The Article: Schootman, M., Jeffe, D., Lian, M., Deshpande, A., Gillanders, W., Aft, R., & Sumner, W. (2008). Area-Level poverty is associated with greater risk of ambulatory-care-sensitive hospitalizations in older breast cancer survivors. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, 56:... Read More
The Article: Durbin, C., Fish, A., Bachman, J., & Smith, K. (2010). Systematic review of educational interventions for improving advance directive completion. Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 42(3): 234-231. Big Idea: Pay attention. This is a systematic review – the mother-load... Read More
The Article: Halm, M. (2010). “Inside looking in” or “inside looking out”? How leaders shape cultures equipped for evidence-based practice. American Journal of Critical Care, 19(4): 375-378. Big Idea: How do we move from research to practice? There are numerous... Read More
The Nursing Research Challenge has contributed to my own nursing practice. I’ve searched for articles about topics of interest, trying to find solutions to issues. It has worked. Imagine that. [Yes, that was sarcasm.] If you blog or teach nursing... Read More
This is part 20 of the Nursing Research Challenge. The Article: Cummings, G., Midodzi, W., Wong, C., & Estabrooks, C. (2010). The contribution of hospital nursing leadership styles to 30-day patient mortality. Nursing Research, 59(5): 331-339. Big Idea: This study... Read More
Many thanks to Ellen Carr, RN, MSN, AOCN®, and UC San Diego colleagues for allowing me the opportunity to share their poster, Development and Launch of a YouTube-Based e-Journal Club for Oncology Nurses: Nursing Research News You Can Use (NRNYCU),... Read More
The National Institutes of Health Patient Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System, or PROMIS®, is a collection of free assessment tools measuring patient–reported health status for physical, mental, and social well–being. Tools are standardized – allowing for easy comparability, inclusive – covering... Read More
This is part 14 of the Nursing Research Challenge. The Article: Otten, R. and Chen, T. (2011). Change, chaos, adaptation: The effects of leadership on a work group. Creative Nursing, 17(1): 30-35. Big Idea: This article views a major change... Read More
Many thanks to Patti Palmer, RN, MS, AOCNS®, and collaborating authors for allowing me to share their recent Oncology Nursing Society Congress poster. Sickle-cell pain management is a touchy subject within healthcare, at least it is in my opinion. I think that our... Read More
This is part 13 of the Nursing Research Challenge. The Article: Hein, L. (2010). Where did you sleep last night? Homeless male adolescents: Gay, bisexual, transgender and heterosexual compared. Southern Online Nursing Journal of Research, 10(1). Accessed at http://snrs.org/publications/SOJNR_articles2/Vol10Num01Art09.pdf. The... Read More