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Fifty years ago, in July 1973, providing care to patients with end stage kidney disease changed dramatically with the implementation of legislation (PL 92-603) that deemed chronic renal disease to be a disability and provided coverage under Medicare for the treatment of the disease. In this article, we discuss the impact of the implementation of PL 92-603.
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Kidney Failure, Chronic , Renal Insufficiency, Chronic , Aged , Humans , United States , Anniversaries and Special Events , Medicare , Kidney Failure, Chronic/therapyABSTRACT
Findings from the 2020 Association for Nursing Professional Development National Preceptor Practice Analysis study validated the Ulrich precepting model. This secondary data analysis examines the influence of preceptor training, experience, and education on perceptions of the importance of the preceptor roles, domains (knowledge and practice), and required competencies. Preceptor training compared with education and experience best predict nurses' perceived importance of precepting and its seven roles.
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Knowledge , Secondary Data Analysis , Humans , Educational StatusABSTRACT
Preceptors are an important part of meeting perioperative workforce demands. A secondary analysis of data collected for the 2020 Association for Nursing Professional Development National Preceptor Practice Analysis Study focused on 400 perioperative nurse preceptors and compared their responses to nonperioperative preceptors. Most perioperative respondents had participated in preceptor training; they spent significantly more time orienting experienced nurse preceptees in the perioperative specialty and its diverse settings (eg, orthopedic surgery, open-heart surgery) than preceptors in nonperioperative settings and specialties. Perioperative preceptors spent significantly less time precepting students, suggesting the presence of an opportunity to address the nursing shortage by promoting student exposure to the perioperative setting. To align with the AORN position statements on orientation and nurse residencies, perioperative nurse leaders should ensure that properly educated preceptors are available to assist RNs who are transitioning to perioperative practice. The Ulrich Precepting Model provides an evidence-based framework for preceptor training.
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Education, Nursing , Nurses , Humans , Preceptorship , WorkforceSubject(s)
Nephrology Nursing , Nephrology , Nurses , Specialties, Nursing , Humans , United States , Societies, NursingABSTRACT
BACKGROUND: The health of nurse work environments has been shown to affect both patient and nurse outcomes. In 2005, the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses published the AACN Standards for Establishing and Sustaining Healthy Work Environments: A Journey to Excellence, and a second edition was published in 2016. The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses conducted critical care nurse work environment studies in 2006, 2008, 2013, 2018, and, most recently, October 2021, which was expanded to include registered nurses in all areas of practice. OBJECTIVE: To report the results of the October 2021 study with comparisons to previous studies and recommendations for continued improvement and to evaluate the current state of nurse work environments. METHODS: An online survey was used. A total of 9862 registered nurses responded to the survey; 9335 met the study criteria of currently practicing as a registered nurse. RESULTS: The health of nurse work environments has declined dramatically since the 2018 study. However, as in 2018, evidence of a positive relationship exists between implementation of the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses Healthy Work Environment Standards and the health of nurse work environments, between the health of nurse work environments and job satisfaction, and between job satisfaction and the intent of nurses to leave their current positions or to stay. CONCLUSION: It is time for bold, intentional, and relentless efforts to create and sustain healthy work environments that foster excellence in patient care and optimal outcomes for patients, nurses, and other members of the health care team.
