Peter Rodney, Kathleen Evanovich Zavotsky, Mary T Quinn Griffin, Benjamin Bass, Joyce J Fitzpatrick
{"title":"Exploring the Relationship Between Self-awareness in Nurse Managers and the Nurse Manager and Staff Nurse Perceptions of Healthy Work Environments.","authors":"Peter Rodney, Kathleen Evanovich Zavotsky, Mary T Quinn Griffin, Benjamin Bass, Joyce J Fitzpatrick","doi":"10.1097/NNA.0000000000001622","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/NNA.0000000000001622","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>This study explores the relationship between nurse managers' self-awareness and their perceptions of a healthy work environment and clinical nurses' perceptions of a healthy work environment.</p><p><strong>Background: </strong>Nurse managers are pivotal in leading nurses in healthcare institutions. Understanding nurse managers' self-awareness is important in creating a healthy work environment for the staff they serve.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This was a descriptive, correlational, cross-sectional design with 46 nurse managers and 62 clinical nurses in an academic health system.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>There was a positive relationship between nurse managers' level of self-awareness and clinical nurses' perceptions of a healthy work environment, and a strong positive relationship between the perceptions of a healthy work environment between the 2 groups.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>These results can be used to tailor a leadership development program for nurse managers and could be duplicated in other environments.</p>","PeriodicalId":50108,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Nursing Administration","volume":"55 9","pages":"516-522"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145193752","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":"Demystifying the Magnet® Site Visit.","authors":"Beth B Pruski, Mary Sitterding","doi":"10.1097/NNA.0000000000001617","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/NNA.0000000000001617","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The purpose of the Magnet® site visit phase is to verify, validate, and amplify adherence to the Magnet component examples, while also determining enculturation throughout the organization. Organizations preparing for Magnet site visit must prepare and support clinical nurses to amplify exemplary nursing practices through dialogue with the Magnet Appraiser team. This column reviews frequently encountered myths regarding the preparation and conduct of the Magnet site visit and guides CNOs, Magnet Program Directors, and nurse leaders to actions that will best prepare nursing staff for this celebratory event.</p>","PeriodicalId":50108,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Nursing Administration","volume":"55 9","pages":"493-494"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145193777","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}
Michael Ackerman, Kathy Malloch, Jeffey D Messinger
{"title":"The Relationship Between Burnout and Emotional Intelligence in Nurse Managers and Assistant Nurse Managers.","authors":"Michael Ackerman, Kathy Malloch, Jeffey D Messinger","doi":"10.1097/NNA.0000000000001621","DOIUrl":"10.1097/NNA.0000000000001621","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Burnout in nursing continues to negatively impact the healthcare system, nursing supply, patient care quality, and organizational success. New perspectives and strategies for effective solutions to address this persistent problem and increase nurse satisfaction and retention are needed. This article proposes a novel intervention for decreasing nursing burnout: emotional intelligence. This intervention decreases burnout and exhaustion and increases personal well-being, self-control, self-awareness, emotionality, sociability, and personal boundary setting. Results from the initial study are presented, and continuing questions for future studies are proposed.</p>","PeriodicalId":50108,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Nursing Administration","volume":" ","pages":"509-515"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145071077","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":"Improving Retention Through a Purposeful Multidisciplinary Mentorship Program.","authors":"","doi":"10.1097/NNA.0000000000001648","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/NNA.0000000000001648","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50108,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Nursing Administration","volume":"55 9S","pages":"S26-S32"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145193210","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":"Creation of a Novel Virtual Reality Simulation to Increase Nursing Skills in Management of Workplace Violence.","authors":"","doi":"10.1097/NNA.0000000000001644","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/NNA.0000000000001644","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50108,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Nursing Administration","volume":"55 9S","pages":"S33-S37"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145193684","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":"Determinants of Nurse Managers' Transformational Leadership: The Role of Individual Unit and Organizational Characteristics.","authors":"","doi":"10.1097/NNA.0000000000001645","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/NNA.0000000000001645","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":50108,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Nursing Administration","volume":"55 9S","pages":"S3-S10"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145193698","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":"Empowering Nurse Leaders in the Digital Revolution: Practice Applications.","authors":"Cibele C Webb, Nanne M Finis","doi":"10.1097/NNA.0000000000001618","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/NNA.0000000000001618","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The 2025 American Organization for Nursing Leadership (AONL) preconference session titled \"Empowering Nurse Leaders in the Digital Revolution,\" hosted by the Leadership, Innovation, Technology, and Transformation (LITT) Committee, convened nurse leaders and interdisciplinary professionals to explore strategies for driving digital transformation in healthcare. This article highlights key takeaways from the session aligned with AONL's Digital Transformation Guiding Principles, including implementation strategies. The audience verified an urgent need for ethical, inclusive, and sustainable digital leadership across care environments.</p>","PeriodicalId":50108,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Nursing Administration","volume":"55 9","pages":"495-497"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145193745","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}
Edward Olszewski, Ryan J Shaw, Kay S Lytle, Joni L Watson
{"title":"A Program Evaluation of Virtual RNs.","authors":"Edward Olszewski, Ryan J Shaw, Kay S Lytle, Joni L Watson","doi":"10.1097/NNA.0000000000001626","DOIUrl":"10.1097/NNA.0000000000001626","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>To support the nursing workforce and improve patient outcomes, the Duke University Health System implemented a virtual RN (VRN) program and evaluated its impact on 3 nursing units across 3 hospitals. Initial results indicate that the VRN program helped reduce length of stay and associated resource utilization. However, it had limited effects on patient satisfaction and clinical outcomes, such as healthcare-associated infections, highlighting areas for further program optimization.</p>","PeriodicalId":50108,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Nursing Administration","volume":" ","pages":"542-548"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145071032","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":"Bridging the Gap: Translating Compassion Into Action.","authors":"Deborah Zimmermann","doi":"10.1097/NNA.0000000000001619","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/NNA.0000000000001619","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Nurses are uniquely positioned to translate scientific and public health insights into meaningful action across care, policy, and community settings. Grounded in compassion and human connection, their work bridges communication gaps between research, decision making, and everyday experience. Stories of meaningful recognition illustrate how nurses help shape more responsive and equitable systems, offering a powerful path toward trust and shared understanding in challenging times.</p>","PeriodicalId":50108,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Nursing Administration","volume":"55 9","pages":"498-499"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145193738","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":"The Nurse Executive's Role in Advancing Nursing Professional Governance: A Framework for Ownership, Accountability, and Partnership.","authors":"Tim Porter-O'Grady, Sharon Pappas","doi":"10.1097/NNA.0000000000001620","DOIUrl":"10.1097/NNA.0000000000001620","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Now is an important time to focus on the critical role of the nurse executive in implementing and supporting professional governance, emphasizing the ownership/accountability for practice, quality, competence, and knowledge by the clinical nurse. This article addresses the gap in nurse executives' full understanding of nursing professional governance and outlines actionable strategies to foster successful collaboration, accountability, and alignment with the nursing profession's social mandate.</p>","PeriodicalId":50108,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Nursing Administration","volume":" ","pages":"500-508"},"PeriodicalIF":1.9,"publicationDate":"2025-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145071008","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}