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Aims: To explore how emerging adult‐aged women self‐manage their sexual and reproductive health and to generate a grounded theory of these self‐management processes. Design: Grounded theory methods using a constructivist approach. Methods: Between September 2019 and September 2020, 18‑ to 25‐years‐old women (n = 13) were recruited from a 4‐year university, a 2‐year community college, and neighbourhoods surrounding the institutions of higher education. Individual interviews were transcribed verbatim and qualitatively analysed using a constant comparative method and inductive coding. Results: The theory purports that core processes of sexual and reproductive health self‐management used by the women in this study included both passive and (re)active processes. These processes expanded upon and/or maintained the women's accessible sexual and reproductive health knowledge, behaviour and beliefs, defined as the sexual and reproductive health repertoire. The processes appeared to be cyclical and were often initiated by a catalysing event or catalyst and resulted in conversations with confidantes, or trusted individuals. A catalyst was either resolved or normalized by expanding or maintaining the sexual and reproductive health repertoire. Conclusion: The resulting theory, EMeRGE Theory, offers insight into the complex and cyclical processes emerging adult‐aged women use to simultaneously develop and adapt their foundational sexual and reproductive health knowledge, behaviours and beliefs. Implications for the Profession and/or Patient Care: This explication of emerging adult‐aged women's sexual and reproductive health self‐management processes can be used by nurses and nurse researchers to better address this population's unique health needs. Impact: The EMeRGE Theory provides valuable guidance for future exploratory and intervention research aimed at improving the health and well‐being of emerging adult‐aged women. Reporting Method: The authors adhered to the Consolidated Criteria for Reporting Qualitative studies (COREQ) in preparation of this publication. Patient or Public Contribution: No patient or public contribution. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Aim: The aim of this article is to provide practical strategies for maintaining methodological rigour in executing a virtual qualitative study. Strategies are based on evidence from existing research about virtual qualitative methods and on the strategies used by the authors to convert a planned in‐person qualitative, grounded theory study to an entirely virtual grounded theory study during the COVID‐19 pandemic. The study began in‐person in September 2019 and was converted to virtual in March 2020. Virtual data collection was completed in September 2020. Design: This article provides a case exemplar of virtual adaptations made to a study underway when the pandemic rendered all in‐person research impractical and potentially dangerous. Data sources: The strategies discussed are based on our own experiences and the supporting theoretical assumptions of qualitative research, specifically grounded theory methods. Implications for nursing: Nursing scholars conducting qualitative inquiry may find these strategies helpful in continuing research activities during periods of limited access to the phenomena or persons of interest. Furthermore, these strategies allow nursing scholars to conduct rigorous, in‐depth research without geographical limitations, providing greater possibilities for international collaborations and cross‐institution research. Conclusion: Despite novel challenges, methodological adaptations that are carefully planned and purposeful allow qualitative and non‐qualitative scholars to continue research activities in a fully virtual manner. Impact: This case exemplar and discussion provide practical strategies for qualitative scholars to consider while planning new studies or converting an in‐person study to a virtual one. Despite the in‐person nature of in‐depth qualitative inquiry, a historic pandemic and a changing research environment require qualitative researchers to adapt to virtual methods while still conducting high quality, methodologically rigorous research. Qualitative scholars can use the strategies presented here to continue rigorous qualitative inquiry despite limited access to phenomena or persons. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Aims: (a) Determine relationships among stress exposure, inflammation, and neurodevelopment in very preterm infants and determine the mediated effect of inflammation on the relationship between stress exposure and neurodevelopment; (b) describe cytokine trajectories following birth and determine the effect of stress exposure on these trajectories; and (c) examine relationships between stress exposure and chronic stress responses in very preterm infants. Design: Non‐experimental, repeated measures. Methods: Very preterm infants born 28–31 weeks post menstrual age will be enrolled. Cumulative stress exposure over the first 14 days of life will be measured using the Neonatal Infant Stressor Scale. Blood will be collected weekly for the quantification of cytokines. Neurodevelopment will be assessed using the Neurobehavioral Assessment of the Preterm Infant and hair for quantification of hair cortisol will be collected at 35 weeks post menstrual age. Multiple linear regression and conditional process analysis will be used to analyse the relationships among stress exposure, inflammation and neurodevelopment. Linear mixed models will be used to determine inflammatory trajectories over time. IRB approval for the study was received May 2017, and funding from the National Institute of Nursing Research was awarded July 2017. Discussion: This study will determine the extent to which inflammation mediates the relationship between stress exposure and neurodevelopment. Interventions to attenuate inflammation in preterm infants may improve outcomes. Impact: Determining the potentially modifiable mediators of stress exposure and neurodevelopment in preterm infants is critical to improving long‐term outcomes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Aims The aims of this study were: (1) to explore the family perspective on pediatric hospital-to-home transitions; (2) to modify an existing nurse-delivered transitional home visit to better meet family needs; (3) to study the effectiveness of the modified visit for reducing healthcare re-use and improving patient- and family-centered outcomes in a randomized controlled trial. Background The transition from impatient hospitalization to outpatient care is a vulnerable time for children and their families; children are at risk for poor outcomes that may be mitigated by interventions to address transition difficulties. It is unknown if an effective adult transition intervention, a nurse home visit, improves postdischarge outcomes for children hospitalized with common conditions. Design (1) Descriptive qualitative; (2) Quality improvement; (3) Randomized controlled trial. Methods Aim 1 will use qualitative methods, through focus groups, to understand the family perspective of hospital-to-home transitions. Aim 2 will use quality improvement methods to modify the content and processes associated with nurse home visits. Modifications to visits will be made based on parent and stakeholder input obtained during Aims 1 & 2. The effectiveness of the modified visit will be evaluated in Aim 3 through a randomized controlled trial. Discussion We are undertaking the study to modify and evaluate a nurse home visit as an effective acute care pediatric transition intervention. We expect the results will be of interest to administrators, policy makers and clinicians interested in improving pediatric care transitions and associated postdischarge outcomes, in the light of impending bundled payment initiatives in pediatric care. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The author discusses how many papers can be published from one study. The issue of how many papers can be presented in a single study is a matter of debate for researchers, editors and publishers. The practice of publishing multiple outputs from a single study is called salami slicing. Researchers opting to address broader "lumped" rather than more focused "split" questions often generate more data.

Aims The aims of this study are to describe: (1) the frequency of nurse-reported missed care in neonatal intensive care units; and (2) nurses' reports of factors contributing to missed care on their last shift worked. Background Missed nursing care, or necessary care that is not delivered, is increasingly cited as a contributor to adverse patient outcomes. Previous studies highlight the frequency of missed nursing care in adult settings; the occurrence of missed nursing care in neonatal intensive care units is unknown. Design A descriptive analysis of neonatal nurses' self-reports of missed care using data collected through a cross-sectional web-based survey. Methods A random sample of certified neonatal intensive care nurses in seven states was invited to participate in the survey in April 2012. Data were collected from nurses who provide direct patient care in a neonatal intensive care unit ( n = 230). Descriptive statistics constituted the primary analytic approach. Results Nurses reported missing a range of patient care activities on their last shift worked. Nurses most frequently missed rounds, oral care for ventilated infants, educating and involving parents in care and oral feedings. Hand hygiene, safety and physical assessment and medication administration were missed least often. The most common reasons for missed care included frequent interruptions, urgent patient situations and an unexpected rise in patient volume and/or acuity on the unit. Conclusion We find that basic nursing care in the neonatal intensive care unit is missed and that system factors may contribute to missed care in this setting. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Aim We describe an innovative research protocol to test the role of missed nursing care as a mediator of the association between nurse workload and patient outcomes in the neonatal intensive care unit. Background Increases in nurses' workloads are associated with adverse patient outcomes in neonatal intensive care settings. Missed nursing care is a frequently hypothesized explanation for the association between workload and outcomes. Few studies to date have tested missed care as a variable that mediates the workload-outcomes relationship. Design We use a longitudinal, observational study design. Methods We will recruit approximately 125 nurses (80% of target population) providing direct patient care in one neonatal intensive care unit. Four, 6-week data collection cycles occur over 1 year. At the end of every shift, nurses report on their workloads and the frequency with which specific patient care activities were missed for each infant cared for during the shift. Infant-specific nurse reports of missed care are linked to shift-level infant outcomes data extracted from the electronic health record. Funding for the study began in July 2012; Research Ethics Committee approval was granted in December 2012. Discussion Missed care may explain the effects of nurse workload on patient outcomes. This research will generate preliminary evidence regarding the causal relationships among nurses' workloads, missed care and infant outcomes that we will confirm in a future multi-site study. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The authors discuss the term predatory open access introduced by University of Colorado librarian and researcher Jeffrey Beall. They say that authors are encouraged to spend time examining journals before submitting their papers. They add that failure to do so could lead to the loss of copyright of work to unscrupulous publishers.

The authors present insights on the policy for authorship or article contributions in the field of nursing. They state that omissions and inclusions of authors are covered by several agencies. They note the policy of Great Britain's Research Integrity Office on authorship. They also cite the standard of the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE) on authorship.

The article reflects on the different topics covered in the "Journal of Advanced Nursing" since the 1970s. Topics discussed include the prevalence of nursing homes in Great Britain in 16 and the growth of nurse home visiting through time. Also mentioned is the use of nurse home visits to boost the functional abilities of older people.