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Research and educational resources about crisis intervention.
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Use this Crisis Intervention collection to compare research questions, settings, and nursing implications across 27 reviewed records. Start with the original source and limitations before carrying a finding into teaching or practice.
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...
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 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,...
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..
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 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 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...
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 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 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 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 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...
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 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.
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 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...
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 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...
