Background: Staff development for hospital nurses is a critical issue in the provision of quality patient care. Staffdevelopment nurses should have expertise in education in order to ensure its effectiveness. However, these nurses in Japan often do not have specialized training in this role. This study aimed to investigate the current status of work and educational needs of staff-development nu...

The purpose of this study was to gain insight into the transition period of graduate nurses. A phenomenological research approach was used to explore the lived experiences of graduate nurses during their first year of employment. Content analysis resulted in five thematic areas identified as indicators of a positive transition experience. The findings of this study provide information for staff...

As nurse educators prepare new graduates for practice, part of the challenge is to ensure that these nurses are capable of functioning in a broad continuum of care with increased responsibilities. To identify competencies needed by new baccalaureate graduates in today's health care environment and determine whether these competencies fall into particular dimensions, a cross-sectional survey des...

abstract background: according to professionalization in nursing profession, the nursing researches expanded dramatically and rapidly in a very short period. research results showed improvement in quality of provided care by using research findings. but there is still a gap between nursing research and practice, which led scientists to explore the barriers and facilitators of research utilizati...

Although the licensed practical nurse (LPN) workforce represents an ever-growing and valuable human resource, very little is known about reasons for practical nurse mobility. The purpose of this study was to describe LPN perspectives regarding motives for inter-provincial/territorial (P/T) movement in Canada. Participants included 200 LPNs from nine P/T, and data were analyzed using a qualitati...

I am honored to have the opportunity to provide the overview for this topic, The Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP): Need for More Dialogue. I was privileged to work on the development of the curriculum for and teach in the first practice-focused doctoral degree, the Doctorate of Nursing (ND), which was implemented at Case Western Reserve University. The initial six articles are a fitting tribute...

Background Nurses are in key positions to plan and implement alcohol screening and brief intervention (aSBI). To simultaneously advance aSBI of nurses in various roles, we developed a self-paced program for Clinical Nurse Leaders, Nurse Informaticists, Nurse Administrators, and Registered Nurses including Advanced Practice Nurses. The content for the program is based on the Centers for Disease ...

The objective of this decision support synthesis was to identify and review published and grey literature and to conduct stakeholder interviews to (1) describe the distinguishing characteristics of clinical nurse specialist (CNS) and nurse practitioner (NP) role definitions and competencies relevant to Canadian contexts, (2) identify the key barriers and facilitators for the effective developme...

Nursing Reference Center is a point-of-care resource designed for the practicing nurse, as well as nursing administrators, nursing faculty, and librarians. Users can search across multiple resources, including topical Quick Lessons, evidence-based care sheets, patient education materials, practice guidelines, and more. Additional features include continuing education modules, e-books, and a new...