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1 to 4 of 4 Research Studies DisplayedJardon C, Choi KR
COVID-19 experiences and mental health among graduate and undergraduate nursing students in Los Angeles.
This observational study’s purpose was to 1) describe the mental health of nursing students during the COVID-19 pandemic, (2) investigate relationships between stressful COVID-19 experiences and mental health, and (3) examine correlates of mental health service use. The authors created a web-based survey to assess COVID-19 experiences, self-reported mental health, and mental health service utilization among nursing students in Los Angeles in spring 2021 (N = 174, 30.1% response rate). The survey measured stressful COVID-19 experiences (personal COVID-19 illness, hospitalization of close friends or family, and death of close friends or family), loneliness, resilience, depression, anxiety, COVID-19-related traumatic stress, and utilization of campus and noncampus mental health services. Students were found to have high levels of depression (30%), anxiety (38%), and traumatic stress (30%). No relationship was found between stressful COVID-19 experiences and mental health, but loneliness was associated with higher odds of mental health problems and resilience with lower odds. Students with primary caregiving responsibilities (OR = 0.22) and students who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander (OR = 0.24) had lower odds of mental health service utilization.
AHRQ-funded; HS026407.
Citation: Jardon C, Choi KR .
COVID-19 experiences and mental health among graduate and undergraduate nursing students in Los Angeles.
J Am Psychiatr Nurses Assoc 2024 Jan-Feb; 30(1):86-94. doi: 10.1177/10783903211072222..
Keywords: COVID-19, Provider: Nurse, Education: Academic, Burnout
Watach AJ, McPhillips MV, Saconi B
Exploring nurse practitioner students' perceptions of a sleep e-learning program.
The objective of this qualitative descriptive study was to explore nurse practitioner students' perceptions of a sleep e-learning program. Twenty-four students participated in two focus groups. The students embraced sleep education; they spoke of content relevance to themselves and patients and of their intentions to adopt sleep assessment practices. Two overarching themes emerged: perceptions of course design, and content. The authors concluded that their study highlighted the feasibility of increasing curricular exposure to sleep education and ensuring nurse practitioners have the skills to recognize implications of poor and disordered sleep for patients.
AHRQ-funded; HS026372.
Citation: Watach AJ, McPhillips MV, Saconi B .
Exploring nurse practitioner students' perceptions of a sleep e-learning program.
Nurs Educ Perspect 2023 Jul-Aug; 44(4):229-36. doi: 10.1097/01.Nep.0000000000001132..
Keywords: Education: Curriculum, Education: Academic, Sleep Problems, Provider: Nurse
Bettencourt AP, Vance AJ, Jun J
Maximizing the academic nursing model in the era of COVID-19 and beyond.
This opinion paper revisits the 2016 American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) position statement on academic nursing. In the age of COVID-19, the statement is reimagined as a means to maximize nursing’s contributions to this global health crises. The 2016 position statement discussed the potentials for nursing schools to work within healthcare systems beyond clinic training. Most academic nurses do not also provide clinical care which is limited by structural barriers that inhibit academic nursing transformation. Many academic nurses who also have a clinical practice have had to do so on their own time. This new vision would capitalize on nursing’s strength in population health. The authors urge nursing schools to transform their model of academic nursing.
AHRQ-funded; HS024552.
Citation: Bettencourt AP, Vance AJ, Jun J .
Maximizing the academic nursing model in the era of COVID-19 and beyond.
Nurs Outlook 2020 Sep-Oct;68(5):542-44. doi: 10.1016/j.outlook.2020.04.013..
Keywords: COVID-19, Nursing, Provider: Nurse, Public Health, Education: Academic
Hande K, Christenbery T, Phillippi J
Appreciative advising pilot study: an innovative approach to advising doctor of nursing practice students.
The purpose of this pilot study was to determine the feasibility of a doctor of nursing practice (DNP) appreciative advising model to advise students through the rigors of DNP education and improve student and faculty satisfaction. Faculty were provided with comprehensive guidebooks and received orientation on the model; qualitative responses were analyzed using content analysis. Results showed that the student and faculty participants reported satisfaction with the model and commented that the model allowed for early identification of needs and was helpful and worthwhile. These results suggest that the model may hold promise as a solution to assist students in adjusting to DNP education.
AHRQ-funded; HS024733.
Citation: Hande K, Christenbery T, Phillippi J .
Appreciative advising pilot study: an innovative approach to advising doctor of nursing practice students.
Nurse Educ 2019 Jul/Aug;44(4):187-91. doi: 10.1097/nne.0000000000000593..
Keywords: Provider: Nurse, Nursing, Education: Academic, Education: Continuing Medical Education