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How The Practice/Academic Partnership Model Helped One State During Covid-19, Mary E. Dietmann, Audrey M. Beauvais, Beth P. Beckman, Marianne Snyder, Cheryl-Ann Resha, Lisa Rebeschi, Pamela Forte
How The Practice/Academic Partnership Model Helped One State During Covid-19, Mary E. Dietmann, Audrey M. Beauvais, Beth P. Beckman, Marianne Snyder, Cheryl-Ann Resha, Lisa Rebeschi, Pamela Forte
Nursing Faculty Publications
During the spring and summer of 2020, boards of nursing (BONs) throughout the U.S. were faced with requests from educational programs for ways to replace clinical hours due to the inability to access clinical sites caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. While many clinical sites have since reopened to nursing students, some barriers still remain, resulting in a backlog of clinical hours for many nursing students throughout the state of Connecticut. Reflecting on lessons learned over the past year, collaboration between the BON and nursing leaders throughout the state has proved essential to providing the practice hours and clinical learning experiences …
Implementation And Sustainment Strategies For Open Visitation In The Intensive Care Unit: A Multicentre Qualitative Study, Kerry A. Milner, Suzanne Marmo, Susan A. Goncalves
Implementation And Sustainment Strategies For Open Visitation In The Intensive Care Unit: A Multicentre Qualitative Study, Kerry A. Milner, Suzanne Marmo, Susan A. Goncalves
Nursing Faculty Publications
Objective
Open visitation in adult intensive care units has been associated with improved family and patient outcomes. However, worldwide adoption of this practice has been slow and reasons for this are unclear. This study documents barriers and strategies for implementing and sustaining open visitation in adult intensive care units in the United States experienced by nursing leadership.
Research design
Qualitative approach using grounded theory.
Participants
Nurse leaders in adult intensive care units with open visitation.
Setting
Magnet® or Pathway to Excellence® designated hospitals in the United States.
Methods
Semi structured interviews were conducted with 19 nurse leaders from 15 geographically …
Raise Your Voice To Promote Childhood Vaccines: Vaccines Save Lives, Janice Hawkins
Raise Your Voice To Promote Childhood Vaccines: Vaccines Save Lives, Janice Hawkins
Nursing Faculty Publications
[First paragraph] The current pandemic has increased our awareness of the importance of vaccines. As COVID-19 spread across the globe, the world raced to fight the disease. Vaccines rolled out in record time, and mass vaccination clinics are underway.