{"title":"Types of Articles that We Publish in <i>Policy, Politics, & Nursing Practice</i>.","authors":"Christine Kovner","doi":"10.1177/15271544261430455","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/15271544261430455","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":53177,"journal":{"name":"Policy, Politics, and Nursing Practice","volume":"27 2","pages":"83-84"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2026-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147581957","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":"Nurses' Political Participation: Going Back to Our Roots.","authors":"Naia Hernantes","doi":"10.1177/15271544261417976","DOIUrl":"10.1177/15271544261417976","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Nurses' political participation plays a crucial role in shaping how health-disease processes are understood and addressed, as well as in developing both our discipline and the profession. Yet, despite its importance, this area requires further advancement. This article explores key factors that influence nurses' involvement in political life, paying particular attention to the historical barriers that have limited our progress. Also, it examines the political process itself, and the different roles nurses can take on it. It also delves into the available evidence regarding the components of nurses' political competence. Finally, a series of recommendations is proposed to advance nurses' political competence across clinical, educational, and research fields.</p>","PeriodicalId":53177,"journal":{"name":"Policy, Politics, and Nursing Practice","volume":" ","pages":"149-155"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2026-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC13033817/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146068471","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}
Martina Barbieri, Andrea Moro, Gianluca Catania, Franco A Carnevale, Giuseppe Aleo, Milko Zanini, Loredana Sasso, Annamaria Bagnasco
{"title":"Bridging National and International Midwifery Regulations: A Thematic Analysis of Italian Key Documents, Desk Review, and Normative Mapping.","authors":"Martina Barbieri, Andrea Moro, Gianluca Catania, Franco A Carnevale, Giuseppe Aleo, Milko Zanini, Loredana Sasso, Annamaria Bagnasco","doi":"10.1177/15271544251374915","DOIUrl":"10.1177/15271544251374915","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study investigates the Italian regulatory landscape shaping the delivery of midwifery care and the midwifery profession. The primary objective was to identify and map relevant national and regional regulatory documents. A secondary aim was to compare three core national documents-the Code of Ethics, the Professional Profile, and the Educational Curricula-with the Professional Framework for Midwifery developed by the International Confederation of Midwives (2021). The study is a qualitative, two-phase exploratory design combining deductive thematic analysis and structured policy document review. In Phase I, a deductive thematic analysis was conducted using the ICM framework to assess the thematic alignment between international and national midwifery standards. Phase II involved a structured desk review identifying 141 regulatory documents, which were analyzed and mapped based on scope, origin, and relevance to midwifery care. Phase I findings revealed both thematic convergence and significant gaps, particularly regarding competencies, professional autonomy, midwifery-led care, and the role of professional associations. Phase II results highlighted a fragmented and inconsistent regulatory framework across regions, with a lack of specificity in policies supporting midwifery-led models, especially in sexual and reproductive health. Additionally, linguistic ambiguity in how \"midwifery\" is framed in Italian legal texts limits the profession's visibility and distinctiveness. This study outlines current regulatory complexities and discrepancies, providing a foundation for future policy development that better integrates midwifery within Italy's healthcare system in alignment with international recommendations.</p>","PeriodicalId":53177,"journal":{"name":"Policy, Politics, and Nursing Practice","volume":" ","pages":"26-43"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2026-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145193958","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":"Policy Analysis of the 2020-2021 Report on Maternal Mortality in Massachusetts Using the Conceptual Model of Nursing and Health Policy.","authors":"Melissa Anne DuBois, Priscilla Gazarian","doi":"10.1177/15271544251383895","DOIUrl":"10.1177/15271544251383895","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Despite being a high-resource nation, the U.S. maternal mortality rate has been steadily rising since 1997 and disproportionately affects disenfranchised groups and communities. In 2024, the Massachusetts Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Review Committee released recommendations for remedial policy and practice changes based on a thorough review of 25 pregnancy-related in-state deaths, the majority of which were deemed preventable. The purpose of this paper is to use the conceptual model of nursing and health policy to analyze the committee's recommendations to determine their capacity to contribute to a comprehensive strategy against maternal mortality as well as their connection to perinatal nursing practices. The method involved classifying the report recommendations based on their strongest connection to specific levels of the conceptual model to highlight opportunities for nurses to engage with the policy recommendations. Results demonstrated that each of the recommendations aligned with one of the model's four levels (individual, community, geopolitical unit, global), demonstrating comprehensiveness and a focus on efficacy, quality, effectiveness, cost-effectiveness, accessibility, and social justice. Future action plans should consider the following recommendations absent from the report: (1) implementation of standardized obstetric protocols, (2) extension of duration/scope of postpartum care, (3) increasing access to screening and treatment for perinatal mental health conditions, midwifery care, community birth options, and telehealth, and (4) performing qualitative research to gain further insights from groups most affected by maternal mortality. This analysis shows that the report's recommendations are largely implementable through nursing practice and can serve as a model for all states.</p>","PeriodicalId":53177,"journal":{"name":"Policy, Politics, and Nursing Practice","volume":" ","pages":"44-57"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2026-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145446508","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}
Rachael M Dvorski, Megan V Hynes, Elise D Paisley, Shauna M Hachey
{"title":"Oral Health Education, Knowledge, and Practice Patterns of Nurses Caring for Cancer Patients: A Scoping Review.","authors":"Rachael M Dvorski, Megan V Hynes, Elise D Paisley, Shauna M Hachey","doi":"10.1177/15271544251322765","DOIUrl":"10.1177/15271544251322765","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p><b>Background:</b> Global cancer diagnoses are increasing, and treatment often results in oral health concerns. To improve patient outcomes and quality of life, nurses play a critical role in managing the oral sequelae of treatment. <b>Aims:</b> This scoping review explores nurses' oral health education, knowledge, and practices when caring for persons living with cancer. <b>Methods:</b> A systematic search of PubMed, DOSS, EMBASE, CINAHL, and Google Scholar identified 10 relevant studies. <b>Results:</b> Inconsistencies in oral care education, knowledge and practice were found among nurses caring for cancer patients. However, nurses with advanced education appear to be more knowledgeable and more likely to prioritize oral care for cancer patients. Collaboration with oral health professionals help to integrate oral health into nursing practice. <b>Conclusions:</b> Oral health practices in cancer care are critical, especially for individuals facing disparities in accessing a dental home. System, institutional, and provider-level supports are needed to enhance oral health in cancer care.</p>","PeriodicalId":53177,"journal":{"name":"Policy, Politics, and Nursing Practice","volume":" ","pages":"58-70"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2026-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12698869/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143702223","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":"Differences in Digital Health Use of Rural-Urban Medicare Beneficiaries.","authors":"Shannon R Power, Hyesu Yeo","doi":"10.1177/15271544251335917","DOIUrl":"10.1177/15271544251335917","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Digital health inequities appear to exist between rural-urban older adults, a problem exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. This study investigated the differences in digital health use (DHU) between rural-urban Medicare beneficiaries using the 2021 National Health and Aging Trends Study. Led by the Senior Technology Acceptance Model, separate multiple linear regression models examined the relationship between DHU, social determinants, and technology readiness by residence. The results showed that Black urban older adults were more likely to engage in DHU than their White counterparts, and men across both samples were more likely to partake in DHU than women. Tablet access best predicted rural DHU, whereas computer access best predicted urban DHU. Online grocery shopping was the most significant technology experience for rural residents, whereas online banking led for urban residents. Nurses and other health professionals can introduce digital health applications in clinic or at bedside to build older adults' technology experience. To improve digital health equity, the policies and implementation of digital interventions should consider locality, device ownership, and user interface familiarity of Medicare beneficiaries.</p>","PeriodicalId":53177,"journal":{"name":"Policy, Politics, and Nursing Practice","volume":" ","pages":"7-16"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2026-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144008242","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":"Regulating AI in Nursing and Healthcare: Ensuring Safety, Equity, and Accessibility in the Era of Federal Innovation Policy.","authors":"Y Tony Yang, Richard Ricciardi","doi":"10.1177/15271544251381228","DOIUrl":"10.1177/15271544251381228","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The rapid integration of artificial intelligence in healthcare, accelerated by the Trump administration's 2025 AI Action Plan and private sector innovations from companies like Nvidia and Hippocratic AI, poses urgent challenges for nursing and health policy. This policy analysis examines the intersection of federal AI initiatives, emerging healthcare technologies, and nursing workforce implications through document analysis of regulatory frameworks, the federal AI Action Plan's 90+ initiatives, and insights from the American Academy of Nursing's November 2024 policy dialogue on AI transformation. The analysis reveals that while AI demonstrates measurable improvements in discrete clinical tasks-including 16% better medication assessment accuracy and 43% greater precision in identifying drug interactions at $9 per hour compared to nurses' median $41.38 hourly wage-current federal policy lacks critical healthcare-specific safeguards. The AI Action Plan's emphasis on rapid deployment and deregulation fails to address safety-net infrastructure needs, implementation pathways for vulnerable populations, or mechanisms ensuring health equity. Evidence from the Academy dialogue indicates that AI's \"technosocial reality\" fundamentally alters care delivery while potentially exacerbating disparities in underserved communities, as demonstrated by algorithmic bias in systems like Optum's care allocation algorithm. The findings suggest that achieving equitable AI integration requires comprehensive regulatory frameworks coordinating FDA, CMS, OCR, and HRSA oversight; community-centered governance approaches redistributing decision-making power to affected populations; and nursing leadership in AI development to preserve patient-centered care values. Without proactive nursing engagement in AI governance, healthcare risks adopting technologies that prioritize efficiency over the holistic, compassionate care fundamental to nursing practice.</p>","PeriodicalId":53177,"journal":{"name":"Policy, Politics, and Nursing Practice","volume":" ","pages":"17-25"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2026-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145208442","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":"Nurses are Leaving Hospitals: The Example of Greece.","authors":"Antonios Christodoulakis, Konstantinos Giakoumidakis, Ioanna Tsiligianni","doi":"10.1177/15271544251381241","DOIUrl":"10.1177/15271544251381241","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":53177,"journal":{"name":"Policy, Politics, and Nursing Practice","volume":" ","pages":"5-6"},"PeriodicalIF":2.6,"publicationDate":"2026-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145310075","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 Mediating Role of Missed Care in the Association Between Nurse Staffing and Patient Readmissions Across U.S. Hospitals.","authors":"Kathryn A Connell, Hyunmin Yu, Eileen T Lake","doi":"10.1177/15271544251385941","DOIUrl":"10.1177/15271544251385941","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Nurse staffing and missed nursing care are associated with patient readmissions. However, the mediating role of missed care in this relationship is not well understood. This retrospective study investigated the potential mediating effect of missed care on the relationship between nurse staffing and patient readmissions across 573 U.S. hospitals. Mediation analyses examined whether, and to what extent, missed care explains the relationship between nurse staffing and patient readmissions. Nurse staffing was associated with patient readmissions both directly and indirectly through missed care, which accounted for 10% of the total association. These findings suggest that missed care is an important pathway through which nurse staffing affects readmission rates. Addressing inadequate nurse staffing and reducing missed care are essential strategies for lowering readmissions. The findings have important implications for developing evidence-based interventions and informing policy to improve the quality of care in healthcare institutions.</p>","PeriodicalId":53177,"journal":{"name":"Policy, Politics, and Nursing Practice","volume":" ","pages":"71-79"},"PeriodicalIF":3.0,"publicationDate":"2026-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12698870/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145349780","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}