J Perianesth Nurs. 2022 Apr;37(2):153-154. doi: 10.1016/j.jopan.2022.01.013.

NO ABSTRACT

PMID:35422269 | PMC:PMC9000908 | DOI:10.1016/j.jopan.2022.01.013

Nurse Lead. 2022 Apr;20(2):145-151. doi: 10.1016/j.mnl.2021.12.018. Epub 2022 Feb 9.

ABSTRACT

Over the past 2 years, in tandem with the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, an interesting professional choice phenomenon occurred in the health care sector. Nurses' decisions to incorporate travel nursing into their career paths created a shift in the US nurse staffing landscape. What influenced this shift? Will the trend continue as the new "norm"? What leadership approaches can be harnessed to preserve continuity of expert nursing service delivery to patients? The authors present perspectives and offer suggestions to navigate the sea change that manifested in the wake of the pandemic.

PMID:35165526 | PMC:PMC8828254 | DOI:10.1016/j.mnl.2021.12.018

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2021 Nov 2:1-4. doi: 10.1017/ice.2021.460. Online ahead of print.

ABSTRACT

Initial assessments of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) preparedness revealed resource shortages and variations in infection prevention policies across US hospitals. Our follow-up survey revealed improvement in resource availability, increase in testing capacity, and uniformity in infection prevention policies. Most importantly, the survey highlighted an increase in staffing shortages and use of travel nursing.

PMID:34725004 | PMC:PMC8632447 | DOI:10.1017/ice.2021.460

J Nurs Manag. 2020 Mar;28(2):377-384. doi: 10.1111/jonm.12939. Epub 2020 Feb 13.

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AIM: This study investigated travel nurses' perception of their communication and relational experiences with other nurses.

BACKGROUND: It is common for nurses to offer and to accept help, especially since nurses enter and exit numerous nursing teams throughout their careers and sometimes several times within a single shift. The social norm of reciprocity suggests that nurses supported by other nurses will likely reciprocate in prosocial behaviour. However, when and whom one can or will help highlight differences in individuals' ability to share and compete for personal and professional resources.

METHOD: Thematic analysis on data collected through semi-structured interviews.

RESULTS: Four categories of perceived envy-motivated communication conceptualize nurses' communication and relational experiences.

CONCLUSION: This study underscores the pervasiveness of social comparison and perceived envy-motivated communication among nurses.

IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING MANAGEMENT: Nurse managers should explore how they might leverage social comparison and the effects of envy to improve unit productivity. One strategy that nurse managers might adopt to promote fairness perception and trust is to communicate expressly how they allocate resources to their nurses. A sequential strategy to level the gap in nurses' exposure to different ways of overcoming resource deficiencies is to encourage mutual learning as prosocial behaviour.

PMID:31891205 | DOI:10.1111/jonm.12939

J Nurs Adm. 2019 Sep;49(9):436-440. doi: 10.1097/NNA.0000000000000781.

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OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to describe current practices for onboarding travel nurses (TRNs) and identify TRNs' specific onboarding needs.

BACKGROUND: Onboarding must be streamlined and organized for TRNs to provide safe patient care.

METHODS: Cross-sectional descriptive survey was used with 306 TRNs throughout United States who were recruited electronically from a closed social media group page.

RESULTS: The TRNs identified critical information, including unit patient ratios, onboarding schedule 7 to 14 days before travel assignment start, and login IDs/accesses on day 1. Travel nurse onboarding and competency assessment checklists should be specific to the unit/facility where they will work.

CONCLUSION: Findings from this study have the potential to support hospitals in the development of streamlined and tailored TRN onboarding to support regulatory compliance and patient safety as well as realize significant cost savings for TRN onboarding.

PMID:31436742 | DOI:10.1097/NNA.0000000000000781

Int J Public Health. 2019 Apr;64(3):333-342. doi: 10.1007/s00038-018-1199-y. Epub 2019 Jan 8.

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OBJECTIVES: Short-term medical service trips (MSTs) are a controversial modality for addressing the health of marginalized populations. Despite their prevalence, there are no routinely used evaluative frameworks. This study used stakeholder consensus to validate a literature-based framework for MST best practices.

METHODS: A recent systematic review was used to construct a preliminary list of best practices for short-term MSTs. We then recruited a multidisciplinary panel of academics, medical professionals, program coordinators, and non-medical volunteers for a three-round e-Delphi consensus-building exercise to review the list. A 7-point Likert scale was used, with mean scores 4-7 representing rejection, scores < 2 representing acceptance, and elements scoring in between being redistributed for discussion.

RESULTS: The literature review identified 30 best practices. Twenty-six stakeholders were recruited for the e-Delphi panel, with 73.1% responding to all three rounds. Eighteen elements were accepted into the final framework.

CONCLUSIONS: This framework identifies essential MST best practices and enables volunteers to compare organizations. Future research should translate this framework into an assessment tool and initiate dialogue between host communities, local clinicians, and sending organizations.

PMID:30617500 | DOI:10.1007/s00038-018-1199-y

Mod Healthc. 2017 Jan;47(3):34.

NO ABSTRACT

PMID:30620801

Travel Med Infect Dis. 2018 May-Jun;23:80-86. doi: 10.1016/j.tmaid.2018.04.004. Epub 2018 Apr 10.

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BACKGROUND: In an influenza pandemic, arrival times of cases are a proxy of the epidemic size and disease transmissibility. Because of intense surveillance of travelers from infected countries, detection is more rapid and complete than on local surveillance. Travel information can provide a more reliable estimation of transmission parameters.

METHOD: We developed an Approximate Bayesian Computation algorithm to estimate the basic reproduction number (R₀) in addition to the reporting rate and unobserved epidemic start time, utilizing travel, and routine surveillance data in an influenza pandemic. A simulation was conducted to assess the sampling uncertainty. The estimation approach was further applied to the 2009 influenza A/H1N1 pandemic in Mexico as a case study.

RESULTS: In the simulations, we showed that the estimation approach was valid and reliable in different simulation settings. We also found estimates of R₀ and the reporting rate to be 1.37 (95% Credible Interval [CI]: 1.26-1.42) and 4.9% (95% CI: 0.1%-18%), respectively, in the 2009 influenza pandemic in Mexico, which were robust to variations in the fixed parameters. The estimated R₀ was consistent with that in the literature.

CONCLUSIONS: This method is useful for officials to obtain reliable estimates of disease transmissibility for strategic planning. We suggest that improvements to the flow of reporting for confirmed cases among patients arriving at different countries are required.

PMID:29653203 | DOI:10.1016/j.tmaid.2018.04.004

J Forensic Nurs. 2017 Oct/Dec;13(4):196-202. doi: 10.1097/JFN.0000000000000170.

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This is a conceptual article exploring global voyeurism and service, overlaying ethical considerations in service within the profession of forensic nursing. Key elements considered include examining and reflecting on personal motivations, benefits, and consequences of service when viewed through an ethical perspective. Through this article we seek to examine the relationships between poverty tourism and service, while better supporting individual forensic nurses in their quest to align their actions with the ethical and practice comportment standards within the profession of nursing service globally. We include definition of terms, including professional identity, ethics and social justice, poverty tourism and voyeurism, global and professional service, cultural humility, partnerships, and trusting relationships. We conclude with implications, and considerations for forensic nursing.

PMID:29064860 | DOI:10.1097/JFN.0000000000000170

Nurse Educ Today. 2017 Aug;55:77-81. doi: 10.1016/j.nedt.2017.05.007. Epub 2017 May 17.

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AIM: The aim of this study was to identify the key word(s) or phrases; and key image(s) new to nursing professionals would recommend using in a recruitment poster to encourage school leavers to study nursing or midwifery.

BACKGROUND: An updated imaging and messaging in the profession is needed in recruitment initiatives targeting high school students to perceive registered nursing as a lifelong career.

METHOD: Open-ended responses reported through the Graduate e-Cohort Study (GeS) Survey 7 2015, representing 109 nursing and midwifery graduates from Australia and New Zealand. Responses were analysed using thematic analysis.

RESULTS: The top-three messages these new to the profession registered nurses would use to recruit high-school leavers to the profession were 'opportunity', 'rewarding' and 'travel'. The three core images identified were those depicting 'care', 'opportunity' and 'task, technical, technology and role'.

CONCLUSION: Findings provide a contemporary image and message for a nurse recruitment poster initiative targeting high school students. Nurse educators must become media savvy and media trained; and twitterers telling stories, sharing examples of exemplary practice, education and research; and promoting the achievements of the nursing workforce.

PMID:28535379 | DOI:10.1016/j.nedt.2017.05.007

Nursing. 2016 Dec;46(12):50-54. doi: 10.1097/01.NURSE.0000504677.11475.b5.

NO ABSTRACT

PMID:27875400 | DOI:10.1097/01.NURSE.0000504677.11475.b5

Nephrol News Issues. 2016 May;30(5):20, 23.

ABSTRACT

With the dearth of dialysis travel nurses, you can't afford to blacklist one unless it is for a legitimate egregious clinical or professional reason affecting patient care. In a case like that, most reputable staffing agencies would not want to employ the travel nurse either.

PMID:27386607

Mod Healthc. 2016 Jan 18;46(3):34.

NO ABSTRACT

PMID:27088155

Nurs Stand. 2016 Mar 9;30(28):66. doi: 10.7748/ns.30.28.66.s53.

NO ABSTRACT

PMID:26959477 | DOI:10.7748/ns.30.28.66.s53

Nephrol News Issues. 2016 Jan;30(1):30, 32.

NO ABSTRACT

PMID:26845798

Nurs Womens Health. 2015 Dec-2016 Jan;19(6):469-70. doi: 10.1111/1751-486X.12242.

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PMID:26682654 | DOI:10.1111/1751-486X.12242

Nurs Stand. 2015 Sep 2;30(1):20-2. doi: 10.7748/ns.30.1.20.s22.

ABSTRACT

Following the Ebola outbreak in west Africa last year, UK military nurses joined the international response. Three military nurses who travelled to the crisis zone recall their experiences of working in treatment centres in Sierra Leone to help tackle the spread of the virus.

PMID:26329064 | DOI:10.7748/ns.30.1.20.s22

Medsurg Nurs. 2014 Nov-Dec;23(6):Suppl 7-8, 15.

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PMID:26281638

Mod Healthc. 2015 Feb 9;45(6):30.

NO ABSTRACT

PMID:25826865

Br J Community Nurs. 2015 Mar;20(3):134-8. doi: 10.12968/bjcn.2015.20.3.134.

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Mobile working refers to a practitioner's ability to access information systems and applications while 'on the move'. This relatively new concept has yielded a number of benefits, including the ability to access patients' electronic records in real time and a reduction in travelling time for clinicians, thereby improving efficiency within community nursing practice. For a change in practice to be successful, it is necessary to ensure that the proposals are discussed with the staff group implementing them and that appropriate help and support are provided during the period of transition. Maintaining engagement with community nursing teams may be challenging due to increasing workloads and limited resources, potentially affecting health professionals' ability to attend workshops and associated events. Considering the specific needs of the workforce requires consideration and planning, including provision of additional support for members of staff who may lack confidence in working with mobile devices.

PMID:25754781 | DOI:10.12968/bjcn.2015.20.3.134

Br J Nurs. 2015 Feb 12-25;24(3):168-72. doi: 10.12968/bjon.2015.24.3.168.

ABSTRACT

The current Ebola virus disease outbreak in West Africa has initiated the request for local and international healthcare workers, including doctors, nurses and healthcare assistants to volunteer to care for patients in Ebola treatment centres. However, there is limited literature available to prepare healthcare workers for this task. There can be reluctance for healthcare workers to volunteer because of fear of the disease. This paper reviews the literature and captures the author's own experience of working in a treatment centre in Sierra Leone. It is hoped that this paper will inform healthcare workers considering deployment to West Africa to work in a treatment centre.

PMID:25679247 | DOI:10.12968/bjon.2015.24.3.168

Nurs Stand. 2015 Jan 20;29(20):8. doi: 10.7748/ns.29.20.8.s5.

ABSTRACT

Healthcare workers who have cared for Ebola patients in west Africa may now be referred to an infectious diseases specialist if they feel ill when returning to the UK, as part of strengthened screening for the virus.

PMID:25585723 | DOI:10.7748/ns.29.20.8.s5

J Nurs Care Qual. 2015 Jan-Mar;30(1):44-52. doi: 10.1097/NCQ.0000000000000070.

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Concerns about insufficient work setting familiarity and orientation of temporary nurses affecting job performance are documented in the literature. This mixed-methods study identified unique needs and characteristics of travel nurses, using Web conference focus groups and an Internet survey to reach this geographically dispersed workforce. New knowledge emerged to facilitate more effective travel nurse orientation strategies.

PMID:24813177 | DOI:10.1097/NCQ.0000000000000070

J Nurs Manag. 2015 Mar;23(2):242-51. doi: 10.1111/jonm.12121. Epub 2013 Jul 22.

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AIM: To test the psychometric properties of the McCloskey-Mueller Satisfaction Scale and to assess which of the McCloskey-Mueller Satisfaction Scale dimensionalities have a considerable impact on job satisfaction of nursing employees in three public Slovenian hospitals.

BACKGROUND: Job satisfaction of nurses is linked to productivity, turnover, absenteeism and patient outcomes. Little is known about the factors contributing to job satisfaction among Slovenian hospital nurses. Understanding the contributing factors could help nurse managers to take appropriate measures.

METHOD: A cross-sectional survey study was used to obtain a sample of 169 registered nursing assistants and 74 registered nurses working in three public hospitals in Slovenia, from which data was obtained using the McCloskey-Mueller Satisfaction Scale. Dimensionality was tested using exploratory factor analysis.

RESULTS: A seven-factor structure of 29 items was obtained, which accounted for 54.3% of the total variance in job satisfaction, and was internally consistent (Cronbach's alpha coefficient of the instrument was 0.78). The first factor 'Satisfaction with Interaction Opportunities', which is a component of the social rewards dimension in the McCloskey-Mueller Satisfaction Scale, explained 30.6% of the variation.

CONCLUSION: The registered nursing assistants' job dissatisfaction was higher than that of the registered nurses. Both were mostly dissatisfied with professional opportunities. Using the factor analysis, a seven-factor structure was found instead of the originally introduced eight-factor model, which suggests a need for further redevelopment of the McCloskey-Mueller Satisfaction Scale.

IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING MANAGEMENT: The results suggest that operational management needs to revitalize the work environment by ensuring proactive leadership and allowing participation in the decision-making process, while health-care organisations need to support the professional development of registered nursing assistants and registered nurses in order to achieve sustainable effects in job satisfaction.

PMID:23869437 | DOI:10.1111/jonm.12121

Nurs Manage. 2012 Jul;43(7):42-7. doi: 10.1097/01.NUMA.0000415492.43449.99.

NO ABSTRACT

PMID:22733054 | DOI:10.1097/01.NUMA.0000415492.43449.99

Am J Nurs. 2012 Jan;112(1 Suppl):49-50. doi: 10.1097/01.NAJ.0000410179.67142.d4.

NO ABSTRACT

PMID:22207546 | DOI:10.1097/01.NAJ.0000410179.67142.d4

Nursing. 2012 Jan;42 Suppl Career:49-50. doi: 10.1097/01.NURSE.0000408213.36527.6b.

NO ABSTRACT

PMID:22157910 | DOI:10.1097/01.NURSE.0000408213.36527.6b

Am J Nurs. 2010 Jan;110(1 Suppl):44. doi: 10.1097/01.NAJ.0000366164.79188.95.

ABSTRACT

A few key steps can help you to make the most of a travel nursing assignment.

PMID:20032691 | DOI:10.1097/01.NAJ.0000366164.79188.95

Imprint. 2008 Jan;55(1):44-7.

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PMID:18286998

Nursing. 2007 Jan;37 Suppl Career:34-5. doi: 10.1097/00152193-200701001-00006.

ABSTRACT

Personal and professional growth-not to mention a chance to explore the country-await nurses who decide to give travel nursing a try.

PMID:17197911 | DOI:10.1097/00152193-200701001-00006

RN. 2006 Jan;Suppl:15-6.

NO ABSTRACT

PMID:16535868

Nursing. 2005 Oct;35(10 Suppl):10-1. doi: 10.1097/00152193-200510001-00008.

NO ABSTRACT

PMID:16205219 | DOI:10.1097/00152193-200510001-00008

Nursing. 2004 Autumn;Suppl:20-2. doi: 10.1097/00152193-200410001-00006.

ABSTRACT

Personal and professional growth--not to mention a chance to explore the country--are awaiting nurses who decide it's time to give travel nursing a try.

PMID:15959098 | DOI:10.1097/00152193-200410001-00006

Nursing. 2005 Jan;35 Suppl Career:50, 52. doi: 10.1097/00152193-200501001-00010.

NO ABSTRACT

PMID:15677992 | DOI:10.1097/00152193-200501001-00010

Nursing. 2004 Nov;34 Suppl Travel:22. doi: 10.1097/00152193-200411001-00013.

NO ABSTRACT

PMID:15539996 | DOI:10.1097/00152193-200411001-00013

AAOHN J. 2004 Jan;52(1):28-41; quiz 42-3.

ABSTRACT

Pre-travel care, with its focus on disease prevention and health promotion, is the cornerstone of travel health nursing practice. Pre-travel nursing services include risk assessment, immunizations, health counseling, and referrals. Individual travel health and safety risks vary and depend upon a number of different factors. These include: traveler health status, destination, trip duration, season of travel, type of accommodation, trip activities, and prevention efforts. More than 35% of U.S. international travel is business travel. Occupational health nurses have an important role to play to keep traveling employees, including frequent flyers, long stay expatriates, and special needs travelers, healthy, safe, and productive in the "global marketplace."

PMID:14740867

AORN J. 2002 Oct;76(4):658-63. doi: 10.1016/s0001-2092(06)60942-3.

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Travel nursing presents unique opportunities that permanent employees may never experience. Today's nursing shortage allows travel nurses to fill temporary staff positions while experiencing the sights, culture, and cuisine of a location of their choosing. This creates a beneficial situation for travel nurses, hospitals, travel companies, and, ultimately, patients. Knowledgeable, flexible nurses and traveler-friendly hospitals can extend contracts if mutually agreeable, thus prolonging the benefits. Before beginning the adventure, however, travelers must have realistic expectations. Many disappointed travelers may have been more successful had they done better research.

PMID:12382471 | DOI:10.1016/s0001-2092(06)60942-3

Nursing. 2002 Feb;32 Suppl Travel:2. doi: 10.1097/00152193-200202001-00001.

NO ABSTRACT

PMID:12082351 | DOI:10.1097/00152193-200202001-00001

J Emerg Nurs. 2001 Oct;27(5):507-10. doi: 10.1067/men.2001.118574.

NO ABSTRACT

PMID:11577297 | DOI:10.1067/men.2001.118574

Imprint. 1998 Nov-Dec;45(5):51-3.

NO ABSTRACT

PMID:9849223

Nursing. 1996 Jun;26(6):62.

NO ABSTRACT

PMID:8788885

Nursing. 1995 Jun;25(6):78, 80.

NO ABSTRACT

PMID:7624089

Revolution. 1995 Fall;5(3):86-8.

NO ABSTRACT

PMID:8705038

Nursing. 1994 Jun;24(6):73-82.

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PMID:8008288

Can Nurse. 1991 Aug;87(7):34-5.

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PMID:1878854