{"title":"President's Message: Leading the Next Generation: CNS Fiscal Impact is Key.","authors":"Mitzi M Saunders","doi":"10.1097/NUR.0000000000000782","DOIUrl":"10.1097/NUR.0000000000000782","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":55249,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Nurse Specialist","volume":"37 6","pages":"249-253"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2023-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49694188","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":"Increasing COVID-19 Immunization Awareness in Rural Communities Through a Multimedia Campaign.","authors":"Alexis Skuras, Jackeline Iseler","doi":"10.1097/NUR.0000000000000781","DOIUrl":"10.1097/NUR.0000000000000781","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose/objectives: </strong>The purpose of this project was to implement a multimedia campaign to increase COVID-19 vaccine awareness and acceptance in rural communities.</p><p><strong>Description of project: </strong>This project was created and implemented in partnership with a public university in Michigan and targeted to rural Michigan communities. The campaign consisted of digital advertisements and video interviews with nurses from rural areas. Interview questions were developed using knowledge of the health belief model and allowed the nurses to share their COVID-19 stories. Video interviews were published to social media, and digital advertisements were targeted to rural areas via geofencing. A viewer response survey was provided to measure likelihood of behavior change after viewing.</p><p><strong>Outcome: </strong>The campaign advertisements and videos reached 602 980 people during the implementation period, and 239 surveys were completed. Of the 53 unvaccinated respondents, 87% stated an increased likelihood to vaccinate.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This project supports the ability of the clinical nurse specialist to lead a multimedia campaign partnership that can reach thousands of people and increase the likelihood of vaccination. As the popularity of digital media continues to rise, clinical nurse specialists can embrace these channels to disseminate critical health information.</p>","PeriodicalId":55249,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Nurse Specialist","volume":"37 6","pages":"291-298"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2023-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49694185","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 Nonhormonal Selective NK3R Antagonist for Moderate to Severe Vasomotor Symptoms in Menopause.","authors":"Patricia Anne O'Malley","doi":"10.1097/NUR.0000000000000774","DOIUrl":"10.1097/NUR.0000000000000774","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":55249,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Nurse Specialist","volume":"37 6","pages":"259-261"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2023-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49694180","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}
Susan Alexander, Sripriya Rajamani, Robin R Austin
{"title":"Promoting Health Equity: The Role of Nurses in Addressing Social Determinants of Health.","authors":"Susan Alexander, Sripriya Rajamani, Robin R Austin","doi":"10.1097/NUR.0000000000000785","DOIUrl":"10.1097/NUR.0000000000000785","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":55249,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Nurse Specialist","volume":"37 6","pages":"262-265"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2023-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49694189","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":"Promoting Type 1 Diabetes Self-care Management in the Hospital: Can It Be Done?","authors":"Pamela Combs, Evelyn Duffy, Mary Beth Modic","doi":"10.1097/NUR.0000000000000777","DOIUrl":"10.1097/NUR.0000000000000777","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>The specific aim of the study was to determine whether there was an increased time in target glucose range for individuals with type 1 diabetes mellitus who were permitted to self-manage their insulin plan while hospitalized.</p><p><strong>Design: </strong>A retrospective chart review was conducted of 60 inpatients with type 1 diabetes mellitus who met the criteria to self-manage their diabetes care with the use of their continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion pump or a multiple daily injection insulin regimen. A comparison of the 2 groups was examined to assess differences in glucose outcomes and glycemic stability.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Seven hundred fifty-three glucose results were examined. The total number of hypoglycemic events in both groups was 37. The number of glucose values labeled as stable was 405, and the remaining 311 glucose values were categorized as hyperglycemic. There were no statistically significant differences in glucose levels between the 2 groups.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>No patients experienced severe hypoglycemia leading to cognitive impairment or severe hyperglycemia leading to diabetic ketoacidosis. The outcomes of this study suggest that diabetes self-management practices in select individuals hospitalized with type 1 diabetes mellitus can contribute to greater glucose stability and time in targeted glucose range.</p>","PeriodicalId":55249,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Nurse Specialist","volume":"37 6","pages":"266-271"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2023-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49694190","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":"Thank You Reviewers!","authors":"Janet S Fulton","doi":"10.1097/NUR.0000000000000786","DOIUrl":"10.1097/NUR.0000000000000786","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":55249,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Nurse Specialist","volume":"37 6","pages":"254-255"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2023-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49694191","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}
Mea Mirella Marjatta Wright, Tarja Anneli Kvist, Santtu Juhani Mikkonen, Krista Susanna Jokiniemi
{"title":"Finnish Version of the Specialist Outcomes and Barriers Analysis Scale: Evaluation of Psychometric Properties.","authors":"Mea Mirella Marjatta Wright, Tarja Anneli Kvist, Santtu Juhani Mikkonen, Krista Susanna Jokiniemi","doi":"10.1097/NUR.0000000000000779","DOIUrl":"10.1097/NUR.0000000000000779","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>To evaluate the psychometric properties of the Finnish version of the Specialist Outcomes and Barriers Analysis Scale.</p><p><strong>Design: </strong>This was a cross-sectional survey study.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Cultural adaptation of the translation and content validity of the translated instrument were assessed by expert panelists (n = 5) using the content validity index. The construct validity was assessed with principal component analysis using the survey data of Finnish registered nurses (n = 60). Scale reliability was assessed with Cronbach's α values. All study phases were conducted in 2021.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The items (n = 59) of the scale were critically evaluated by the experts. The full-scale content validity was revealed as excellent (0.92). In terms of construct validity, the scale was analyzed separately for outcomes and barriers. The outcomes section revealed a 5-component structure with an overall Cronbach's α coefficient of .96, and the barriers section, a 2-component structure with an overall Cronbach's α coefficient of .82, indicating adequate reliability of the scale.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The Finnish version of the scale showed excellent content and construct validity. The Cronbach's α values represented adequate reliability of the Specialist Outcomes and Barriers Analysis scale when measuring nurses' perceived practice outcomes and barriers in the Finnish context.</p>","PeriodicalId":55249,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Nurse Specialist","volume":"37 6","pages":"281-290"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2023-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10886455/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49694183","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A Nonhormonal Selective NK3R Antagonist for Moderate to Severe Vasomotor Symptoms in Menopause.","authors":"","doi":"10.1097/NUR.0000000000000783","DOIUrl":"10.1097/NUR.0000000000000783","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":55249,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Nurse Specialist","volume":"37 6","pages":"E5"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2023-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49694181","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}
Laura Fernández-Puerta, Germán Prados, María Dolores Quiñoz-Gallardo, Dolores Vellido-González, María Leticia González-Guerrero, Antonio Rivas-Campos, Eladio Jiménez-Mejías
{"title":"Hospital Environmental Disruptors and Caregiver Sleep During Hospitalization.","authors":"Laura Fernández-Puerta, Germán Prados, María Dolores Quiñoz-Gallardo, Dolores Vellido-González, María Leticia González-Guerrero, Antonio Rivas-Campos, Eladio Jiménez-Mejías","doi":"10.1097/NUR.0000000000000778","DOIUrl":"10.1097/NUR.0000000000000778","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Caregivers must cope with a poor sleep environment when caring for someone admitted to the hospital. The aim was to study the environmental factors associated with a sleep disruption pattern in caregivers during hospitalization and to test their association with caregivers' insomnia symptoms.</p><p><strong>Design: </strong>This was a cross-sectional study.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>One hundred twenty-three caregivers completed the study. The effect of environmental stimuli on sleep disruption was measured on a scale from 1 to 10 (1 = no disruption, 10 = significant disruption). Type of room (single vs shared), insomnia symptoms, anxiety and depression, and patients' dependence (Barthel Index) were assessed as well. Caregiver and patient characteristics as well as identified hospital disruptors were compared with Student t test, χ2 test, and Fisher exact test according to the caregivers' type of room. A linear regression model using main caregiver and patient sociodemographic variables, questionnaires, and the sum of all hospital disruptors determined the factors associated with caregivers' insomnia symptoms.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Of the caregivers and their care recipients, 51.2% shared a room with 1 to 2 other patients. Higher self-reported levels of sleep disruption due to environmental stimuli were found in shared rooms when compared with single rooms (eg, nursing care, noise, and light) (P < .05). Hospital sleep disruptors (adjusted regression coefficient, 0.15; 95% confidence interval, 0.06-0.24) and caregiver anxiety (adjusted regression coefficient, 0.57; 95% confidence interval, 0.33-0.81) were predictors for insomnia (P < .01). However, caregivers' type of room was not associated with insomnia severity symptoms (P > .05).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Interventions are urgent to implement, such as relieving caregivers from patient needs during the night, providing them with single rooms, and conducting multiple nursing tasks in 1 visit to minimize night hospital noise.</p>","PeriodicalId":55249,"journal":{"name":"Clinical Nurse Specialist","volume":"37 6","pages":"272-280"},"PeriodicalIF":1.2,"publicationDate":"2023-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"49694184","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}