NursingPub Date : 2025-11-01Epub Date: 2025-10-20DOI: 10.1097/NSG.0000000000000295
{"title":"Asking the question: \"Do you have a family member who has served?\"-Caring for military-connected children in civilian healthcare settings.","authors":"","doi":"10.1097/NSG.0000000000000295","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/NSG.0000000000000295","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":35641,"journal":{"name":"Nursing","volume":"55 11","pages":"31-32"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145330169","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}
NursingPub Date : 2025-11-01Epub Date: 2025-10-20DOI: 10.1097/NSG.0000000000000268
Maureen A Seckel
{"title":"Measuring what nurses do: A call to action.","authors":"Maureen A Seckel","doi":"10.1097/NSG.0000000000000268","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/NSG.0000000000000268","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Abstract: </strong>Nurses care for patients and their families at arguably the most difficult times in their lives and develop caring relationships that facilitate healing. The recent publication A Call to Action: Blueprint for Change in Acute and Critical Care Nursing highlights and redefines what nurses do in nine domains of acute and critical care practice and proposes new nursing outcomes. Whereas many current nursing measures are either process measures or measures of negative events, this article discusses the importance of shifting the narrative on outcome measures to positive metrics that directly reflect the presence and excellence of nursing care.</p>","PeriodicalId":35641,"journal":{"name":"Nursing","volume":"55 11","pages":"46-49"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145330291","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}
NursingPub Date : 2025-11-01Epub Date: 2025-10-20DOI: 10.1097/NSG.0000000000000272
Jason Yaglowski
{"title":"A3 problem solving: Implementing a lean approach to health care quality improvement to decrease central line-associated bloodstream infections.","authors":"Jason Yaglowski","doi":"10.1097/NSG.0000000000000272","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/NSG.0000000000000272","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Abstract: </strong>This article examines the application of the A3 problem-solving methodology, one of the foundations of lean quality improvement, within a level 1 trauma center. Using the example of central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs), this article demonstrates how the A3's structured approach supports systematic and sustainable process improvement. The A3's standardized format and emphasis on data-driven decision-making, combined with bottom-up staff engagement, enabled a significant reduction in CLABSIs and improved staff knowledge. The findings highlight the A3's adaptability and effectiveness in addressing complex health care challenges, encouraging a culture of continuous improvement, and contributing to enhanced patient safety and reduced health care costs.</p>","PeriodicalId":35641,"journal":{"name":"Nursing","volume":"55 11","pages":"57-62"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145330174","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}
NursingPub Date : 2025-11-01Epub Date: 2025-10-20DOI: 10.1097/NSG.0000000000000290
Monika Dixon
{"title":"From clutter to high-fidelity: Transforming a storage closet into a simulation room.","authors":"Monika Dixon","doi":"10.1097/NSG.0000000000000290","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/NSG.0000000000000290","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Abstract: </strong>High-fidelity simulation rooms are vital for nursing programs because they enable students to engage in hands-on learning in a secure and controlled setting that mimics true-to-life situations. Through simulation, nursing students can develop and refine their clinical skills, critical thinking, and decision-making abilities before interacting with actual patients. Transforming a cluttered closet into a high-fidelity simulation room showcases an innovative way to utilize resources effectively, addressing space and budget limitations in health care education. By choosing an ideal location and implementing thoughtful renovations, institutions can create training environments that enhance clinical skills and boost learner confidence while replicating real-world situations.</p>","PeriodicalId":35641,"journal":{"name":"Nursing","volume":"55 11","pages":"52-55"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145330234","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}
NursingPub Date : 2025-11-01Epub Date: 2025-10-20DOI: 10.1097/NSG.0000000000000261
Josephine P Jackson, Jennifer Bail, Preston Miller
{"title":"Analyzing the role of connection in nurse well-being: A literature review.","authors":"Josephine P Jackson, Jennifer Bail, Preston Miller","doi":"10.1097/NSG.0000000000000261","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/NSG.0000000000000261","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Abstract: </strong>Acute care nurses face increasing stress, anxiety, and burnout due to escalating role demands and systemic challenges, which decrease their overall well-being. This literature review explores the impact of interventions on nurse well-being, focusing on strategies to reduce stress, anxiety, and burnout among direct care nurses.</p>","PeriodicalId":35641,"journal":{"name":"Nursing","volume":"55 11","pages":"35-45"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145330204","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}
NursingPub Date : 2025-11-01Epub Date: 2025-10-20DOI: 10.1097/NSG.0000000000000296
{"title":"Chronic kidney disease: Updates, priorities, and current challenges.","authors":"","doi":"10.1097/NSG.0000000000000296","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/NSG.0000000000000296","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":35641,"journal":{"name":"Nursing","volume":"55 11","pages":"24-25"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145330311","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}
NursingPub Date : 2025-10-01Epub Date: 2025-09-22DOI: 10.1097/NSG.0000000000000280
{"title":"Supporting religion and spirituality at the bedside.","authors":"","doi":"10.1097/NSG.0000000000000280","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/NSG.0000000000000280","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":35641,"journal":{"name":"Nursing","volume":"55 10","pages":"33-34"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145114345","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}