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Gillian Adynski

Gillian Adynski

Clinical Associate in the School of Nursing
School of Nursing
gillian.adynski@duke.edu
Duke School of Nursing, Box 3322, Durham, NC 27710
Duke School of Nursing, 407 Trent Drive, Durham, NC 27710

Selected Publications

Anti-Immigrant Legislation Implications for U.S. Latine Youth Mental Health.

Journal Article Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses Association · November 2025 Full text Cite

Preparing PhD Students for Tenure-Track Faculty Positions.

Journal Article Nursing research · March 2025 BackgroundWith an increasing number of nursing faculty approaching retirement, it is critical to prepare PhD students to take on tenure-track faculty roles. There are a multitude of competing time demands for nursing faculty, and one way that PhD ... Full text Cite

The United States of America: The USA and the Global Attraction for Nurses

Chapter · January 1, 2025 This chapter explores the significant reliance of the United States on internationally educated nurses (IENs) to address its long-standing nursing shortage. It highlights the factors driving nurse migration to the USA since World War II and examines the la ... Full text Cite

Mental Health-Related Barriers and Facilitators to PhD Program Retention among Underrepresented Racial and Ethnic Minoritized (UREM) Nursing Students: A Qualitative Inquiry.

Journal Article Issues in mental health nursing · August 2023 Mental health concerns among doctorate (PhD) nursing students may impact program retention, especially among underrepresented racial-/ethnic-minoritized (UREM) students. Understanding mental health concerns among UREM PhD students is necessary to develop r ... Full text Cite

Barriers and facilitators to recruitment and retention of underrepresented racial and ethnic minoritized students to PhD programs in nursing: A qualitative descriptive study.

Journal Article Nursing outlook · May 2023 BackgroundThere is a global shortage of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)-trained nurses, which is amplified among underrepresented racial and ethnic groups who are minoritized.PurposeThis study explores barriers and facilitators to recruiting u ... Full text Cite

Outpatient nurse staffing relationship with organizational, nurse and patient outcomes: A scoping review

Journal Article International Journal of Nursing Studies Advances · December 1, 2022 Background: Nurses are an integral part of outpatient healthcare settings and are needed to provide effective patient care. Ample research and reviews have been done on nurse staffing in inpatient settings relationship with a variety of organizational, nur ... Full text Cite

Nurses' attitudes towards their jobs in outpatient human immunodeficiency virus facilities in Namibia: A qualitative descriptive study.

Journal Article Journal of nursing management · March 2022 AimThe aims were to (1) describe nurses' attitudes towards their jobs, (2) identify factors that contribute to nurses' job attitudes and (3) examine how nurses' job attitudes affect their ability to perform their jobs.BackgroundNurses' jo ... Full text Cite

Nurses should oppose police violence and unjust policing in healthcare.

Journal Article International journal of nursing studies · May 2021 Full text Cite

Colorectal cancer screening in the COVID-19 era.

Journal Article World journal of gastrointestinal oncology · April 2021 Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most diagnosed form of cancer and second most deadly cancer worldwide. Introduction of better screening has improved both incidence and mortality. However, as the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic began, heal ... Full text Cite

Catalyzing a Nursing Response to Healthcare Discrimination Against Transgender and Nonbinary Individuals.

Journal Article Journal of nursing scholarship : an official publication of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing · November 2020 Full text Cite