Ti t l e A fa mily-c a r e r u b ri c : d ev elo pi n g fa mily c a r e a n d c o m m u ni c a tio n s kills u si n g si m ul a tio n

Faculty at Minnesota State University, Mankato (USA) developed a family-focused baccalaureate curriculum to address gaps between evidence and practice with families that have been linked to undergraduate nursing education. The purpose of this study was to understand the perceptions of new graduate nurses in providing family-focused nursing care in practice settings. A descriptive design focused on narrative data was used to identify the nurses’ perceived benefits and challenges of caring for families in their current nursing practice. Data were collected from three cohorts of new graduate nurses who were currently employed in health care settings ( N = 109) through a five-contact procedure and examined using a content analysis method. Nine perceived benefit categories, subcategories, and summary statements were identified. Seven challenge categories were identified. The early career graduate nurses’ ability to translate family-focused knowledge to their practice was a significant finding. The benefits and value of developing interactions with families were evident in a number of categories. Education and practice systems can implement educational innovations and partner to support new career graduates’ ability to offer skilled family nursing practice.

The concept of lack of anonymity was updated; portions of the original definition remain unchanged. Empirical referents reveal the defining attributes in daily life and may guide future research on the effect of lack of anonymity on nursing practice. This analysis advances the conceptual understanding of rural nursing theory.

The purpose of this study was to explore the impact of an obstetric emergency high-fi delity simulation on maternity nurses' perceived self-effi cacy levels at three different time points. Study Design: We used a quasi-experimental, repeated measures design. Methods: A convenience sample of maternity nurses recruited from three institutions within a single rural health care system participated in simulation exercises at an academic high-fi delity simulation center. They completed the Obstetric Nursing Self Effi cacy survey before, immediately after, and 2 months following the simulation. Results: Twenty-nine nurses were included in the analysis. All were women and Caucasian. Most (72.4%) had a baccalaureate nursing degree, with an average nursing experience of 11 years (range 1 to 44 years), and <5 years of OB experience (55.