NURSING FORUMPub Date : 2022-11-01Epub Date: 2022-07-05DOI: 10.1111/nuf.12775
Hitomi Danya, Kazuhiro Nakayama
{"title":"Decision-making styles of patients and general population in health care: A scoping review.","authors":"Hitomi Danya, Kazuhiro Nakayama","doi":"10.1111/nuf.12775","DOIUrl":"10.1111/nuf.12775","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Decision-making styles form the backbone of effective decision-making and show promise as an important construct that warrants further attention. We investigated what is known about decision-making styles among patients and the general population in a health care setting.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We used Arksey and O'Malley's framework and searched PubMed and CINAHL databases using relevant combinations of keywords and subject headings. Articles were limited to those published in English up to February 2020.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Sixteen articles met the inclusion criteria. We found that decision-making styles were described as role preferences or personality, psychological, and cognitive factors that influence decision-making. In the identified studies, the evidence was scarce regarding decision-making styles as the foundation for effective decision-making. Moreover, most studies were vague in the description of decision-making styles, offered little explanation of the concept, and varied substantially in the terminology, numbers, and types of decision-making styles and measurement methods.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Decision-making styles, as a dynamic process, have received little attention in health care and are rarely addressed in health communication research or investigations of decision-making support. Other frameworks that are not directly related to decision-making styles were used in most analyzed studies.</p><p><strong>Practice implications: </strong>Decision-making styles in health care should be reinterpreted as a dynamic process that can be developed or changed.</p>","PeriodicalId":51525,"journal":{"name":"NURSING FORUM","volume":"57 6","pages":"1012-1025"},"PeriodicalIF":2.2,"publicationDate":"2022-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10419960","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}
NURSING FORUMPub Date : 2022-11-01DOI: 10.1111/nuf.12839
Kristan D Langdon, Chelsea O P Hagopian, Courtney S Omary, Susan L Swanson, Roy L Simpson
{"title":"State of DNP education: Lessons learned from a novel academic fellowship in teaching and education.","authors":"Kristan D Langdon, Chelsea O P Hagopian, Courtney S Omary, Susan L Swanson, Roy L Simpson","doi":"10.1111/nuf.12839","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/nuf.12839","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>We examine the gap between the current and desired state of Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) education from the perspective of postdoctoral (DNP) teaching and education fellows.</p><p><strong>Observations: </strong>In the assessment of the DNP Essentials framework, command of scholarly and scientific writing, ability to demonstrate critical thought, and significant variation in clinical experience among DNP graduates are top concerns.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>These inconsistencies are problematic to the professional and public value of this terminal degree in nursing.</p>","PeriodicalId":51525,"journal":{"name":"NURSING FORUM","volume":"57 6","pages":"1575-1580"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2022-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10373935","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}
NURSING FORUMPub Date : 2022-11-01DOI: 10.1111/nuf.12825
Jacqueline Vaughn, Robin Cunningham, Lindsey H Schroeder, Colette Waddill, Matthew J Peterson, Mia Rose Gambacorta, Stephanie Sims
{"title":"An innovative interprofessional education simulation for athletic training and prelicensure nursing students: Development, implementation, and student perspectives.","authors":"Jacqueline Vaughn, Robin Cunningham, Lindsey H Schroeder, Colette Waddill, Matthew J Peterson, Mia Rose Gambacorta, Stephanie Sims","doi":"10.1111/nuf.12825","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/nuf.12825","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The purpose of this article is to describe the development, implementation, and evaluation of a Simulation Interprofessional Education (Sim-IPE) activity for healthcare students from different disciplines (athletic training [AT] and nursing). The objective for the Sim-IPE activity was to engage AT and prelicensure nursing students in a realistic healthcare scenario to enhance knowledge about one another's profession, develop interprofessional skills, collaborate with one another, and communicate effectively as a team as they performed care.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This mixed methods study employed a one-time posttest design for a convenience sample of AT and prelicensure nursing students following a simulation intervention. Students completed the Student Perceptions of Interprofessional Clinical Education-Revised (SPICE-R) survey and answered open-ended response questions.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Thirteen students (N = 13) from Cohort 1 and 12 students (N = 12) from Cohort 2 completed the SPICE-R survey. Most students strongly agreed/agreed for each of the SPICE-R survey questions. Qualitative findings indicated the students positively perceived the Sim-IPE activity as it helped them discover the value of interprofessional patient care.</p><p><strong>Discussion: </strong>The quantitative findings indicated that the students found the Sim-IPE an effective learning methodology to achieve the objectives while the qualitative findings gave further insight into the students' perceptions of interprofessional teamwork and the value of the prebrief session conducted before the simulation. The findings will inform future Sim-IPE activities involving additional groups of healthcare students.</p>","PeriodicalId":51525,"journal":{"name":"NURSING FORUM","volume":"57 6","pages":"1373-1380"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2022-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10091735/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9297382","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}
NURSING FORUMPub Date : 2022-11-01DOI: 10.1111/nuf.12845
Ana Patrícia Tavares, Helga Martins, Sara Pinto, Sílvia Caldeira, Patrícia Pontífice Sousa, Beth Rodgers
{"title":"Spiritual comfort, spiritual support, and spiritual care: A simultaneous concept analysis.","authors":"Ana Patrícia Tavares, Helga Martins, Sara Pinto, Sílvia Caldeira, Patrícia Pontífice Sousa, Beth Rodgers","doi":"10.1111/nuf.12845","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/nuf.12845","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Spirituality is a dimension of life and the human being that should be included in holistic healthcare. One major barrier often described by nurses on implementing spirituality in practice relates to perceiving the concept of spirituality as subjective and sharing confounding similarities with other concepts. In this sense, the concepts of spiritual comfort, spiritual care, and spiritual support may require more distinct theoretical definitions aimed at clear and effective nursing interventions within spiritual care.</p><p><strong>Aim: </strong>To provide a definition of spiritual comfort, spiritual support, and spiritual care.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Simultaneous concept analysis (SCA) of three concepts according to Haase et al., which is grounded on Rodgers' evolutionary view. The method was based on a literature review with the search of electronic databases on May 2020. Search and analysis have been blinded conducted by two reviewers.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>One hundred thirty-six studies were included in the SCA. Findings suggest that spiritual comfort is an immediate state and an outcome. Spiritual support is related with an intimate and positive relationship with God. Spiritual care is defined as a complex and interactive process. Both spiritual support and spiritual care are grounded in a therapeutic context.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This SCA allowed the attributes of each concept to be identified and provides definitions that may facilitate the understanding of these concepts and promote the implementation of spirituality in nursing practice, but which has also led to future research on this topic.</p>","PeriodicalId":51525,"journal":{"name":"NURSING FORUM","volume":"57 6","pages":"1559-1566"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2022-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10099816/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9298393","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":"A needs assessment for competency development of nurse educators.","authors":"Ausanee Wanchai, Duangjai Phrompayak, Benyapa Prompuk","doi":"10.1111/nuf.12844","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/nuf.12844","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>The purposes of this study were to assess the current competencies and desired competency development of nurse educators and to examine differences in how they ranked their needs by participants' gender, age, educational qualification, and work experience.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We conducted a cross-sectional study. Participants were 435 nurse educators working at nursing colleges under the Ministry of Public Health, Thailand, in 2021.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Participants had significantly higher desired scores for competency development than the actual condition scores (p < .05). They prioritized their competence development needs from highest to lowest scores as follows: (1) nursing knowledge, (2) teaching pedagogy, (3) learning activities preparation, (4) professional value, (5) learning atmosphere building, (6) educator professional ethics, (7) learning outcomes measures, and (8) learning plan. Participants with different gender, education levels, ages, and work experiences set similar priorities for competency development needs.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Nurse educators first emphasized knowledge and teaching skills improvement, followed by enhancing value. However, their needs were not different when categorized by gender, age, educational qualification, and work experience. Therefore, planning to develop all competencies is urged and prioritized. Similarly, future research should explore suitable competency development programs for these nurse educators in each area. Our study's findings could be an example applied to other nursing schools worldwide to improve nurse educators' competencies.</p>","PeriodicalId":51525,"journal":{"name":"NURSING FORUM","volume":"57 6","pages":"1445-1451"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2022-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10389577","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}
NURSING FORUMPub Date : 2022-11-01DOI: 10.1111/nuf.12838
Eric Vogelstein
{"title":"The prosecution of RaDonda Vaught: An ethical and legal mistake.","authors":"Eric Vogelstein","doi":"10.1111/nuf.12838","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/nuf.12838","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This paper addresses the ethics of the prosecution of nurse RaDonda Vaught for a medication error that led to the death of her patient. It is argued that the prosecution of Ms. Vaught was wrong; however, in contrast to some commentators, it is argued that the wrongness of Ms. Vaught's prosecution did not stem from its effects on patient safety, but from the fact that the charges, in this case, were legally and ethically unjustified in themselves.</p>","PeriodicalId":51525,"journal":{"name":"NURSING FORUM","volume":"57 6","pages":"1571-1574"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2022-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10389459","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}
NURSING FORUMPub Date : 2022-11-01DOI: 10.1111/nuf.12801
Shuhong Luo, Hongwei Wang
{"title":"Data transforming: A concept analysis.","authors":"Shuhong Luo, Hongwei Wang","doi":"10.1111/nuf.12801","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/nuf.12801","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>The aims of this study are to clarify the concept of how data retrieved from electronic health records (EHR) are transformed into nurses' tacit knowledge for evidence-based practice from a cognitive perspective at a macro-organizational level, and to identify this concept's attributes, antecedents, and consequences in the nursing field.</p><p><strong>Source: </strong>A literature review was conducted by performing a search on scientific databases using the key terms \"data,\" \"transform,\" \"EHR,\" \"nursing,\" \"tacit knowledge,\" \"organization,\" \"data,\" \"interpretation,\" and \"healthcare.\" Forty-nine articles and four books were selected for the analysis. The process was audited by two independent experts to ensure neutrality and credibility.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Data transforming is a complex cognitive process among different groups of data stakeholders at a macro-organizational level. The concept of data transforming has three attributes: analytical, respectful, and social. The antecedents of these attributes are skillful, immersive, and mission-driven. They have either positive or negative consequences for frontline nurses. These findings not only add to the body of knowledge but also serve as an important impetus for further theory development and research in nursing.</p>","PeriodicalId":51525,"journal":{"name":"NURSING FORUM","volume":"57 6","pages":"1491-1500"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2022-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10373467","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}
NURSING FORUMPub Date : 2022-11-01DOI: 10.1111/nuf.12809
Evangelos C Fradelos, Sofia Artemi, Areti Tsalogidou, Eleni Almpani, Foteini Malli, Maria Lavdaniti, Ioanna V Papathanasiou, Foteini Tzavella
{"title":"Attitudes toward older people among nursing students in Greece.","authors":"Evangelos C Fradelos, Sofia Artemi, Areti Tsalogidou, Eleni Almpani, Foteini Malli, Maria Lavdaniti, Ioanna V Papathanasiou, Foteini Tzavella","doi":"10.1111/nuf.12809","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/nuf.12809","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The age profile of the population has shifted globally. Age discrimination has been documented, particularly in the areas of health and employment.</p><p><strong>Aim: </strong>This study aims at examining nursing students' attitudes toward older people and dehumanization of older people among nursing students.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A cross-sectional design was employed in this study. A structured questionnaire was used to collect data, which included a sociodemographic variables questionnaire, the Kogan's Attitude towards Old People Scale (KAOP) scale, a modified version of the Human Nature & Human Uniqueness Scale, the Ten-Item Personality Inventory (TIPI) and the Toronto Empathy Questionnaire. A total of 410 undergraduate nursing students participated in this study. Descriptive statistics were applied while inferential statistics such as Pearson correlation, and regression analysis with the stepwise method were also performed. The significant level was set as p ≤ .05. SPSS-25 was used for the analysis of data.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The total mean score of the KAOP scale was 128.84 ± 14.32, indicating that nursing students had a slightly positive view of older individuals. Nursing students scored higher on the mechanistic dehumanization scale than on the animalistic dehumanization one. A strong negative association was found between Mechanistic and Animalistic dehumanization with the KAOP scale and empathy. Year of study, age, and gender were identified as predictor variables for mechanical dehumanization.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Personality traits, demographic variables, and nursing students' level of empathy are factors that influence their views about older people and the dehumanization of older people.</p>","PeriodicalId":51525,"journal":{"name":"NURSING FORUM","volume":"57 6","pages":"1153-1161"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2022-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10373498","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}
NURSING FORUMPub Date : 2022-11-01DOI: 10.1111/nuf.12798
Ayşe Güler, Karen Bankston, Carolyn R Smith
{"title":"Self-esteem in the context of intimate partner violence: A concept analysis.","authors":"Ayşe Güler, Karen Bankston, Carolyn R Smith","doi":"10.1111/nuf.12798","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/nuf.12798","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aim: </strong>To explore the meaning of self-esteem in the context of intimate partner violence (IPV).</p><p><strong>Background: </strong>IPV is a preventable public health issue. The dynamic of IPV diminishes women's self-esteem. Defining self-esteem will guide the development of IPV interventions in healthcare settings.</p><p><strong>Design: </strong>Walker and Avant's eight-step approach was used.</p><p><strong>Data source: </strong>The search was conducted from Oxford Dictionary of English online, CINAHL, APA PsycInfo, PubMed, Women's Studies International, and Google Scholar.</p><p><strong>Review methods: </strong>No limits on the year of publication were applied.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Defining attributes of self-esteem are self-concept, self-affirmation, and self-respect. Antecedents of self-esteem are exposure to IPV and victim-blaming attitudes by healthcare professionals. Consequences include depression, substance abuse, and posttraumatic stress disorder. Empirical referents include self-worth, self-competence, self-blame, self-evaluation, self-confidence, and self-determination.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Current literature is limited in its definition of self-esteem in the context of IPV. Women experiencing IPV with low self-esteem might not seek help for IPV from nurses. Nurses could develop culturally appropriate IPV screening tools that assess the changes in self-esteem among women from different sociodemographic and cultural backgrounds. The defining attributes could contribute to developing comprehensive IPV screening tools in healthcare settings.</p>","PeriodicalId":51525,"journal":{"name":"NURSING FORUM","volume":"57 6","pages":"1484-1490"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2022-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pub/pmc/oa_pdf/3f/d0/NUF-57-1484.PMC10087188.pdf","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9640570","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}
NURSING FORUMPub Date : 2022-11-01DOI: 10.1111/nuf.12803
Daniel Joseph E Berdida, Rizal Angelo N Grande, Violeta Lopez, Sheryl H Ramirez, Muhmin Michael E Manting, Marc Matthew E Berdida, Christopher B Bañas
{"title":"A national online survey of Filipinos' knowledge, attitude, and awareness of antibiotic use and resistance: A cross-sectional study.","authors":"Daniel Joseph E Berdida, Rizal Angelo N Grande, Violeta Lopez, Sheryl H Ramirez, Muhmin Michael E Manting, Marc Matthew E Berdida, Christopher B Bañas","doi":"10.1111/nuf.12803","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1111/nuf.12803","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Antibiotic resistance is one of the 21st century's most challenging clinical and public health issues. However, this health issue remains underreported in the Philippines.</p><p><strong>Aim: </strong>This study examined Filipinos' knowledge, attitude, and awareness regarding antibiotic use and resistance and the associated predictive variables of antibiotic resistance.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A cross-sectional design and Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology guidelines were used in this study. Convenience sampling of 3767 participants completed the Eurobarometer survey on antibiotic resistance from October 2021 to February 2022. χ<sup>2</sup> and regression analysis were used to analyze the data.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Most participants were familiar with the popular types of available antibiotics. Males and healthcare workers had a higher percentage of correct responses on antibiotic resistance knowledge. Participants had moderate to high knowledge levels of antibiotic resistance. Age, educational attainment, profession, antibiotic use in the previous year, and household members taking antibiotics were significant predictors of the level of knowledge of antibiotic resistance. There was a significant difference in participants' sex, age, and educational attainment in their attitudes toward acquisition, hygienic practices, and the role of health professionals in antibiotic resistance.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Government agencies and policymakers should consider the identified predictors when establishing policies on antibiotic resistance. This will ensure that antibiotic use is safe and effective.</p>","PeriodicalId":51525,"journal":{"name":"NURSING FORUM","volume":"57 6","pages":"1299-1313"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2022-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"10382433","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}