Current status and future directions of U.S. genomic nursing health care policy.

BACKGROUND: As genomic science moves beyond government-academic collaborations into routine healthcare operations, nursing's holistic philosophy and evidence-based practice approach positions nurses as leaders to advance genomics and precision health care in routine patient care. PURPOSE: To examine the status of and identify gaps for U.S. genomic nursing health care policy and precision health clinical practice implementation. METHODS: We conducted a scoping review and policy priorities analysis to clarify key genomic policy concepts and definitions, and to examine trends and utilization of health care quality benchmarking used in precision health. FINDINGS: Genomic nursing health care policy is an emerging area. Educating and training the nursing workforce to achieve full dissemination and integration of precision health into clinical practice remains an ongoing challenge. Use of health care quality measurement principles and federal benchmarking performance evaluation criteria for precision health implementation are not developed. DISCUSSION: Nine recommendations were formed with calls to action across nursing practice workforce and education, nursing research, and health care policy arenas. CONCLUSIONS: To advance genomic nursing health care policy, it is imperative to develop genomic performance measurement tools for clinicians, purchasers, regulators and policymakers and to adequately prepare the nursing workforce.

Developing operational standards for Midwifery Centers.

BACKGROUND: Midwifery centres have been identified in over 56 countries. Consensus was reached on a global definition for midwifery centres, yet there is a lack of standards to assure consistent quality of care is provided. METHODS: Evidence-based standards and guidelines developed from American Association of Birth Centres (USA), Midwifery Unity Network (UK/EU), World Health Organization, International Childbirth Initiative, and White Ribbon Alliance, were gathered, duplicate standards were removed, and language was adapted for global use with sensitivity to low and middle countries (LMIC). An initial list of 52 midwifery centre standards were identified. Through an informal modified Delphi process these were reviewed by global midwifery centres experts, researchers, and midwifery centre staff at focus groups in Haiti, Mexico and Bangladesh for significance, language, and usability. The standards were then piloted at midwifery centres in eight countries (Sierra Leone, Cambodia, Bangladesh, Mexico, Haiti, Peru, Uganda and Trinidad). All feedback was incorporated into the final standards. RESULTS: A final list of 43 standards, organized into 3 domains including quality standards for care providers, dignity standards for women, and community standards for administration, were agreed on. CONCLUSION: Midwifery centres are prevalent around the globe. Identifying standards for quality of care provides a foundation for the midwifery centre model to be replicated and ensure consistent quality of care. Evidence based standards for midwifery centres in LMIC, allows systems to embrace and encourage the implementation and growth of midwifery centres to address accessible, acceptable, respectful, woman-centred, community-engaged maternal health care that participates fully in the health care system.

Reiki: Defining a Healing Practice for Nursing.

More Americans are embracing complementary and integrative healing modalities such as Reiki to enhance the efficacy of allopathic medicine. It is important that nurses and other health care professionals be knowledgeable about these modalities. Reiki is a wellness practice that offers whole-person healing of body, mind, and spirit. The study of Reiki offers nurses an opportunity to care for themselves as well as create an optimal healing environment for their patients. This article offer nurses a comprehensive overview of the system of Reiki; it includes the core elements of Reiki, its history, Reiki training, and examples of its applications.

Clinical Nurses: Leading Through the Complexity of Human Trafficking.

The global crime of human trafficking, has nursing leaders urgently assessing, developing, and implementing various strategies to ensure the safety and well-being of human trafficked victims and their teams. The complex elements of human trafficking and the impact of associated consequences on victims and teams, coupled with needed resources to serve trafficked victims, could overwhelm any health care organization and community agencies. As the call for action surrounding this victimization grows, nurses are well-positioned to lead through the complexity. This article describes an improvement project led by clinical nurses and a nurse leader that involved interdisciplinary groups, the local nonprofit community, and state agencies. The ensuing partnership created a system-wide trauma-informed human trafficking program that identified and holistically addressed the health care needs of trafficked victims throughout the risk continuum.

Missed Nursing Care in Pediatric and Neonatal Care Settings: An Integrative Review.

INTRODUCTION: Missed nursing care is required care that is delayed, incomplete, or left undone during a nurse's working shift. Missed nursing care is most often studied in adult populations; however, it may have significant consequences in pediatric and neonatal care settings. The purpose of this integrative review is to describe missed nursing care in pediatric and neonatal nursing care settings. METHODS: SCOPUS and PubMed were used in the literature search. Multiple combinations of the keywords and phrases "missed nursing care," "pediatric," "neonatal," "care left undone," or "nursing care rationing" were used for the literature search. Missed nursing care is a relatively new topic as the first article on the subject was published in 2006; therefore, inclusion criteria were set to English articles published between January 1, 2006 and October 11, 2019 that reported on missed nursing care in pediatric and neonatal inpatient care settings. RESULTS: Fourteen articles met inclusion criteria. Missed nursing care in pediatric and neonatal nursing care settings is associated with workload, patient acuity, work environment, and nurse characteristics, and is related to prolonged hospitalization of preterm infants. CLINICAL IMPLICATIONS: Providing nurses with an adequate amount of resources and tools to avoid missed nursing care will continue to improve care delivery. Missed nursing care and related patient and nurse outcomes in diverse pediatric and neonatal samples remains an area for future research.

Traditional Chinese Medicine: A Qualitative Study for Reconsidering Nursing Care in the United States.

Purpose: Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) proposes the world as a holistic unity of energy. With a long history of use, TCM is generally accepted in the Chinese health care system. Despite growing global interest and use, TCM has received a mixed response from Western health care systems. This study aimed to describe the underpinnings of TCM, compare TCM and Western medicine, and suggest how key modalities might be applied to strengthen holistic nursing care in the United States. Design: A qualitative, descriptive exploratory investigation employing a constructivist grounded theory. Method: Interview of TCM healers in Hong Kong (n = 5). Transcripts were reviewed to identify common themes and categories. Findings: Five themes were identified: improvement in energy flow and health, TCM as "a way of knowing," curing source versus symptoms of disease, declining TCM practice in Hong Kong, and need for interprofessional education. Conclusions: TCM is considered useful in chronic illnesses, whereas those with acute illnesses often seek Western medicine. Failing to address the holistic care needs and preferences of individuals results in less than optimal health outcomes. Nurses need explicit TCM content and would benefit from a restructuring of curricula and clinical experiences to foster integration into caring practices.

Rationing of nursing care, a deviation from holistic nursing: A systematic review.

BACKGROUND: Rationing of care in nursing is nurses' inability to complete all care activities for patients because of scarcity in time and resource. Literature suggests that rationing of care is closely related to patient safety and quality of care. The phenomena have been defined and studied from varied perspectives and contexts. A systematic review of studies related to the concept was aimed at identifying and synthesizing the finding. METHODS: The review followed Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analysis guidelines, and literature searches were conducted in MEDLINE, CINAHL, PsycInfo, Web of Science and EMBASE databases. Fifty-seven quantitative studies were included in the review. FINDINGS: The review observed that nursing activities addressing the emotional, educational, mobility and hygiene needs of the patients were commonly rationed. Antecedents of rationing included resource inadequacy and organizational work environment. Rationing influenced patient satisfaction, mortality and a number of adverse events and was associated with decreased job satisfaction, increased intention to leave and high turnover among nurses. DISCUSSIONS: This review concludes that rationing in nursing is ubiquitous, embedded in the work environment and poses a threat to the professional health and philosophical base of nursing in addition to having serious implications on patients' safety. Strategies to reframe and reconsider organizational traits, and open discussion with other healthcare stakeholders can reduce rationing of nursing care. The review suggests future researchers adopt different methodological layout to study rationing.

Advancement of global health: Recommendations from the Global Advisory Panel on the Future of Nursing & Midwifery (GAPFON®).

AIMS: To discuss nurses' contributions to global health through their participation in GAPFON®. DESIGN: Discussion paper that reviews literature related to global health, global nursing and midwifery based on the contributions of the GAPFON® report. DATA SOURCES: A literature search of electronic databases was conducted for published articles during 2014-2018 in English focusing on the main themes of the GAPFON® report. Manual searches of relevant journals and internet sites were also undertaken. RESULTS: Recommendations and strategies were discussed that could have an impact on the advancement of the nursing profession's contribution to global health based on the GAPFON® report outcomes. IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING: GAPFON® provides a framework to synergize and converge our activities to address professional issues around the globe, through implementation of the suggested strategies identified in the GAPFON® report. GAPFON® has engaged with nursing and midwifery leaders around the globe to determine both the most pressing health issues and professional issues in regions and the report is a synthesis of all the data, reflecting regional and global challenges. This article explores ways of how the report can be used as a basis for engagement with decision makers in global health. CONCLUSION: Advances in the professional areas embedded in the GAPFON® Model are expected to lead to capacity building, evidence-based practice and ultimately improved quality of global health care. The strategies for implementation identified by regional stakeholders can have an impact on the global health agenda by focusing on nurses and midwives as the drivers of this change.

The use of children's stories in nursing care for the child: an integrative review.

OBJECTIVE: To identify how children's stories can be used in child care. METHOD: Integrative literature review, conducted in databases between 2000 and 2018, in three languages. Full research articles were included that agreed with the following question: "How can children's stories be used in child care?". RESULTS: From the analysis of 16 selected articles, three categories emerged: The use of stories in the hospital; Specialized nursing intervention; and Stories in the educational dimension. FINAL CONSIDERATIONS: Evidence shows benefits to children, families, institutions and nursing. The use of children's stories as a care intervention can occur in different situations and settings, values; boosts bonds, reduces anxiety in children and families, encourages children's participation in care, and promotes health education. It is a low-cost and still incipient strategy in nursing.

The use of children's stories in nursing care for the child: an integrative review / El uso de historias infantiles en la atención de enfermería al niño: revisión integradora / O uso de histórias infantis no cuidado de enfermagem à criança: revisão integrativa

ABSTRACT Objective: To identify how children's stories can be used in child care. Method: Integrative literature review, conducted in databases between 2000 and 2018, in three languages. Full research articles were included that agreed with the following question: "How can children's stories be used in child care?". Results: From the analysis of 16 selected articles, three categories emerged: The use of stories in the hospital; Specialized nursing intervention; and Stories in the educational dimension. Final considerations: Evidence shows benefits to children, families, institutions and nursing. The use of children's stories as a care intervention can occur in different situations and settings, values; boosts bonds, reduces anxiety in children and families, encourages children's participation in care, and promotes health education. It is a low-cost and still incipient strategy in nursing.

RESUMEN Objetivo: Identificar cómo las historias infantiles se pueden utilizar en la atención al niño. Método: Revisión integradora de la literatura, realizada en bases de datos, entre 2000 y 2018, en tres idiomas. Se incluyeron artículos de investigación disponibles en su totalidad y que estaban de acuerdo con la siguiente pregunta: ¿Cómo las historias infantiles pueden ser utilizadas en la atención al niño? Resultados: A partir del análisis de 16 artículos seleccionados surgieron tres categorías: El uso de historias en el hospital; Intervención de enfermería especializada; e Historias en la dimensión educativa. Consideraciones finales: Las evidencias apuntan beneficios a los niños, a las familias, a las instituciones y a la Enfermería. El uso de historias infantiles como intervención de atención puede ocurrir en diferentes situaciones y escenarios, pues valoriza y estimula vínculos, reduce la ansiedad de los niños y sus familiares, estimula la participación de los niños en la atención, y promueve educación en Salud. Es una estrategia de bajo costo, y aún incipiente en la Enfermería.

RESUMO Objetivo: Identificar como as histórias infantis podem ser utilizadas no cuidado à criança. Método: Revisão integrativa da literatura, realizada em bases de dados, entre 2000 e 2018, em três idiomas. Foram incluídos artigos de pesquisa disponíveis na íntegra e que estavam de acordo com a seguinte questão: "Como as histórias infantis podem ser utilizadas no cuidado à criança?". Resultados: A partir da análise de 16 artigos selecionados, emergiram três categorias: O uso de histórias no hospital; Intervenção de enfermagem especializada; e Histórias na dimensão educativa. Considerações finais: As evidências apontam benefícios às crianças, às famílias, às instituições e à Enfermagem. O uso de histórias infantis como intervenção de cuidado pode ocorrer em diferentes situações e cenários, valoriza e estimula vínculos, reduz ansiedade das crianças e familiares, estimula a participação das crianças no cuidado, e promove educação em saúde. É uma estratégia de baixo custo e ainda incipiente na Enfermagem.

Building Specialized Nursing Practice Capacity in Bangladesh: An Educational Program to Prepare Nurses to Care for Oncology and Bone Marrow Transplant Patients in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

In 2012, the Minister of Health and other leaders in the Bangladesh government approached Massachusetts General Hospital to establish the country's first bone marrow transplant program at Dhaka Medical College Hospital to serve the needs of the people of Bangladesh. Stated goals of this collaboration included a broad focus on the care of oncology patients with a specific emphasis on care of patients with hematologic malignancies and of women with gynecologic cancers. The purpose of this article is to describe the international nursing collaboration between Massachusetts General Hospital, Simmons College, the AK Khan Healthcare Trust in Dhaka, and Dhaka Medical College Hospital that was established to share nursing knowledge and to build specialized professional nursing capacities to deliver high-quality cancer care in the public sector. Over the past 3 years, through the educational programs that have been developed within this collaboration-the Enhanced Specialized Nurse Training Program-the Bangladeshi nurses have received continuing professional development based on Western standards of nursing and have been offering nursing care to patients who have undergone chemotherapy and bone marrow transplantation. The challenges, opportunities, and outcomes of this international collaboration have been highly rewarding and mutually beneficial.

Integrative review of literature: nursing care to aged people with HIV.

OBJECTIVE: To identify evidences in scientific Brazilian literature on nursing care to aged people with HIV. METHOD: Integrative review of literature from databases: Latin American and Caribbean Literature on Health Sciences (LILACS), Scientific Eletronic Library Online (SciELO), Cochrane and the Nursing Database (BDENF). The applied inclusion criteria were publications that were fully available from 2001 to 2015 and answered to the guiding question of this study. RESULTS: We included 13 studies; and the categories that allowed a better presentation of the scientific evidence on nursing care to aged people with HIV carrier were: Epidemiological profile, perceptions and experiences of aged people with HIV and nursing care to aged people with HIV. CONCLUSION: The studies address nursing care from a clinic that follows NANDA diagnoses of strong individualizing approach and low consideration of social aspects.

Spirituality in adolescents with cancer

Objective: As adolescents with cancer are at risk of experiencing spiritual distress, they tend to have unique spiritual needs. Spirituality plays a significant role for adolescents with cancer as it contributes to increased comfort and calmness, and better coping mechanisms when confronted with the illness, which indirectly improves the adolescent's quality of life. This study aimed to explore spiritual experiences in adolescents with cancer. Method: A qualitative study using a phenomenology approach was conducted. Nine adolescents with chemotherapy-treated cancer were purposefully selected to be involved in this study. The data were analyzed using thematic analysis. Results: This study identified six spiritual themes in adolescents with cancer: a) accepting their illness; b) believing their illness in God's will; c) improving spiritual practices; d) expressing empathy to parents; e) maintaining relationships with significant others, and f) achieving self-actualization. Conclusions: This study demonstrated that spirituality gave hope to adolescents by helping them to overcome existential problems related to cancer. We believe it is necessary for nurses to address the spiritual needs of adolescent with cancer as this will help these young people accept their condition with more grace and humility

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Integrative review of literature: nursing care to aged people with HIV / Revisión integrativa de la literatura: asistencia de enfermería a la persona anciana con VIH / Revisão integrativa da literatura: assistência de enfermagem a pessoa idosa com HIV

ABSTRACT Objective: To identify evidences in scientific Brazilian literature on nursing care to aged people with HIV. Method: Integrative review of literature from databases: Latin American and Caribbean Literature on Health Sciences (LILACS), Scientific Eletronic Library Online (SciELO), Cochrane and the Nursing Database (BDENF). The applied inclusion criteria were publications that were fully available from 2001 to 2015 and answered to the guiding question of this study. Results: We included 13 studies; and the categories that allowed a better presentation of the scientific evidence on nursing care to aged people with HIV carrier were: Epidemiological profile, perceptions and experiences of aged people with HIV and nursing care to aged people with HIV. Conclusion: The studies address nursing care from a clinic that follows NANDA diagnoses of strong individualizing approach and low consideration of social aspects.

RESUMEN Objetivo: Identificar en la literatura brasileña las evidencias científicas sobre la asistencia de enfermería al anciano portador del VIH. Método: Revisión integrativa de la literatura, realizada en las bases de datos: Literatura Latinoamericana y del Caribe en Ciencias de la Salud (LILACS), Scientific Eletronic Library Online (SciELO), Cochrane y la Base de Datos en enfermería (BDENF). Los criterios de inclusión aplicados fueron las publicaciones que estuvieron disponibles en la versión completa, en el período de 2001 a 2015, y que respondiera la cuestión orientadora del estudio. Resultados: Fueron incluidos 13 estudios; y las categorías que permitieron una mejor presentación de las evidencias científicas sobre la asistencia de enfermería al anciano portador del VIH, fueron: El Perfil epidemiológico, las percepciones y las vivencias de los ancianos portadores de VIH y la Asistencia de enfermería delante el anciano seropositivo. Conclusión: Los estudios abordan la asistencia de enfermería todavía a través de una clínica basada en los diagnósticos de NANDA con fuerte abordaje individualizante y baja consideración de los aspectos sociales.

RESUMO Objetivo: Identificar na literatura brasileira as evidências científicas sobre a assistência de enfermagem ao idoso portador do HIV. Método: Revisão integrativa da literatura, realizada nas bases de dados: Literatura Latino-Americana e do Caribe em Ciências da Saúde (LILACS), Scientific Eletronic Library Online (SciELO), Cochrane e a Base de Dados em Enfermagem (BDENF). Os critérios de inclusão aplicados foram publicações que estivessem disponíveis na íntegra, no período de 2001 a 2015, e que respondesse a questão norteadora do estudo. Resultados: Foram incluídos 13 estudos; e as categorias que permitiram uma melhor apresentação das evidências científicas sobre a assistência de enfermagem ao idoso portador do HIV, foram: Perfil epidemiológico, percepções e vivências dos idosos portadores de HIV e Assistência de enfermagem frente ao idoso soropositivo. Conclusão: Os estudos abordam a assistência de enfermagem ainda através de uma clínica baseada nos diagnósticos da NANDA com forte abordagem individualizante e baixa consideração dos aspectos sociais.

Percepción del equipo de enfermería sobre el enfoque lúdico al niño hospitalizado / Percepção da equipe de enfermagem sobre a abordagem lúdica à criança hospitalizada / Nursing staff perception of nursing on approach to child hospitalized ludica

Objetivo: Conocer la percepción del equipo de enfermería sobre el enfoque lúdico para los niños hospitalizados. Metodología: estudio cualitativo exploratorio-descriptivo en pediatría en un hospital en el sur de Rio Grande do Sul. Escuela con ocho profesionales del equipo de enfermería. Para recopilar los datos, se utilizó la entrevista semies-tructurada. La información fue interpretada a través de análisis temático de Minayo. Resultados: Se observó que el personal de enfermería no tiene la preparación técnica y científica para utilizar un enfoque lúdico en la prestación de cuidados de enfermería, así como algunos ignorantes del concepto y las técnicas aplicadas a la terapia de juego, este problema ha tenido poca o ninguna enfoque en la formación académica o profesional de los encuestados. Conclusión: es necesario que esta matéria se integre en los cursos de grado y que las insti-tuciones promuevan el cuidado lúdico que los profesionales pueden como uma herramienta más del cuidado, con objeto de optimizar la atención a los niños hospitalizados (AU)

Objetivo: conhecer a percepção da equipe de enfermagem sobre a abordagem lúdica à criança hospitalizada. Metodologia: estudo qualitativo exploratório-descritivo, realizado na pediatria de um Hospital Escola do sul do Rio Grande do Sul, com oito profissionais da equipe de enfermagem. Para a coleta de dados, utilizouse a entrevista semi-estruturada. As informações foram interpretadas por meio da análise temática de Minayo. Resultados: observou-se que a equipe de enfermagem não possui o preparo técnico-científico para utilizar a abordagem lúdica na prestação de assistência de enfermagem, visto que além de alguns desconhecerem o conceito e as técnicas aplicadas à ludoterapia, esse tema teve escasso ou nenhuma abordagem na formação acadêmica ou profissional dos entrevis-tados. Conclusão: faz-se necessário que tal mo-dalidade seja inserida nos cursos de graduação e ainda que a instituições promovam o cuidado lúdico para que os profissionais possam utilizar deste instrumento do cuidado, melhorando assim a assistência prestada à criança hospitalizada (AU)

Objective: To know the perception of the nursing team about the playful approach to hospitalized children. Methodology: exploratory-descriptive qualitative study in Pediatrics in a hospital in southern Rio Grande do Sul School with eight nursing team professionals. To collect data, we used the semi-structured interview. The in-formation was interpreted through thematic analysis of Minayo. Results: it was observed that the nursing staff does not have the technical and scientific preparation to use a playful approach in pro-viding nursing care, as well as some ignorant of the concept and the techniques applied to the play therapy, this issue has had little or no approach in academic or vocational training of respondents. Conclusion: it is necessary that this mode is entered in undergraduate courses and that the institutions promote playful care that professionals can use this instrument care, there-by improving the care provided to hospitalized children (AU)

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