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By Pat Ford-Roegner
On September 20, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPST) issued a draft recommendation on screening for anxiety, depression and suicide risk in adults. For the first time, the Task Force recommended screening for anxiety for all adults under 65.
Why more understanding – and a more comprehensive response – are so badly needed
by Jin Jun, PhD, RN
Burnout — a psychological condition involving a prolonged response to enduring interpersonal stressors — has almost become a descriptor for nursing work in recent years. The COVID-19 pandemic has pushed many already-stressed nurses into a deep state of burnout, as evidenced by research that finds one in two nurses reporting symptoms of burnout.1
by Dr. Michael Ackerman and Dr. Stephanie Justice
Reinvention. Reimagination. Disruption.
All of these words are associated with changing how we do things in order to improve upon what we do. In the world of nursing education, that means changing how we deliver instruction, promote experience and build confidence in our students so that they’re practice-ready.
And it starts with a headset.
By Timiya S. Nolan, Joshua J. Joseph and Darrell M. Gray II
“Of all the forms of inequality, injustice in health is the most shocking and inhumane.” ~Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
What has the experience of the COVID-19 pandemic taught us? Certainly, this era has tested our patience, resilience and sheer will in extreme and unexpected ways.
Nurses have demonstrated unparalleled courage, compassion and care during the COVID-19 pandemic. In the face of the challenges of the last two years, there is much conversation about how the healthcare landscape can and must change. That may include an influx of men joining the nursing profession. A recent article from U.S. News & World Report says that, “Data from the U.S.
This month’s Transformative Solutions in Healthcare piece features the full text of an interview with Arlene Bierman, MD, MS, director of the Center for Evidence of Practice Improvement and the federal Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). The interview was conducted on March 28, 2022 by Bernadette Melnyk, PhD, APRN-CNP, FAANP, FNAP, FAAN, vice president for health promotion, university chief wellness officer and dean of the College of Nursing.
by Dr. Mei-Wei Chang
Evidence is clear that obesity is a common, serious and costly disease and disproportionally affects low-income populations. Although numerous intervention studies and initiatives have focused on promoting healthy eating and physical activity to combat obesity, little progress has been made, especially for low-income populations.
by Pat Ford-Roegner
Each generation’s youth strives to confound their adult counterparts, keeping them in the dark. Previous generations used pig Latin, locked diaries, handshakes, comic books, rap music, playing records backwards; you name it. What stands out today is the worldwide for-profit tech industry engaged in creating new communication platforms with regularity to confound older people and entice teens and young adults.
by Todd B. Monroe and Karen O. Moss
Advanced age is associated with both an increased risk of dementia and pain. The prevalence of cognitively impaired individuals suffering from painful conditions will likely increase in the coming decades. Because there is no successful cure for dementia, people living with dementia are at great risk of suffering from pain and discomfort, especially in the later stages of the disease and life when the ability to communicate and verbally report pain is lost.1
by Pat Ford-Roegner
In an unprecedented move, over 200 national and international medical journals (including The Lancet, The New England Journal of Medicine, and International Nursing Review) issued a joint statement in September 2021 regarding the impact of current climate changes on public health: