{"title":"Teaching Health Care Informatics Competencies Using a Group Unfolding Case Study.","authors":"Ronald J Piscotty, Kathleen Spencer","doi":"10.3928/01484834-20240724-03","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3928/01484834-20240724-03","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":94241,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of nursing education","volume":"63 12","pages":"869"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142789586","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}
Sarah Clement, Liam C Hein, Laura Herbert, Jennifer G Taylor, Kathy Harding, Ayzia Taylor, Jeannette O Andrews
{"title":"A Pilot Faculty Fellows Pipeline Program: Developing Nurse Educators in South Carolina.","authors":"Sarah Clement, Liam C Hein, Laura Herbert, Jennifer G Taylor, Kathy Harding, Ayzia Taylor, Jeannette O Andrews","doi":"10.3928/01484834-20240731-01","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3928/01484834-20240731-01","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Several regions across the United States, especially in the Southeast, are facing a critical nurse and nurse-faculty shortage.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>The College of Nursing at the University of South Carolina (USC) created the Nurse Faculty Fellow Pipeline Program (NFFPP) to increase the nursing faculty workforce. Additional faculty are needed to educate nurses to meet the state's needs.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>This pilot program provides a 1- to 2-year fellowship education for Doctor of Nursing Practice and Doctor of Philosophy students to become nursing faculty through intensive coaching, mentored teaching experiences, formal pedagogical training, and mentored scholarship development. The fellows are paid a competitive salary and receive health insurance to prepare 4 days a week for a future faculty role; fellows also receive a paid day per week for their doctoral studies.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>In its second year, the program has been successful and is expected to assist in providing additional doctorally prepared nurse educators. <b>[<i>J Nurs Educ</i>. 2024;63(12):813-817.]</b>.</p>","PeriodicalId":94241,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of nursing education","volume":"63 12","pages":"813-817"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142789764","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}
Joanne Noone, Teri A Murray, Rana Najjar, Karen Reifenstein
{"title":"Applying an Equity Lens to Manuscript Writing, Reviewing, and Publishing.","authors":"Joanne Noone, Teri A Murray, Rana Najjar, Karen Reifenstein","doi":"10.3928/01484834-20240731-02","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3928/01484834-20240731-02","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The profession of nursing currently is examining systemic racism within the discipline. Nursing journals, as the gatekeepers of knowledge in the discipline, can reinforce dominant paradigms of racism in nursing science and scholarship.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>This article discusses the hegemonic forces operating in nursing science with examples of research topics and approaches lacking equity considerations. Recommendations are provided on embedding the core principles of nursing and social justice into the development, implementation, dissemination, and publication of nursing scholarship.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Recommendations include committing to antiracism and promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion by ongoing assessment of bias, honing an equity lens, and using inclusive language. Structural changes for instructions for authors, selection of editorial boards, and peer review are necessary to promote an equity lens in nursing scholarship.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Intentional actions must be taken to align nursing scholarship with the principles of social justice and health equity. <b>[<i>J Nurs Educ</i>. 2024;63(12):826-834.]</b>.</p>","PeriodicalId":94241,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of nursing education","volume":"63 12","pages":"826-834"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142789563","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":"Effects of a Mobile App on Nursing Students' Clinical Reasoning and Decision-Making.","authors":"Janice Marie Miles, Mikyoung Angela Lee","doi":"10.3928/01484834-20240726-02","DOIUrl":"10.3928/01484834-20240726-02","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Clinical decision-making is a crucial skill for undergraduate nursing students to develop. This study assessed the effects of a mobile clinical decision-support (mCDS) app on clinical reasoning and decision-making in undergraduate nursing students and their perceived acceptance of the app.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>Following the technology acceptance model, a randomized controlled trial with a pretest-posttest design was conducted. Students in the experimental group used an mCDS app (Medscape) for sepsis and cardiac tamponade scenarios, and students in the control group used traditional tools. Outcomes included perceived usefulness, ease of use, attitudes, clinical reasoning, clinical decision-making skills, satisfaction, and behavioral intent to use the app.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Students in the experimental group had significantly higher posttest clinical reasoning scores (<i>p</i> = .04) and cardiac scenario clinical decision-making scores (<i>p</i> = .01) compared with students in the control group.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Integrating mCDS apps into clinical nursing education enhances students' clinical reasoning and decision-making. <b>[<i>J Nurs Educ</i>. 2024;63(12):835-843.]</b>.</p>","PeriodicalId":94241,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of nursing education","volume":"63 12","pages":"835-843"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142789570","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":"Diversifying the Workforce Through Focused Support of Nursing Students With Socioeconomic Challenges.","authors":"Monica Kennison, Laura Cox Dzurec, Robert J Smith","doi":"10.3928/01484834-20240730-01","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3928/01484834-20240730-01","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Diversifying the nursing workforce entails concerted efforts to recruit and retain students from under-represented racial and socioeconomic groups who are especially vulnerable to barriers hindering academic success. This article describes faculty strategies for retaining and supporting students toward program completion and first-time National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEXRN) passage at a mission-driven school in rural Appalachia where most of the students have socioeconomically disadvantaged backgrounds.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>Independent samples t tests were used to compare academic variables between students who passed the NCLEX-RN on their first attempt and students who did not. Qualitative data were elicited from interviews and surveys. Data analysis informed policy change and student support services.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>An action plan supported under-represented students' success in first-time NCLEX-RN passage with an average rate of 96% for the past decade.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Focused multimodal support can promote the success of students with socioeconomic challenges who will enrich the nursing workforce with the diversity that the profession seeks. <b>[<i>J Nurs Educ</i>. 2024;63(12):844-849.]</b>.</p>","PeriodicalId":94241,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of nursing education","volume":"63 12","pages":"844-849"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142789568","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":"Student Use of Electronic Health Records to Inform Decision-Making: A Pilot Study.","authors":"Sarah Calonder, Aimee Woda","doi":"10.3928/01484834-20240627-01","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3928/01484834-20240627-01","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>As health care continues to evolve, the electronic medical record (EHR) has emerged as an important decision-making tool. To ensure that nursing students work toward competency with the EHR, this study sought to gather information regarding how students use the EHR.</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>Students in a direct-entry, prelicensure program were observed using the EHR during a simulation-based experience (SBE). Focus groups gathered qualitative student perceptions of EHR use.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Minimal use of the EHR during SBE was identified. Students reported using the EHR for information gathering, validating findings, and nursing tasks.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This study highlights the need for more robust EHR development and program integration with SBEs in schools of nursing to better align with the clinical practice environment. More research is needed to evaluate how schools of nursing integrate the EHR and how nursing students use the EHR in health care settings to make patient-related decisions. <b>[<i>J Nurs Educ</i>. 2024;63(12):854-856.]</b>.</p>","PeriodicalId":94241,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of nursing education","volume":"63 12","pages":"854-856"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142789579","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":"Enhancing Memory Recall and Retention Through Rhymes in Nursing Leadership Education.","authors":"Leodoro J Labrague","doi":"10.3928/01484834-20240627-04","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3928/01484834-20240627-04","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":94241,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of nursing education","volume":"63 11","pages":"787"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142607883","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":"Erratum for \"Hot Versus Cold Debriefing in a Nursing Context: An Integrative Review\".","authors":"","doi":"10.3928/01484834-20241014-01","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3928/01484834-20241014-01","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":94241,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of nursing education","volume":"63 11","pages":"730"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142607884","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}
Elicia S Collins, Susan Gronka, Victoria Foster, Lisa Smiley, Rebecca Morgan, Susan W Buchholz, J Dwayne Hooks
{"title":"Factors Associated With First-Time NCLEX-RN Success at a Predominantly Black Institution.","authors":"Elicia S Collins, Susan Gronka, Victoria Foster, Lisa Smiley, Rebecca Morgan, Susan W Buchholz, J Dwayne Hooks","doi":"10.3928/01484834-20240614-02","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.3928/01484834-20240614-02","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Students from underrepresented groups, including those attending predominantly Black institutions, encounter challenges that hinder first-time success on the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN).</p><p><strong>Method: </strong>This retrospective, descriptive study included a convenience sample (<i>N</i> = 122) of nursing students. Data for students who attempted the NCLEX-RN at three different time periods were used to identify factors associated with passing the NCLEX-RN on the first attempt.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Students who scored 80 or higher in a medical-surgical course were more likely to pass the NCLEX-RN than those who scored below 80.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Students' performance in predictor courses at predominantly Black institutions may determine success on the NCLEX-RN. Students who did not demonstrate success in identified program predictor courses may benefit from additional preparation and support prior to taking the NCLEX-RN. <b>[<i>J Nurs Educ</i>. 2024;63(11):773-776.]</b>.</p>","PeriodicalId":94241,"journal":{"name":"The Journal of nursing education","volume":"63 11","pages":"773-776"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-11-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142607885","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}