Unexpected Learning Opportunities for Nursing Students.

ABSTRACT: Restrictions on groups and public gatherings during the COVID-19 pandemic have limited in-person learning experiences for nursing students. But the crisis has also led to unanticipated opportunities. In this article, we describe how participation in vaccination clinics at our university offered students occasions for experiential learning that aren't normally part of nursing education. Volunteering at these clinics allowed our students to practice important skills while participating in efforts to help mitigate the spread of the virus.

Advocating for Change in Board of Nursing Continuing Education Rules.

Some state boards of nursing have administrative rules related to continuing education. These may relate to requirements for providing continuing education and/or using evidence of continuing education to meet licensure renewal requirements. As the world of nursing professional development (NPD) continues to evolve, administrative rules often become outdated. One of the accountabilities of an NPD practitioner is to facilitate change in advocating for professional development. This column describes the process for working with state boards of nursing to change rules related to continuing education. [J Contin Educ Nurs. 2021;52(5):208-210.].

Nurse Leaders' Assumptions and Attitudes Toward Residency Programs for New Graduate Nurses.

The Future of Nursing Report from 2010 offered key recommendations for the practice of nursing, including the need for nurse residency programs for all new graduate nurses. Although numerous articles can be found about the programs themselves, finding information about the support of nurse leaders for such programs is more challenging. In the spring of 2019, a small group of invited nurse leaders from across the United States met during a "Think Tank." The purpose of this gathering was to discuss a policy brief offered by the American Academy of Nursing requiring all new graduate registered nurses to participate in a nurse residency program as part of their transition into practice. To determine nurse leaders' assumptions and attitudes toward nurse residency programs, the think tank planners conducted a national survey. Over 500 members of the American Organization for Nursing Leadership participated in this survey. In this article, the authors offer that nurse leaders are supportive of residency programs for new graduate nurses although some are still struggling with demonstrating the value proposition. In addition, nurse leaders are not in support of a national mandate.

Innovative Opportunities for Civility: Professional Development in a Time of COVID-19.

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on nursing professional development has spurred innovative teaching efforts by educators. The application of new technology provided innovative support for participant engagement and allowed for evaluation of civility education learning outcomes. A technology expert provided necessary support in a live virtual environment. A planned dress rehearsal prior to the live event ensured the functionality of the virtual platform. The versatility of the new technology allowed breakout rooms and interactive software applications. Nursing professional development practitioners can use these tips to reimagine other face-to-face educational activities into a virtual platform. [J Contin Educ Nurs. 2021;52(1):11-12.].

The Educational Terrain of Preparing Registered Nurses to Prescribe: An Environmental Scan.

Expanded nursing roles are being explored in Canada as a means to better support the health of the population, enable access to quality care and contribute to the sustainability of the healthcare system. As Canada embarks on a process of developing and implementing registered nurse (RN) prescribing roles, gathering evidence from jurisdictions with established nurse prescribing is helpful to inform policy development. Of particular interest is literature from the UK, with more than 20 years of experience with nurse prescribing, which identifies the importance of completing graduate pharmacological education and building on existing clinical knowledge and experience. Similar models of RN prescribing education have been adopted in New Zealand and Ireland. Within Canada, the RN prescribing role is still in its infancy, and there is some variation among provinces in the approach to prescribing practices and in RN prescribing education. This paper describes the results of an environmental scan that sought to explore the educational practices of national and international jurisdictions through published and grey literature sources. Findings from this environmental scan will support nurse leaders as they develop RN prescribing regulation and education in Canada and will highlight important areas for further knowledge development.

Healthcare in Secure Environments: Leading a Collaborative for Forensic Nursing Education.

Atlantic Canada hosts six federal and 18 provincial correctional facilities distributed across the four provinces. All employ nurses and offer significant career opportunities, yet minimal content related to forensic nursing is provided in nursing curricula. Furthermore, there is a paucity of continuing educational offerings for Canadian forensic nurses. This article describes the series of events that brought the practice of forensic nursing to the forefront of provincial news media. Actions taken by nurses in academia and practice addressed the lack of educational opportunities for forensic nurses in Atlantic Canada. One of these actions, a Knowledge Forum, was held to nurture partnerships between nurse leaders responsible for healthcare in correctional services in New Brunswick and nurse educators. The idea was to connect nurse leaders responsible for healthcare in federal and provincial jurisdictions, community liaison nurses and nurse managers working in hospital-based forensic mental health assessment units, and nurse educators, to explore nursing practice within secure environments and the current educational needs of forensic nurses.

Implication of the training ad continuing education process for the interprofessional performance.

OBJETIVES: to analyze the implication of the training/continuing education process of professionals of the Expanded Nucleus of Family Health and Basic Care (Portuguese acronym: Nasf-AB) for their interprofessional performance. METHODS: a qualitative case study performed with Nasf-AB teams representative of four macro-regions of health of the state of Santa Catarina. Participation of 43 professionals, who answered collective interviews. The results were later submitted to thematic analysis. RESULTS: the training is strongly influenced by the Biomedical Model, which acts as an obstacle to interprofessional performance, given the challenges in the daily routine of Nasf-AB professionals. Continuing education emerges as a potential for the successful collaborative work among teams, and between the teams and Family Health professionals. FINAL CONSIDERATIONS: there are important limits in the training of professionals. However, the constant interprofessional development promoted by strategies of continuing education contributes to broaden the support and collaborative practices that qualify services and strengthen Basic Care.

Registered nurse education in primary care: Barriers and resolutions.

BACKGROUND: American health care is facing unprecedented challenges due to population aging, chronic disease prevalence, and financial restructuring. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) is transforming the primary care landscape from a reactive, episodic, fee-for-service system to a proactive, preventive, value-based system. A proactive, preventive, and value-based primary care model requires Registered Nurses (RNs) prepared to lead integrated, team-based, coordinated, and proactively managed care. The Health Resources and Service Administration (HRSA) forecasted an inadequate supply of RNs prepared to meet future primary care demands and highlighted the lack of education as a key problem. The primary care RN workforce shortage requires immediate attention by academic, political, and research stakeholders. HRSA has responded with academic funding to increase primary care RN education. PROCEDURES: This article describes key barriers and resolutions one HRSA-funded academic institution experienced while implementing a primary care RN education program, along with research implications for the future of primary care nursing. RESULTS: This article describes the project's stakeholder, faculty, and student engagement methods. This article also describes the clinic RN preceptor development program, and depicts the Primary Care RN Education Program Student Clinical Experience Preceptorship Model. CONCLUSIONS: Nursing education must align with transforming healthcare models while anticipating potential barriers and resolutions to enhancing curriculum with primary care nursing education and clinical experiences. This article provides insight for other academic institutions interested in developing primary care curriculum and academic-clinic partnership models to foster community-based primary care clinical experiences.

What is the evidence that can inform the implementation of a preceptorship scheme for general practice nurses, and what is the evidence for the benefits of such a scheme?: A literature review and synthesis.

OBJECTIVES: This is a literature review of the published evidence of the benefits and suggested structure of preceptorship programmes for General Practice Nursing, with the aim of informing General Practices and networks who are instituting preceptorship programmes. DESIGN & DATA SOURCES: A literature search was carried out in the CINAHL Plus database of English language papers from the year 2000-2019 using the search terms; (Precept* OR mentor*) AND ("community practice" OR "primary care" OR "general practice" OR "new GPN" OR "new general practice nurse" OR "nurse new to general practice" OR "induction GPN" or "GPN"). REVIEW METHOD: A literature review and narrative synthesis of the evidence. RESULTS: Our searches produced twelve papers. Seven papers reported on single preceptorship programmes in General Practice or primary care, with qualitative or quantitative evaluation of their effects. Three qualitative papers reported participant experience of preceptorship, or discussed the learning needs that preceptorship must address. Two literature reviews reported the evidence for preceptorship in General Practice or nurse practitioner programmes. CONCLUSION: The quality of the evidence on General Practice Nurse preceptorship is low. There is a lack of robust evidence on the effects, and the benefits. These should be evaluated as preceptorship programmes are implemented. The limited available evidence suggests that a structured preceptorship programme, of more than 4 months duration, which allows the development of peer-to-peer support, is a good model for General Practice Nurse preceptorship. The involvement of doctors and the wider practice team is essential for the success of such a programme. Preceptors require training and support in the role. General Practice Nurse preceptorship should support the development of existing professional competencies, including the ability to make real-time autonomous clinical decisions. The financial costs, and cost of time away from clinical care, should be ameliorated as far as possible, when instituting a national General Practice Nurse preceptorship programme.

Developing a Hospital-Based Postpartum Depression Education Intervention for Perinatal Nurses.

Perinatal nurses in the hospital setting have prolonged contact with new mothers and are in a vital position to provide postpartum depression patient education. This study describes the development and implementation of an education intervention that led to nurses' increased knowledge and provision of postpartum depression patient education. The framework can be utilized by nursing professional development practitioners to develop staff education programs to improve patient education in various clinical settings.

Curso de aprimoramento para enfermeiras obstétricas do Projeto Apice On: relato de experiência / Curso de perfeccionamiento para enfermeras obstétricas del Proyecto Apice On: relato de experiencia / Improvement course for obstetric nurses of the Apice On Project: an experience report

Resumo Objetivo relatar as experiências práticas vivenciadas no Curso de Aprimoramento para Enfermeiros Obstetras do projeto Apice On do Ministério da Saúde. Método estudo descritivo na modalidade relato de experiência. Os relatos foram colhidos a partir de uma pergunta norteadora em um encontro virtual das autoras. Resultados as reflexões foram agrupadas em duas principais temáticas: 1) O potencial da Enfermagem Obstétrica e 2) O cuidado como elemento principal da assistência. Conclusão e Implicações para a prática o curso é uma estratégia nacional de grande impacto para o empoderamento e visibilidade da categoria profissional da Enfermagem Obstétrica. O aprimoramento possibilitou, às enfermeiras participantes, a aquisição de habilidades práticas e segurança técnica, além de motivá-las à construção de estratégias para a superação dos modelos obstétricos que não estão alinhados às atuais recomendações científicas.

Resumen Objetivo reportar las experiencias prácticas vividas en el Curso de Mejoramiento para Enfermeras Obstétricas del proyecto Apice On del Ministerio de Salud. Método estudio descriptivo en la modalidad de informe de experiencia. Los informes se recopilaron de una pregunta orientadora en una reunión virtual de los autores. Resultados las reflexiones se agruparon en dos temas principales: 1) El potencial de la enfermería obstétrica y 2) El cuidado como elemento principal de la atención. Conclusión e Implicaciones para la Práctica el curso es una estrategia nacional de gran impacto para el empoderamiento y la visibilidad de la categoría profesional de Enfermería Obstétrica. La mejora permitió a las enfermeras participantes adquirir habilidades prácticas y seguridad técnica, y motivarlas a desarrollar estrategias para superar los modelos obstétricos que no están en línea con las recomendaciones científicas actuales.

Abstract Objective to report the practical experience lived in the Obstetric Nurses Improvement Course of the Apice On project of the Ministry of Health. Method descriptive study in the experience report modality. The reports were collected from a guiding question in a virtual meeting of the authors. Results the reflections were grouped into two main themes: 1) The potential of obstetric nursing and 2) Care as the main element of care. Conclusion an and Implications for practice the course is a national strategy of great impact for empowerment visibility of the professional category of Obstetrical Nursing. The improvement enable the participating nurses to acquire practical skills and technical safety, and motivate them to build strategies to overcome obstetric models that are not in line with current scientific recommendations.

Ensino do processo de enfermagem: o que as produções científicas proferem / Nursing education process: what the scientific productions provide / Enseñanza del proceso de enfermería: qué las producciones científicas proferen

Objetivo: Analisar as produções científicas que abordam o ensino do Processo de Enfermagem no Brasil. Método: A busca de produções científicas foi realizada na Biblioteca Virtual em Saúde, incluindo-se artigos publicados entre 2002-2016. Foram selecionadas 33 publicações, atendendo aos critérios de inclusão e exclusão. Resultados: Os resultados são apresentados em duas Dimensões Temáticas: Dimensão Temática/1- Metodologias de Ensino do Processo de Enfermagem: trata da diversidade metodológica empregada no ensino do Processo de Enfermagem e do ensino do Processo de Enfermagem permeado pela práxis; Dimensão Temática/2- Aplicabilidade do Processo de Enfermagem: aborda a integração ensino serviço como estratégia de aplicabilidade do Processo de Enfermagem e reconhece as etapas do Processo de Enfermagem para compreender sua aplicação. Conclusão: Apesar das poucas publicações relacionadas à temática, foi possível perceber que a fusão entre os conhecimentos teórico e prático implica na (re)organização do Processo de Enfermagem a partir da realidade do serviço

Objective: To analyze the scientific productions that approach the teaching of the Nursing Process in Brazil. Method: The search for articles was carried out in the Virtual Health Library, including works published between 2002-2016. 33 publications were selected, meeting the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Results: The results are presented in two Thematic Dimensions: Thematic Dimension/1 Methodologies of Teaching of the Nursing Process, with the categof diversity methodological diversity employed in teaching the Nursing Process and teaching of the Nursing Process permeated By praxis ; Thematic Dimension/2 -Applicability of the Nursing Process, approach to service teaching integration as a strategy of applicability of the Nursing Process and recognize the steps of the Nursing Process to understand its application. Conclusion: Despite the few publications related to the subject, it was possible to perceive that the fusion between theoretical and practical know ledge implies (re)organization of the Nursing Process from the reality of the service

Objetivo: Analizar las producciones científicas que abordan la enseñanza del Proceso de Enfermería en Brasil. Método: La búsqueda de artículos fue realizada en la Biblioteca Virtual en Salud, incluyendo trabajos publicados entre 2002-2016. Se seleccionaron 33 publicaciones, atendiendo a los criterios de inclusión y exclusión. Resultados: Los resultados se presentan en dos dimensiones temáticas: Dimensión Temática/Metodologías de Enseñanza del Proceso de Enfermería, trata de la diversidad metodológica empleada en la enseñanza del proceso de enfermería y de la enseñanza del proceso de enfermería permeada por la praxis; Dimensión Temática/2- Aplicabilidad del proceso de enfermería: aborda la integración enseñanza servicio como estrategia de aplicabilidad del proceso de enfermería y reconoce las etapas del proceso de enfermería para comprender su aplicación. Conclusión: A pesar de las pocas publicaciones relacionadas con el tema, fue posible percibir que la fusión entre los conocimientos teórico y práctico implica la (re)organización del proceso de enfermería a partir de la realidad del servicio

Implication of the training ad continuing education process for the interprofessional performance / Implicación del proceso de formácion e educación continua para la actuación interprofesional / Implicação do processo de formação e educação permanente para atuação interprofissional

ABSTRACT Objetives: to analyze the implication of the training/continuing education process of professionals of the Expanded Nucleus of Family Health and Basic Care (Portuguese acronym: Nasf-AB) for their interprofessional performance. Methods: a qualitative case study performed with Nasf-AB teams representative of four macro-regions of health of the state of Santa Catarina. Participation of 43 professionals, who answered collective interviews. The results were later submitted to thematic analysis. Results: the training is strongly influenced by the Biomedical Model, which acts as an obstacle to interprofessional performance, given the challenges in the daily routine of Nasf-AB professionals. Continuing education emerges as a potential for the successful collaborative work among teams, and between the teams and Family Health professionals. Final considerations: there are important limits in the training of professionals. However, the constant interprofessional development promoted by strategies of continuing education contributes to broaden the support and collaborative practices that qualify services and strengthen Basic Care.

RESUMEN Objetivos: analizar la implicación del proceso de formación/educación continua de los profesionales del Núcleo Ampliado de Salud de la Familia y Atención Básica (Nasf-AB) en su actuación interprofesional. Métodos: estudio de caso cualitativo realizado con equipos de Nasf-AB representativos de cuatro Macroregiones de Salud del Estado de Santa Catarina. Participación de 43 profesionales que respondieron a entrevistas colectivas. Los resultados fueron posteriormente sometidos al análisis temático. Resultados: hubo notable influencia del Modelo Biomédico en la formación, que funciona como obstáculo para la actuación interprofesional frente a los desafíos en el cotidiano del Nasf-AB. La educación continua emerge como potencia para el éxito del trabajo colaborativo entre los equipos, y de los equipos con los profesionales de la Salud de la Familia. Consideraciones finales: hay límites importantes en la formación de los profesionales. Sin embargo, el desarrollo interprofesional constante promovido por las estrategias de educación continua contribuye a ampliar el apoyo y las prácticas colaborativas que califican los servicios y fortalecen la Atención Básica.

RESUMO Objetivos: analisar a implicação do processo de formação/educação permanente dos profissionais do Núcleo Ampliado de Saúde da Família e Atenção Básica (Nasf-AB) para a sua atuação interprofisisonal. Métodos: estudo de caso de abordagem qualitativa, realizado com equipes de Nasf-AB representativas de quatro Macrorregiões de Saúde do Estado de Santa Catarina. Participação de 43 profissionais que responderam entrevistas coletivas. Os resultados foram posteriormente submetidos à análise temática. Resultados: identificou-se marcante influência do Modelo Biomédico na formação, que funciona como obstáculo para a atuação interprofissional frente aos desafios no cotidiano do Nasf-AB. A educação permanente emerge, marcantemente, como potência para o sucesso do trabalho colaborativo entre as equipes e destas com os profissionais da Saúde da Família. Considerações finais: há limites importantes na formação dos profissionais. Contudo, o desenvolvimento interprofissional constante promovido pelas estratégias de educação permanente contribui para ampliar o apoio e as práticas colaborativas que qualificam os serviços e fortalecem a Atenção Básica.