A satisfaction study investigates whether a more liberal ICU visitation policy satisfactorily meets visitors’ and nurses’ needs and expectations.

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The history of health care for people with intellectual and developmental disability (IDD) shares similarities with the general population, but is composed of inequalities, a lack of access, poorer quality, and higher costs. This chapter will explore this history through a discussion of major issues.

Despite the need to increase diversity in the nursing profession, minority nurses continue to be underrepresented. The literature implies that nurse educators' lack of cultural competence could be contributing to minority nursing students' high attrition rate. No published studies known to this author exist on the relationship between nurse educators' cultural competence and the recruitment and graduation of minority nursing students. Using a descriptive correlational survey design, this study explored the relationship between nurse educators' cultural competence and the recruitment and graduation of minority nursing students. Nurse educators in nine accredited colleges of nursing completed the Cultural Diversity Questionnaire for Nurse Educators. A significant statistical correlation was found between mean cultural competence scores and the percentage of minority nursing students graduated from these schools. Nurse educators need to increase their cultural competence, enabling them to help students from diverse cultural backgrounds stay in school and graduate.

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Early childhood caries (ECC) is the most common chronic disease condition in childhood and involves the presence of one or more decayed (noncavitated or cavitated lesions), missing (due to caries), or filled teeth in children under 72 months of age (American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry, 2010a). ECC is a multifactorial disease that is preventable and requires intervention by the nurse. When teeth are discolored and damaged by dental caries, children may be reluctant to smile, have difficulty talking, miss school, or be unable to focus on studies due to dental pain. This "state of the science" article reviews the literature to determine the risk factors for ECC, assess the prevention strategies, and apply that information to enhance nursing practice. Computerized searches from MEDLINE, CINAHL, and the Cochrane Library were used.

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Nurse executives are challenged to translate the mission of their healthcare organizations into desired outcomes that accomplish what is best for patients. Moving from paper to an electronic clinical documentation system can be a key tool in meeting this challenge; thus, nurse executives must lead a workforce that understands and embraces technology. The authors describe the change management approach that began the organizational culture transformation from paper to an electronic clinical documentation system.