Nursing forum
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The aim of this article is to define the concept of resilience in the context of chronic pain, while presenting a historical background of resilience. Resilience in young women with chronic pain is discussed where findings exist. Chronic pain places a considerable burden on individual and societal health; resilience is critical to chronic pain management. ⋯ Components of Rodgers's evolutionary method are identified for the concept. Further research on resilience in young women with chronic pain is needed, given the current lack of literature. Developing nursing interventions to foster resilience is important to promote long-term, effective self-management of individuals living with chronic pain.
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Historical Article
Comparing the Spanish flu and COVID-19 pandemics: Lessons to carry forward.
Just as people living in the early 1900s experienced the horrors of World War I followed by the Spanish influenza epidemic, those of us surviving the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic will have our lives forever changed. Both pandemics defied the capabilities of prevailing healthcare and public health. ⋯ Therefore, we need to place focus on the valuable lessons from the century's two pandemics to prepare for future global disease outbreaks. Lessons that will benefit nursing are the importance of continual preparation and planning, care coordination across communities and healthcare systems, and ensuring nurses have the necessary resources and training to perform their roles in an effective and safe manner.
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The coronavirus disease 2019 mortality rate among Black adults in the U. S. is double that of other racial and ethnic groups. ⋯ This creative controversy describes critical conversations needed within nursing to acknowledge the contribution of structural racism to health equity. We recommend implementing structural competency into nursing education and prioritizing nursing research and policies focused on health equity and community-based interventions.
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As the population of older adults in the US steadily increases and becomes more diverse, there is an urgent need to integrate geriatric competencies into baccalaureate nursing education. ⋯ The 4Ms framework provided a valuable construct to guide the community experience and teach geriatric evidence-based practice to nursing students.
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Over two-thirds of American adults have obesity or overweight, increasing the risk of comorbidities, mortality, and healthcare costs. Despite this growing issue, screening and counseling for an unhealthy weight are not common in primary care and clinical practice guidelines (CPGs) for prevention and management of obesity are underutilized. Following the stepwise approach outlined in the Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario Toolkit: Implementation of Best Practice Guidelines, the Institute for Clinical Systems Improvement: Prevention and Management of Obesity for Adults were implemented in a primary care office in Lexington, KY. ⋯ Readiness for change was being documented in less than 40% of those patients. For those with overweight providers were assessing readiness for change in only 30% of patients and were setting goals in just over 40% of patients. After the implementation, care more closely followed the CPG but additional steps are necessary to improve the prevention and management of obesity in this population.