Growth and diversification of the perinatal nursing workforce: An American Academy of Nursing consensus paper.

Perinatal care in the United States is in crisis. U.S.

Introduction to Women in Combat.

This is an introduction to the second Women in Combat Supplement and provides an editorial on the topic.

Continuing the legacy of a military women's health research interest group.

The Military Women's Health Research Interest Group (MWHRIG) was established in 2010. The purpose of the MWHRIG is to support military clinicians and leaders in determining research priorities, and making evidence-based practice and policy decisions relevant to sex- and gender-appropriate healthcare. This article highlights the history of the MWHRIG, and current activities inclusive of research, mentorship, and collaboration.

The Military Women's Health Delphi Study: A Research Agenda for the Next Decade.

Introduction: As the burgeoning roles of women afford them the opportunities to perform in all combat and combat support assignments, the impact of all environmental, occupational, physical, and psychosocial factors inherent in military training and operations on their health must be considered. A robust foundation of knowledge is necessary to ascertain, prevent, and treat the potential impacts on women's health. However, a systematic review of the literature from 2000-2015 revealed widespread gaps in scientific knowledge of the musculoskeletal, psychological, occupational, and reproductive health of military women.

A Scoping Review of Breastfeeding in Active Duty U.S. Military Women.

Purpose: Active duty (AD) women in the U.S. military experience challenges during childbearing owing to unique occupational demands.

A Scoping Review of Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Postpartum Period in Active Duty U.S. Military Women.

Purpose: Women in the U.S. military encounter unique challenges during the perinatal period that are driven by military requirements for mission readiness.

Sleep Health in U.S. Military Women: A Scoping Review of the Literature, 2000-2019.

Background: Sleep, critical to military operational effectiveness, is among the top five outpatient conditions for which military women seek care, yet sleep research in active duty servicewomen is sparse. We conducted a scoping review to 1) describe literature focused on sleep disorders and promotion of sleep health among U.S.

A Social Ecological Model for Military Women's Health.

Background: U.S. military women's health (MWH) is influenced by unique life experiences while serving in combat and combat support roles in the armed forces.

Developing an instrument to assess empowering nurse leader communication behaviours.

Aim: The overall purpose of the study was to develop an instrument to assess empowering nurse leader communication behaviours.

Background: Effective communication by nurse leaders promotes empowerment, yet communication assessments are often broad in nature without specifying precise behaviours.

Methods: An instrument development process was used to identify empowering nurse leader communication behaviours.

Why Nurses Are Essential to Research on Birth Outcomes in the United States.

In a consensus study on birth settings in the United States, the National Academy of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine concluded that childbirth outcomes are influenced by quality of care, access to services, and choices of women within the maternity health care system. The United States has one of the highest rates of maternal mortality among the most developed nations in the world, and outcomes are marked by disparities among racial and ethnic groups of women. However, recommendations for improving birth outcomes are limited by the lack of an evidence base related to the physical and psychological safety of women during childbirth.

Identifying the constructs of empowering nurse leader communication through an instrument development process.

Aim: The purpose of this article was to describe the constructs of empowering front-line nurse leader communication behaviours.

Background: Leaders' communication behaviours are instrumental in establishing a positive work environment. Nurse empowerment, a characteristic of a positive work environment, is influenced by communication behaviours.

Auricular Acupuncture for Chronic Pain and Insomnia: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

In the United States, ∼1.6 million adults use complementary and alternative or integrative medicine for treating pain and insomnia. However, very few studies have tested the use of auricular acupuncture using a standard protocol for chronic pain and insomnia.

Using the RE-AIM Model of Health Promotion to Implement a Military Women's Health Promotion Program for Austere Settings.

The health concerns for military women who serve in austere environments include feminine hygiene, risk of infection, and limited knowledge of gynecologic conditions, symptoms, and prevention. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of the Women's Health Promotion Program (WHPP) for Austere Environments that was implemented in the military community setting of a large operational military unit on a southeastern U.S.

Developing a military nurse scientist program of research: A military women's health exemplar.

Developing a feasible, fundable, and sustainable program of research (POR) is an essential career goal in research. Nurse scientists can lay the foundation for a salient POR as early as during their doctoral studies. The ensuing years of postdoctoral experiences are informative as they expand their research skills and knowledge around their research area of interest.

Synthesis strategy: building a culturally sensitive mid-range theory of risk perception using literary, quantitative, and qualitative methods.

Aim: This article presents a discussion of development of a mid-range theory of risk perception.

Background: Unhealthy behaviours contribute to the development of health inequalities worldwide. The link between perceived risk and successful health behaviour change is inconclusive, particularly in vulnerable populations.

Prevention is the key to maintaining gynecologic health during deployment.

Researchers have indicated that since Operation Desert Storm, the majority of gynecologic problems exhibited during deployment are from vaginal and urinary tract infections and menstrual disorders. The purpose of this article is to provide an overview of military women's health issues during military operations and summarize current knowledge and recommendations to promote their gynecologic health needs while deployed. Military women would benefit from predeployment health-promotion programs that focus on preventive measures to enhance gynecologic health while deployed.

Women at war: implications for mental health.

Few studies have investigated the impact of deployment stressors on the mental health outcomes of women deployed to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom. This pilot study examined exposure to combat experiences and military sexual harassment in a sample of 54 active duty women and assessed the impact of these stressors on post-deployment posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms and depressive symptoms. Within 3 months of returning from deployment to Iraq, participants completed (a) the Combat Experiences Scale and the Sexual Harassment Scale of the Deployment Risk and Resilience Inventory, (b) the Primary Care PTSD Screen, and (c) an abbreviated version of the Center for Epidemiological Studies-Depression scale.

Military women's attitudes toward menstruation and menstrual suppression in relation to the deployed environment: development and testing of the MWATMS-9 (short form).

Purpose: To determine military women's attitudes toward menstruation and menstrual suppression with oral contraceptives in the deployed environment.

Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive design with the administration of the Menstrual Attitude Questionnaire (MAQ) and the 55-item Military Women's Attitudes Towards Menstrual Suppression Scale (MWATMS) to a convenience sample (n = 278) of women in the U.S.

Development of the Military Women's Attitudes Toward Menstrual Suppression Scale: from construct definition to pilot testing.

The Military Women's Attitudes Toward Menstrual Suppression scale (MWATMS) was created to measure attitudes toward menstrual suppression during deployment. The human health and social ecology theories were integrated to conceptualize an instrument that accounts for military-unique aspects of the environment on attitudes toward suppression. A three-step instrument development process was followed to develop the MWATMS.

Theoretical substruction: establishing links between theory and measurement of military women's attitudes towards menstrual suppression during military operations.

Aim: The aim of this paper is to establish a theoretical model for the exploration of the phenomenon of menstruation and women's attitudes towards menstrual suppression during military operations.

Background: In the emerging field of literature that explores menstruation among military women, there are indications that menstrual symptoms and hygiene are problematic under the circumstances of deployment to military operations. While menstrual suppression may be a solution to problems that women encounter with menstruation during deployment, there is little research exploring the phenomenon.

Military women's menstrual experiences and interest in menstrual suppression during deployment.

Objective: To develop a preliminary description of military women's menstrual experiences and their awareness of menstrual suppression during deployment.

Design: Qualitative descriptive with content analysis.

Setting: Recruitment and sampling occurred at a large U.