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Background: Nursing labor organization is consequential to many stakeholders, but collective evidence for outcomes associated with nurse unionization is lacking., Purpose: To synthesize evidence of associations between nursing unions and nurse, patient, and system outcomes., Methods: A scoping review., Findings: Twenty-four articles spanning nearly 50years were abstracted. Most studies (n = 16; 67%) included nurse outcomes, usually remuneration (n = 10; 42%). Patient and system outcomes were less common (for each: n = 7; 29%). Union wage premiums were modest. Evidence for other nurse outcomes (e.g., job satisfaction, retention) was limited and mixed. Unionization was associated with improvements in many but not all patient outcomes studied, and with operational differences, including decreased staffing and labor substitution., Discussion: Collective bargaining outcomes may help administrators understand nurses' needs and concerns and thereby improve nurse recruitment and retention. For example, modest wage effects may signal nonwage priorities among nurses, which are understudied and worthy subjects of future research., Competing Interests: Declaration of Competing Interest The authors declare no conflicts of interest., (Copyright © 2024 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)

Introduction: Pediatric nursing has been a profession dominated by women, but patients benefit from representation of both men and women. We describe characteristics associated with male pediatric nurses and consider potential pathways to greater male pediatric nurse workforce participation., Method: We used data from the 2018 National Sample Survey of Registered Nurses, a nationally representative survey of nurses that estimates characteristics of the workforce. We present summary statistics to describe demographic, work setting and work environment characteristics of male and pediatric nurse workforces. Analyses accounted for complex survey design and weighting., Results: Only 7% (N = 108,752) of the pediatric registered nurse workforce and 3% (N = 779) of the pediatric nurse practitioner workforces were male. Notable demographic and educational difference exist among compared workforces., Discussion: Males are significantly underrepresented in pediatric nursing. Much effort and intention need to be directed towards increasing male representation in pediatric nursing., Competing Interests: CONFLICTS OF INTEREST None to report., (Copyright © 2024. Published by Elsevier Inc.)

The U.S. population is increasingly diverse, with less than half of all children identifying as non-Hispanic White. It is imperative health care providers and researchers further their awareness of how race and structural racism contribute to pervasive, systemic health disparities among children and their families so that steps can be taken to alleviate health inequities. This paper examines data disaggregation, on the basis of race and ethnicity, as a research tool to examine the heterogeneity of the pediatric population, identifies strategies for conducting research with disaggregated data, and provides examples of research in which data disaggregation has increased knowledge of racial and ethnic inequities in pediatric health and health care delivery., (Copyright © 2020 National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)

Nurse practitioner (NP) employment in specialty practice areas, such as subspecialty ambulatory practices and inpatient units is growing substantially. The Consensus Model provides guidelines to help states aligning NP education and certification with specialty practice area. Despite expansion of the Consensus Model, significant misalignment exists between specialty NPs' education, certification, and practice location. Therefore, further implementation of the Consensus Model across states could have significant impact on health systems and NPs working in specialty settings. More than 10 years after its introduction, it is time to evaluate the policy and practice implications of the Consensus Model. Important next steps include examination of the impact of the Consensus Model and how to help health systems with alignment when and if the Model is more widely implemented., (Copyright © 2020. Published by Elsevier Inc.)