An open book: A virtual book club designed to connect advanced practice registered nurses through quality improvement.

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

8-1-2024

Identifier

DOI: 10.1097/JXX.0000000000001041

Abstract

A virtual book club (VBC) was created for advanced practice registered nurses (APRNs) to foster engagement, connect with peers, and apply readings to their personal and professional development. Microsoft Teams virtual platform was used. Books chosen focused on professional development and health care-related topics. As a quality-improvement project, 60 participants completed an anonymous Likert-scale survey about their perception of the VBC. Respondents survey completion rate was 71%. Sixty survey evaluations stated that they agreed or strongly agreed (mean 4.78-4.82/5) that the VBC encourages peer engagement, professional applicability, intention to read professional books, and willingness to invite peers to future VBCs. Participants were neutral (mean 3.25/5) about reading professional or health care-related books outside of the VBC. Virtual book clubs offer opportunities for APRNs to socially connect with peers and apply readings to both their personal and professional development. The results from this project may be applied to help encourage connection with other APRNs during these times of provider burnout.

Journal Title

J Am Assoc Nurse Pract

Volume

36

Issue

8

First Page

431

Last Page

436

MeSH Keywords

Humans; Quality Improvement; Surveys and Questionnaires; Books; Advanced Practice Nursing; Adult; Female; Male; Middle Aged

Keywords

Quality Improvement; Surveys and Questionnaires; Books; Advanced Practice Nursing

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