TTENTION TO DEPRESSION AND suicide in physicians is long overdue. As early as 1858, physicians in England observed that a higher suicide rate exists among physicians than the general population. 1 Since the 1960s, research confirmed physicians' higher suicide rate and identified depression as a major risk factor. 2,3 Most strikingly, suicide is a disproportionately high cause of mortality in physicians, 4 with all published studies 5,6 indicating a particularly high suicide rate in female physicians.Inattention to depression and suicide in physicians sharply contrasts with heightened attention to physicians' smoking-related mortality. Since the 1960s, declines of 40% to 60% have oc-Author Affiliations: Employment Law Center and the

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Background The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted nurses’ compassionate presence during stressful conditions. Strategies to reduce workplace stress are needed. Purpose The purpose of this study was to evaluate a stress reduction strategy, an Internet-based Mantram Repetition Program (MRP), for nurses caring for hospitalized Veterans. Methods A one group pre-/post-test design was used to assess change in nurses’ perceived outcomes after participating in the MRP. A post-test-only design was used to assess hospitalized Veterans’ perceptions of nursing presence and satisfaction with care. Qualitative interviews were used to supplement quantitative data. Findings Patients perceived high levels of presence and satisfaction with care. Post MRP, nurses perceived increased mindfulness, compassion satisfaction, spiritual well-being, and nursing presence. Increased mindfulness was associated with greater compassion satisfaction and less burnout. Discussion For nurses working on the front lines of patient care, the potential for experiencing stress and burnout is a reality. Participating in a MRP could lessen these effects and facilitate nursing presence.

Background Restrictions on students' use of electronic health information have been anecdotally reported as a threat to clinical learning, development of informatics competency, and adherence to personal health information privacy laws. However, evidence on which informatics education and policy strategies can be designed is lacking. Purpose This study describes the scope of nursing students' access to and use of electronic health information systems as reported by clinical instructors. Methods Clinical faculty (n = 193) in prelicensure programs from 25 states completed the online survey. Results Students are often restricted in retrieving patient health information, charting assessment data and delivered care, and using medication administration systems. Students alternatively use faculty or staff nurses' system security access. Conclusions Results suggest the need for critical review of nursing curriculum related to informatics competency and clinical site health records access policies.