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Research and educational resources about Open Access.
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Use this Open Access collection to compare research questions, settings, and nursing implications across 58 reviewed records. Start with the original source and limitations before carrying a finding into teaching or practice.
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...
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...
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...
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 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 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 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...
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....
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 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...
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..
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...
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...
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...
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....
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 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..
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...
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 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...
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 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...
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 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 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...
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...
