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J Pediatr Health Care ; 38(2): 233-239, 2024.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-38429035

ABSTRACT

School connectedness is the degree to which students experience acceptance, inclusion, and care by school personnel and peers. A sense of belonging incorporates an emotional connection to the community. School connectedness and belonging are protective factors that promote student engagement, accomplishment, and community performance. Despite the rise in students from immigrant families in the United States, belonging and connectedness for youth from diverse cultural and linguistic experiences are understudied. School-based nurses, our term, is inclusive of advanced practice pediatric, family, and psychiatric nurse practitioners, are well-positioned to support school connectedness for youth who may encounter hurdles to health care because of cultural and linguistic differences. We present practice suggestions for language, culture, and inclusion using three health conditions experienced by youth: anxiety, asthma, and obesity. School-based nurses and other school personnel who provide linguistic and culturally appropriate care can support students in feeling connected and included in their school communities.


Subject(s)
Schools , Students , Adolescent , Humans , Child , United States/epidemiology , Students/psychology , Peer Group , Delivery of Health Care , Emotions
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Nurs Outlook ; 71(2): 101892, 2023.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36641315

ABSTRACT

There is a clear and growing need to be able record and track the contributions of individual registered nurses (RNs) to patient care and patient care outcomes in the US and also understand the state of the nursing workforce. The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine report, The Future of Nursing 2020-2030: Charting a Path to Achieve Health Equity (2021), identified the need to track nurses' collective and individual contributions to patient care outcomes. This capability depends upon the adoption of a unique nurse identifier and its implementation within electronic health records. Additionally, there is a need to understand the nature and characteristics of the overall nursing workforce including supply and demand, turnover, attrition, credentialing, and geographic areas of practice. This need for data to support workforce studies and planning is dependent upon comprehensive databases describing the nursing workforce, with unique nurse identification to support linkage across data sources. There are two existing national nurse identifiers- the National Provider Identifier and the National Council of State Boards of Nursing Identifier. This article provides an overview of these two national nurse identifiers; reviews three databases that are not nurse specific to understand lessons learned in the development of those databases; and discusses the ethical, legal, social, diversity, equity, and inclusion implications of a unique nurse identifier.


Subject(s)
Nursing Staff , Personnel Turnover , Humans , Workforce , Policy
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Nurs Adm Q ; 45(3): 179-186, 2021.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34060500

ABSTRACT

Among the many lessons that have been reinforced by the SARS-COVID-19 pandemic is the failure of our current fee-for-service health care system to either adequately respond to patient needs or offer financial sustainability. This has enhanced bipartisan interest in moving forward with value-based payment reforms. Nurses have a rich history of innovative care models that speak to their potential centrality in delivery system reforms. However, deficits in terms of educational preparation, and in some cases resistance, to considering cost alongside quality, has hindered the profession's contribution to the conversation about value-based payments and their implications for system change. Addressing this deficit will allow nurses to more fully engage in redesigning health care to better serve the physical, emotional, and economic well-being of this nation. It also has the potential to unleash nurses from the tethers of a fee-for-service system where they have been relegated to a labor cost and firmly locate nurses in a value-generating role. Nurse administrators and educators bear the responsibility for preparing nurses for this next chapter of nursing.


Subject(s)
COVID-19/economics , Nurses/psychology , Value-Based Health Insurance , COVID-19/prevention & control , Humans , Nurses/statistics & numerical data , Pandemics/prevention & control
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J Pediatr Health Care ; 35(3): 260-269, 2021.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32178939

ABSTRACT

Human trafficking is a pandemic human rights violation with an emerging paradigm shift that reframes an issue traditionally seen through a criminal justice lens to that of a public health crisis, particularly for children. Children and adolescents who are trafficked or are at risk for trafficking should receive evidence-based, trauma-informed, and culturally responsive care from trained health care providers (HCPs). The purpose of this article was to engage and equip pediatric HCPs to respond effectively to human trafficking in the clinical setting, improving health outcomes for affected and at-risk children. Pediatric HCPs are ideally positioned to intervene and advocate for children with health disparities and vulnerability to trafficking in a broad spectrum of care settings and to optimize equitable health outcomes.


Subject(s)
Child Abuse, Sexual , Human Trafficking , Adolescent , Child , Family , Health Personnel , Human Trafficking/prevention & control , Humans , Public Health
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J Spec Pediatr Nurs ; 25(3): e12289, 2020 07.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32040249

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND: Worldwide, it is estimated that 235-334 million people have been diagnosed with asthma. In Nicaragua, the current asthma rate for children 13-14 years of age was 15.2%. PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of asthma at this school-based health clinic in Managua, Nicaragua, associated symptoms or diseases, determine asthma classification, medications, and hospitalization rates. METHODS: A retrospective chart review was performed on all pediatric patient's medical records seen in the clinic during a 5-day period (n = 105). RESULTS: A total of 23 patients (21.9%) had asthma documented in the medical chart and were included in the analysis. Of the 23 patients, 3 (13%) patients were classified with intermittent asthma while the rest of the patients (87%) were not classified. Albuterol was prescribed for 19 (86%) of the patients with two patients who had both albuterol and QVAR® prescribed. Six (26%) patients had a family history of asthma. DISCUSSION: This study demonstrated the prevalence of asthma in school-aged children in Nicaragua is significant and higher than previously reported. The lack of a classification of asthma prevents patients from potentially being treated appropriately.


Subject(s)
Albuterol/therapeutic use , Asthma/diagnosis , Asthma/drug therapy , Bronchodilator Agents/therapeutic use , Hospitalization/statistics & numerical data , School Health Services/statistics & numerical data , Adolescent , Asthma/epidemiology , Child , Child, Preschool , Female , Humans , Infant , Male , Nicaragua/epidemiology , Prevalence , Retrospective Studies
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J Pediatr Health Care ; 33(5): 603-611, 2019.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31277984

ABSTRACT

INTRODUCTION: Up to 87% of trafficking victims encounter a health care provider while being trafficked but are not recognized as victims. Most health care providers receive little or no training, and awareness remains low. To describe the knowledge, beliefs, and attitudes of pediatric advanced practice registered nurses about human trafficking. METHOD: A survey of the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners membership (n = 8,647) before the intervention measured knowledge, beliefs, and experience regarding child trafficking. An awareness campaign was implemented with continuing education, national media presence, Train the Trainer programs, and creation of a nonprofit organization to direct strategic initiatives. RESULTS: Overall, 799 (9%) NAPNAP members completed the survey. Although 87% believed it possible that they might encounter a victim of trafficking in their practice, 35% were unsure if they had provided care for a victim. Only 24% reported confidence in their ability to identify a child at risk for trafficking. DISCUSSION: These survey findings indicate the need for clinical practice guidelines to identify potential and actual victims of human trafficking. Pediatric advanced practice registered nurses are ideally equipped and situated to intervene on behalf of vulnerable children with health disparities in a myriad of care settings, advocating for prevention and optimization of equitable health outcomes.


Subject(s)
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice , Human Trafficking/prevention & control , Nurse Practitioners/psychology , Practice Guidelines as Topic , Adolescent , Adult , Aged , Child , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Nurses, Pediatric/psychology , Risk Factors , Young Adult
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J Asthma Allergy ; 10: 191-196, 2017.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-28670135

ABSTRACT

PURPOSE: The primary purpose of this study was to examine the quality of sponsored and unsponsored asthma websites using the Brief DISCERN instrument and to evaluate whether the Health On the Net Code of Conduct (HONcode) logo was present, thereby indicating that the site met the criteria. The Internet is an important source of health information for patients and their families. The primary purpose of this study was to examine the quality of sponsored and unsupported asthma websites. A secondary aim was to determine the readability and reading ease of the materials for each website along with the grade level. METHODS: We queried seven Internet search engines using the keyword "asthma." The websites were evaluated using the six-item Brief DISCERN instrument and by ascertaining whether the HONcode quality label was present. The websites were also evaluated for readability employing Flesch-Kincaid grade level and Flesch reading ease tools using Microsoft Office Word 2013 software. RESULTS: A total of 22 unique websites were included in the study. Approximately 68% of the websites reviewed had a Brief DISCERN cutoff score of ≥16. The overall Brief DISCERN scores ranged from 6 to 30, and the mean score was 17.32 (SD =6.71). The Flesch-Kincaid grade level scores ranged from 2.9 to 15.4, and the average reading grade score was 9.49 (SD =2.7). The Flesch reading ease scores ranged from 17 to 82.7, with a mean reading ease score of 53.57 (SD =15.03). Sites with a HONcode quality label had significantly higher Brief DISCERN scores than those without one (t=2.3795; df=20; p=0.02). CONCLUSION: Brief DISCERN scores revealed that there is quality asthma information for children and their families available on the Internet. The grade level ranged between 2.9 and 15.4 among the websites. However, the mean grade level scores were 9.3-9.89, which is high for the average consumer. Access to accurate information via the Internet, with appropriate readability, may enable pediatric asthma patients and their caregivers to better control and manage asthma.

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J Pediatr Nurs ; 31(3): e219-31, 2016.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26796625

ABSTRACT

UNLABELLED: Reflective functioning (RF), the capacity to envision thoughts, feelings, needs and intentions within the self and others, is thought to be central to sensitive parenting, yet this capacity has been unexamined among pregnant adolescents. We explored how RF was related to the emotional experience of adolescent pregnancy. DESIGN AND METHODS: This qualitative study was guided by interpretive description. Participants were 30 Latina and African-American adolescents (mean age 17.7+1.5years) residing in a low-income urban community. All adolescents were interviewed with the Pregnancy Interview (a 22 question semi-structured interview) in their third trimester of pregnancy. Interview transcripts had been previously coded for levels of RF (1-9 with higher levels denoting higher reflectiveness), and this secondary analysis focused on the teens' experience of pregnancy and their emerging reflective capacities. We used a priori and inductive coding with all interviews and developed patterns and themes. RESULTS: These interviews provided an in-depth understanding of the complex adolescent emotional experiences of pregnancy. We identified five themes that create a picture of how the participants reflected upon their pregnancies, unborn babies, emerging parental roles, and complicated relationships with family and partners. CONCLUSIONS AND PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS: Adolescent developmental issues and harsh family and neighborhood environments permeated the teens' experience of pregnancy and limited capacity for RF. Understanding distinctive features of RF in pregnant adolescents may contribute to developing conceptual models and tailored clinical approaches for enhancing parental reflectiveness and sensitivity in these vulnerable young women as they enter into the transition to parenthood.


Subject(s)
Life Change Events , Parenting/psychology , Pregnancy in Adolescence/psychology , Quality of Life , Self Concept , Adolescent , Black or African American/statistics & numerical data , Female , Hispanic or Latino/statistics & numerical data , Humans , Interpersonal Relations , Interviews as Topic , Mother-Child Relations , Pregnancy , Pregnancy in Adolescence/ethnology , Qualitative Research , Sampling Studies , United States , Young Adult
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Barcelona; Wolters Kluwer; 2 ed; 2016. 648 p. ilus.(Enfermería Fácil).
Monography in Spanish | MINSALCHILE | ID: biblio-1545561
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J Pediatr Health Care ; 28(1): 3, 2014.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24490263
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Pediatr Nurs ; 39(1): 40-2, 49, 2013.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23540105
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J Pediatr Health Care ; 26(5): 356-63, 2012.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-22920777

ABSTRACT

Puerto Ricans have been found to have higher asthma prevalence rates than non-Hispanic whites, blacks, and all other Hispanic subgroups. They also have the highest rates of emergency department (ED) use for the management of their asthma. Using a hermeneutic phenomenological approach, the aim of this study was to describe the lived experience of Puerto Rican families caring for their child's asthma and using the ED for asthma care. Six themes were generated from in-depth interviews with 10 Puerto-Rican caregivers: (1) The Folklore of Asthma, (2) Culture and the Medicine Woman, (3) In Awe of Asthma, (4) Praying to God, (5) The Decision-Time to Go, and (6) The ED Environment. The findings emphasize the necessity of establishing and maintaining a therapeutic partnership between primary care providers and families of children with asthma. The results may be used as a foundation for understanding motivations for seeking asthma care in the ED.


Subject(s)
Anti-Asthmatic Agents/therapeutic use , Asthma/epidemiology , Caregivers/psychology , Emergency Service, Hospital/statistics & numerical data , Hispanic or Latino/statistics & numerical data , Anxiety/epidemiology , Anxiety/etiology , Asthma/drug therapy , Asthma/ethnology , Child , Child, Preschool , Cultural Characteristics , Decision Making , Family/ethnology , Female , Folklore , Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice , Health Promotion , Humans , Infant , Infant, Newborn , Male , Patient Education as Topic , Pregnancy , Prevalence , Puerto Rico/ethnology , Religion , Socioeconomic Factors , United States/epidemiology , United States/ethnology
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J Psychosoc Nurs Ment Health Serv ; 48(12): 34-41, 2010 Dec.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-20873701

ABSTRACT

Depressive symptoms in adolescent mothers have been associated with a variety of negative outcomes for both the adolescent mother and her child. The purpose of this article is to describe the dimensions of the Beck Depression Inventory®-II and to provide a discussion of how depression may appear in adolescent mothers. This descriptive study involved 45 adolescent mothers in a high school-based parent support program. The average score on the depression inventory for the adolescent mothers was 12.27 (SD = 8.57). One third (n = 15) of the adolescent mothers displayed depressive symptoms. All of the adolescent mothers reported experiencing increased symptoms related to loss of energy, changes in sleep patterns, changes in appetite, and tiredness/fatigue. It is important for nurses working with adolescent mothers to understand that what may be perceived as a normal adaptation to motherhood may in fact be a deeper emotional issue such as depression.


Subject(s)
Depressive Disorder/prevention & control , Mass Screening , Mothers/psychology , Psychological Tests , Adolescent , Depressive Disorder/epidemiology , Female , Humans , Infant , New England/epidemiology , Risk Factors , School Nursing
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J Spec Pediatr Nurs ; 15(3): 211-6, 2010 Jul.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-20618635

ABSTRACT

PURPOSE: An essential component of asthma management is education. Parents often turn to the Internet, a 24-hour source of health information. DESIGN AND METHODS: In this descriptive study, two researchers evaluated websites using eight core educational concepts developed by the National Heart, Blood, and Lung Institute (NHLBI) to determine the accuracy of the health information regarding asthma on the Internet. RESULTS: Of the 68 websites reviewed, only 6 (8.8%) had accurate and complete information regarding asthma according to NHBLI recommendations. PRACTICE IMPLICATIONS: Nurses must be educated regarding the selection of accurate websites on asthma so that in turn, they may educate patients and their families.


Subject(s)
Asthma , Health Education , Internet , Health Education/statistics & numerical data , Humans , Internet/statistics & numerical data , Reproducibility of Results
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