{"title":"Feeling Valued as a Mid-Career Nurse: A Scoping Review.","authors":"Emily M Crossen, Susan M Hunter Revell","doi":"10.1097/NND.0000000000001078","DOIUrl":"10.1097/NND.0000000000001078","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Retaining mid-career nurses is a priority to address the nursing shortage exacerbated by COVID-19. Nurses are more likely to stay if they feel valued. This scoping review revealed a variety of intrapersonal, interpersonal, and external factors that influence how mid-career nurses feel valued. Nursing professional development practitioners can influence satisfaction and retention by implementing mentoring and professional development programs for nurses and managers. More research is needed to understand the impact of the mid-career nurse-nurse manager relationship.</p>","PeriodicalId":51695,"journal":{"name":"Journal for Nurses in Professional Development","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141894840","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}
Linda Gardner, Cheryl Causey, Antoinette Zito, Lorraine M Novosel
{"title":"Development and Implementation of a Procedural Sedation Course for Registered Nurses.","authors":"Linda Gardner, Cheryl Causey, Antoinette Zito, Lorraine M Novosel","doi":"10.1097/NND.0000000000001071","DOIUrl":"10.1097/NND.0000000000001071","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Procedural sedation is the administration of medication to obtund, dull, or reduce the intensity of pain or awareness associated with a therapeutic or diagnostic procedure. Because registered nurses play a key role in ensuring patient safety during procedural sedation, it is essential they have the requisite knowledge and skills to provide safe, quality care. This paper describes the development, implementation, and outcomes of a course designed for nurses providing care to patients undergoing procedural sedation.</p>","PeriodicalId":51695,"journal":{"name":"Journal for Nurses in Professional Development","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141753366","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":"Content Validation for a Medical-Surgical Orientation Competency Assessment Instrument.","authors":"Loraine Hopkins Pepe, Patricia Duddy, Patricia Golbitz, Karyn Kling, Nicole Pecoraro, Myriam Poindijour, Jessica Smith, Gerry Altmiller","doi":"10.1097/NND.0000000000001081","DOIUrl":"10.1097/NND.0000000000001081","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Demonstration of competency is an essential component of nursing orientation in the practice environment. Standardization of the assessment with a validated instrument supports high-quality care and patient safety. This study engaged six nurse experts to establish content validation for a newly developed competency-based assessment framed by the domains of the national standard for nursing education. Two rounds of rigorous review resulted in a scale content validity index universal agreement calculation of .891, indicating that all items were evaluated as relevant for inclusion in this comprehensive measure of registered nurse clinical competency in the medical-surgical specialty.</p>","PeriodicalId":51695,"journal":{"name":"Journal for Nurses in Professional Development","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142005810","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":"Excited to Represent YOU on the Board of Directors.","authors":"Jenny Harshman, Shara Rhodes","doi":"10.1097/NND.0000000000001079","DOIUrl":"10.1097/NND.0000000000001079","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":51695,"journal":{"name":"Journal for Nurses in Professional Development","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142005811","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":"Welcome to the Metaverse: Virtual Reality in Nursing Professional Development.","authors":"Vincenza Coughlin, Gabby Bolanos, Lauren Moran, Arjuna Jacob, Manjula Stanislaus, Diane Maydick-Youngberg","doi":"10.1097/NND.0000000000001073","DOIUrl":"10.1097/NND.0000000000001073","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Virtual reality (VR) is an innovative teaching strategy for professional development using computer-generated, three-dimensional images in an interactive virtual environment. Self-reported survey responses of nurses who used VR in orientation and the nurse residency program demonstrated improved knowledge, skills, and confidence. VR provides an innovative and engaging educational medium for learning that may have implications for future clinical practice and research.</p>","PeriodicalId":51695,"journal":{"name":"Journal for Nurses in Professional Development","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141894847","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 Need for Competency-Based Orientation Assessment Instruments in the Medical-Surgical Nursing Specialty.","authors":"Loraine Hopkins Pepe, Gerry Altmiller","doi":"10.1097/NND.0000000000001076","DOIUrl":"10.1097/NND.0000000000001076","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":51695,"journal":{"name":"Journal for Nurses in Professional Development","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141894846","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}
Kathryn L Robinson, Adam T Booth, Andreas Stamatis
{"title":"Exploring Retention and Orientation Data for Internationally Educated Nurses Transitioning to U.S. Nursing Practice.","authors":"Kathryn L Robinson, Adam T Booth, Andreas Stamatis","doi":"10.1097/NND.0000000000001067","DOIUrl":"10.1097/NND.0000000000001067","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Nursing professional development practitioners are faced with meeting the onboarding needs of internationally educated nurses (IENs) recruited to work in the United States. The purpose of this secondary data analysis study was to assess differences between demographic characteristics, orientation, and onboarding variables and IEN's length of orientation and retention to a healthcare system. A significant difference in the length of orientation by unit assigned, degree type, and retention were discovered.</p>","PeriodicalId":51695,"journal":{"name":"Journal for Nurses in Professional Development","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141581488","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":"Integrating Evidence-Based Practice Education Into Preceptor Professional Development.","authors":"Jennifer Bodine","doi":"10.1097/NND.0000000000001084","DOIUrl":"10.1097/NND.0000000000001084","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":51695,"journal":{"name":"Journal for Nurses in Professional Development","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141894842","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":"Using Social Capital to Promote Inclusion.","authors":"Whitney Johnson","doi":"10.1097/NND.0000000000001070","DOIUrl":"10.1097/NND.0000000000001070","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":51695,"journal":{"name":"Journal for Nurses in Professional Development","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141753368","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":"Welcome to the Metaverse: Virtual Reality in Nursing Professional Development.","authors":"","doi":"10.1097/NND.0000000000001092","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/NND.0000000000001092","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":51695,"journal":{"name":"Journal for Nurses in Professional Development","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142300556","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}