Nursing News & Practice Updates

Practice Updates & Statements

November 2025

Clinical Update on Insomnia. The Journal for Nurse Practitioners. January 2025. doi:10.1016/j.nurpra.2025.105518

October 2025

Pediatric Life Support: 2025 International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation Consensus on Science With Treatment Recommendations. Pediatrics. 2025. 10.1542/peds.2025-074853

ACOG Clinical Consensus No. 10: Cannabis Use During Pregnancy and Lactation. Obstetrics and gynecology. 2025;146(4):600-611. doi:10.1097/AOG.0000000000006053

September 2025 

Emergency Nurses Association Position Statement: Palliative and End-of-Life Care in the Emergency Setting. Journal of Emergency Nursing. 2025;51(5):770-776.

Screening for Intimate Partner Violence and Caregiver Abuse of Older or Vulnerable Adults: US Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement. 2025;334;(4):329-338. doi:10.1001/jama.2025.9009

August 2025

Standardizing Preoperative Vaginal Antisepsis. AORN journal. 2025;122(1):P4-P6. 

Evidence-Based Practice

November 2025

The Association Between Nursing Work Environment and Evidence-Based Practice. Worldviews on evidence-based nursing. 2025;22(6):e70082. doi:10.1111/wvn.70082

October 2025

A Guided Introduction to the Fifth Edition of the Johns Hopkins Evidence-Based Practice Model. AJN, American Journal of Nursing. 2025;125(11):36-39. doi:10.1097/AJN.0000000000000174

Nurse-led implementation of evidence-based bundles to reduce CAUTIs in an academic acute care hospital: A four-year longitudinal quasi-experimental study. Applied Nursing Research. 2025;85. doi:10.1016/j.apnr.2025.152004

The Cornerstone of EBP Culture: Leadership Development and Support for EBP Culture. Nurse Leader. 2025;23(5):N.PAG. doi:10.1016/j.mnl.2025.04.007

September 2025

Factors associated with beliefs and implementation of evidence-based practice among nurses: a cross-sectional study. BMC Nursing. 2025;24(1). doi:10.1186/s12912-025-03596-7

Implementation Strategies and Outcomes When Using Evidence Based Practice Implementation Models in Nursing Settings: A Scoping Review. Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing. 2025;22(3). doi:10.1111/wvn.70050

Leveraging the Jigsaw Learning Strategy to Promote Competence, Confidence, and Efficiency in Evidence‐Based Practice. Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing. 2025;22(4):1-7. doi:10.1111/wvn.70047

Exploring Psychosocial Variables and Professional Well‐Being in Nurse Leaders: A Predictive Correlational Study. Worldviews on Evidence-Based Nursing. 2025;22(4):1-9. doi:10.1111/wvn.70054

Leadership, Policy, & Nursing

November 2025

Grand rounds: Inclusive pedagogy for empowering nurse practitioner education. Journal of Professional Nursing. 2025;61:77-83. doi:10.1016/j.profnurs.2025.09.009

October 2025

An Early Warning System for Nurse Burnout: Metrics and Strategies. American Organization for Nursing Leadership (AONL). October 2025.

A “Re-Imagining the Economic Value of Nursing” Summit: Summary and Recommendations. Journal of Nursing Administration (JONA). 2025;55(8):465-471. doi:10.1097/NNA.0000000000001611

Standardization of Nursing Journal Clubs. Critical Care Nurse. 2025;45(4):72-74. doi:10.4037/ccn2025335

Nurse Practitioners as Policy Leaders: The Art and Strategy of Advocacy. The Journal for Nurse Practitioners. 2025;21(8). doi:10.1016/j.nurpra.2025.105468

September 2025

Lower Burnout Among Hospital Nurses in California Attributed to Better Nurse Staffing Ratios. Policy, Politics & Nursing Practice. 2025;26(3):219-226. doi:10.1177/15271544251317506

“Moral spaces”: A feasibility study to build nurses’ ethical confidence and competence. Nursing Ethics. 2025;32(3):782-797. doi:10.1177/09697330241284356

How Direct Care Nurses Learn About Leadership: An Integrative Review. Journal of Continuing Education in Nursing. 2025;56(3):99-103.

Postlicensure nurse competence in the United States: A concept clarification. Journal of Nursing Regulation. 2025;16(2):118-126. doi:10.1016/j.jnr.2025.06.008

Patient Safety & Quality Improvement

November 2025

Metal, and Clothing, and Fashion Trends, Oh My! Keeping Patients Safe in Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Journal of Radiology Nursing. 2025;44(3):257-258. doi:10.1016/j.jradnu.2025.05.004

October 2025

Digital feedback to improve adherence to hand hygiene: A longitudinal study on the effects of an electronic monitoring system. AJIC: American Journal of Infection Control. 2025;53(10):1049-1054. doi:10.1016/j.ajic.2025.06.017

Contributing factors to missed nursing care: A systematic review with clinical implications for practice and patient safety. Applied nursing research : ANR. 2025;85:152002. doi:10.1016/j.apnr.2025.152002

September 2025

Diagnostic Error: An Overview. AACN Advanced Critical Care. 2025;36(2):123-130.

Using the Brøset Violence Checklist Beyond Behavioral Health and the ED: A Mixed-Methods Study. AJN American Journal of Nursing. 2025;125(9):22-27. doi:10.1097/AJN.0000000000000148

Wound Care

September 2025

Addressing the wound care needs of patients who inject drugs. Nursing. 2025;55(7):16-23. doi:10.1097/NSG.0000000000000218

Decreasing Sternal Wound Infections After Cardiac Surgery: A Nurse-Driven Bundle Approach. Critical Care Nurse. 2025;45(2):80-86. doi:10.4037/ccn2025230

Treatment Overviews

October 2025

Pharmacologic Management of Migraine in Primary Care: Nurse Practitioner Guide. The Journal for Nurse Practitioners. 2025;21(9). doi:10.1016/j.nurpra.2025.105501

Infection Prevention

October

Entering a No Diaper Zone: Rethinking Prevention of Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infection. Critical Care Nurse. 2025;45(4):21-28. doi:10.4037/ccn2025843

AI, Machine Learning & Simulation in Healthcare

October 2025

Barriers to breakthroughs: A scoping review of generative AI in healthcare simulation. Clinical Simulation in Nursing. 2025;107. doi:10.1016/j.ecns.2025.101791

Toward amplifying the good in nursing education: A quality improvement study on implementing artificial intelligence-based assistants in a learning system. Nursing outlook. 2025;73(5):102483. doi:10.1016/j.outlook.2025.102483

September 2025

Opportunities and Challenges for Digital Health and Artificial Intelligence to Support Nurses: Results of a Survey of Nursing Informaticists. Computers, informatics, nursing : CIN. 2025;43(7). doi:10.1097/CIN.0000000000001279

Simulation training to increase resilience of nursing groups (STRONG): Results from a multi-site trial. Clinical Simulation in Nursing. 2025;106. doi:10.1016/j.ecns.2025.101802

Conversational AI in tactical combat casualty care: Baseline GPT-4o improves medic decision-making. Clinical Simulation in Nursing. 2025;107. doi:10.1016/j.ecns.2025.101803

Artificial intelligence-assisted nursing in cancer care: A meta-analysis of its impact on pain, anxiety, and quality of life. Applied nursing research : ANR. 2025;84:151987. doi:10.1016/j.apnr.2025.151987

Emerging Topics

September 2025

Acetaminophen in Pregnancy and Attention-Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder and Autism Spectrum Disorder. Obstetrics & Gynecology. 2025;145(2):168-176. doi:10.1097/AOG.0000000000005802

In utero acetaminophen exposure and child neurodevelopmental outcomes: Systematic review and meta‐analysis. Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology. 2023;37:473-484. doi:10.1111/ppe.12963

Acetaminophen Use During Pregnancy and Children’s Risk of Autism, ADHD, and Intellectual Disability. JAMA-Journal of the American Medical Association. 2024;331(14):1205-1214. doi:10.1001/jama.2024.3172

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Nursing in the News

November 2025

From Awareness to Action: Nurse Practitioners Lead the Way in COPD Care. AANP News. November 4, 2025

October 2025

WA nurses help NICU babies, families celebrate first Halloween. Seattle Times. October 31, 2025.

College of Central Florida Nursing Program Touted in U.S. News & World Report. 352today. October 21, 2025

Nursing School Could Be FREE Soon — If These New Bills Pass. Nurse.org. October 22, 2025.

American Nurses Association Celebrates Inclusion of Nurse Staffing in Joint Commission’s National Performance Goals. American Nurses Association. October 13, 2025.

Nurse leaders in their own words: How the CNO role is evolving. Becker's Clinical Leadership. October 13, 2025.

USF St. Petersburg will launch a new four-year nursing program. WUSF. October 13, 2025.

Central Florida Hospital Receives Excellence in Nursing Practice Icon Award. West Orlando News. October 10, 2025.

Suki launches nursing consortium to improve AI assistant integration. Heathcare IT News. October 8, 2025.

Top healthcare conferences to attend in 2026. Healthcare Dive. October 1, 2025.

A new model to measure nursing’s economic value. Becker's Hospital Review: Clinical Leadership. October 7, 2025.

HCA Florida Mercy Hospital Expands Inpatient Rehabilitation Facility with $14.8 Million Investment. Miami's Community News. October 2, 2025.

The nationwide growth of an ‘island’ nurse role. Becker's Hospital Review: Clinical Leadership. October 2, 2025.

Adding Atezolizumab to Chemoradiation Increases QOL in SCLC. Oncology Nursing News. October 1, 2025.

WWI Nurse Mary Nurney Finally Honored in Stamford, Makes History. Nurse.org. October 1, 2025.

C-suites invest in nurse-led clinical research. Becker's Hospital Review: Clinical Leadership. September 30, 2025.

HCA Sues Nursing School After Student’s Mistake Allegedly Kills Elderly Patient. Nurse.org. September 29, 2025.

September 2025

Feedback tool helps Ascension hit 82% retention, Becker's Hospital Review. September 9th, 2025.

HCA Florida hospital nurses vote to unionize. Becker's Hospital Review. September 15, 2025.

The future of nurse scientists’ influence. Becker's Hospital Review. September 22, 2025.

FSU secures historic $10 million gift to revolutionize nursing education in Northwest Florida. Florida State University News. September 22, 2025.

11 most common sentinel events in 2024: Joint Commission. Becker's Clinical Leadership. September 19, 2025.

Trump’s $100K H-1B Visa Fee Could Worsen Doctor & Nurse Shortages. Nurse.org. September 22, 2025.

Tampa General Hospital Honored with Healthcare Innovation Award by Joint Commission. Tampa General Hospital. September 24, 2025.

Florida system launches AI-powered birth center. Becker's Hospital Review: Health IT. September 24, 2025.

Why Aren't Nurses Using Employer Education Benefits? New Report Explains Why. Nurse.Org. September 23, 2025

Diabetes

September 2025

Building programs to reduce sharps injuries for insulin injection. American Nurse Journal. 2025;20(3):14-16. doi:10.51256/anj032514

Diet & Nutrition

October 2025

Meta-Analysis of the Effects of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy on Dietary Habits and Emotional Outcomes in Patients With Obesity Undergoing Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery. Journal of nutrition education and behavior. 2025;57(9):854-868. doi:10.1016/j.jneb.2025.05.193

September 2025

Optimal Intake of Animal-Source Foods: A Scoping Review to Inform a New WHO Guideline. Advances in Nutrition. 2025;16(8). doi:10.1016/j.advnut.2025.100467

Maternal Diet Quality and BMI as Predictors of Human Milk C-Reactive Protein Concentrations. The Journal of Nutrition. June 2025. doi:10.1016/j.tjnut.2025.06.004

Geriatric Care

November 2025

Frailty and Anemia in Geriatric Care: A Retrospective Cohort Study. The American journal of nursing. 2025;125(11):e1-e6. doi:10.1097/AJN.0000000000000173

October 2025

The effect of social activity and social support on life satisfaction in older adults: Mediating role of social exclusion and moderating role of working status. Geriatric Nursing. 2025;65. doi:10.1016/j.gerinurse.2025.103492

Neurology

September 2025

Risk of Parkinson Disease in Individuals With Autism Spectrum Disorder. JAMA NEUROLOGY. 2025;82(7):687-695. doi:10.1001/jamaneurol.2025.1284

Pediatrics & Neonatal

November 2025

Comparative effects of nonpharmacological interventions on sleep-wake states among preterm infants in neonatal intensive care units: a systematic review and network meta-analysis. Intensive & Critical Care Nursing. 2025;91. doi:10.1016/j.iccn.2025.104168

September 2025

In utero acetaminophen exposure and child neurodevelopmental outcomes: Systematic review and meta‐analysis. Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology. 2023;37:473-484. doi:10.1111/ppe.12963

Renal/Urinary

September 2025

The End of Another National Policy Experiment in Kidney Care. The Journal for Nurse Practitioners. January 2025. doi:10.1016/j.nurpra.2025.105513

Investigation of the relationship between burden of care, social support, and quality of life in parents caring for pediatric dialysis patients. Journal of Pediatric Nursing. 2025;83:82-90. doi:10.1016/j.pedn.2025.04.016

Obstetrics & Gynecology

October 2025

Peripartum Urinary Incontinence and Overactive Bladder. Obstetrics and gynecology. 2025;146(4):466-472. doi:10.1097/AOG.0000000000005993

Maternal vaping and pregnancy adverse outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Women and Birth. 2025;38(5). doi:10.1016/j.wombi.2025.101951

Nursing Grand Rounds

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November 12, 2025: Transcendental Meditation, Well-Being and Authentic Presence

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Additional Readings

Bonamer, J. & Aquino-Russell, C. (2019). Self-care strategies for professional development: Transcendental Meditation reduces compassion fatigue and improves resilience for nurses. Journal for Nurses in Professional Development, 35(2), 93-97. doi: 10.1097/nnd.0000000000000522

Bonamer, J. I., Kutash, M., Hartranft, S. R., Aquino-Russell, C., Bugajski, A., & Johnson, A. (2024). Clinical nurse well-being improved through Transcendental Meditation: a multimethod randomized controlled trial. Journal of Nursing Administration, 54(1), 16–24. doi.org/10.1097/NNA.0000000000001372

Aquino-Russell C, Bonamer JI, Hartranft S, Kutash M, Johnson A. (2024). Transcendental Meditation enriches nurses’ authentic presence through caring for self and others. Journal of Holistic Nursing, 42(4), 361–373. doi.org/10.1177/08980101241262922