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Dr Adrianna Watson
@drwatsonal.bsky.social
Assistant Professor @BYU Nursing
PhD, RN, CCRN, TCRN, CNEn

Journal of Advanced Nursing ECR
Sigma Theta Tau Iota Iota Chapter VP
American Association of Critical Care Nurses Chapter Advisor
ICU RN
Matrescence, the developmental transition into motherhood, is biologically measurable, psychologically profound, and professionally transformative.

When we fail to recognise matrescence, we reduce motherhood to pathology screening.

That's missed care.
Matrescence and Missed Care in Nursing: Implications for Practice and Workforce Sustainability
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March 12, 2026 at 4:54 AM
Maternity leave in the U.S. and the effects on our nursing workforce.

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Maternity Leave Policies and Critical Care Nurses' Return to Work
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March 1, 2026 at 11:50 PM
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Th Journal of Advanced Nursing is in the Hall of Fame! Celebrating 50 years of groundbreaking research. Discover the journal shaping nursing today. @jadvnursing
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August 21, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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Reflecting on the project that started me on the journey to translational research to advance nurse competency 🫀

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February 16, 2026 at 12:42 PM
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Check out the latest Editor's choice for the @jadvnursing.bsky.social here:
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January 23, 2026 at 7:56 PM
“Implementing flexible scheduling, equitable parental-leave policies, and supportive reintegration programs can help sustain nurse well-being, strengthen team culture, and promote a more sustainable critical care nursing workforce.”

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Redirecting
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January 15, 2026 at 12:43 PM
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Dismissals of women's pain as "stress" or "normal" without investigation has a name: "Medical Misogyny"

Nurses can disrupt misogyny; listen, advocate, & push back!

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When Care Colludes: Nursing and Medical Misogyny
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November 26, 2025 at 11:21 AM
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Celebrating our rural health nursing community partners and students!
November 15, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Loved presenting with my students to our Sigma colleagues at #SigmaConv25 on Stress First Aid in nursing students using peer support .
November 11, 2025 at 2:06 AM
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New Publication in Nursing Inquiry!

Disaster preparedness is profoundly human, ethical, and relational.

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Building Trust and Confidence in Disaster Nursing: A Mixed‐Methods Critical Inquiry
Mass casualty incident simulations shape disaster nursing preparedness. In a mixed-methods analysis, quantitative analysis of 380 student nurses demonstrated significant increases in confidence acros...
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October 23, 2025 at 7:10 PM
September 14, 2025 at 11:12 PM
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Despite decades of research generating literally thousands of papers on bullying in nursing, the problem of bullying persists and remains a part of professional life for too many nurses. onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
Breaking the Cycle of Bullying in Nursing Workplaces
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September 6, 2025 at 2:14 PM
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Read our latest opinion piece in Nursing Times.

"We believe that nursing education should prioritise student flourishing, not just surviving"

Let us know what you think.

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‘Nursing education should prioritise student flourishing, not just surviving’
Carmel Bond and Jo Bedford discuss their research on helping to enable nursing and midwifery students to flourish.
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September 2, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Mentors are everything 💜
August 27, 2025 at 3:41 AM
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#EmpiricalResearch #Quantitative "Exploring the Impact of Authentic Leadership on Nurses' Organisational Citizenship Behaviour: Organisational Silence as a Mediator" by Hyun Ju Lho, Ja Kyung Seo, Seung Eun Lee onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
August 20, 2025 at 2:29 PM
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🆕️ Latest article - @jadvnursing.bsky.social

Reflecting on generations of mental health nurses, my commentary explores our journey from asylums to today’s person-centred care.

Thanks to many fab colleagues for the constant inspiration and support. 🙏

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Compassion as Compass: Navigating 50 Years of Change and Challenge in Mental Health Nursing
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August 9, 2025 at 10:37 AM