{"title":"Nursing Professional Development in Ambulatory Care: A Phenomenological Study.","authors":"Elizabeth Fritz, Laurel Despins, Amy Vogelsmeier","doi":"10.1097/NND.0000000000000903","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/NND.0000000000000903","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Nursing professional development (NPD) practitioners play an important role in ensuring the quality and safety of nursing care and in guiding nurses through practice transitions. Recently, increasing numbers of NPD practitioners have been employed in ambulatory care settings, yet little is known about how the ambulatory practice setting affects or is affected by NPD practice. The aim of this descriptive phenomenology was to describe how the NPD role is experienced in the ambulatory care setting.</p>","PeriodicalId":51695,"journal":{"name":"Journal for Nurses in Professional Development","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2023-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71415249","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":"Lessons Learned From Frontline Nurses: Considerations for Nurses in Professional Development During the COVID-19 Pandemic.","authors":"Devon J Manney, Kristy A Sands, David Fazzino","doi":"10.1097/NND.0000000000000964","DOIUrl":"10.1097/NND.0000000000000964","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The COVID-19 pandemic has compounded the stress level of nurses and the nursing shortage. In addition, the disruption of bedside clinical experiences has raised concerns about the preparedness of nurses entering practice. A mixed methods study was conducted to learn about the perceptions of frontline nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic. Findings revealed implications for nurses in professional development as they are challenged to reimagine new nurse orientation and meet the needs of graduates transitioning to practice.</p>","PeriodicalId":51695,"journal":{"name":"Journal for Nurses in Professional Development","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2023-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9146330","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":"Cesarean Section Escape Room for a Perinatal Nurse Residency Program.","authors":"Bridget M Dunne","doi":"10.1097/NND.0000000000000948","DOIUrl":"10.1097/NND.0000000000000948","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This article describes the development and implementation of an escape room concept applied to cesarean section surgery education for one health system's perinatal nurse residency program. The escape room allows for small-group, interactive learning that fosters collaboration and critical thinking. The rise in popularity of gamification in learning and lack of literature about cesarean section escape rooms presented the opportunity for a novel method of learning for perinatal nurses.</p>","PeriodicalId":51695,"journal":{"name":"Journal for Nurses in Professional Development","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2023-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"40651251","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":"Bridging the Gap: Implementation of Skills Review Days for New Graduate Nurses.","authors":"Heather H Brown, Erin Fearing Tisera, Julie Pagel","doi":"10.1097/NND.0000000000000890","DOIUrl":"10.1097/NND.0000000000000890","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This article will inform the reader about challenges of onboarding new graduate nurses during COVID-19 and discuss how to combat those challenges. New graduate nurses attended a skills day and completed pre- and postsurveys, rating their level of confidence in the same identified skills. Each participant showed improved confidence ( p < .001). Offering skills days to bridge the gap to clinical practice is shown to be beneficial.</p>","PeriodicalId":51695,"journal":{"name":"Journal for Nurses in Professional Development","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2023-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"44709859","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":"Beyond the Bedside: Reflections on Nursing Through the Eyes of a Student.","authors":"Yoon Kwon, Jennifer Wilson, DaiWai M Olson","doi":"10.1097/NND.0000000000001017","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/NND.0000000000001017","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The changing landscape of nursing and increasing number of nurses leaving the profession calls for a reexamination of career pathways. Professional mentors and faculty play a pivotal role in advising nursing students and new nurses. By sharing lessons learned from an undergraduate nursing student after interviewing 21 nurses working in nontraditional roles, the article highlights the importance of embracing the diverse professional goals and strengths of each nurse as a retention strategy.</p>","PeriodicalId":51695,"journal":{"name":"Journal for Nurses in Professional Development","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2023-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71415245","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":"Preparing Staff Nurses to Be Preceptors on a Dedicated Education Unit Through an Interactive Bulletin Board.","authors":"Susan Dalbey, Lisa Zenoni, Lillian Donnelly","doi":"10.1097/NND.0000000000000906","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/NND.0000000000000906","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Nursing professional development (NPD) specialists are tasked with providing pertinent education to staff members. Many barriers exist in providing education to nurses. Through an academic-practice partnership, an interactive bulletin board was trialed to provide staff education with overwhelmingly positive results. An increased percentage of staff participated in this learning activity. In addition, the mean score from the content knowledge quiz was 88%. NPD specialists may increase staff participation employing interactive bulletin boards as an educational method.</p>","PeriodicalId":51695,"journal":{"name":"Journal for Nurses in Professional Development","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2023-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71415250","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}
Heather Pena, Kelly Kester, Allen Cadavero, Stacey O'Brien
{"title":"Implementation of an Evidence-Based Onboarding Program to Optimize Efficiency and Care Delivery in an Intensive Care Unit.","authors":"Heather Pena, Kelly Kester, Allen Cadavero, Stacey O'Brien","doi":"10.1097/NND.0000000000000915","DOIUrl":"10.1097/NND.0000000000000915","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Nationally, nurse turnover is 18.7%, and 24.1% of nurses leave their organization within a year of hire. Onboarding is a key component of a nurse's intent to stay and job satisfaction. This article describes the implementation and results of an onboarding program in a large intensive care unit.</p>","PeriodicalId":51695,"journal":{"name":"Journal for Nurses in Professional Development","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2023-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"43069000","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}
Carrie M Norwood, J Lynn Zinkan, Seth H Perry, Nancy M Tofil, Stacy L Gaither, Chrystal Rutledge
{"title":"Professional Success: Utilizing Simulation to Remediate and Retain Nursing Staff.","authors":"Carrie M Norwood, J Lynn Zinkan, Seth H Perry, Nancy M Tofil, Stacy L Gaither, Chrystal Rutledge","doi":"10.1097/NND.0000000000000873","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/NND.0000000000000873","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Nursing education focuses on nursing theory and the ability to perform tasks. There is a lack of education related to prioritization of nursing tasks. Therefore, new nurses transitioning into their roles sometimes struggle and, as a result, leave their units or, often enough, our facility. We developed a Professional Success Program that includes cognitive prioritization exercises and simulation scenarios to assist these nurses. After utilizing the program, our facility has seen an increase in nurse retention.</p>","PeriodicalId":51695,"journal":{"name":"Journal for Nurses in Professional Development","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2023-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71415251","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":"The Guidance of the ANPD Strategic Plan.","authors":"Cathleen Opperman","doi":"10.1097/NND.0000000000001020","DOIUrl":"10.1097/NND.0000000000001020","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":51695,"journal":{"name":"Journal for Nurses in Professional Development","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2023-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"71415253","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}
Alissa Zimmerman, Jennifer Johnas, Amy C Determan, Kari Cambern, Dayna Gerlach
{"title":"Reducing Team Burnout Through Enhanced Scope of Practice for Nursing Assistive Personnel.","authors":"Alissa Zimmerman, Jennifer Johnas, Amy C Determan, Kari Cambern, Dayna Gerlach","doi":"10.1097/NND.0000000000000954","DOIUrl":"10.1097/NND.0000000000000954","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Persistent nursing workforce shortages, in conjunction with the COVID-19 pandemic and increased patient acuity, have led to increased utilization of nursing assistive personnel (NAP) within acute care settings. Although the work demand of NAPs continues to increase, their delegated work autonomy remains ambiguous and diverse. This lack of clarity impacts effective teamwork, collaboration, and delegation. This study successfully enhanced the scope of practice for NAPs, resulting in increased staff and patient satisfaction.</p>","PeriodicalId":51695,"journal":{"name":"Journal for Nurses in Professional Development","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.9,"publicationDate":"2023-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"9247228","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}