culture of Excellence.","authors":"Janet Sohal","doi":"10.1097/NAQ.0000000000000750","DOIUrl":"10.1097/NAQ.0000000000000750","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":35640,"journal":{"name":"Nursing Administration Quarterly","volume":"50 2S Suppl 2","pages":"S39-S40"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12994901/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147515418","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Legacy We Lead: Honoring Our Past While Shaping the Future.","authors":"Jim D'Alfonso","doi":"10.1097/NAQ.0000000000000756","DOIUrl":"10.1097/NAQ.0000000000000756","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Kaiser Permanente (KP) has long recognized that professional nursing is central to its mission, vision, and ability to deliver high-quality, integrated, value-based care. Over the past decade, the KP Scholars Academy-originating as the KP Nurse Scholars Academy in Northern California-has evolved into a powerful strategic platform for advancing professional nursing workforce development, leadership excellence, professional practice, and academic progression across the enterprise. Rooted in the imperatives of health care reform, informed by innovative engagement strategies such as the \"Hearts and Minds\" visioning forums, and strengthened by a legacy of disruptive nursing innovation dating back to the Kaiser Foundation School of Nursing (KFSN), the Academy has become a catalyst for cultural transformation and professional nursing advancement. By intentionally honoring the past while shaping the future, this work positions professional nursing not as a supporting function, but as a leading force in the evolution of integrated care. This article examines the historical foundations that shaped the Academy, its alignment with KP's National Nursing Professional Strategy Agenda and Nursing Professional Practice Model, and the strategic nursing workforce priorities that guide its continued evolution-preparing professional nursing to lead with clarity, purpose, and vision toward the next horizon of care.</p>","PeriodicalId":35640,"journal":{"name":"Nursing Administration Quarterly","volume":"50 2S Suppl 2","pages":"S5-S9"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12994909/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147515461","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Karen R Fowler, Gloria M Loera, Arlene Castanon-Ortiz
{"title":"Do Nurse Leaders Influence the Perception of Incivility?","authors":"Karen R Fowler, Gloria M Loera, Arlene Castanon-Ortiz","doi":"10.1097/NAQ.0000000000000691","DOIUrl":"10.1097/NAQ.0000000000000691","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Workplace incivility can cause nurses to feel undervalued, which affects team dynamics and employee retention. While workplace incivility in nursing has been previously studied, the unique impact of COVID-19 on the nursing profession and current state of workplace incivility must be investigated. The objective of this study was to explore the incidence of incivility in the nursing workforce post-COVID-19 and to investigate the impact of leadership styles on the frequency of incivility. This study used a convergent mixed-method design. The Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire and Workplace Incivility Survey were administered to acute care nurses during hospital civility training. Transformational leadership was the most prevalent leadership style. Over 37% of surveyed nurses considered civility a moderate-to-severe problem in the workplace. Incivility was negatively correlated with transformational leadership and positive leadership outcomes. Strategies must be implemented to help facilitate a more civil workplace. Close monitoring of nurse leadership characteristics enables organizations to support and offer education/training to nurse leaders, thereby influencing the incidence of incivility.</p>","PeriodicalId":35640,"journal":{"name":"Nursing Administration Quarterly","volume":" ","pages":"113-118"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144838055","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":"Emerging Models of Care: Transitioning to a New Way of Being a Nurse.","authors":"Gay Landstrom, Murielle Beene, Karen Cox","doi":"10.1097/NAQ.0000000000000720","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/NAQ.0000000000000720","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This novel model offers the opportunity for nursing to address social challenges toimprove patient and population outcomes. The nursing workforce is the mainstay ofhealth care delivery systems worldwide. Plagued by cyclical workforce shortages, thenursing profession is now on an untenable path. The deficit of nurses prevents the fulluse of the most prevailing RN-heavy acute care staffing models of the last decades. Itis critical that the workload of any care delivery model, traditional or novel, be based on reasonable expectations. New models would ideally not only assure patient care canbe accomplished with the existing workforce but would also improve on the outcomesable to be produced. Models that introduce an expert virtual RN to a bedside team of aRegistered Nurse and a non-RN care partner offer a unique vehicle for bringing skillednursing care to patients in acute care setting. Trinity Health began scaling their VirtualConnected Care™ model in 2021. The model also brings needed mentoring to earlycareer nurses, offers new ways to express key elements of nursing, and enhances therole of the patient as decision-makers in their own care.</p>","PeriodicalId":35640,"journal":{"name":"Nursing Administration Quarterly","volume":"50 2","pages":"72-76"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147475251","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}