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ABSTRACT: This descriptive mixed-methods study was conducted to understand the impact of COVID-19 on undergraduate nursing students' education, perceptions of nursing, stress, and coping. A convenience sample (N = 150) reported high levels of stress with higher stress levels significantly associated with lower coping. The essence of nursing, emotions surrounding the transition to nursing, educational barriers, and faculty-student relationships emerged as themes. The findings can be used to revise curricula and better support nursing students in future disasters and transitions to practice during unpredictable times.
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COVID-19 , Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate , Education, Nursing , Students, Nursing , Humans , Students, Nursing/psychology , Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate/methods , COVID-19/epidemiology , Adaptation, PsychologicalABSTRACT
Falls with injury are a persistent patient safety challenge in the acute care setting. This article describes the creation and implementation of a Certified Falls Prevention Advocate (CFPA) program on a medical-surgical unit. The program created standardization of nursing support staff involvement in falls prevention and engaged them as members of the interdisciplinary team. The CFPA program was an important element in the unit's improvement in falls with injury rates. The mean falls with injury rate decreased from 1.115 to 0.178 per 1000 patient-days over a 1-year period.
