RN-to-BS Nursing Education Research: A Scoping Review.

AIM: The purpose of this scoping review was to examine the extent, range, and nature of RN-to-BS nursing education research. BACKGROUND: The state of nursing education science specific to RN-to-BS education is not available. METHOD: Scoping review methodology was used to identify categories and types of published research related to RN-to-BS nursing education. RESULTS: Eight categories were identified across the 41 articles that met the inclusion criteria: teaching strategies (n = 11), curriculum (n = 9), enrollment/retention (n = 8), benefits of a bachelor's degree (n = 4), student characteristics (n = 3), professional values (n = 2), role transition (n = 2), and faculty/student expectations (n = 2). CONCLUSION: Opportunities exist for researchers to study RN-BS students and faculty to better support evidence-based teaching practices and faculty development needs relevant for the increasingly hybrid and online student populations.

Caffeine Consumption Habits, Sleep Quality, Sleep Quantity, and Perceived Stress of Undergraduate Nursing Students.

BACKGROUND: Consumption of energy drinks is prevalent among college students and has increased over the last decade. There is inadequate research about the energy drink consumption habits of prelicensure nursing students. PURPOSE: This study determined if there were differences in sleep quality, sleep quantity, and perceived stress levels in nursing students who consume energy drinks compared with those who consume other sources of caffeine and those who abstain. METHODS: A comparative study design was used. Participants (n = 272) from universities in 2 regions of the United States answered questions about sleep, perceived stress, caffeine, and energy drink consumption. RESULTS: Nursing students at both universities who consumed energy drinks reported poorer sleep quality, fewer sleep hours, and higher levels of perceived stress than caffeine-only consumers and non-caffeine consumers. CONCLUSIONS: Prelicensure nursing students may be unaware of the relationships among energy drink consumption, sleep quality, sleep quantity, and perceived stress levels.

Refinement and Psychometric Properties of the Self-Efficacy for Sleep Hygiene Inventory.

The purpose of this study was to determine key concepts of self-efficacy for sleep hygiene among young adults/college students and sleep experts, and to refine the Self-Efficacy for Sleep Hygiene Inventory. The Self-Efficacy for Sleep Hygiene Inventory was revised using input from young adult focus groups and experts. Information from focus groups informed instrument revision. The revised instrument was distributed using an electronic survey to young adults age 18-26 years for a total sample of 296. A principal component analysis with Varimax Orthogonal Rotation was conducted resulting in a three-factor solution. Cronbach's alphas were: .85 for Behaviors to Adopt (nine items), .79 for Manage Mindset and Environment (eight items), .70 for Behaviors to Avoid (eight items), and .88 for the inventory (twenty-five items). Initial psychometric testing of the Self-Efficacy for Sleep Hygiene Inventory-Revised indicates that it is a reliable measure of self-efficacy for sleep hygiene in young adults age 18-26 years.

Development of the Self-Efficacy for Sleep Hygiene Inventory.

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Few studies have examined how self-efficacy is related to sleep behaviors in young adults. The purpose of this study was to develop and test an instrument specifically designed to measure self-efficacy for sleep hygiene in young adults. METHODS: The Self-Efficacy for Sleep Hygiene Inventory (SESHI) was developed in three phases using principal components analysis. The 30-item scale was pilot tested with a sample of 305 young adults. A second study with a sample of 96 young adults confirmed reliability. RESULTS: A 24-item three-factor solution: time management, disruptive influences, and sleep influences. Cronbach's alphas were 0.83 (total SESHI), 0.87 (time management), 0.69 (disruptive influences), and 0.73 (sleep influences). CONCLUSIONS: Initial psychometric testing indicated the SESHI may be a reliable measure of self-efficacy for sleep hygiene in this population.

Effects of a sleep hygiene text message intervention on sleep in college students.

OBJECTIVE: To test the effectiveness of a text-message intervention to promote sleep hygiene to improve sleep in young adult college students. PARTICIPANTS: A convenience sample of undergraduate students from one Southwestern university (n = 96), 18-26 years old, recruited in August 2015. METHODS: A 2-group pretest-posttest experimental design assigned participants to receive biweekly text messages about sleep hygiene or healthy behaviors for 6 weeks. Survey questions addressed sleep knowledge, sleep hygiene, self-efficacy for sleep hygiene, and sleep quality at baseline and posttest. RESULTS: Though not significant, sleep quality, sleep hygiene, and sleep knowledge improved in both groups. CONCLUSIONS: Self-efficacy for sleep hygiene is a modifiable factor that may serve to improve sleep quality. Sleep quality improved in both groups. Text messaging is a feasible approach to delivering an intervention to promote healthy behaviors among young adults.

Triggers and Their Influence on Health Behaviors.

This article provides a conceptual definition of the concept trigger within the context of health behaviors and applies it to the highly significant health issue of obesity. Healthy behaviors are essential to life and happiness, but they do not just happen. They are triggered, and an inner drive keeps them alive. To help patients gain and retain optimal health, nurses must understand the triggers of healthy behaviors. Walker and Avant's (2011) method of concept analysis is used as the basis for defining the concept of trigger. The antecedents, defining attributes, and consequences of trigger are identified. Findings suggest that nurses can play a role in triggering health behavior change through simple motivational efforts.