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Browse curated nursing research by topic, from clinical judgment and patient safety to simulation, informatics, and workforce wellbeing.
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Choose a nursing question first, then compare sources rather than treating any single summary as a complete answer. Topic pages include only records that have passed the public publication gate.
Among 204 eighth-semester students at Alexandria University, mean self-reported empathy scores increased from 52.47 to 62.64 immediately after a 15-week psychiatric nursing course. With no comparison group or delayed...
Nine focus groups with 65 elders and caregivers identified five proposed approaches to medication adherence: personal systems, responses to cost, medication review, community support, and medical advocates. The study...
In this 2017 phenomenological dissertation, 20 BSN students at one southeastern Pennsylvania university described mostly unfavorable attitudes toward mental health nursing. Prior exposure, course content, faculty...
A 2017 web survey of 850 Hong Kong nurses found that 44.6% reported workplace violence during the previous year; verbal abuse or bullying was the most common form, and the low response rate limits the precision of the...
In this cross-sectional Bangalore sample, men were more likely to screen positive on the SCOFF and EAT-26 and to report exercising for more than 60 minutes as a weight-control behaviour. The paper’s tables do not...
A questionnaire study of 218 second-year nursing students in Murcia found significant relationships among resilience, academic burnout and psychological health. Regression analysis indicated that resilience moderated...
Eleven adults interviewed after self-harm in Hong Kong described limited awareness of nearby social services, mixed experiences with follow-up, and the importance of counselling skill and trust. They suggested longer...
In a survey of 93 school nurses, most respondents viewed anxiety as their students’ leading mental health concern. Most also reported using neither a formal screening tool nor an intervention protocol, and most wanted...
In a one-group pre-survey/post-survey dissertation study, nursing students enrolled in a mental health course scored higher on every trauma-informed care knowledge item after a researcher-led education session; the...
In this Israeli study of 50 adults, 32% of adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder met criteria for probable PTSD versus only 4% of typical adults. Social victimization, not general life stress, emerged as the most common..
In 91 first-year Thai nursing students, mean 'mental health power' scores were reported as below threshold on all three subscales, though the percentage breakdown showed most students scoring normal on two of the...
This dissertation explores how first-generation nursing students who fail and then repeat a nursing course draw on resilience, using the 'push through' framework, to succeed and transform through the experience. Using...
In a survey of 112 nursing students, attitudes toward suicide did not predict confidence or skill in helping patients with mental health problems or self-harm; instead, only moderate confidence levels overall pointed...
This 2021 integrative review finds that despite school nurses being well positioned to assess and identify at-risk students, published literature lacks clear evidence linking specific nursing interventions to student...
This is a published protocol, not a completed study, describing a planned JBI-methodology scoping review that will search ten databases and grey literature for English-language research on how substance use and...
A two-patient nursing case study found that progressive muscle relaxation, delivered in two 20-30 minute sessions over two days, was associated with a 30.34% mean reduction in anxiety scores (Zung Self-Anxiety Rating...
This systematic review of 26 studies (2009-2019) found that adults with autism spectrum disorder show increased, not decreased, vulnerability to substance use and substance use disorder, challenging the old assumption...
In a DNP project, a single culturally tailored educational session doubled eating disorder knowledge scores among 20 Korean American women, and EAT-26 screening found all 20 participants at high lifetime risk for an...
In a study of 34 autistic adults and 66 typically developing controls, autistic adults reported more PTSD symptoms and more brooding rumination; brooding, but not reflective rumination, statistically explained part of...
In a 60-mother quasi-experimental study at a pediatric hospital in Shiraz, Iran, a brief five-day self-encouragement training program significantly raised distress tolerance scores compared with no intervention (51.23...
A 2022 survey of all six substance use treatment facilities in Uasin Gishu County, Kenya found severe gaps in bed capacity (174 beds for 1.1 million people), opioid medication availability (no facility stocked...
In a survey of 788 nursing interns, 24.7% screened positive for anxiety and 10.5% for depression; psychological resilience partially mediated (53.9%) the protective link between social support and fewer negative...
In a quasi-experimental study of 80 infertile women at Benha University Hospital, Egypt, those who received a Continuous Care Model nursing intervention showed a highly significant improvement in health-related...
A small Portuguese study found that two brief, nurse-led home education sessions on COVID-19 infection control were associated with a significant improvement in informal caregivers' subjective well-being (93.5%...
This is a study protocol, not a results paper, for a cluster randomised controlled trial testing a two-part community participatory intervention against usual care in two Chiangmai, Thailand subdistricts. It targets...
A 2024 study of 682 Chinese nursing students found that maladaptive, but not adaptive, perfectionism was linked to feelings of relative deprivation, largely through heightened interpersonal sensitivity, with resilience..
In interviews with eight emergency department RNs, understanding of trauma-informed care ranged from strong to nearly nonexistent, and while TIC modules were available, they were not mandatory or consistently...
A single-patient case study at BLUD Banjar City Hospital found that assertiveness training, delivered within an SDKI/SIKI/SLKI nursing-process framework, was associated with improved anger control in a patient with...
A Spanish qualitative study interviewed 12 family members of adolescents with eating disorders and found that diagnosis, family relationships, healthcare resources, and treatment all shape the caregiving experience....
A 2025 study of 35 school nurses across six rural Eastern North Carolina districts found that nurse-inclusive suicide prevention protocols help nurses fulfill their preventive role, but practice varied widely between...
A 2025 Medicaid claims study of over 1.1 million enrollees found substance use disorder diagnoses among autistic adults without intellectual disability rose from 1.75% (2012) to 7% (2016), with adults aged 30-64 at...
A Japanese nationwide survey of 539 palliative care unit nurses found that basic comfort care and repositioning were frequently used for cancer pain (about 80% of nurses), regardless of whether a patient's prognosis...
A Walden University DNP project by Patience Madu found that a health belief model-based staff education program significantly increased nurses' knowledge (p < 0.05) of strategies to encourage medication adherence in...
A two-case qualitative study finds that when schools exclude nurses from communication and collaboration around at-risk students, it limits nurses' suicide-prevention role and contributes to moral distress, with...
In a survey of 389 emergency department staff at a North Indian tertiary care hospital, 92.5% experienced verbal violence and 25.71% experienced physical violence, driven largely by overcrowding, long waits, and...
Cancer nurses across Cheshire and Mersey showed improving average depression scores over six months of the pandemic recovery period, but 32% still reported severe depression at 6 months. Professional identity, peer...
In a retrospective study of 150 children recovering from upper extremity fracture surgery, an SOP-based (standard operating procedure) comfort care model was linked to significantly better joint mobility, joint...
In a survey of 136 inpatients at a South Korean forensic psychiatric hospital, anxiety was the strongest predictor of poorer quality of life during COVID-19, outweighing depression, stress, and social support....
A survey of 56 school-based health center providers found they felt less familiar with eating disorders than with mental health disorders generally, and despite rating eating disorder screening as very important, they...
This is the 2012 study protocol for Mobile.Net, a Finnish trial testing patient-tailored SMS reminders to support medication adherence and follow-up after psychiatric hospital discharge; it describes the planned...
In this Egyptian study of 184 baccalaureate nursing students, most showed improved (less stigmatizing) attitudes toward patients with mental illness on the CAMI scale after completing psychiatric nursing and mental...
This 2015 MedEdPORTAL resource describes a standardized patient case in which a trained actor portrays a PTSD flashback that escalates or de-escalates based on the nursing student's caring communication. Of 40...
This systematic review of nine quantitative studies found that inpatient care delivered by master's-educated nurses was associated with improvements in palliative care, continuity of care, mental health, transition...
A 2015 study of 200 University of Baghdad nursing students found 63.0% screened positive for some level of PTSD on an adapted Davidson Trauma Scale, with first-year students and Baghdad residents showing the highest...
This literature review argues that primary care nursing for personality disorders should follow two paths: rapid vital-risk and aggression assessment plus psychology referral during crisis, and extended,...
A qualitative study of six newly hired psychiatric nurses in the Philippines found five recurring transitional challenges — including reality shock and unmet needs for senior mentorship — alongside emotional,...
In a study of 4,023 nursing home residents across seven European countries and Israel, 32% had depressive symptoms but only about 47% of those residents received antidepressants; overall, 35.6% of residents used...
In a 970-woman Ontario cohort, only 28.8% gained weight within 2009 IOM guidelines; anxiety was the strongest predictor of inadequate gain and pre-pregnancy overweight status the strongest predictor of excess gain,...
In a survey of 185 patients at a public psychiatric hospital in Benin, Nigeria, just over half (52.4%) were satisfied with nursing care, while privacy, responsiveness, and awareness of patient needs were the top...
In this Italian study of 69 nurses assessed in March and September 2020, anxiety, probable PTSD, and peritraumatic dissociation all rose over six months rather than easing, and personality traits like openness and...
In a randomized trial of 100 adults undergoing sinus surgery, a five-session computer-assisted CBT program lowered preoperative anxiety, stabilized cortisol and vital signs, reduced postoperative insomnia, shortened...
In this exploratory Canadian study, 11 frontline staff on a pediatric eating disorders unit reported moderate (not high) burnout on the Copenhagen Burnout Inventory a year after DBT training, and all felt DBT had...
This umbrella review of 14 systematic reviews found consistent, including high-quality, evidence that cognitive stimulation therapy (CST) improves cognition in people with dementia, but evidence for its effects on...
In focus groups with 23 nurses and healthcare providers at a Vancouver long-term care home and hospital unit, dementia-friendly TV videos were described as helping calm distress, build connections, encourage social...
In a March 2025 survey of 122 UAE nursing students using the DAP-R and FATCOD scales, only 26.2% reported high comfort with end-of-life care, and death avoidance (r = -0.506) was the strongest predictor of lower...
A national eDelphi study updated Canada's 2010 home health nursing competencies, narrowing 359 preexisting competencies down to a final set of 79 through nurse-panel consensus and broad stakeholder consultation, adding..
A 28-day feasibility study found that EMA text-message surveys combined with a wearable actigraphic device were largely feasible for monitoring suicidal ideation in 20 community-dwelling adults, with 82.05% average EMA..
In a retrospective study of 120 first-time mothers, adding twice-daily light music sessions to standard postpartum care was associated with lower depression, anxiety, and stress-hormone levels, better sleep, higher...
In this Australian qualitative study, 15 women (10 followed up 6–12 months later) described how a single community-based nurse improved their access to healthcare after domestic violence through flexible outreach,...
In this pilot RCT of 44 adults with severe mental illness, a nurse-led transitional care program combining pre-discharge education, coping-skills training, a post-discharge home visit, and biweekly telephone follow-up...
A Canadian constructivist grounded theory study of 23 nephrology nurses found that engagement in kidney supportive care conversations unfolds across three stages—Transactional, Intentional, and Actional—shaped by...
Nurses in British Columbia's provincial correctional facilities describe how a security-first institutional culture, stigma, and lack of confidentiality complicate cancer care for incarcerated patients. Despite these...
This Canadian rapid scoping review of 24 reports finds that Black children and youth in Canada build resilience through individual, relational, and community-level supports like matrifocal networks and spirituality,...
This reflective case paper traces Thompson Rivers University School of Nursing's 40-year journey from a community college to a full university, describing how faculty built a culture of scholarship using Boyer's four...
Story Based Learning (SBL) is a Canadian-developed nursing teaching model that blends narrative pedagogy, case method teaching, and problem-based learning into a circular, six-phase process for working through practice..
In a survey of 233 Chinese nurses who had experienced adverse patient events, nearly all wanted psychological support, and active (deliberate) rumination — but not invasive (intrusive) rumination — significantly helped..
A Canadian qualitative study of 23 adults with diabetes found that inconsistent messaging from providers and workplaces, and patients' own tendency to psychologically distance themselves from their disease, both...
A six-week, free, asynchronous online yoga program for Alberta nursing students significantly improved depression, anxiety, stress, self-compassion, and core endurance scores (p<0.001), though the single-group pre/post..
In a Quebec study of 143 third-year nursing students, 78% expressed high intention to report medication errors and near misses, and this intention was significantly linked to every Theory of Planned Behavior construct...
In focus groups with 15 new graduate nurses in the Greater Toronto Area, researchers found that inconsistent orientation, being forced into senior roles too early due to pandemic-era staff losses, and workplace...
Interviews with 13 veterans after a 45-minute, chest-deep warm water immersion session revealed five themes of relaxation, pain relief, and calmer control over intrusive thoughts, suggesting the intervention could...
In a study of 446 Chinese neuro-oncology nurses, 36.4% reported missed nursing care, and latent profile analysis identified three distinct risk groups. A better practice environment and greater psychological capital...
This Canadian Journal of Nursing Research editorial argues that platforms like X, LinkedIn, and TikTok can help nurses bridge clinical practice, research, and education, while cautioning that professionalism, data...
In a small feasibility study, a four-week virtual stress-reduction therapy (EAET) for adults at risk of prediabetes significantly reduced perceived stress and unhealthy eating and increased exercise, while A1C showed...
This narrative review of 26 studies (2013-2024) found technology use improved mental health among socially isolated immigrant older adults, but benefits depended on cultural, linguistic, and educational fit, and most...
A pilot study of the 8-week virtual STEP psychotherapy program for 35 Ontario nurses and PSWs found strong feasibility and acceptability, plus early improvements in burnout and work functioning at three months, though...
This Canadian Journal of Nursing Research study used interpretive description to explore how RNs and RPNs in B.C. experience prescribing opioid agonist therapy after a 2020 provincial order expanded their scope. Nurses..
In a study of 370 first-year Egyptian nursing students, higher self-control was linked to lower learned helplessness, mainly because it reduced how catastrophically students appraised failure (atychiphobia), not just...
Six Western Canadian nurse practitioners described navigating uncertainty, their own assumptions, ethical conflict, rigid health systems, and efforts to include patients and families when making cancer treatment...
This scoping review of 39 sources maps six barriers migrant farm workers face accessing Canadian health care: language and literacy challenges, fear of medical repatriation, lack of transportation, barriers to timely...
In a small exploratory study of 82 clients at a parish nursing agency in Italy's Marche Region, most users attended independently, had at least one chronic condition, and sought help with appointments, vital signs, and..
This scoping review of 17 studies (2014-2024) finds Afghan refugees in North America face high rates of PTSD (53.1% in one Canadian sample) and depression, shaped by gendered risk and protective factors, alongside...
In a survey of 261 New Brunswick nursing students, Generation Z learners chose nursing mainly for intrinsic and social reasons like patient contact and helping others, with motivations varying by demographic group....
In a mixed methods study of 37 interdisciplinary geriatric care providers in Ontario, most could correctly identify risk factors for older adult maltreatment, yet described real barriers — fear, apprehension,...
This Canadian Journal of Nursing Research article describes the development of Changeons ensemble, a seven-session, web-based nursing intervention built using Intervention Mapping and the IMB model to promote physical...
A mixed-methods study of internationally educated nurses (IENs) in rural and northern BC found four key themes, resourcefulness, rural life, mental health and identity, and registration-process challenges, and used a...
This scoping review of 22 studies from 10 countries found that mid-career nurse retention interventions cluster into three themes, role satisfaction, work culture, and customized strategies, but their real-world impact..
An NIA-funded doctoral proposal to study how co-occurring serious mental illness shapes symptoms, care needs, and outcomes for nursing-home residents with dementia, using large MDS 3.0 data plus staff interviews. No...
A funded cohort-study protocol using linked 2016-2019 Medicare data to examine how electroconvulsive therapy relates to neuropsychiatric symptoms, geriatric syndromes, admissions, and mortality in older adults with...
A funded proposal to test time-restricted eating, alone or with a low-glycemic snack, against a Mediterranean-diet standard of care in overweight night-shift nurses, using an app and wearables to see whether meal...
A funded NIMH proposal (no results yet) plans to use 2016 to 2023 Medicaid claims data to study how mental health provider-network size, churn, panel size, and telemedicine affect access and outcomes, with a focus that..
A National Institute on Aging career development award proposing a randomized trial of Internet-delivered CBT-I versus patient education in older adults with insomnia and mild cognitive impairment; it is a plan to test..
A funded fellowship protocol that will use survey and registry data from 55 Washington hospitals to estimate whether the person-centered TeamBirth model changes perceived autonomy and Cesarean rates among low-risk...
A funded dissemination core plans to move alcohol-use science into Indiana schools, health care settings, and communities using a participatory, equity-focused approach; it describes aims, not results.
A National Institute on Drug Abuse K23 career development proposal to adapt, refine, and pilot-test an ambulatory intensive care team model for medically complex, high-utilizing patients with opioid use disorder in a...
A NICHD K23 proposal to study the under-examined first year after discharge for infants with neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome (NOWS), aiming to quantify readmission risks and costs and to inform a home-visiting...
A National Institute on Drug Abuse-funded research plan to study how moral injury and social and environmental factors shape substance use, mental health, and suicidality among low-wage US healthcare workers. It...
A three-year, pre-implementation study to adapt the PLIE group movement program (which builds on abilities preserved in dementia) for VA Community Living Centers and to develop and pilot remote staff training.
A funded NHLBI proposal to develop and pilot 'Cardiac Fears Treatment,' an exposure-based therapy for PTSD after cardiac events. It lays out aims and a small staged trial but reports no results yet.
A National Cancer Institute R01 proposal for a 200-caregiver trial of Meaning-Centered Psychotherapy for Cancer Caregivers (MCP-C) versus supportive psychotherapy; an earlier pilot found it feasible and helpful, but...
A funded proposal for a four-year stepped-wedge randomized trial testing whether the LOCK frontline huddling program reduces falls and improves staff wellbeing in State Veterans Home nursing homes; no results yet.
A funded network and infrastructure project to expand rural children's access to pediatric clinical trials in Vermont through inclusive multicenter studies, research-capacity building, and community engagement; it...
An NIMH K23 proposal to build machine-learning models from electronic health record and claims data to estimate six-month severe mood-crisis risk in young people with bipolar disorder, and to co-design a clinical...
A funded phase 1 protocol proposing to test whether a chaplain-delivered, compassion-based team intervention (CCSH-TI) is feasible and acceptable for improving psychological safety and reducing burnout at a cancer...
A funded proposal to build real-world evidence on how to safely reduce antipsychotic use for dementia-related symptoms in nursing-home residents; it describes aims and methods, not results.
A VA Center of Innovation (THRIVE) mission document describing research to improve long-term services and supports, equity, and independence for aging Veterans through a Learning Health System model; it states goals...
An NIMH-funded K08 proposal to study, longitudinally, how stress, work environment, hair-cortisol biomarkers, and epigenetics relate to suicide risk in nurses, a population cited at nearly double the general-population..
A National Institute on Aging R01 proposal to study social connectedness and isolation in nursing home residents using large linked datasets, including a COVID-19 'natural experiment.' It sets out questions to answer,...
A company's funded proposal to refine and clinically test a wearable acoustic monitor that scores the risk of opioid-induced respiratory depression; it describes aims and design, not proven results.
A nurse-led, systems-focused proposal to reduce burnout by having frontline nurses redesign the work conditions that drive it; it reports aims and preliminary work, not effectiveness results.
An NIA-funded UCSF training program (Research Education Component) that mentors and supports emerging Alzheimer's-research scholars, including nurses, rather than a clinical study. It reports program structure and...
A funded qualitative study protocol that will interview about 16 hospital dementia care triads (nurse, patient, caregiver), guided by an implementation framework, to describe dementia friendly care and identify what...
A funded five-year mixed-methods proposal to test whether and when higher Medicaid payments improve mental health access and outcomes, using national claims data and interviews; it reports methods, not results.
An NINR-funded R01 proposal to evaluate state, organizational, and frontline changes that could reduce hospital-nurse burnout, using 20 years of repeated data from about 535 hospitals and nurse-leader interviews. No...
A funded proposal for a stepped-wedge cluster RCT of MAP-VA, a Montessori-based person-centered care toolkit for VA Community Living Center Veterans with dementia and serious mental illness; pilot signals are...
A National Institute on Aging K01 proposal to study how nursing home residents' backgrounds and life experiences relate to resident-to-resident aggression, especially in dementia, and to develop a staff education...
A funded proposal for a 200-person RCT of Learning Skills Together, a self-efficacy-based online program that builds dementia caregivers' confidence; promising pilot data exist, but definitive effectiveness is unproven.
A think-aloud study built a five-stage cognitive learning model of how nurses develop clinical reasoning from novice to expert.
A small qualitative study found nursing and pharmacy students valued interprofessional simulation and shed stereotypes about each other.
A case-based bioethics essay that uses the Makayla Sault case to argue that Aboriginal Canadians' health mistrust is rooted in colonial, residential-school trauma, and that cultural safety, judged by patients rather...
A Mixed Methods Study Comparing Nursing Preceptored Clinical Learning Experiences and Nursing Simulation Clinical Learning Experiences of Nursing Students in a Midwest Community College is a dissertations/theses -...
Aim: To manage and document the nursingcare process related to Surgical Site Infection and control in colorectalcancer patient using the Turkish-Nightingale Notes (T-NN) program and test theusability of the program....
This pilot study aims to identify patient and healthcare worker needs related to Sickle Cell Disease (SCD) management in Nigeria. It involves questionnaires for patients/parents and healthcare professionals, plus focus..
A 2020 mixed-methods systematic review of 104 RCTs finding that psychological therapies, especially trauma-focused and phase-based approaches, are effective and acceptable post-treatment for reducing PTSD and...
This qualitative dissertation explores how senior-level prelicensure nursing students perceive the integration of various forms of nursing informatics into their education. Through interviews with 10 participants, four..
This article describes an educational technique using pork shoulder to teach wound packing, a critical skill in managing uncontrolled external hemorrhage. Athletic trainers benefit from this hands-on lab activity as it..
This Egyptian nursing study found significant issues with handover processes between ED and in-patient units. Key findings: 33% rarely asked questions during handovers; 77% were dissatisfied; 30% experienced errors due..
This research is a randomized controlled study conducted to examine the effect of standard patient simulation training in providing nursing students with the ability to care for individuals with dementia. The...
The lack of access for the traditional clinical experience for nursing students, especially those in an Associate Degree nursing program, and the projected shortage of nursing faculty to educate nursing students in the..
This is a pilot clinical trial (NCT05236712) by University of Washington researchers to test if a new mobile app can help older adults with mild-to-moderate frailty eat healthier, specifically aiming to improve...
A critical bioethics essay that reviews evidence on telemental health and argues it genuinely improves access but is poorly suited to some patients and modalities, especially group therapy, and so should not yet take...
This clinical trial compares high-fidelity simulation manikins versus standard demonstration methods for training first-year nursing students. The study aims to determine if students trained with simulations perform...
This study found that increasing undergraduate HBCU nursing students' exposure to simulation using ATI resources by 50% led to positive perceptions (87% felt prepared) and a desire for more such courses, suggesting...
This pilot study explores if having undergraduate nursing students act as 'guided observers' during clinical simulations on anaphylaxis improves their competence (knowledge, skills, attitudes). It used an RCT design...
ABSTRACT Objective: To construct and validate clinical simulation scenarios for emergency care for patients with chest pain. Methods: A methodological study carried out in two stages: construction and validity. The...
This scoping review finds nurse-coordinated home-based cardiac rehab for heart failure patients beneficial. Nurses focus on assessment, planning, and follow-up, with programs showing positive safety, feasibility, and...
This qualitative study reveals that U.S. RN clinical instructors often feel unprepared to teach QSEN patient safety competencies, relying heavily on self-taught methods despite having working knowledge of the concepts...
This study explores perceptions of social justice among DNP nursing informatics instructors. Using descriptive phenomenology, it found they see social justice as recognizing healthcare inequities addressable through...
This ClinicalTrials.gov record describes an observational study evaluating how humanizing nursing care (focusing on nurse-patient relationships, frailty management, adverse event prevention) impacts health outcomes...
This cross-sectional study explores links between burnout symptoms, staffing pressure, unit support, and nurses' intent to stay in acute care. It highlights that burnout is associated with lower retention intentions,...
This article describes a new garment, the Kangarobe™, designed to make kangaroo care safer and more comfortable for preterm infants in high-acuity NICUs. A small-scale feasibility study involving 25 infant-parent dyads..
This cross-sectional study of 135 ICU nurses in Northeast Iran found no significant correlation between informatics competency and clinical competency. Instead, work experience within the ICU was a stronger predictor...
Over 2021 to 2023, rural BC nurses' burnout and secondary traumatic stress rose while work-related quality of life fell.
This study evaluated the feasibility of licensed vocational nurses (LVNs) using a clinical decision support (CDS) app to assess urinary tract infections (UTIs) in nursing home residents. Conducted as a simulation at a...
This clinical trial investigates whether a mobile app can help breast cancer patients manage their risk of lymphedema. The study, set in Turkey and led by Inonu University, will involve about 120 participants randomly...
This clinical trial investigates whether immersive virtual reality (VR) enhances learning outcomes in nursing students compared to traditional classroom-based simulation. It will compare knowledge and skill...
This study evaluates the effects of an electronic patient decision support system developed for the use of patients with type 2 diabetes (DiaPaDeSS) on self-management, patient activation, and metabolic parameters. To...
This pre-post study evaluates whether a structured undergraduate nursing research course improves students' evidence-based practice confidence and appraisal skills in Canada.
This research programme, SUPA, developed a cognitive-behavioural therapy-based intervention to improve ART uptake and adherence among PLWH. While an underpowered RCT found no significant difference on primary MEMS...
This qualitative focus group study explores nursing students' views on clinical simulation for teaching safe medication administration. Key findings: Students found simulations useful for linking theory/practice and...
This study evaluates an AI-assisted learning platform's impact on nurses' drug calculation competency, comparing it to traditional classroom instruction through a mixed-methods RCT. It aims to improve theoretical...
Abstract Background Low-value care (LVC) is increasingly recognized as a contributor to inefficiency in healthcare. Pressure injury (PI) is a key nursing-sensitive quality indicator and involve numerous interventions....
This qualitative study explores agency, autonomy, and authority among Lead Tissue Viability Nurses (LTVNs). Interviews with six LTVNs revealed restricted agency, marginalization of their specialized knowledge, and...
This 2026 study validates two XGBoost ML models using structured ED data and BioClinicalBERT embeddings from nursing notes to predict early deterioration (ICU admission/death within 7 days). Model B, prioritizing...
Fostering reflective thinking and nursing students' competence in pressure injury care through immersive virtual reality: A randomized controlled trial. is a journal article randomized controlled trial about wound...
This Finnish study reveals frequent attenders (FAs) in primary health care—comprising 15.9% of patients yet accounting for nearly half of all visits—are predominantly older women with chronic conditions, notably linked..
The aim of this study is to develop a structured and quantifiable system of nursing-sensitive quality indicators (NSQIs) for evaluating perioperative care in breast reconstruction surgery. A mixed-methods study was...
This research identifies key medication safety failure modes in U.S. nursing homes using clinician input and prioritizes them for informatics-enabled active monitoring. High-priority targets include...
This article describes the VIVALDI Social Care data pipeline, a new system in England designed to automate the collection and linkage of health data from care homes. It aims to improve monitoring and research on...
A cross-sectional survey of 236 Saudi post-PCI patients found smoking, physical inactivity, and low antiplatelet adherence were all common and co-occurred, but no firm lifestyle-adherence link was confirmed except a...
This scoping review maps recent evidence (2016-2024) in Nurse Education Today to identify key themes shaping contemporary postgraduate nursing education. It highlights four major areas: online learning's importance...
In a 254-parent randomized trial, brief videoconferencing Focused ACT delivered by trained paraprofessionals reduced parenting stress, anxiety, and depression and improved psychological flexibility versus standard...
Implantable tibial nerve neuromodulation (ITNM) represents a minimally invasive intervention for urgency urinary incontinence (UUI). This study evaluated the 3-year cost-utility of ITNM with an external wearable...
This cross-sectional study assesses Saudi nursing students' readiness for AI in clinical training. It found moderate to high overall preparedness, with strengths in conceptual/vision areas but gaps in technical skills...
This Taiwanese serological survey reveals declining neutralizing antibody efficacy against SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variants, particularly pronounced in urban/suburban populations and special medical care groups (elderly...
This qualitative study explored German nursing home staff's views on communication issues with General Practitioners (GPs) and their attitudes towards digital solutions. Key findings include significant current...
This study found that nursing interns' digital health literacy (DHL) develops through a sequence: preceptor and departmental support boosts their confidence (self-efficacy) and positive attitude towards technology...
The article considers problems of development of health care system of Russia and brings out opportunities and directions of its reforming in terms of functioning efficiency. At that, special attention is paid to...
Chemical anemia, a common consequence of chemotherapy and environmental toxins, is conventionally attributed to bone marrow suppression. This traditional view may oversimplify the underlying pathology, potentially...
This study details how service users and HCPs collaborated to create wound care education materials, emphasizing clear leaflet-style information on infection, dressing changes, and healing. Co-production ensured...
This review synthesizes evidence on active learning methods for diabetes education among pre-licensure health students. Simulation and gamification show strong positive effects, while flipped classrooms have mixed...
This qualitative study explores patient experiences with self-admission in psychiatric care, finding it generally fosters safety, autonomy, coping skills, and reduces emergency needs. While empowering, some struggled...
Development of the online mindfulness-based intervention (MFU-mindful Application for Thai university students: Phase II Objectives: Phase I: (October 2025 to September 2026) 1. To develop the mindfulness-based...
This ClinicalTrials.gov record describes a recruiting RCT (NCT07209917) in India testing a nurse-led, ASHA co-delivered SAKHI HPV intervention to prevent HR-HPV persistence and cervical cancer in women with HIV/HR-HPV...
This qualitative study reveals how Bedouin patients in rural Saudi hospitals experience cultural safety (or lack thereof) through nurse-patient communication. It highlights the importance of 'listening beyond words' to..
This cross-sectional study found a significant positive relationship between anxiety and social isolation among 165 nurses at Imam Reza Hospital in Tabriz, Iran (r=0.49, P=0.001). Mean anxiety scores were 30.96, and...
This Canadian clinical trial (NCT07628309) aims to evaluate a 13-week Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT) skills training program as a pilot intervention for addressing mental health care gaps in individuals recently..
This Indonesian cross-sectional study examined how demographic and academic factors relate to critical thinking among 365 nursing students. It found that most had moderate critical thinking levels, with significant...
In 8,412 BC nurses, emotional exhaustion rose four-fold by 2020 even as quality and safety ratings improved.
This study, a mixed-methods clinical trial (NCT07601373), aims to assess perioperative nurses' perspectives on artificial intelligence in their practice. It targets surgical ward and operating room nurses to explore AI..
This research protocol describes a study testing a new nursing approach called 'Data Nurse' in the Netherlands. It combines talking with older patients about their care goals (shared decision-making) and using data...
This study found that feelings of being disconnected at work (workplace alienation) were more strongly linked to how effective nurses felt they were than feeling cynical about their organization. Both negative...
A qualitative study of 52 Canadian nurses shows compassion, or its absence, shapes mental health, help-seeking, and return-to-work.
This 2026 IJSR case report details the successful management of a Grade III sacral pressure injury in an elderly, multimorbid patient using comprehensive evidence-based nursing interventions. Key elements included...
This qualitative meta-synthesis identifies key experiences and support needs for patients on home mechanical ventilation (HMV) and their caregivers, emphasizing the need for a shift from individual-focused care to...
This editorial argues that workplace violence in healthcare has become a pervasive systemic issue with severe mental health consequences for staff. It highlights persistent high prevalence rates (60% of workers...
Health Information Systems (HIS) have become critical infrastructure for improving healthcare delivery, particularly in developing countries. However, persistent digital disruptions such as unreliable connectivity,...
This study from Croatia found that nurses in tertiary healthcare settings reported sharps injuries more frequently than those in secondary care. Crucially, regular use of protective equipment was strongly linked to...
This DNP project evaluated an educational intervention on ultrasound-guided arterial line placement for CRNAs. A pre-post study of nine participants showed significant improvements in knowledge scores (66.7% to 87.6%)...
School nurses face escalating job demands driven by increasing student health complexity, chronic condition management, and expanding public health responsibilities. Often serving as the sole healthcare professional...
This study found that Emotional Schema Therapy (EST) and differentiation training both reduced emotional divorce among women. EST was more effective than differentiation training in lowering ED rates, with significant...
This study found significant links between perfectionism, early maladaptive schemas, attachment styles, self-esteem, and body image concerns among female cosmetic surgery applicants. A model where self-esteem mediates...
This study found that pregnant women who listened to relaxing music experienced less life distress and stronger maternal-fetal attachment than a control group. The intervention involved twelve 45-50 minute sessions of...
This study found that nurses at Olabisi Onabanjo University Teaching Hospital had good knowledge of Failure to Rescue but moderate competence in averting it. Crucially, there was a significant link between positive...
This study found anxious-avoidant attachment styles predict higher emotional divorce in Iranian women, while spiritual intelligence predicts lower levels. Together, these factors explained significant variance in...
ABSTRACT Objectives: to comprehend the perception of undergraduate nursing students about learning to care for the child and family through clinical simulation. Methods: this is a qualitative research conducted with...
