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Dolu İ, Gökçe MC, Karakuş E, Alperen Geldi O, Gazi T. How do male nursing students' voluntary activities affect their image in society? Int Nurs Rev 2023; 70:363-371. [PMID: 36735939 DOI: 10.1111/inr.12821] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/19/2022] [Accepted: 11/24/2022] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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AIM To determine the effect of male nursing students' voluntary activities on their image in society. BACKGROUND The role of voluntary nursing services in enhancing the visibility of nursing in society can also contribute to enhancing the image of male nurses in society. METHODS This study employed a one-group, quasi-experimental pre-post analysis design. It was carried out between September 2020 and June 2021 in the pedestrian zone, which is one of the main streets of Bartın in Turkey. Using a convenience sampling approach, tradesmen aged 18 and over operating in commercial enterprises (n = 81) were asked to participate in the study. Information form and Nursing Image Scale were used to collect the research data. Results from the paired sample t test were utilized to analyse the study's data using the intervention of 'men nursing students' voluntary activities'. RESULTS The total Nursing Image Scale score of the participants was statistically considerably greater after the intervention than the pre-intervention score. Based on the paired sample t test results, it was observed that the participants obtained higher scores after the intervention than before in the gender sub-dimension as well as all other sub-dimensions of the Nursing Image Scale, and these results were statistically significant. CONCLUSION According to the findings of the study, volunteering by male nursing students improved both the profession of nursing and the perception of men in nursing in society. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING/HEALTH POLICY This study suggested that male nursing students' voluntary activities could be one of the strategies to overcome the nursing shortage due to its enhancing effect on the profession of nursing and the perception of men in nursing in society.
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- İlknur Dolu
- Assistant Professor, Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Science, Bartın University, Bartın, Turkey
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- Nursing Student, Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Science, Bartın University, Bartın, Turkey
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- Nursing Student, Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Science, Bartın University, Bartın, Turkey
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- Nursing Student, Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Science, Bartın University, Bartın, Turkey
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- Nursing Student, Department of Nursing, Faculty of Health Science, Bartın University, Bartın, Turkey
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Fahie VP, Chen L, Lemaire GS, Ahmed HS. Development and Implementation of an Academic and Professional Nursing Organization Partnership to Enhance Leadership Skills and Knowledge About HIV-Related Nursing Care Among Diverse, Prelicensure, Clinical Nurse Leader Scholars. J Assoc Nurses AIDS Care 2023; 34:398-406. [PMID: 37141161 DOI: 10.1097/jnc.0000000000000414] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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ABSTRACT Historically, racial discrimination, few role models, and a general lack of support both in academic and professional contexts has hindered the education and career advancement of minority nursing students. The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN), in its G uiding Principles for Academic-Practice Partnerships , describes the creation of an academic-professional nursing organization partnership to address barriers to the success of nursing students from underrepresented groups. In keeping with the AACN's guiding principles, the University of Maryland School of Nursing and the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care (ANAC) developed a partnership to deliver a multifaceted program for prelicensure, second-degree, Master of Science in Nursing, Clinical Nurse Leader Scholars which prepares them to address the health care needs of people living with HIV/AIDS and bolsters student leadership knowledge and skills. The objective of this article is to describe the program components, outcomes, and lessons learned from this academic-professional nursing organization partnership. The approach described may be useful for future partnerships designed to enhance leadership experiences and skills for minority nursing students and will hopefully be used to advocate for their success.
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- Vanessa P Fahie
- Vanessa P. Fahie, PhD, RN, is an Assistant Professor and the Project Director, University of Maryland School of Nursing, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Lynn Chen, PhD, is an Assistant Professor and Evaluator, School of Nursing, University of Maryland School of Nursing, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Gail Schoen Lemaire, PhD, PMHCNS, BC, CNL, CNE, is an Associate Professor, former Associate Dean, Master of Science in Nursing Program and former CNL Option Director, University of Maryland School of Nursing, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. Hina S. Ahmed, MHA, program Manager and the Liaison to the project, Association for Nurses in AIDS Care, Washington, District of Columbia, USA
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Chan GK, Metzger ON, Sablik M, Goldberg EM. VaxForce: Mobilizing interprofessional licensees and students for community COVID-19 vaccination events. Public Health Nurs 2023; 40:317-321. [PMID: 36571788 PMCID: PMC9880634 DOI: 10.1111/phn.13164] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2022] [Revised: 10/30/2022] [Accepted: 12/08/2022] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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During the early phases of the COVID-19 vaccine efforts, there was limited supply of the vaccine available to administer. However, as the vaccine supply improved, there was a lack of qualified personnel to administer the vaccine. VaxForce, a volunteer workforce management system to vet healthcare professionals and students and match them with existing vaccination events, was created. VaxForce activities were mainly focused on under-resourced communities. From March 2021 through July 2022, VaxForce mobilized 316 health professional volunteers in 72 vaccination events administering over 8451 vaccines in 7 counties in California. The racial and ethnic profile of vaccine recipients in VaxForce events were reported to be 49% Latinx, 26% Black, 4% Asian/Pacific Islander, 18% White, 3% Mixed Race.
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- Garrett K Chan
- HealthImpact, Oakland, California.,University of California, San Francisco
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Nursing Students' Retention of Knowledge by Basic Knowledge Type: An Exploratory Study. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2022; 19:ijerph19095461. [PMID: 35564856 PMCID: PMC9101146 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph19095461] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2022] [Revised: 04/27/2022] [Accepted: 04/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Students’ interests help determine their learning effectiveness and knowledge acquisition and retention. It is necessary to confirm whether there is a difference in the way in which content being learned is remembered by the content type. In this study, we examined the characteristics of nursing students’ retention of physiological knowledge and environmental knowledge by utilizing scores obtained in class. The participants comprised 57 nursing students who had taken a class twice—once in their second year and once in their third year. Before and after each class, students completed an 11-question survey with human health and comfort items based on nursing core competencies and Sphere standards. The correct answer rate was calculated using a logistic regression model to account for inter- and intra-individual variations. The estimated correct answer rate per individual showed one of three trends: (1) increasing and decreasing depending on the lesson topic (knowledge type), (2) increasing overall after decreasing, and (3) increasing gradually. Physiological knowledge was retained well, whereas knowledge pertaining to the environment was retained poorly. Even with knowledge of the environment, the knowledge that students apply to their daily lives and social events was maintained.
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Lifestyle medicine in community-engaged health promotion. J Public Health (Oxf) 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s10389-020-01300-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Zolnierek C, Watson JJ, Ruiz D. Texas Team Action Coalition Advancing Health Through Nursing: Past, Present, and Future. Nurs Adm Q 2021; 45:35-45. [PMID: 33259369 DOI: 10.1097/naq.0000000000000451] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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When the Institute of Medicine released its report, commonly known as the Future of Nursing report, every state was challenged to take on the work of implementing the 8 recommendations. The Texas Team Action Coalition achieved measurable results in many areas; however, sustainability of efforts was challenging due to the volunteer nature of the work. As Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's focus shifted from Advancing Health Through Nursing to Building a Culture of Health for All, the Texas Team sought to realign its work accordingly. This article details initiatives of the Texas Team over the past 10 years and describes current efforts to position itself to champion anticipated recommendations from the 2020-2030 Future of Nursing report from the National Academy of Medicine.
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- Cindy Zolnierek
- Texas Nurses Association, Austin (Dr Zolnierek); Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Nursing, Lubbock (Dr Watson); and University of Texas of the Permian Basin College of Nursing, Odessa (Dr Ruiz)
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Heumann M, Röhnsch G, Hämel K. Primary healthcare nurses' involvement in patient and community participation in the context of chronic diseases: An integrative review. J Adv Nurs 2021; 78:26-47. [PMID: 34288041 DOI: 10.1111/jan.14955] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2020] [Revised: 05/23/2021] [Accepted: 06/15/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND Primary healthcare nurses' potential to enable patient and community participation has been increasingly acknowledged. A conceptual understanding of their contributions within a broad range of participation processes is still lacking. AIMS The aims of this study were to develop a conceptual framework that provides information on the role of primary healthcare nurses in shaping participation processes with patients and communities in the context of chronic diseases and to identify conditions that enable or hinder the promotion of patient and community participation by nurses. DESIGN An integrative review was conducted. DATA SOURCES Twenty-three articles published from 2000 to 2019 were included in the analysis: 19 retrieved from PubMed and CHINAL and 4 added through other sources. REVIEW METHODS An inductive data analysis and quality appraisal of studies were conducted. RESULTS The analysis reveals four areas where nurses are involved in facilitating patient and community participation: (1) sharing understanding of health problems and needs, (2) developing resources and facilitating patient education for self-management, (3) raising patients' voices as an advocate in service development and (4) supporting individual and community networks. The conditions affecting nurses' engagement in fostering participation processes are as follows: (1) care priorities and overall workload, (2) nurses' attitudes towards participation and (3) users' acceptance of nurses as partners. CONCLUSIONS Future research can use the framework as a basis for empirical studies investigating nurses' involvement in pursuing patient and community participation. Interventions should focus less on indirect forms of participation, like patient education or advocacy, but should also focus on active forms of participation. Research is needed on nurses' involvement in community participation processes. IMPACT This framework can be used and adapted in future research on patient and community participation in primary healthcare. It describes areas of participation and the facilitators and barriers within the broad range of activities of primary healthcare nurses.
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- Marcus Heumann
- Department of Health Services Research and Nursing Science, School of Public Health, Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, Germany
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- Department of Health Services Research and Nursing Science, School of Public Health, Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, Germany
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- Department of Health Services Research and Nursing Science, School of Public Health, Bielefeld University, Bielefeld, Germany
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BACKGROUND Global partnerships amplify nursing leadership capacity in low-resource countries through targeted education efforts. PURPOSE We examined a nursing faculty partnership between US and Haitian universities, where Haitian faculty completed graduate-level degrees highlighting leadership and education. This marked the first time a Haitian university awarded a master's of nursing degree. METHODS Longitudinal qualitative research data collection included interviews and observations among 28 participants. Recurrent cross-sectional analysis explored themes and perceived changes in leadership behaviors. RESULTS Advanced professional stature, leadership as a nurse educator and in the clinical setting, transformational leadership, and challenges to leadership practice were key themes. Graduate nursing education resulted in an improved vision of nursing, increased perceptions of leadership capacities, and advanced management strategies. CONCLUSIONS This partnership led to an Office of Nursing Education at the State University of Haiti, a milestone in the advancement of nursing in this low-resource country.
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Sethi D, Taywade M. Exclusive outlook of a community health professional: A changed perspective. ARCHIVES OF MEDICINE AND HEALTH SCIENCES 2021. [DOI: 10.4103/amhs.amhs_35_21] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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LoGrippo MT, Brienza-Arcilla D, Vaid Raoji N, Polakowski J. A call to act: RN volunteers needed in their communities. Public Health Nurs 2019; 37:149-154. [PMID: 31833104 DOI: 10.1111/phn.12695] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2019] [Revised: 11/20/2019] [Accepted: 11/26/2019] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Recognizing registered nurses (RNs) as valued, trusted professionals to lead and advocate for healthier communities (Pittman, 2019), the New Jersey Action Coalition (NJAC) developed a model designed to match RN volunteers to community projects. DESIGN Using a descriptive study design, researchers examined the numbers of RN volunteers and projects across 21 counties in NJ from 2016 to 2018. SAMPLE The sample consisted of the numbers of volunteers and projects from every county retrieved from the NJAC's website. MEASUREMENTS In addition to the NJAC data, researchers examined the percentage of RNs living in each county as well as data from County Health Rankings & Roadmaps© (University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute, 2019). The counties were divided into three groups: high, moderate, and low overall health counties. RESULTS After 2 years of implementing the NJAC model, the data revealed that, at minimum, there was one RN coach per county in the high overall health counties group. In the lower overall health counties group, there were fewer community projects, less RN coaches, and volunteers. CONCLUSION Engaging RN volunteers requires raising awareness of the needs of the community and the ways in which a RN can take action to promote public health and health equity.
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- New Jersey Action Coalition, Newark, NJ, USA.,New Jersey Nursing Initiative, NJHA/HRET, Princeton, NJ, USA
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- New Jersey Action Coalition, Newark, NJ, USA.,New Jersey Nursing Initiative, NJHA/HRET, Princeton, NJ, USA
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Ghazal M, Rambur B. Free Clinics and the Need for Nursing Action in Uncertain Political Times. Policy Polit Nurs Pract 2018; 19:3-10. [PMID: 29790826 DOI: 10.1177/1527154418777864] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Free clinics have been a source of health care for uninsured and low-income Americans for half a century and serve some of the nation's most vulnerable within their home community. Despite parallels to nursing's significant involvement in the formation of free public clinics and commitment to care for all, there is paucity of nursing literature about free clinics. This article details the history of U.S. free clinics and the intersections among free clinics and value-based care, health reform, and tax reform, including the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 and the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. Challenges impacting free clinics are detailed, as well as strategies nurses may employ to support survival of free clinics and enhance service to their target populations. Roles for nurses in free clinic governance, management, and practice are described as well as suggestions for research, education, and public policy.
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- Marie Ghazal
- 1 Rhode Island Free Clinic, Providence, RI, USA.,2 College of Nursing, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI, USA
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- 2 College of Nursing, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI, USA
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Healthy Communities-The Role of the School Nurse: Position Statement. NASN Sch Nurse 2018; 33:189-191. [PMID: 29658850 DOI: 10.1177/1942602x18765155] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Wood C. Why nurses volunteering for the QNI Keep in Touch project are part of something special. Br J Community Nurs 2018; 23:148-149. [PMID: 29493273 DOI: 10.12968/bjcn.2018.23.3.148] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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- Cate Wood
- Honorary Clinical Fellow, Plymouth University Faculty of Health and Human Sciences, and Queen's nurse
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