Adrianna L. Watson PhD, RN, CCRN, TCRN, Chelsey Young MSN, RN, Angie Whitham BSN, RN, Sara Prescott SN, Ellie Jane Flynn BSN, RN
{"title":"Enhancing Nursing Practice Through Peer Support: Strategies for Engagement in the Nursing Workforce","authors":"Adrianna L. Watson PhD, RN, CCRN, TCRN, Chelsey Young MSN, RN, Angie Whitham BSN, RN, Sara Prescott SN, Ellie Jane Flynn BSN, RN","doi":"10.1016/j.jradnu.2024.06.003","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jradnu.2024.06.003","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Peer support among nurses has emerged as a pillar of professional well-being and quality patient care. The researchers explored the role of peer support within the nursing workforce, advocating for strategies to cultivate a supportive culture that is essential for nurse resilience, satisfaction, and retention. Drawing on recent literature and frameworks such as the U.S. Surgeon General’s Five Essentials for Workplace Mental Health and Well-Being, we have provided actionable insights into the mechanisms through which peer support functions as a critical buffer against the challenges nurses face in the postpandemic health-care landscape. Emphasizing the importance of connection and community, formal and informal methods of cultivating peer support were reviewed, ranging from mentoring programs and professional workshops to the simple yet profound acts of sharing food and writing notes. These strategies enhanced teamwork, facilitated professional growth, and ultimately improved patient care outcomes. Inherent challenges in creating effective peer support systems, such as time constraints and hierarchical barriers, were addressed, and intentional and adaptable approaches for nursing leadership to overcome these obstacles were proposed. The transformative power of peer support in reinforcing a sense of belonging, mitigating stress, and fostering a cohesive professional identity among nurses was emphasized. A proactive evolution of nursing practice was recommended, which embraces peer support as integral to a responsive and adaptive workforce capable of weathering the rigors of modern health care with solidarity and shared strength.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":39798,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Radiology Nursing","volume":"44 1","pages":"Pages 31-35"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143706477","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 Pursuit of Joy: Exploring Radiology Nurses’ Search for Joy and Balance in Work and Personal Life","authors":"Mirzeta Nuhić RN , Armin Nuhić RN , Denis Karahasanović RN , Andraž Šterk RN , Sabina Ličen PhD, MSc, BSc, RN , Mirko Prosen PhD, MSc, BSc, RN","doi":"10.1016/j.jradnu.2024.08.001","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jradnu.2024.08.001","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Well-being at work can be achieved by offering programs that promote healthy lifestyles, mindfulness, and humor. Overwork, stress, exhaustion, and the resulting lack of enjoyment at work lead to burnout or even illness, which can lead to increased chances of professional errors.</div></div><div><h3>Purpose</h3><div>The qualitative descriptive research aims to identify the presence of job satisfaction among radiology nurses and the contextual factors that moderate job satisfaction and shape it accordingly.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>The purposive sample consisted of 10 radiology nurses, with an average age of 52 years. The survey took place in November 2023. Data were collected by semistructured interview and analyzed using the content analysis method.</div></div><div><h3>Findings</h3><div>Two main themes are identified: (1) characteristics of work in radiological nursing and (2) search for balance in work and personal life. The interviewees described several aspects that influence their enjoyment and satisfaction at work, among which teamwork and communication were highlighted as key points common to all for achieving enjoyment at work.</div></div><div><h3>Discussion and conclusion</h3><div>The interviewees described their still present joy of work and their visions as positive influences. They also described negative influences that reduce the enjoyment of work and affect all aspects of work and work performance.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":39798,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Radiology Nursing","volume":"44 1","pages":"Pages 24-30"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143706019","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":"Nurses’ Perceptions of Professional Values and Ethics: A Cross-Sectional Study in University Hospital","authors":"Ayla Güllü RN, MSN, PhD , Keriman Aytekin Kanadlı RN, MSN, PhD","doi":"10.1016/j.jradnu.2024.11.005","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jradnu.2024.11.005","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Aim</h3><div>The professional values of nurses serve as the foundation for their interactions with patients, colleagues, and society. This study aims to determine nurses’ perceptions of professional values and the impact of ethics education on their perception of professional values.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>The cross-sectional study included 215 nurses employed at a hospital providing tertiary health care services. Data were collected using the “Personal Information Form” and the “Nurses Professional Values Scale (NPVS).”</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Seventy-two-point-one percent of the participants were female, 89.8% received ethics education in the nursing curriculum, and 76.7% received ethics education in their professional life. The total NPVS score of the participants was 98.80 ± 17.15. The NPVS scores of nurses who received ethics education in the nursing curriculum were significantly higher (t = 2.291, p = .031). However, it was found that nurses working in intensive care units had significantly higher NPVS scores than nurses working in outpatient clinics (F = 5.474, p = .003).</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>The study found that including ethical education in the nursing curriculum had a positive impact on nurses’ perception of professional value. Including effective training on ethics in nursing or professional ethics, professionalism in the profession, and communication between colleagues in nursing education curricula is believed to have a positive impact on the quality of patient care, patient satisfaction, and professional values of nurses in health-care settings where health-care services are provided. Furthermore, it is advisable to conduct additional research on the factors contributing to the low professional values among nurses who work in outpatient clinics that offer outpatient treatment and care.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":39798,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Radiology Nursing","volume":"44 1","pages":"Pages 105-110"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2025-03-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143706492","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":"Call for manuscripts: New Horizons in Radiology Nursing","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/S1546-0843(24)00144-5","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S1546-0843(24)00144-5","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":39798,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Radiology Nursing","volume":"43 4","pages":"Page 223"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143154327","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":"Pain Experience and Quality of Life for Women Living With Pelvic Venous Disorders: A Scoping Review","authors":"Sarah E. Patel PhD, RN, C-EFM","doi":"10.1016/j.jradnu.2024.09.005","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jradnu.2024.09.005","url":null,"abstract":"<div><div>Pelvic venous disorders (PeVD) are complex chronic pelvic pain conditions with underlying venous pathology. Historically, PeVD is portrayed as a dull, achy pain commonly in multiparous, premenopausal women between the ages of 18 and 40 years. However, misconceptions and preconceived notions delay timely diagnosis and treatment for women diagnosed with PeVD. This scoping review was undertaken to examine the existing research literature on the pain experience and quality of life in women living with PeVD. Twenty-nine articles reviewed discussing pharmacological and surgical procedures, diagnostic tools for assessing PeVD, pain and pelvic symptoms with measurement scales, and quality of life. While most studies reviewed the effects of pharmacological or procedural interventions on PeVD pain management, differences were noted in PeVD in women. Further research is needed to understand women’s experiences with PeVD and impact on their quality of life.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":39798,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Radiology Nursing","volume":"43 4","pages":"Pages 261-266"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143139724","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":"Erratum regarding missing Declaration of Competing Interest statements in previously published articles","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/j.jradnu.2024.08.007","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jradnu.2024.08.007","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":39798,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Radiology Nursing","volume":"43 4","pages":"Page 277"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143128144","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}
Kate Pettorini MSN, RN, CNOR , Roberta Kaplow PhD, APRN-CCNS, AOCNS, CCRN, FAAN , Polly Willis MSN, RN-BC, PCCN
{"title":"Accidental Surgical Burns: A QI Project With a New Device","authors":"Kate Pettorini MSN, RN, CNOR , Roberta Kaplow PhD, APRN-CCNS, AOCNS, CCRN, FAAN , Polly Willis MSN, RN-BC, PCCN","doi":"10.1016/j.jradnu.2024.08.002","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.jradnu.2024.08.002","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Surgical fires are events when a fire, flame, or ignition occurs in, on, or near a patient who is undergoing a procedure in an operating room or procedural area and should be considered never events. Burns from surgical fires can result in harm, lasting debility, or death. As surgical fires are considered preventable, implementation of mitigation strategies is essential.</div></div><div><h3>Purpose</h3><div>The purpose of this interdisciplinary quality improvement project was to determine if use of a safety cover made of silicone with a ceramic cap to shield the fiber-optic cable tip would prevent surgical fires during endoscopic procedures.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>A Plan-Do-Study-Act method was used during this project.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Since this project began, there have been no surgical fires or patient burns attributed to use of fiber-optic light with the GloShield product.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>The GloShield device decreases the risk of injury from thermal burns.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":39798,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Radiology Nursing","volume":"43 4","pages":"Pages 257-260"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143153474","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}