{"title":"Counterfeit, Fake, and Substandard Medications: Guarding Every Patient From Predatory Drugs.","authors":"Patricia Anne O'Malley","doi":"10.1097/NUR.0000000000000894","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/NUR.0000000000000894","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":55249,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Nurse Specialist","volume":"39 3","pages":"124-126"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144013615","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Avoiding Functional Decline and Minimizing the Effects of Frailty in Hospitalized Older Adults.","authors":"Lee Anne Siegmund, Sandra L Siedlecki","doi":"10.1097/NUR.0000000000000896","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/NUR.0000000000000896","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose/objectives: </strong>The purpose of this article is to introduce the clinical nurse specialist to the Frailty Care Model. This model can be used by the clinical nurse specialist as a framework to guide nurses as they provide care to older adults predisposed to frailty progression while hospitalized.</p><p><strong>Description: </strong>The Frailty Care Model is used as a framework to plan the care of the hospitalized older adult. Examples of frailty screening tools are presented to inform the clinical nurse specialist of the older adult's needs for intervention while hospitalized, and a case study is used. Known targets for frailty interventions include low physical activity, malnutrition, and depression, and recommendations for each are given.</p><p><strong>Outcome: </strong>The clinical nurse specialist can use and support specific interventions to improve mobility and physical activity, address depression, and improve nutritional intake in hospitalized older adults.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The clinical nurse specialist is essential to the care of the hospitalized older adult who has frailty or is at risk for frailty. Frailty screening and an awareness of risks as well as modifiable factors can set the stage for supportive care that can help to prevent or stabilize frailty in the hospitalized older adult.</p>","PeriodicalId":55249,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Nurse Specialist","volume":"39 3","pages":"140-146"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144054520","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Beth Quatrara, Jaclyn Wiggins, Margaret Murray, Allison Fox, Susan Bedwell
{"title":"Educating Clinical Nurse Specialist Students Across the Continuum of Care.","authors":"Beth Quatrara, Jaclyn Wiggins, Margaret Murray, Allison Fox, Susan Bedwell","doi":"10.1097/NUR.0000000000000897","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/NUR.0000000000000897","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":55249,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Nurse Specialist","volume":"39 3","pages":"159-161"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144059120","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A Bold Call for Change in Acute and Critical Care Nursing.","authors":"Maureen A Seckel, Kathleen Vollman","doi":"10.1097/NUR.0000000000000900","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/NUR.0000000000000900","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":55249,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Nurse Specialist","volume":"39 3","pages":"117-119"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144045178","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Transforming Nursing Education: Harnessing the Power of Immersive Technologies and Artificial Intelligence to Promote Self-care and Enhance Learning.","authors":"Kelly M Aldrich, Angel Anthamatten","doi":"10.1097/NUR.0000000000000901","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/NUR.0000000000000901","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":55249,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Nurse Specialist","volume":"39 3","pages":"127-129"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144049492","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Ethical Considerations in the Use of Endovascular Treatment for Large-Vessel Occlusion-Type Stroke.","authors":"Patricia Ann Zrelak","doi":"10.1097/NUR.0000000000000893","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/NUR.0000000000000893","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":55249,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Nurse Specialist","volume":"39 3","pages":"120-123"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144060420","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jasper Sanchez, Fotine Mamais, Lianna Z Ansryan, Theresa Kirkpatrick
{"title":"Transition to Practice: Entry-Level Clinical Nurse Specialist Leveraging Practice From a Structured Orientation and Mentorship Program.","authors":"Jasper Sanchez, Fotine Mamais, Lianna Z Ansryan, Theresa Kirkpatrick","doi":"10.1097/NUR.0000000000000895","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/NUR.0000000000000895","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>The purpose of this article is to describe the experiences of an entry-level clinical nurse specialist (CNS) leveraging practice from a structured orientation and mentorship program developed by advanced practice supervisors.</p><p><strong>Description of program: </strong>An entry-level CNS may experience feelings of ambiguity, role confusion, social isolation, and inadequacy when transitioning into a CNS role. The author applied key components of a transition-to-practice program from a review of literature that includes a standardized competency-based orientation with mentorship, leadership support, and professional development opportunities.</p><p><strong>Outcome: </strong>An annual portfolio outlined the completion of entry-level CNS outcomes in the 3 spheres of impact: patient care, nursing practice, and health system innovation.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>A structured CNS onboarding and mentoring program is crucial to support entry-level CNS on transition to practice. Entry-level CNSs are in a position to take action advocating for role clarity, establishing a working relationship with mentors and peers, and maintaining clinical competence through a structured orientation program with mentorship.</p>","PeriodicalId":55249,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Nurse Specialist","volume":"39 3","pages":"147-151"},"PeriodicalIF":1.1,"publicationDate":"2025-05-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"144059069","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}