Nursing OutlookPub Date : 2025-01-01DOI: 10.1016/j.outlook.2024.102319
Jacqueline Dunbar-Jacob PhD, RN, FAAN, Jeffrey M. Rohay PhD, MSIS
{"title":"State health and the level of practice authority for nurse practitioners","authors":"Jacqueline Dunbar-Jacob PhD, RN, FAAN, Jeffrey M. Rohay PhD, MSIS","doi":"10.1016/j.outlook.2024.102319","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.outlook.2024.102319","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Studies show positive outcomes for nurse practitioner care compared with physicians, in a variety of clinical settings. Of unique interest is the relationship of nurse practitioner level of practice authority (NP-LPA) and population health.</div></div><div><h3>Purpose</h3><div>Does state population health differ by NP-LPA?</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>United Foundation Annual Reports (2019 and 2021) provided data on state health rankings. The American Association of Nurse Practitioners website (2021) provided data on NP-LPA. Analyses used Fisher’s exact test to compare the top 25 v. the bottom 25 ranked states.</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Full NP-LPA states ranked higher than reduced or restricted on overall state health, health outcomes, clinical care, quality of care, access to care, number of primary care providers per 100,000 population, and childhood immunizations.</div></div><div><h3>Discussion</h3><div>States with legislated full NP-LPA showed better population health. The data suggest full NP-LPA could address shortages in primary care while achieving greater population health.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":54705,"journal":{"name":"Nursing Outlook","volume":"73 1","pages":"Article 102319"},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142781830","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nursing OutlookPub Date : 2025-01-01DOI: 10.1016/j.outlook.2024.102337
Tracy Levett-Jones PhD, RN, MEd , Katie J. Tunks Leach PhD, RN , Heidi Honegger Rogers DNP, FNP-C, APHN-BC , Catelyn Richards BNur, MLeadership , Odette Best PhD, MPhil, RN , Aletha Ward PhD, BNurs, MBA
{"title":"Interconnected health: A concept analysis of planetary empathy for healthcare professionals","authors":"Tracy Levett-Jones PhD, RN, MEd , Katie J. Tunks Leach PhD, RN , Heidi Honegger Rogers DNP, FNP-C, APHN-BC , Catelyn Richards BNur, MLeadership , Odette Best PhD, MPhil, RN , Aletha Ward PhD, BNurs, MBA","doi":"10.1016/j.outlook.2024.102337","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.outlook.2024.102337","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Planetary Health emphasizes the interconnectedness of human health and the natural environment. Despite this, human-induced destruction of ecosystems threatens planetary stability. Understanding planetary empathy may offer insights into how healthcare professionals can better live and work with nature.</div></div><div><h3>Purpose</h3><div>This paper presents a concept analysis of planetary empathy, exploring its impact on healthcare and the roles of healthcare professionals.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>The Walker and Avant eight-stage approach for concept analysis informed this paper. Data were obtained from literature searches, dictionaries, encyclopedias, and relevant international organization websites.</div></div><div><h3>Discussion</h3><div>Planetary empathy is a cyclical process involving reflection, reciprocal relationships with nature, recognition of biases, responsibility for future generations, and behavioral responses to protect planetary health.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>Planetary empathy catalyzes prosocial environmental behaviors. Healthcare professionals who embody this empathy are more likely to be engaged in creating a healthier, more equitable world for all people and ecosystems.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":54705,"journal":{"name":"Nursing Outlook","volume":"73 1","pages":"Article 102337"},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142787811","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nursing OutlookPub Date : 2025-01-01DOI: 10.1016/j.outlook.2025.102362
Linda D. Scott PhD, RN, NEA-BC, FADLN, FNAP, FAAN
{"title":"Reaching Impact in a New Political Climate: Finding a Way","authors":"Linda D. Scott PhD, RN, NEA-BC, FADLN, FNAP, FAAN","doi":"10.1016/j.outlook.2025.102362","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.outlook.2025.102362","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":54705,"journal":{"name":"Nursing Outlook","volume":"73 1","pages":"Article 102362"},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143349303","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nursing OutlookPub Date : 2025-01-01DOI: 10.1016/j.outlook.2025.102363
Victoria Vaughan Dickson PhD, RN, FAHA, FHFSA, FAAN
{"title":"Nursing Science’s Commitment to Health Equity During Times of Uncertainty","authors":"Victoria Vaughan Dickson PhD, RN, FAHA, FHFSA, FAAN","doi":"10.1016/j.outlook.2025.102363","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.outlook.2025.102363","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":54705,"journal":{"name":"Nursing Outlook","volume":"73 1","pages":"Article 102363"},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143349305","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nursing OutlookPub Date : 2025-01-01DOI: 10.1016/j.outlook.2024.102315
Timian M. Godfrey DNP, APRN, FNP-BC , Danika Bowen EdD, MBA, MS , Ann Joyce PhD , Cheryl L. Lacasse PhD, RN, AOCNS , Jessica Rainbow PhD, RN , Ken Wofford PhD, CRNA, CHSE
{"title":"Response to Dr. Sung and Dr. Wei’s letter to the editor","authors":"Timian M. Godfrey DNP, APRN, FNP-BC , Danika Bowen EdD, MBA, MS , Ann Joyce PhD , Cheryl L. Lacasse PhD, RN, AOCNS , Jessica Rainbow PhD, RN , Ken Wofford PhD, CRNA, CHSE","doi":"10.1016/j.outlook.2024.102315","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.outlook.2024.102315","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":54705,"journal":{"name":"Nursing Outlook","volume":"73 1","pages":"Article 102315"},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142755782","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nursing OutlookPub Date : 2025-01-01DOI: 10.1016/S0029-6554(25)00017-X
{"title":"American Academy of Nursing's 2025 - 2026 Policy Priorities to Achieve Health Equity","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/S0029-6554(25)00017-X","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S0029-6554(25)00017-X","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":54705,"journal":{"name":"Nursing Outlook","volume":"73 1","pages":"Article 102364"},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2025-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143349304","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nursing OutlookPub Date : 2024-11-30DOI: 10.1016/j.outlook.2024.102338
Chenglong Liang , Chen Zhou , Jingye Pan
{"title":"Bridging AI and intensive care unit nursing: Widening the scope and addressing barriers","authors":"Chenglong Liang , Chen Zhou , Jingye Pan","doi":"10.1016/j.outlook.2024.102338","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.outlook.2024.102338","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":54705,"journal":{"name":"Nursing Outlook","volume":"73 1","pages":"Article 102338"},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2024-11-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142746578","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nursing OutlookPub Date : 2024-11-28DOI: 10.1016/j.outlook.2024.102318
Kathryn Jane Muir PhD, MSHP, RN, FNP-BC , Kathy Sliwinski PhD, MBE, RN , Karen B. Lasater PhD, RN
{"title":"Reducing disparities in emergency department outcomes for individuals with limited English proficiency: The nurse work environment","authors":"Kathryn Jane Muir PhD, MSHP, RN, FNP-BC , Kathy Sliwinski PhD, MBE, RN , Karen B. Lasater PhD, RN","doi":"10.1016/j.outlook.2024.102318","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.outlook.2024.102318","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>Patients with limited English proficiency (LEP) experience worse emergency department (ED) outcomes.</div></div><div><h3>Purpose</h3><div>To evaluate the association between nurses’ work environments and ED outcomes among individuals with and without LEP.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>Cross-sectional study of 1,358,802 patients seen in 64 New Jersey hospital EDs. Nurse work environment was measured by the Practice Environment Scale of the Nursing Work Index. Outcomes included 72-hr ED revisits, and departures against medical advice (AMA).</div></div><div><h3>Discussion</h3><div>Individuals with LEP experienced higher odds of a 72-hr ED revisit (aOR 1.12, 95% CI 1.04–1.21, <em>p</em> < .001) and lower odds of AMA departure (aOR 0.67, 95% CI, 0.61–0.74, <em>p</em> < .001). An interaction was found between LEP status and the nurse work environment: individuals with LEP experienced lower odds of a 72-hr ED revisit in better vs. poor nurse work environments, compared those without LEP.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>Disparities in LEP outcomes might be ameliorated by targeted improvements to nurses’ work environments.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":54705,"journal":{"name":"Nursing Outlook","volume":"73 1","pages":"Article 102318"},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2024-11-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142746579","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nursing OutlookPub Date : 2024-11-23DOI: 10.1016/j.outlook.2024.102317
Haeok Lee , Esther Bauleni , Veronica Maluwa , SangAh Lee , Jasintha T. Mtengezo , Madalitso Kamvaunamwali , Yohannie Mlombe
{"title":"Health behavior and social crisis in the era of COVID-19 in Malawi: A decolonizing approach to a qualitative study","authors":"Haeok Lee , Esther Bauleni , Veronica Maluwa , SangAh Lee , Jasintha T. Mtengezo , Madalitso Kamvaunamwali , Yohannie Mlombe","doi":"10.1016/j.outlook.2024.102317","DOIUrl":"10.1016/j.outlook.2024.102317","url":null,"abstract":"<div><h3>Background</h3><div>The rapid spread and severity of COVID-19 brought major health challenges and dealt a heavy blow to key health services and daily life in Africa, including Malawi.</div></div><div><h3>Purpose</h3><div>To explore and examine the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cervical cancer (CC) prevention behavior in Malawi through a decolonized lens.</div></div><div><h3>Methods</h3><div>A qualitative descriptive study informed by a decolonized perspective was conducted during the COVID-19 pandemic. A purposive sampling was taken from 17 key informant interviews, including, seven Malawian women living with HIV infection (WLWHIV).</div></div><div><h3>Results</h3><div>Themes explored were that COVID-19 was indiscriminate towards not only health deterioration but also a social crisis and health was no longer an individual problem but a public and global issue across borders.</div></div><div><h3>Conclusion</h3><div>To uproot global health inequities, templates revolved around Western ways of knowing over national and global health need to be reexamined and methods reinvented to be relevant to local ways of knowing.</div></div>","PeriodicalId":54705,"journal":{"name":"Nursing Outlook","volume":"73 1","pages":"Article 102317"},"PeriodicalIF":4.1,"publicationDate":"2024-11-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142704792","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}