Dr. Jake A Bush

Introduction: Results from the Spring 2024 National College Health Assessment indicate that students at the University of West Florida report higher rates of stress and anxiety over 12 months compared to national student data. This scoping review aims to explore the effects of mindfulness, meditation, and self-care on stress and anxiety among nursing students.This survey examined various aspects of student health, including mental health, physical health, and health behaviors.

MENTAL HEALTH IS A VERB is an open education resource written by Jake Bush, Ph.D., RN, CNE, and Jill Van Der Like, DNP, MSN, RNC through the University of West Florida that addresses mental health nursing care. The book reviews the foundations of mental health, psychopharmacology, and the most common mental health diagnoses. This second edition includes several additional materials, including case studies, two virtual simulation activities, and a mental health cumulative study guide as an appendix.

Introduction: Researchers are limited when using traditional recruitment methods to access hidden and vulnerable populations, including transgender persons. Social media platforms such as Facebook can provide access to the transgender population and facilitate recruitment of a representative sample. There is little regulatory guidance for using social media as a recruitment strategy. Methodology: This article presents recruitment recommendations based on a study that generated a diverse sample of transgender-identified persons using Facebook as the sole recruitment method. Results: Despite taking precautions, computer bots penetrated the initial survey. A second survey distribution collected data from a diverse sample of transgender-identified individuals. Discussion: Researchers should design social media recruitment methods with attention to privacy and transparency. Thus, using social media platforms such as Facebook to recruit transgender participants that otherwise would be challenging to reach is a viable and ethically sound alternative to traditional recruitment methods.