Judy E Davidson, Hirsh Makhija, Kelly C Lee, Arianna Barnes, Marcus Groner Richardson, Amanda Choflet, Tatyana Ali, Sidney Zisook
{"title":"National Incidence of Nurse Suicide and Associated Features.","authors":"Judy E Davidson, Hirsh Makhija, Kelly C Lee, Arianna Barnes, Marcus Groner Richardson, Amanda Choflet, Tatyana Ali, Sidney Zisook","doi":"10.1097/NNA.0000000000001508","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/NNA.0000000000001508","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>The aim of this study was to estimate the national incidence of nurse suicide.</p><p><strong>Background: </strong>Nurses are at a higher risk of suicide than nonnurses; however, data have been limited since 2018.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This study used a retrospective cohort design using 2017-2021 National Violent Death Reporting System suicides.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Female nurses had higher suicide rates than female nonnurses in 2018 (incidence rate ratio, 1.21 [95% confidence interval (CI), 1.05-1.39]), 2019 (1.41 [95% CI, 1.23-1.60]), 2020 (1.26 [95% CI, 1.08-1.45]), and 2021 (1.35 [95% CI, 1.17-1.55]), whereas male nurses were comparable with male nonnurses. Nurses had higher odds of mental health problems (adjusted odds ratio, 1.28 [95% CI, 1.13-1.46], P < .001), job problems (1.60 [95% CI, 1.33-1.92], P < .001), and use of poisoning (1.54 [95% CI, 1.37-1.74], P < .001). Nurses had higher odds of using opioids, cardiovascular/diabetic agents, and drugs not prescribed for home use.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Female nurses are at a higher risk of suicide than other females. Multimodal nurse suicide prevention strategies remain indicated.</p>","PeriodicalId":50108,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Nursing Administration","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-11-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142584588","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Nursing and Volunteerism: The Vital Link.","authors":"M Maureen Lal","doi":"10.1097/NNA.0000000000001492","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/NNA.0000000000001492","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>A commitment to community involvement is a fundamental component of the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Magnet Recognition Program®. It reflects the nursing profession's spirit of service to society, as well as the personal ethos of those who pursue a nursing career. As we enter the season of gratitude and giving, we explore the role volunteerism plays in an organization's Magnet® culture, how it contributes to a greater sense of purpose, and how nurses far and wide make an impact when they give back to their local, national, and global communities.</p>","PeriodicalId":50108,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Nursing Administration","volume":"54 11","pages":"581-582"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142548646","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jennifer Ransford, Timothy Tidwell, Logan Johnson, Nicole Gitney, Anna Morgan, Rodney Hauch
{"title":"Implementing a Virtual Discharge Nurse Pilot: Utilizing the Pathway to Excellence® Framework.","authors":"Jennifer Ransford, Timothy Tidwell, Logan Johnson, Nicole Gitney, Anna Morgan, Rodney Hauch","doi":"10.1097/NNA.0000000000001498","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/NNA.0000000000001498","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>The virtual nurse (VN) pilot was developed to assist bedside nurses in administrative tasks, including discharges and education, from a remote location.</p><p><strong>Background: </strong>Bedside nurse vacancies have increased, leading to a shortage of resources for the care team and less time for nurses to provide hands-on care to patients.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A survey showed 77% of nurses spend more than 3 hours per shift on admissions, discharges, and patient education. A pilot was conducted on a 45-bed unit with the VN focusing on discharges and patient education.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>During the pilot, the VN completed 1375 tasks, increasing patient and nurse satisfaction while reducing turnover and adverse events.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>With the program's early success, the VN role is expanding into additional units.</p>","PeriodicalId":50108,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Nursing Administration","volume":"54 11","pages":"605-611"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142548643","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Live as if: An Interview With Marguerite Samms.","authors":"Melora D Ferren","doi":"10.1097/NNA.0000000000001495","DOIUrl":"10.1097/NNA.0000000000001495","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>In this column, Marguerite C. Samms, chief learning officer (CLO) for Intermountain Health, shares her career journey and how nursing practice prepared her for executive leadership.</p>","PeriodicalId":50108,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Nursing Administration","volume":"54 11","pages":"588-590"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142548645","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Angela S Prestia, Sonia A Udod, Cynthia Thornton Bacon
{"title":"Leaders Benefit From Organizational Membership: Perspectives From the United States and Canada.","authors":"Angela S Prestia, Sonia A Udod, Cynthia Thornton Bacon","doi":"10.1097/NNA.0000000000001493","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/NNA.0000000000001493","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This article explores the value of nurse leader membership in professional organizations in the United States and Canada. Benefits include the sharing of scholarly information, enlarging networks, and professional development.</p>","PeriodicalId":50108,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Nursing Administration","volume":"54 11","pages":"583-584"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142548644","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Dawn E Nelson, Holly L Burkhartzmeyer, Kelly M Kiker, Kayla C Simiele, Ashley L Proulx, Lori L Arcand, Lynn R Alcock, Ryannon K Frederick, Sean Phelan, Amy S Storsveen
{"title":"Promoting Nursing Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Through Virtual Reality Learning.","authors":"Dawn E Nelson, Holly L Burkhartzmeyer, Kelly M Kiker, Kayla C Simiele, Ashley L Proulx, Lori L Arcand, Lynn R Alcock, Ryannon K Frederick, Sean Phelan, Amy S Storsveen","doi":"10.1097/NNA.0000000000001503","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/NNA.0000000000001503","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Nurse leaders are foundational to the success of creating an inclusive culture and climate and responding to situations of discrimination, racism, microaggressions, and bias in healthcare settings. This article describes a leadership education initiative using virtual reality to provide diversity, equity, and inclusion training for nurse leaders. Immersion in a lived experience provides a safe and effective learning environment to promote, improve, and exemplify diversity, equity, and inclusion principles and should be explored for other educational applications.</p>","PeriodicalId":50108,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Nursing Administration","volume":"54 11","pages":"638-644"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142548647","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Colleen J Klein, Melinda Cooling, Matthew Dalstrom, Roopa Foulger, Jonathan A Handler, William F Bond
{"title":"Advanced Practice Nurse-Led Research: Challenges and Approaches to Digital Health Programs' Evaluation Using Big Data.","authors":"Colleen J Klein, Melinda Cooling, Matthew Dalstrom, Roopa Foulger, Jonathan A Handler, William F Bond","doi":"10.1097/NNA.0000000000001500","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/NNA.0000000000001500","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Advanced practice nurse leaders are in key positions within health systems to provide time and resources for implementation and evaluation of digital health services. As virtual monitoring programs become more embedded within nursing, nurse leaders and educators need to ensure that nurses are prepared to work within interprofessional teams to administer and evaluate them. This article discusses challenges and implementation strategy considerations for data curation and analysis using large datasets from the Medicaid population for research.</p>","PeriodicalId":50108,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Nursing Administration","volume":"54 11","pages":"619-624"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142548640","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Marlene T Porter, Kate Williams, Alicia Boaze, Melissa Rennert, Amy Brunson
{"title":"Trust and Organizational Commitment in a Postpandemic Environment.","authors":"Marlene T Porter, Kate Williams, Alicia Boaze, Melissa Rennert, Amy Brunson","doi":"10.1097/NNA.0000000000001499","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/NNA.0000000000001499","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>This study aimed to evaluate nurses' trust in their leader and organizational commitment, examining the relationship between these factors postpandemic and investigating if age, tenure, and specialty area predicted trust and commitment.</p><p><strong>Background: </strong>The nursing shortage was intensified by COVID-19. Nonnursing studies have explored the relationship of employee trust with organizational commitment, illustrating sparsity in nursing literature.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This study used a cross-sectional, descriptive, correlational design. An electronic survey was sent to more than 1000 nurses, with a final sample size of 135 over 6 weeks.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Results demonstrated high levels of both trust and commitment. The correlation coefficients of all study variables were significant (P < 0.001). Organizational tenure predicted employee trust.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Developing leadership skills in building trust with the nursing team contributes to increased organizational commitment. Interventions such as leader development in establishing trust and building relationships with their team members may improve nurse retention and organizational commitment.</p>","PeriodicalId":50108,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Nursing Administration","volume":"54 11","pages":"612-618"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142548648","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Veterans Day: Pausing to Honor the Leadership of Military Nurses.","authors":"Cynthia Divens Sweeney","doi":"10.1097/NNA.0000000000001494","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/NNA.0000000000001494","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Veterans Day provides the opportunity to acknowledge the service of our nurse colleagues who have served or currently serve in the US military. It is a moment to reflect on their leadership and experiences as military nurses.</p>","PeriodicalId":50108,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Nursing Administration","volume":"54 11","pages":"585-587"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142548649","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Kimberly A DiGerolamo, Karen Warren, Sue Ogle, Wendy Hobbie
{"title":"Creating a Model for Advanced Practice Provider Mentorship.","authors":"Kimberly A DiGerolamo, Karen Warren, Sue Ogle, Wendy Hobbie","doi":"10.1097/NNA.0000000000001504","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/NNA.0000000000001504","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Advanced practice providers (APPs), widely considered essential to the delivery of healthcare, are one of the fastest-growing workforces in the United States. However, the APP role is evolving, and professional growth and advancement programs for APPs are still emerging at many institutions. Professional mentorship has been long embraced by other healthcare disciplines and numerous organizations because of the benefits gained from helping employees increase knowledge, enhance skills, and achieve scholarly goals, such as retention. Thus, there is a dearth of evidence on building effective APP mentorship models. This article details the development of an APP mentorship model and program designed to support both the mentor and mentee across the career trajectory.</p>","PeriodicalId":50108,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Nursing Administration","volume":"54 11","pages":"E33-E39"},"PeriodicalIF":1.8,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142548641","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}