Career Satisfaction and Advancement Related to Mentorship Experiences of Underrepresented Nursing Faculty.

AIM: This study aimed to describe the perceived impact of mentorship on career satisfaction and advancement for underrepresented nursing faculty. BACKGROUND: Mentoring contributes to career development through a continuous learning process and support for role development. METHOD: Fifteen underrepresented nurse faculty in academia comprised the sample for this qualitative phenomenological study. RESULTS: Themes of career advancement and satisfaction related to mentorship included personal and professional growth, retention, lost opportunities, isolation, and multilayered mentoring. CONCLUSION: Results of this study may be used to support the development of multilayered mentorship programs to meet the unique needs of underrepresented nurse faculty and improve diversity in nursing education.

Equine-Assisted Activities and Therapies for Veterans With Posttraumatic Stress Disorder: Current State, Challenges and Future Directions.

Posttraumatic stress disorder is common among military Veterans. While effective treatments exist, many Veterans either do not engage in treatment or fail to achieve full remission. Thus, there is a need to develop adjunctive complementary interventions to enhance treatment engagement and/or response. Equine-assisted activities and therapies (EAAT) are one category of animal assisted interventions that might serve this function. The aim of this article is to review the current state and challenges regarding the use of EAAT for Veterans with PTSD and provide a roadmap to move the field forward. EAAT hold promise as adjunctive complementary interventions for symptom reduction among Veterans with PTSD. Additionally, there is evidence that these approaches may enhance wellbeing in this population. At this time, many gaps in the literature exist and rigorous randomized controlled trials are needed before definitive conclusions can be drawn. The authors of this work provide recommendations as a roadmap to move the field forward. These include standardizing the EAAT nomenclature, focusing mechanism of action studies on the human-horse bond using biological metrics and using a standardized intervention model across studies.