NursingPub Date : 2025-08-01Epub Date: 2025-07-21DOI: 10.1097/NSG.0000000000000220
Dottie Borton
{"title":"Listeriosis: What should nurses know?","authors":"Dottie Borton","doi":"10.1097/NSG.0000000000000220","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/NSG.0000000000000220","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Abstract: </strong>Listeria infection, or listeriosis, is a foodborne illness caused by the pathogen Listeria monocytogenes. In 2022 through 2024, multiple products, including deli meats, soft cheeses, ice cream, fruits, and vegetables, were recalled for Listeria contamination or outbreaks. Another outbreak from November 2024 through January 2025 associated with ready-to-eat meat and poultry products involved 19 cases, 17 hospitalizations, and 2 deaths in eight states. An outbreak identified in February 2025 linked to frozen supplemental shakes involved 38 cases, 37 hospitalizations, and 12 deaths in 21 states. This article discusses the incidence, transmission, clinical presentation, and diagnosis of listeriosis, as well as considerations for nursing management, including care for high-risk groups.</p>","PeriodicalId":35641,"journal":{"name":"Nursing","volume":"55 8","pages":"18-23"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144676002","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 : 2025-08-01Epub Date: 2025-07-21DOI: 10.1097/NSG.0000000000000252
Linda Laskowski-Jones
{"title":"Navigating a nursing career: Focus on the journey.","authors":"Linda Laskowski-Jones","doi":"10.1097/NSG.0000000000000252","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/NSG.0000000000000252","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":35641,"journal":{"name":"Nursing","volume":"55 8","pages":"6"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144676004","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 : 2025-07-01Epub Date: 2025-06-23DOI: 10.1097/NSG.0000000000000226
Keanan Lawrence, J Carlos Pinto, Kenneth A Wofford
{"title":"Implementation of a discharge liaison to improve discharge latency: a quality improvement project.","authors":"Keanan Lawrence, J Carlos Pinto, Kenneth A Wofford","doi":"10.1097/NSG.0000000000000226","DOIUrl":"10.1097/NSG.0000000000000226","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Abstract: </strong>Excessive delays in hospital discharge increase costs and expose patients to risks, including increases in healthcare-associated infection rates, pressure injuries, and falls. Approximately 93.3% of patients at a community hospital stayed for longer than 150 minutes after discharge order entry. To address this issue, a nurse discharge liaison role was implemented as a quality improvement project. After implementation, only 22.9% of patients remained in hospital for over 150 minutes, an improvement of 70.5%.</p>","PeriodicalId":35641,"journal":{"name":"Nursing","volume":"55 7","pages":"57-61"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144369338","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 : 2025-07-01Epub Date: 2025-06-23DOI: 10.1097/NSG.0000000000000234
{"title":"Addressing the wound care needs of patients who inject drugs.","authors":"","doi":"10.1097/NSG.0000000000000234","DOIUrl":"10.1097/NSG.0000000000000234","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":35641,"journal":{"name":"Nursing","volume":"55 7","pages":"23-24"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144369331","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 : 2025-07-01Epub Date: 2025-06-23DOI: 10.1097/NSG.0000000000000224
Tracy Jones-Darnell
{"title":"Exploring fellowship programs: Key information for nurses.","authors":"Tracy Jones-Darnell","doi":"10.1097/NSG.0000000000000224","DOIUrl":"10.1097/NSG.0000000000000224","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":35641,"journal":{"name":"Nursing","volume":"55 7","pages":"41-43"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12180690/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144369336","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}
NursingPub Date : 2025-07-01Epub Date: 2025-06-23DOI: 10.1097/NSG.0000000000000219
Christopher Bynum, Jennifer Bail, Suzanne Prevost
{"title":"Vaccines and voices: A systematic literature review of sociocultural influences on adult immunization hesitancy.","authors":"Christopher Bynum, Jennifer Bail, Suzanne Prevost","doi":"10.1097/NSG.0000000000000219","DOIUrl":"10.1097/NSG.0000000000000219","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Abstract: </strong>Vaccine hesitancy among the adult population may be influenced by sociocultural factors such as socioeconomic status, education level, age, sex, ethnicity, and political affiliation. In this systematic literature review, the authors explored the impact of sociocultural factors on the acceptance of recommended vaccines in adults.</p>","PeriodicalId":35641,"journal":{"name":"Nursing","volume":"55 7","pages":"25-32"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144369344","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}