Reproductive health challenges during a flood: A qualitative study
In conclusion, during floods, women encounter numerous challenges in preserving their reproductive health. Recognizing and understanding these challenges can be instrumental in effectively planning measures to prevent or address them during disasters like floods.Implications for the profession and/or patient care impactEvery disaster has unique conditions and challenges. The health requirements of individuals impacted by floods differ from those affected by other natural disasters. By identifying the specific reproductive health needs of women affected by floods, midwives and other healthcare providers can enhance their pl...
Source: Nursing Open - November 30, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Farzaneh Safajou,
Fatemeh Nahidi,
Fazlollah Ahmadi Tags: EMPIRICAL RESEARCH QUALITATIVE Source Type: research
Functional fitness and risk factors of older patients with diabetes combined with sarcopenia and/or frailty: A cross ‐sectional study
AbstractAimTo learn the functional fitness levels in older adults with diabetes combined with sarcopenia and/or frailty.DesignA cross-sectional investigation study.MethodsA total of 205 participants with type 2 diabetes were recruited from September 2019 to August 2020. All patients underwent diagnostic screening for sarcopenia and frailty, and were divided into combined group (the patients who had sarcopenia and/or frailty) and non-combined group (the patient who had no sarcopenia and/or frailty). The diagnostic criteria for sarcopenia applied was proposed by the Asian Working Group on Sarcopenia in 2019 and frailty statu...
Source: Nursing Open - November 30, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Hui Zhang,
Jinping Wang,
Jing Xi,
Jing Xu,
Li Wang Tags: EMPIRICAL RESEARCH QUALITATIVE Source Type: research
Psychometric properties of the persian version of the nursing clinical reasoning scale
This study was a methodological and cross-sectional study.MethodsThis methodological study was conducted in 2020 in a teaching hospital. After obtaining necessary permission from its developers, NCRS was translated into Persian through the method proposed by the World Health Organization. Then, its face, content, and construct validity and reliability were assessed. For construct validity assessment through exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses, 300 nurses (two 150-nurse samples), who had randomly been selected, completed the instrument. Reliability also assessed through the internal consistency and the stability me...
Source: Nursing Open - November 30, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Touba Hosseinzadeh,
Nastaran Mirfarhadi,
Moluk Pouralizadeh,
Kian Norouzi Tabrizi,
Masoud Fallahi ‐Khoshknab,
Hamid reza Khankeh,
Forozan Shokooh Tags: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY: DISCUSSION PAPER ‐ METHODOLOGY Source Type: research
Insights from defining nurses' career success: An integrative review
AbstractAimsTo review the literature and identify factors that make sense of and influence nurses' career success. We sought to provide insights into achieving nurses' career success.DesignAn integrative review conducted in May 2022 using Whittemore and Knafl's methodology of integrative review.MethodsThe databases searched were PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus, and CINAHL. Search criteria included the keywords “nurs*” and “career success” in the title and abstract. The quality of the reviewed papers was assessed using the JBI Critical Appraisal Tool for cross-sectional studies and qualitative research. We extracted ...
Source: Nursing Open - November 30, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Masako Yamada,
Kyoko Asakura,
Shoko Sugiyama,
Nozomu Takada Tags: INTEGRATIVE REVIEW Source Type: research
Social anxiety, self ‐esteem and quality of life among hypertensive patients during COVID‐19 local epidemic in China: A mediation analysis
This study conveniently selected 344 hypertensive patients from a Grade-A tertiary hospital in Wuhu, Anhui Province, as the study population. Participants completed the demographic questionnaire, the social phobia inventory, the self-esteem scale and the 36-item short-form health survey.ResultsSocial anxiety, self-esteem and QoL were significantly correlated with each other. Social anxiety showed no direct effect on QoL (β = 0.011,p > 0.05). Social anxiety showed an indirect effect on QoL (β = −0.248,p < 0.001). Self-esteem fully mediated the association between social anxiety and QoL in hyperte...
Source: Nursing Open - November 30, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Mengzhao Gao,
Yidan Lu,
Lin Zhang,
Min Shi,
Haoran Zhou,
Helian Zhou,
Xia Kuang,
Yuanzhen Li Tags: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY: DISCUSSION PAPER ‐ METHODOLOGY Source Type: research
The relationships between nurses' resilience, burnout, perceived organisational support and social support during the second wave of the COVID ‐19 pandemic: A quantitative cross‐sectional survey
ConclusionsNurses experienced a high level of burnout during the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, which may be influenced by how they felt their organisations supported them. Nurses' feelings that the pandemic affected their social roles were associated with increasing their burnout.Relevance to Clinical PracticeStrategies should be developed to address staff burnout and resilience. Nurse managers and educators should play leadership roles in creating professional training to include competencies and psychological preparedness for disasters and to implement strategies to increase the organisational commitments to staf...
Source: Nursing Open - November 30, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Naim Abdulmohdi Tags: EMPIRICAL RESEARCH QUANTITATIVE Source Type: research
Nurses' perceptions to alleviate dyspnoea in inpatients with advanced cancer while receiving palliative care
AbstractAimTo explore nurses' perceptions to alleviate dyspnoea in inpatients with advanced cancer while receiving palliative care.DesignA descriptive qualitative design.MethodsSeven focus groups were conducted with nurses (n = 27) from five specialized palliative care wards in four hospitals in south and southwest Finland. The focus groups were conducted between June and November 2019, and the transcripts were analysed using inductive analysis.ResultsThe findings revealed three categories: recognizing dyspnoea is a multi-faceted problem, dealing with the complexity of assessment of dyspnoea and strategies for relievin...
Source: Nursing Open - November 29, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Johanna Kero,
Jaana ‐Maija Koivisto,
Siew Hwa Lee,
Elina Haavisto Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research
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Source: Nursing Open - November 28, 2023 Category: Nursing Tags: ISSUE INFORMATION Source Type: research
Perception of patient safety culture among nursing students: A cross ‐sectional study
AbstractAimTo analyse the perception of patient safety culture among nursing students and to compare patient safety outcomes between the different year nursing groups.DesignA cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted with nursing students (n = 266) between first and fourth years from one university in Spain.MethodsThe project was conducted during the 2020/21 academic year. The data were collected using a translated and adapted version of the “Hospital Survey on Patient Safety” developed by the Agency of Healthcare Quality (AHQR).ResultsSignificant differences were found between the year of study of the nursin...
Source: Nursing Open - October 20, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Carmen Amaia Ram írez‐Torres,
Félix Rivera‐Sanz,
Ana Cobos‐Rincon,
Teresa Sufrate‐Sorzano,
Raúl Juárez‐Vela,
Vicente Gea‐Caballero,
Clara Isabel Tejada Garrido,
Maria Estela Colado Tello,
Angela Durante,
Iván Santolalla‐Arned Tags: EMPIRICAL RESEARCH QUALITATIVE Source Type: research
Nurse educator competence in four European countries —A comparative cross‐sectional study
ConclusionsNurse educator competence is at a good level in the selected European countries, but further studies are required to find the reasons behind the differences in evaluations.Public ContributionEach participating educational institution named a contact person who distributed the surveys to the participants and returned the study's metadata to the researchers. (Source: Nursing Open)
Source: Nursing Open - October 19, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Imane Elonen,
Satu Kajander ‐Unkuri,
Maria Cassar,
Laia Wennberg‐Capellades,
Susanne Kean,
Tomáš Sollár,
Terhi Saaranen,
Miko Pasanen,
Leena Salminen Tags: EMPIRICAL RESEARCH QUANTITATIVE Source Type: research
Registered Nurses' beliefs about end ‐of‐life care: A mixed method study
AbstractAimsTo examine registered nurses' (RNs) behavioural, normative and control beliefs about end-of-life care for patients who are diagnosed with advanced and life-limiting illnesses; and to identify the barriers and facilitators they experience when providing end-of-life care.DesignA sequential explanatory mixed methods study.MethodAn online cross-sectional survey was conducted using the Care for Terminally Ill Patient tool among 1293 RNs working across five hospitals in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Online individual semi-structured interviews with a subgroup of survey respondents were then undertaken. Data were colle...
Source: Nursing Open - October 17, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Fares Alshammari,
Jenny Sim,
Gemma Mcerlean,
Samuel Lapkin Tags: EMPIRICAL RESEARCH MIXED METHODS Source Type: research
Living with and without an intestinal stoma: Factors that promote psychological well ‐being and self‐care: A cross‐sectional study
This study compared those living with and without an intestinal stoma in relation to physical and psychological health, stress and coping, quality of life and resilience. Also, identifying factors that could be used to promote better self-care in stoma patients in the future.DesignA cross-sectional and comparative study design was employed.MethodsParticipants were recruited via email and social media (Facebook and Twitter) between August 2018 and March 2019, to complete an online survey. The data were analysed using analysis of variance to examine group difference and a series of hierarchical linear regression analyses det...
Source: Nursing Open - October 16, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Ellen Simpson,
Kirsty Pourshahidi,
James Davis,
Mary Slevin,
Roger Lawther,
Gloria O'Connor,
Terri Porrett,
Jerome Marley,
Chris Gill Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research
An ethnographic study evaluating emergency obstetric care education and training in a remote, fragile region of Southeast Asia: Study protocol
AbstractAimTo evaluate emergency obstetric care education and training within a medical assistant training program, being delivered in a remote, fragile region of Southeast Asia. This will aid in the identification of potential areas of enhancement to improve the management of obstetric emergencies.DesignAn ethnographic study, adopting a multi-methods approach.MethodsEmergency obstetric care education and training will be assessed through documentary analysis and interviews (online or face-to-face) with educators and trainers (N ~ 6–7). Student experiences will be explored using in-person focus groups, facilitated by...
Source: Nursing Open - October 14, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Rachel Campbell,
George Kernohan,
Lesley Dornan,
Marlene Sinclair Tags: EMPIRICAL RESEARCH QUALITATIVE Source Type: research
Quality of interaction between the nursing personnel and the informal caregivers of people with memory disorders: A systematic review and metasummary of qualitative studies
AbstractAimTo explore the factors that affect the quality of interactions between nursing personnel and the informal caregivers of people with memory disorders.DesignSystematic review and metasummary of qualitative empirical research.MethodsThe literature search targeted studies concerning the professional care interactions between nursing personnel and the informal caregivers of people with progressive memory disorders. The search in PubMed, CINAHL, PsycINFO and Scopus covered records from the earliest possible date up to December 2020. The data were summarised using a qualitative metasummary method. Preferred Reporting I...
Source: Nursing Open - October 13, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Johanna Rannikko,
Jenny Paananen,
Minna Stolt,
Riitta Suhonen Tags: SYSTEMATIC REVIEW Source Type: research
