NursingPub Date : 2026-03-01Epub Date: 2026-02-23DOI: 10.1097/NSG.0000000000000337
Jill Cox
{"title":"Wound care basics: An overview for nurses.","authors":"Jill Cox","doi":"10.1097/NSG.0000000000000337","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/NSG.0000000000000337","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Abstract: </strong>The clinical nurse may be the first caregiver to assess changes in a patient's skin and initiate wound care. Managing wounds can be challenging due to the diversity in types of wounds as well as the many options for topical management. The purpose of this article is to provide the nurse with the basic principles to aid in wound assessment and guide in the selection of appropriate topical treatment options for a variety of commonly encountered wounds.</p>","PeriodicalId":35641,"journal":{"name":"Nursing","volume":"56 3","pages":"20-27"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147272276","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 : 2026-03-01Epub Date: 2026-02-23DOI: 10.1097/NSG.0000000000000336
Carol Lindsay
{"title":"Living, not just surviving: When a resident chooses panhandling.","authors":"Carol Lindsay","doi":"10.1097/NSG.0000000000000336","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/NSG.0000000000000336","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":35641,"journal":{"name":"Nursing","volume":"56 3","pages":"38-40"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147272273","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 : 2026-03-01Epub Date: 2026-02-23DOI: 10.1097/NSG.0000000000000348
Jennifer Collins, Jason Geary
{"title":"Understanding the lived experience of student-recorded video assessments in undergraduate nursing education during the COVID-19 pandemic: A pilot study.","authors":"Jennifer Collins, Jason Geary","doi":"10.1097/NSG.0000000000000348","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/NSG.0000000000000348","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>In-person delivery of courses requiring the assessment of physical psychomotor skills was severely impacted during the COVID-19 pandemic. To compensate, nursing educators implemented emergency procedures to rapidly transition from a traditional, in-person delivery to a remote format. The purpose of this pilot study was to better understand the perspective of undergraduate nursing students and their instructors' lived experiences regarding student-recorded video assessments during the COVID-19 pandemic.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Six participants (four students, two instructors) were interviewed using a semistructured interview guide. Interviews lasted 60 to 90 minutes and were transcribed verbatim. Using interpretive phenomenological analysis, significant statements were identified and validated between members of the research team and two participants (one instructor, one student).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The data revealed two emergent themes: \"feelings of vulnerability and uncertainty\" and \"stress leading to adaptation.\" A concern noted among participants was privacy regarding student housing situations and feelings of vulnerability when private living arrangements are exposed on camera. Students and instructors both reported that they persevered and adapted to the stressful changes in the mode of delivery.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Undergraduate nursing students may benefit from nursing educators considering additional planning and accommodations for pandemic- and emergency-related videos recorded by students.</p>","PeriodicalId":35641,"journal":{"name":"Nursing","volume":"56 3","pages":"56-63"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147272304","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 : 2026-03-01Epub Date: 2026-02-23DOI: 10.1097/NSG.0000000000000350
Amol S Dhane, Nisha S Naik
{"title":"Augmented reality and virtual reality in nursing education.","authors":"Amol S Dhane, Nisha S Naik","doi":"10.1097/NSG.0000000000000350","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/NSG.0000000000000350","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":35641,"journal":{"name":"Nursing","volume":"56 3","pages":"8"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147272209","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 : 2026-02-01Epub Date: 2026-01-26DOI: 10.1097/NSG.0000000000000325
David A Dacanay, Grace Smalley
{"title":"The role of meaningful recognition in improving nurse retention.","authors":"David A Dacanay, Grace Smalley","doi":"10.1097/NSG.0000000000000325","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/NSG.0000000000000325","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Abstract: </strong>Meaningful recognition plays a critical role in improving nurse engagement, job satisfaction, and retention. This project introduced the Recognition Toolbox, a structured initiative implemented at an urban academic medical center aimed at strengthening recognition at both the hospital-wide and unit levels. Guided by the American Association of Critical Care Nurses Healthy Work Environment Standards and implemented using the Plan-Do-Study-Act cycle, the initiative addressed gaps in staff appreciation. Postintervention results showed an increase in active unit-based recognition programs from 25% to 62%, staff effectiveness ratings in the moderately to extremely effective categories increasing from 21.59% to 41.18%, and DAISY Award nominations rising from 54 to 170. Turnover rates declined from 22.7% to 15.7%. These findings support the impact of meaningful recognition efforts on workforce stability and staff morale.</p>","PeriodicalId":35641,"journal":{"name":"Nursing","volume":"56 2","pages":"54-60"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146047087","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 : 2026-02-01Epub Date: 2026-01-26DOI: 10.1097/NSG.0000000000000321
Karen Saad, Kavitha S Dalal, Mary Barna Bridgeman
{"title":"Gabapentinoid medications for neuropathic pain.","authors":"Karen Saad, Kavitha S Dalal, Mary Barna Bridgeman","doi":"10.1097/NSG.0000000000000321","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/NSG.0000000000000321","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":35641,"journal":{"name":"Nursing","volume":"56 2","pages":"61"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146047153","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 : 2026-02-01Epub Date: 2026-01-26DOI: 10.1097/NSG.0000000000000347
Linda Laskowski-Jones
{"title":"Defending the soul of Nursing: Professional status matters.","authors":"Linda Laskowski-Jones","doi":"10.1097/NSG.0000000000000347","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/NSG.0000000000000347","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":35641,"journal":{"name":"Nursing","volume":"56 2","pages":"6"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146047018","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 : 2026-02-01Epub Date: 2026-01-26DOI: 10.1097/NSG.0000000000000313
Maureen Kroning
{"title":"Bridging the gap: Promoting diversity among nurse educators.","authors":"Maureen Kroning","doi":"10.1097/NSG.0000000000000313","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/NSG.0000000000000313","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Abstract: </strong>The United States faces a persistent nursing shortage, intensified by a critical lack of nurse educators and the underrepresentation of faculty from diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds. This shortage restricts the capacity of nursing schools to enroll and graduate enough students, contributing to workforce gaps, increased burnout, and high attrition rates across the health care system. Racial and ethnic minority populations experience disproportionately higher rates of chronic illness, mortality, and lower life expectancy-inequities often rooted in structural barriers and a lack of culturally responsive care. A nursing workforce that reflects the cultural and ethnic diversity of the communities it serves is essential for reducing disparities, enhancing patient outcomes, and delivering equitable care. The Nurse Education Track initiative-a local, grant-funded program discussed in detail in this article-aims to enhance the diversity and quality of the nursing workforce by recruiting nurses from underrepresented backgrounds, such as minorities, veterans, individuals with disabilities, and diverse age groups, into advanced nursing education programs. This initiative seeks to address the critical gap in diverse nurse educators, which negatively impacts the recruitment, retention, and graduation rates of underrepresented nursing students. By fostering a more inclusive nurse educator workforce, the NET program will contribute to improved health care outcomes, greater cultural competence in nursing education, and the reduction of health disparities.</p>","PeriodicalId":35641,"journal":{"name":"Nursing","volume":"56 2","pages":"48-52"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2026-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146047048","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}