This article describes components of a qualitative research study that investigated the process of how acute care nurses successfully transition into home health nursing practice. The sequences of activities in choosing home health as a specialty to practice and the phases of successful transition from acute care practice to home health practice are described. The sequence of activities and phases of successful transition were developed and grounded in the practice of 14 home health nurses. Implications for home health nursing practice, administration, and education are discussed.

Findings can be used to strengthen communication practices, obviate communication disconnects, and ensure a healthy workplace.

Childhood and adolescent obesity are epidemic in the United States. Because of this crisis, schools in our nation have been challenged to develop strategies to decrease the number of overweight and obese youth, with many states passing legislation requiring body mass index (BMI) monitoring by the school. This may be done as a screening or surveillance program depending on the state, with some states requiring notification to parents. As school nurses are often the only health professional in the school, they are typically the employee tasked with leading the BMI screening programs. School nurses, both in states requiring and in states without requirements for BMI screening programs, must be knowledgeable about evidence-based programs and strategies that have promise in reversing the obesity epidemic. Indeed, school nurses are in a position to be an active participant in the fight against the obesity and overweight crisis.