Academy Of Nursing Research Articles

Assessing the impact of academic-practice partnerships on nursing staff.

BackgroundThe ‘spillover effect’ of academic-practice partnerships on hospital nursing staff has received limited attention. In 2007, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) created the VA Nursing Academy (VANA) to fund fifteen partnerships between schools of nursing and local VA healthcare facilities. In this paper, we examine the experiences of the VA staff nurses who worked on the units used for VANA clinical training.MethodsWe used survey methods to collect information from staff nurses at all active VANA sites on their characteristics, exposure to the program’s clinical training activities, satisfaction with program components, and perspectives of the impact on their work and their own plans for education (N = 314). Our analyses utilized descriptive statistics and bivariate and multivariate regression.ResultsResults show that staff nurses working on VANA units had moderately high levels of exposure to the program’s clinical education activities, and most reported positive experiences with those activities. The vast majority (80 %) did not perceive the presence of students as making their work more difficult. Among those who were enrolled or considering enrolling in a higher education program, over a quarter (28 %) said that their VA’s participation in VANA had an influence on this decision.The majority of staff nurses were generally satisfied with their experience with the students. Their satisfaction with the program was related to the level or dose of their exposure to it. Those who were more involved were more satisfied. Greater interaction with the students, more information on the program, and a preceptor role were all independently associated with greater program satisfaction.ConclusionsOur study suggests that academic-practice partnerships may have positive spillover effects on staff nurses who work on clinical education units. Further, partnerships may be able to foster positive experiences for their unit nurses by focusing on informing and engaging them in clinical training activities. In particular, our results suggest that academic-practice partnerships should keep unit nurses well informed about program content and learning objectives, encourage frequent interaction with students, involve them in partnership-related unit-based activities, and urge them to become preceptors for the students.Electronic supplementary materialThe online version of this article (doi:10.1186/s12912-015-0085-7) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.

Commonalities of nurse-designed models of health care

The American Academy of Nursing has identified examples of care redesign developed by nurses who address the health needs of diverse populations. These models show important clinical and financial outcomes as summarized in the Select Edge Runner Models of Care table included in this article. A study team appointed by the Academy explored the commonalities across these models. Four commonalities emerged: health holistically defined; individual-, family-, and community-centric approaches to care; relationship-based care that enables partnerships and builds patient engagement and activation; and a shift from episodic individual care to continuous group and public health approaches. The policy implications include examining measures of an expanded definition of health, paying for visionary care, and transparency and rewards for community-level engagement.

Linda Burnes Bolton, DrPH, RN, FAAN

Dr. Linda Burnes Bolton is an extraordinary nurse leader: visionary, purposeful, committed to mentoring and sponsoring nurses in multiple roles and locations, including advanced practice nurses. An accomplished author, speaker and educator, Linda truly exemplifies "servant leadership." A long-tenured senior nurse executive at Cedars-Sinai Health System, Linda balances local community leadership with her national and international nursing leadership activities. A special view into Linda's success begins with following her "true north" or guiding light, centered on human caring.

성과관리시스템 구축을 위한 국군간호사관학교의 비전과 전략목표 및 전략과제 도출 연구

성과관리시스템 구축을 위한 국군간호사관학교의 비전과 전략목표 및 전략과제 도출 연구

HUBUNGAN MOTIVASI BELAJAR TERHADAP MINAT BELAJAR PADA MAHASISWA TINGKAT II DI AKADEMI KEPERAWATAN PANTI KOSALA SURAKARTA

AbstractBackground Motivation is an important role in learning. Motivation empower someone doing activities and it has related with the learning interest. According to the writers observation at the Panti Kosala Nursing Academy Surakarta students, shows that the students have not interested in the learning process which is unparallel with the class attendance performance 100%. Base on the observation, a research done on the second level students of the Panti Kosala Nursing Academy Surakarta. The aim is to know the relation between learning motivation and learning interest of the students. The kind of research was analitical. The research design, correlation and Cross-section approach. The subject were the 97 second level students of the Panti Kosala Nursing Academy Surakarta. The result data were analyzed by Chi-square with P = 0,05 ; P value got : 0,000 < P = 0,05 indicate the Ha value available received (acceptable). The conclusion is having a relation between learning motivation and learning interest on the second level student of the Panti Kosala Nursing Academy Surakarta.Keywords: Motivation and Learning interest

Nurses leading the fight against Ebola virus disease.

The current Ebola crisis has sparked worldwide reaction of panic and disbelief in its wake as it decimated communities in West Africa, particularly in Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone, including its health care workers. This article affirms the crucial role nurses play in maintaining health and preventing diseases, connects the devastating havoc of the Ebola virus disease to another issue of nursing shortage in underdeveloped countries, and asserts the key leadership nurses play in protecting the communities they serve while maintaining their safety and those of other health care workers. Nurses must actively seek a place at the table, as echoed by the American Academy of Nursing and American Nurses Association and the American Nurses Association, when decisions are being made regarding Ebola virus disease: at care settings, in the board room, and at federal, state, and local levels.

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The critical elements of effective academic-practice partnerships: a framework derived from the Department of Veterans Affairs Nursing Academy.

BackgroundThe nursing profession is exploring how academic-practice partnerships should be structured to maximize the potential benefits for each partner. As part of an evaluation of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Nursing Academy (VANA) program, we sought to identify indicators of successful partnerships during the crucial first year.MethodsWe conducted a qualitative analysis of 142 individual interviews and 23 focus groups with stakeholders from 15 partnerships across the nation. Interview respondents typically included the nursing school Dean, the VA chief nurse, both VANA Program Directors (VA-based and nursing school-based), and select VANA faculty members. The focus groups included a total of 222 VANA students and the nursing unit managers and staff from units where VANA students were placed. An ethnographic approach was utilized to identify emergent themes from these data that underscored indicators of and influences on Launch Year achievement.ResultsWe emphasize five key themes: the criticality of inter-organizational collaboration; challenges arising from blending different cultures; challenges associated with recruiting nurses to take on faculty roles; the importance of structuring the partnership to promote evidence-based practice and simulation-based learning in the clinical setting; and recognizing that stable relationships must be based on long-term commitments rather than short-term changes in the demand for nursing care.ConclusionsDeveloping an academic-clinical partnership requires identifying how organizations with different leadership and management structures, different responsibilities, goals and priorities, different cultures, and different financial models and accountability systems can bridge these differences to develop joint programs integrating activities across the organizations. The experience of the VANA sites in implementing academic-clinical partnerships provides a broad set of experiences from which to learn about how such partnerships can be effectively implemented, the barriers and challenges that will be encountered, and strategies and factors to overcome challenges and build an effective, sustainable partnership. This framework provides actionable guidelines for structuring and implementing effective academic-practice partnerships that support undergraduate nursing education.

Faculty Recruitment and Engagement in Academic-Practice Partnerships

Abstract AIM This study examines how prior teaching experience and academic training are associated with teaching roles, level of desired support, and satisfaction with the VA Nursing Academy (VANA). BACKGROUND In 2007, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) created VANA, funding partnerships between schools of nursing and VA health care facilities, in response to projections for a severe shortage of registered nurses. METHOD We conducted annual surveys with nurse faculty from partnership sites in 2011 (n = 133) and 2012 (n = 74). RESULTS Faculty reporting that VANA provided the right amount of support for curriculum development (p = .03) and teaching (p = .02) were more likely to report being very satisfied with VANA overall than those who did not. CONCLUSION Models of academic-clinical partnerships that expand faculty can be successful. It is important that inexperienced faculty have training and support as they take on new teaching roles.

Using Evidence-Based Advocacy to Improve the Nation's Health

Evidence-based practice is 1 of the 5 competencies that the Institute of Medicine has identified for all health professionals. Its intent is to employ evidence-based practice and integrate best research results, clinical expertise, and patient values to make patient care decisions.1 We tend to think of the application of EBP to largely clinical care, yet for sustainable improvement to occur, evidence-based advocacy must also be employed, or the ability to use the science to shape policy and effect change on a broader scale. This article will explore the concept of evidence-based advocacy and describe ways in which one prominent nursing organization, the American Academy of Nursing, uses evidence-based advocacy to positively impact the nation's health and advance the nursing profession.

Initial evaluation of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Nurse Faculty Scholars program

BackgroundThe Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Nurse Faculty Scholars (RWJF NFS) program was developed to enhance the career trajectory of young nursing faculty and to train the next generation of nurse scholars. Although there are publications that describe the RWJF NFS, no evaluative reports have been published. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the first three cohorts (n = 42 scholars) of the RWJF NFS program. MethodsA descriptive research design was used. Data were derived from quarterly and annual reports, and a questionnaire (seven open-ended questions) was administered via Survey Monkey Inc. (Palo Alto, CA, USA). ResultsDuring their tenure, scholars had on average six to seven articles published, were teaching/mentoring at the graduate level (93%), and holding leadership positions at their academic institutions (100%). Eleven scholars (26%) achieved fellowship in the American Academy of Nursing, one of the highest nursing honors. The average ratings on a Likert scale of 1 (not at all supportive) to 10 (extremely supportive) of whether or not RWJF had helped scholars achieve their goals in teaching, service, research, and leadership were 7.7, 8.0, 9.4, and 9.5, respectively. The majority of scholars reported a positive, supportive relationship with their primary nursing and research mentors; although, several scholars noted challenges in connecting for meetings or telephone calls with their national nursing mentors. ConclusionsThese initial results of the RWJF NFS program highlight the success of the program in meeting its overall goal—preparing the next generation of nursing academic scholars for leadership in the profession.

Partnership to improve quality care for veterans: the VA Nursing Academy.

More than 22 million living veterans reside in the United States. In fact, understanding military culture and the experiences of these veterans is important to their ongoing health care and the unique challenges faced by many. The Veterans Affairs (VA) Nursing Academy began in 2007 to fund pilot partnerships between schools of nursing and local VA health care facilities to better serve our veteran population. Fifteen academic/service partnerships were selected for funding between 2007 and 2009 with the goals of expanding faculty and professional development, increasing nursing student enrollment, providing opportunities for educational and practice innovations, and increasing the recruitment and retention of VA nurses. This article details critical components of the partnership developed between the Birmingham VA Medical Center and the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Nursing, a VA Nursing Academy partnership funded in the 2009 cohort. Site-specific goals of the partnership are described along with a discussion of the framework used to develop the Birmingham VA Nursing Academy, which includes relationship building, engagement, governance, evaluation of outcomes, and sustainability. The logic model developed for the partnership is included, and the interim outputs and outcomes of this practice-academic partnership are detailed, a number of which can be replicated by VAs and schools of nursing across the country.

‘Centering’ Care

As part of its Raise the Voice campaign to showcase nurses who are key players in transforming health care, the American Academy of Nursing has identified nurses they call edge runners -"practical innovators who have led the way in bringing new thinking and new methods to a wide range of health care challenges." This is the fifth in AJN's series of profiles of these nursing innovators. Read and be proud of what nurses can accomplish.

Transformative leadership based on nursing science.

The dialogue for this column is a summary of a dialogue among two preeminent nursing scholars and myself that took place "live" at the 40th Meeting of the American Academy of Nursing, focused on transforming healthcare. The dialogue was recorded and transcribed verbatim. In editing the dialogue I tried to leave it conversational which was the nature of the interaction. The paper that follows reflects the thinking of two executive nurse leaders who use different nursing frameworks as the basis for their practice. Translation of their practice models to leadership is presented as a natural transition to transformation.

Clinical supervision: from staff nurse to nurse consultant

British Journal of NursingVol. 23, No. 2 RegularsClinical supervision: from staff nurse to nurse consultantPart 12: series summaryJohn FowlerJohn FowlerSearch for more papers by this authorJohn FowlerPublished Online:20 Feb 2014https://doi.org/10.12968/bjon.2014.23.2.114AboutSectionsView articleView Full TextPDF/EPUB ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InEmail View article FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsCited byPutting knowledge to work in clinical practice: Understanding experiences of preceptorship as outcomes of interconnected domains of learning3 August 2017 | Journal of Clinical Nursing, Vol. 27, No. 1-2Concept Analysis of Clinical Supervision for Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse PractitionersJournal of Korean Academy of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, Vol. 27, No. 1 12 February 2014Volume 23Issue 2ISSN (print): 0966-0461ISSN (online): 2052-2819 Metrics History Published online 20 February 2014 Published in print 12 February 2014 Information© MA Healthcare LimitedPDF download

Effects of exercise programs on depressive symptoms, quality of life, and self-esteem in older people: A systematic review of randomized controlled trials

ObjectiveThis study attempted to show evidence of exercise programs as intervention to decrease depressive symptoms and to improve quality of life and self-esteem in older people. DesignSystematic review of randomized controlled trials. Data sourcesElectronic databases of KoreaMed, Korea Scientific and Technological Intelligence Center, Korean Society of Nursing Science, Korean Academy of Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing, Ovid-Medline and Embase were searched up to May 25th, 2012 for relevant articles. ReviewWe searched studies of randomized controlled trials involving exercise programs administered to participants aged 65years or over. Of 461 publications identified, 18 met the inclusion criteria for the meta-analysis. Quality assessment of the studies utilized Cochrane's Risk of Bias. ResultsExercise therapy in older people was effective, as evidenced by a decrease in depressive symptoms [standardized mean difference (SMD) −0.36; 95% confidence interval (CI) −0.64, −0.08], and improvements in quality of life (SMD 0.86; 95% CI 0.11, 1.62) and self-esteem (SMD 0.49; 95% CI 0.09, 0.88). The changes were significant statistically, with no heterogeneity. ConclusionsExercise programs in older people are effective in improving depressive symptoms, quality of life and self-esteem. Development and efficient use of tailored exercise programs for elderly people is a prudent strategy.

Impact of VANA Academic–Practice Partnership Participation on Educational Mobility Decisions and Teaching Aspirations of Nurses

This study reports findings assessing the influence of the Department of Veterans Affairs Nursing Academy (VANA) academic-practice partnership program on nurse decision making regarding educational mobility and teaching aspirations. We conducted national surveys with nursing faculty from VANA partnership sites in 2011 (N = 133) and 2012 (N = 74). Faculty who spent more hours per week in the VANA role and who reported an increase in satisfaction with their participation in VANA were more likely to have been influenced by their VANA experience in choosing to pursue a higher degree (p < .05). Sixty-nine percent of VANA faculty reported that they would be very interested in staying on as a VANA faculty member if the program should continue. Six measures were positively associated with VANA's influence on the desire to continue as faculty beyond the VANA pilot; support from VANA colleagues, quality of VANA students, amount of guidance with curriculum development, availability of administrative support, support for improving teaching methods, and overall satisfaction with VANA experience (p < .05). As the popularity of academic-practice partnerships grows and their list of benefits is further enumerated, motivating nurses to pursue both higher degrees and faculty roles should be listed among them based on results reported here.

Analysis of Qualitative Research in Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to analyze the trends in qualitative research articles that from 2004 to 2013 in the Journal of Korean Academy of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing and to raise issues for the evolution of qualitative research. Methods: Descriptive statistics and qualitative evaluation were used in analysis of fifty qualitative studies. The focus was on research methodology and techniques to establish validity of the study. Results: Most frequently used methodological orientation was phenomenology (48.0%) and the analytic method was Colaizzi’s. Nearly two-thirds of studies focused on general population or psychiatric patients dwelling in community settings. There were no comments on validity in fifteen studies, and in the rest of studies, the description about the techniques to enhance the validity of study were not elaborated. Conclusion: Although qualitative studies in health care environment have increased recently, the proportion of qualitative studies compared with quantitative studies was relatively low in the Journal of Korean Academy of Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing. In order to make qualitative studies useful to nursing research, practice, administration and education, authors employing qualitative research methods should exert efforts to enhance validity of studies.

Trends in nursing research in Korea: research trends for studies published from the inaugural issue to 2010 in the Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing and the journals published by member societies under Korean Academy of Nursing Science

The purpose of this study was to identify trends for studies published in the Journal of Korean Academy of Nursing and journals published by member societies from inaugural issues to 2010. A total of 6890 studies were analyzed using descriptive statistics. Quantitative studies accounted for 83.6% while qualitative studies accounted for 14.4%. Most frequently used research designs were quasi-experimental (91.1%) for experimental research and survey (85.2%) for non-experimental research. Most frequent study participants were healthy people (35.8%), most frequent nursing interventions, nursing skills (53.5%), and 39.8% used knowledge, attitude and behavior outcomes for dependent variables. Most frequently used keyword was elderly. Survey studies decreased from 1991 to 2010 by approximately 50%, while qualitative studies increased by about 20%. True experimental research (1.2%) showed no significant changes. Studies focusing on healthy populations increased from 2001-2005 (37.5%) to 2006-2010 (41.0%). From 1970 to 2010, studies using questionnaire accounted for over 50% whereas physiological measurement, approximately 5% only. Experimental studies using nursing skill interventions increased from 1970-1980 (30.4%) to 2006-2010 (64.0%). No significant changes were noted in studies using knowledge, attitude and behavior (39.9%) as dependent variables. The results suggest that further expansion of true experimental, qualitative studies and physiological measurements are needed.

Breaking down silos: The future of sexual and reproductive health care—An opinion from the women's health expert panel of the American Academy of Nursing

Berg, Judith A. PhD, RN, WHNP-BC, FAAN, FAANP1; Woods, Nancy Fugate PhD, RN, FAAN2; Kostas-Polston, Elizabeth PhD, APRN, WHNP-BC, FAANP3; Johnson-Mallard, Versie PhD, ARNP, MSN, MSMS4 Author Information