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The Implicit Association Test
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2023
Source: Julian Wills & Jay Van Bavel—New York University One of the core constructs in social psychology is the notion of an attitude toward an object or person. Traditionally, psychologists measured attitudes by simply asking people to self-report their beliefs, opinions, or feelings. This approach has limitations, however, when measuring socially sensitive attitudes, like racial prejudice, because people are often motivated to self-report unprejudiced, egalitarian beliefs (despite...
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A Modified Trier Social Stress Test for Vulnerable Mexican American Adolescents
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2017
Here, we present a protocol that provoked cortisol reactivity in a vulnerable adolescent Mexican American sample utilizing a modified version of the Trier Social Stress Test (TSST). Saliva samples were collected at baseline, 15, 30, and 45 min post-TSST onset. Future research could utilize this modified TSST with vulnerable youth.
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Using Learning Outcome Measures to assess Doctoral Nursing Education
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2010
The structure and process for measuring student learning outcomes through customizable assessment rubrics is discussed and applied to a doctoral nursing education program.
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American Trypanosomiasis
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2026
Chagas disease, or American trypanosomiasis, is a vector-borne parasitic infection caused by Trypanosoma cruzi, a flagellated protozoan (kinetoplastid) of the family Trypanosomatidae. The disease is endemic in Latin America, although cases are increasingly reported worldwide due to human migration. Transmission most commonly occurs when feces of infected triatomine bugs contaminate bite wounds or mucosal surfaces; additional routes include congenital, transfusional, transplant-related, and oral...
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Blood Collection from the American Horseshoe Crab, Limulus Polyphemus
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2008
The American horseshoe crab, Limulus polyphemus, is arguably the most convenient source for large quantities of blood of any invertebrate. The blood is simple in composition, with only one cell-type in the general circulation, the granular amebocyte, and only three abundant proteins in the plasma, hemocyanin, the C-reactive proteins, and α2-macroglobulin. Blood is collected from the heart and the blood cells and plasma are separated by centrifugation.
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They provide a structured basis for evaluating responsibilities, patient needs, and professional conduct in practice. Ethical guidance helps nurses address difficult choices, while professional standards promote consistent expectations for care and accountability. Used together, these resources support reasoned decisions that protect patients, clarify nursing responsibilities, and strengthen confidence in clinical judgment.
Scope-of-practice decisions clarify which responsibilities nurses can accept within their professional role and clinical setting. Considering scope helps connect individual accountability with safe care, especially when responsibilities overlap across disciplines. ANA guidance supports nurses as they evaluate these boundaries, communicate concerns, and make decisions that remain consistent with professional expectations.
ANA guidance connects advocacy with the nurse’s responsibility to represent patient needs during clinical decision-making. It also encourages clearer collaboration among healthcare professionals by establishing shared professional expectations and policy perspectives. This combination can help nurses communicate more effectively, contribute to coordinated care, and keep patient interests central when teams address complex clinical issues.
Position statements express organized professional perspectives on issues affecting nursing and healthcare. They help translate concerns about practice, policy, and patient care into recommendations that nurses and healthcare organizations can consider. In clinical contexts, these statements provide context for decisions, reinforce professional accountability, and connect bedside responsibilities with wider discussions about healthcare systems and nursing roles.
Nurses can use ANA standards, ethical guidance, and policy recommendations as reference points when examining clinical practice and identifying opportunities for improvement. These materials help teams connect proposed changes with consistent professional expectations, patient advocacy, and accountability. Their use can support more deliberate quality-improvement discussions while linking local clinical actions to broader efforts to improve health outcomes.
The ANA links day-to-day nursing responsibilities with larger professional systems that shape how nurses are prepared, supported, and represented. Its work across education, research, and workforce policy provides context for understanding how clinical practice develops and how nursing capacity affects care. This broader connection helps nurses view clinical decisions as part of ongoing professional and health-system improvement.