Emory Authors: Advancing Health Equity in Georgia

Posted on March 31, 2023 by John

“America spends more money on health care than any other industrialized country, yet we rank among the highest in terms of poverty rates and income inequity Georgia has some of the poorest health outcomes in the United States and relative to other developed countries (National Academy of Medicine[NAM], 2021) Overall, the United States has the highest health care spending among developed countries with GDP reported to be at 18% in 2020;yet, the United States has some of the poorest health outcomes of industrialized countries”

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JONA Highlights: The Effect of Work Stressors on RN Exhaustion

Posted on March 16, 2023 by John

“The conservation of resources theory suggests that individuals experience stress when they are threatened by resource depletion, lost resources, or failure to get resources after a significant effort. When workers continuously face such conditions, they are more likely to experience psychological burnout.”

“Stressful and poorly organized work environments may give rise to conditions resulting in bullying. Workplace bullying is the persistent exposure to negative acts, which may be psychological,verbal, or physical. Several work stressors (eg, workload, role ambiguity, decision authority, interpersonal conflicts, tyrannical and laissez-faire leadership behaviors) were associated with bullying.”

Filipova, Anna. (2023). The Effect of Work Stressors on RN Exhaustion: The Role of Perceived Organizational Support. The Journal of Nursing Administration, 53, 146-153.

JONA Highlights: Improving Patients’ Hospital Experience:

Posted on March 3, 2023 by John

“The creation of the new supportive nonclinical role shows promise in improving patient experiences. The pandemic resulted in lower scores in patient experience across many care settings. This pilot study provides promising information that should be further explored regarding the impact of the Experience Coordinator and the benefit of this role from the
perspective of the nurse.”

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JONA Highlights: Retention Outcomes of New Graduate Nurse Residency Programs

Posted on February 27, 2023 by John

“Nurse Residency Programs can increase 1-year retention of new graduate nurses. More controlled and comparative studies are needed to evaluate program differences. Nurse leaders need evidence to ascertain which programs are the most effective in supporting retention and return on investment.

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JONA Update: Recognizing What Meaningful Recognition Is to Nursesas a Strategy for Nurse Leaders

Posted on February 17, 2023 by John

Meaningful recognition to nurses is as diverse as the nursing population. It is important that instruments be developed to capture the rich cultural and ethnic differences in relation to what is considered meaningful recognition to the nursing workforce. Although pay, public recognition, and opportunities for advancement were seen in this study as important forms of meaningful recognition, a deeper exploration across ethnic, racial, and gender groups is needed. This study underscored that one size of meaningful recognition does not fit all.

Sweeney, Cynthia, et al (2023). Retaining the Best: Recognizing What Meaningful Recognition Is to Nurses as a Strategy for Nurse Leaders. The Journal of Nursing Administration, 53, 81-87.

JONA Highlight: Perceptions of Authentic Nurse Leader Attributes Among Clinical Nurses and Nurse Leaders

Posted on February 7, 2023 by John

“This study aimed to develop and validate a tool to measure authentic nurse leadership (ANL) from the perspective of nurse leaders.” (Giordano-Mulligan)