Midwives' approach to the prevention and repair of obstetric perineal trauma in Spain
ConclusionsThere is a significant variability in Spanish midwives' practices for preventing and repairing perineal tears. Moreover, the restrictive use of episiotomy is associated with midwives attending home births, working in teaching hospitals and having recent professional training.Patient or Public ContributionNo patient or public contribution. (Source: Nursing Open)
Source: Nursing Open - April 25, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Est íbaliz Laderas Díaz,
Julián Rodríguez‐Almagro,
Rafael Picón Rodríguez,
Juan Miguel Martínez Galiano,
Sandra Martínez Rodríguez,
Antonio Hernández‐Martínez Tags: EMPIRICAL RESEARCH QUANTITATIVE Source Type: research
The influence of psychological resilience and nursing practice environment on nurses' moral courage: A cross ‐sectional study
AbstractAimTo determine the relationship between psychological resilience, nursing practice environment, and moral courage of clinical nurses and also the factors influencing moral courage.DesignCross-sectional study.Methods586 nurses from a general hospital were selected by convenience sampling method in January 2023. The general information questionnaire, Nurses' Moral Courage Scale (NMCS), Resilience Scale, and Practice Environment Scale (PES) were measured. Hierarchical linear regression analysis was used to explore the influencing factors of clinical nurses' moral courage.ResultsNurses' average moral courage score was...
Source: Nursing Open - April 21, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Zhang Ruixin,
He Shan,
Tang Yongli,
Jie Chen,
Chen Qianzhu,
Wang Xue Tags: EMPIRICAL RESEARCH QUANTITATIVE Source Type: research
Health Management of Working Pregnant Nurses: A grounded theory study
AbstractAimTo explore the recognition of pregnant nurses on how they managed their health conditions to examine safe working strategies.DesignA qualitative study with a grounded theory approach.MethodsTwenty-one nurses engaged in work during their pregnancy were recruited and interviewed using a semi-structured questionnaire from January to June 2021. The data were analysed using a constant comparative method.ResultsThe core category ‘duelling roles’ and the four other categories emerged. Pregnant nurses understand the ‘weight of one’ of being a professional in the workplace. Therefore, despite their health concern...
Source: Nursing Open - April 20, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Marie Hino,
Risa Takashima,
Rika Yano Tags: EMPIRICAL RESEARCH QUALITATIVE Source Type: research
A feeling of not being alone – Patients' with COPD experiences of a group‐based self‐management education with a digital website: A qualitative study
AbstractAimTo describe patients' with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) experiences of group-based self-management education with a digital website.DesignA qualitative approach with a phenomenologicalmethod. Patients participating in an earlier study, with self-experience of COPD as a special competence, were involved as research partners at the design of this study.MethodsEleven individual and two group interviews with five participants in each group were conducted.ResultsGroup-based self-management education with a digital website supports learning. Sharing experiences with others in similar situations creates...
Source: Nursing Open - April 20, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Mia Berglund,
Susanne Andersson,
Anna Kjellsdotter Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research
Factors promoting and hindering resilience in youth with inflammatory bowel disease: A descriptive qualitative study
ConclusionHealth care professionals need to develop greater awareness of factors, stemming from both the individual and the outside world, that hinder or promote resilience in order to aid young patients with IBD. Building targeted nursing measures to excavate the internal positive quality of patients, provide external support and promote the development of resilience. (Source: Nursing Open)
Source: Nursing Open - April 18, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Lili You,
Siyao Wang,
Yangyang Wang,
Lingling Zhu,
Tiantian Wang,
Xiang Yu,
Jing Dong,
Yuxia Guan Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research
Work experience of breastfeeding nurses returning to work after maternity leave in Liaoning Province of China: A qualitative study
This study aims to describe the work experience of breastfeeding nurses returning to work after maternity leave.DesignA qualitative descriptive design.MethodsThe data were collected through semi-structured interviews with eight nurses and analysed through Braun and Clarke's thematic analysis.ResultsThree themes and nine sub-themes emerged from the analysis of the interviews: changes in nurses (emotional changes, physical changes and changes in work); needs for an improving work environment (needs for a supportive workplace and nurse shortage); support for breastfeeding nurses (support from coworkers, support from the manag...
Source: Nursing Open - April 17, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Xin ‐li Wan,
Jia‐yi Yang,
Ying‐li Pan Tags: EMPIRICAL RESEARCH QUALITATIVE Source Type: research
Forecast of the number of nursing beds per 1000 older people from 2023 to 2025: Empirical quantitative research
This study is designed as empirical quantitative research.MethodsData from the National Bureau of Statistics and the Ministry of Civil Affairs regarding older adults (aged ≥60) from 2000 to 2022 and nursing beds from 1978 to 2022 were analysed. The differential autoregressive integrated moving averages model and Monte Carlo simulation were used to predict the growth of nursing beds per 1000 older people in China for the Years 2023–2025.ResultsIt is projected that from 2023 to 2025, China will experience a further increase in its ageing population, with an average annual growth rate of 3.1%. By 2025, the number of older...
Source: Nursing Open - April 17, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Ping Luo,
Lan Chen,
Yangwu Liu,
Sheng Weng Tags: EMPIRICAL RESEARCH QUANTITATIVE Source Type: research
Mentoring medical students as a means to increase healthcare assistant status: A qualitative study
ConclusionThe mentoring of medical students gave HCAs an active voice within the interprofessional team, instilling their confidence and self-worth. Mentoring allowed HCAs to move from a homogenous, group-based social identity to a role-based one that enabled HCAs to reveal the true extent of their work whilst negotiating their place and identity within the interprofessional team.ImpactLeaders in healthcare will see that a re-evaluation of HCAs as performers of basic, hands-on patient care is needed to breakdown ingrained beliefs, eliminating a ‘us and them’ mentality. Involving HCAs in the mentoring of medical student...
Source: Nursing Open - April 16, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Elizabeth Davison,
Joanna Semlyen,
Susanne Lindqvist Tags: EMPIRICAL RESEARCH QUALITATIVE Source Type: research
A sense of coherence (SOC) among the fathers of children with chronic illnesses
This study focuses on the fathers of children with chronic illnesses in an effort to clarify how the stressor and the father ’s sense of coherence (SOC) influence their mental health and how the father’s SOC is associated with the social support.DesignCross-sectional study.MethodsWe conducted a self-reported questionnaire survey of 137 respondents (51 fathers of children with chronic illnesses, 86 fathers of healthy children) were statistically using ANOVA.ResultsThe fathers ’ stressor was significantly related to their SOC. Furthermore, the SOC of the fathers majorly influenced their mental health, while having a bu...
Source: Nursing Open - April 15, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Masahiro Haraguchi,
Tomoko Takeuchi Tags: EMPIRICAL RESEARCH QUANTITATIVE Source Type: research
The mediating role of resilience between emotional intelligence and academic procrastination in nursing undergraduates: A cross ‐sectional study
AbstractAimTo investigate the relationship among emotional intelligence (EI), resilience and academic procrastination (AP), and provide suggestions for the development of targeted intervention strategies and lowering of AP level of nursing undergraduates.DesignA cross-sectional study.MethodsThree provincial universities offering nursing courses in China were investigated in this study. A convenience sample of 256 nursing undergraduates from May 2021 to September 2021 were recruited, with a response rate of 91.4%. Data were collected using face-to-face interviews. The survey tools included the General Information Questionna...
Source: Nursing Open - April 15, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Bo Zhang,
Qigui Xiao,
Jingtao Gu,
Weifan Zhang,
Huapeng Lu,
Jiaoqiong Zhang,
Lan Lang,
Yan Sun,
Qingyong Ma,
Liang Han Tags: EMPIRICAL RESEARCH QUANTITATIVE Source Type: research
A cognitive task analysis of final year nursing students' situation awareness in simulated deteriorating patient events: A mixed methods study
AbstractAimThe aim of this study was to: (1) use cognitive task analysis to describe final year nursing students situation awareness in recognising, responding and escalating care of deteriorating patients in ward settings; and (2) make recommendations for training and practice.DesignA mixed methods cognitive task analysis with a convergent triangulation design.MethodData collection involved observations of 33 final year nursing students in simulated deteriorating patient scenarios and retrospective cognitive interviews. A process tracing technique was applied to identify the cues to deterioration participants perceived; h...
Source: Nursing Open - April 13, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Nuala Walshe,
Jonathan Drennan,
Josephine Hegarty,
Sin éad O'brien,
Clare Crowley,
Stephanie Ryng,
Paul O'Connor Tags: EMPIRICAL RESEARCH MIXED METHODS Source Type: research
A bibliometric analysis of HIV nursing research between 1999 and 2022
This study examined articles related to HIV nursing to determine how the profession has developed and its future direction.DesignA bibliometric analysis was conducted.MethodsHIV nursing-related articles published in the Web of Science core collection between 1999 and 2022 were searched. VOSviewer was used to identify the contributions of countries, institutions and authors in HIV-related care. Collaborative maps, hot topics and keywords trends were analysed using VOSviewer and CiteSpace.ResultsA total of 1513 publications were extracted. An increase in articles published between 1999 and 2012 was observed. After 2012, the ...
Source: Nursing Open - April 12, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Jiaqi Hao,
Qian Zhang,
Xiaoyu Du,
Fan Wang,
Jing Liu,
Jia Chen Tags: EMPIRICAL RESEARCH QUANTITATIVE Source Type: research
Psychosocial intervention programme based on the needs of women undergoing termination of pregnancy for foetal anomalies: A modified Delphi study
AbstractAimTo construct a psychosocial intervention programme for women diagnosed with foetal anomalies based on their needs in China.DesignA three round-modified Delphi survey from September to November 2020.MethodsIn Round 1, based on literature review and qualitative interviews, a face-to-face meeting with eight taskforce members was conducted to generate the initial intervention indicators. In Round 2 and 3, 15 experts and three stakeholders (women undergoing termination of pregnancy for foetal anomalies) were invited by email to evaluate the importance of the indicators and built the final psychosocial intervention pr...
Source: Nursing Open - April 12, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Ying Wang,
Chi Huang,
Jiaying Xie,
Lihong Zeng,
Yaohan Wang,
Yanjuan He,
Ying Li,
Chunxiang Qin Tags: EMPIRICAL RESEARCH QUANTITATIVE Source Type: research
Psychometric properties evaluation of the Advance Care Planning Readiness Scale for community ‐dwelling older adults with chronic diseases residing in suburban counties within the Chinese context
ConclusionThe ACPRS-C is a scale with strong psychometric properties to assess the ACP readiness within the context of community-dwelling older adults with chronic diseases residing in suburban counties in China. Its reliability and validity hold considerable significance for both research and clinical practice. (Source: Nursing Open)
Source: Nursing Open - April 6, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Fang Gao,
Ping Lei Chui,
Chong Chin Che,
Li Xiao,
Fan Wang Tags: EMPIRICAL RESEARCH QUANTITATIVE Source Type: research
The experience of Thai adolescents with depression: A qualitative study
AbstractAimPeople who have depression experience a maelstrom of emotion as they attempt to understand what is happening to them. While the experience has been quite extensively documented in adults and older individuals, there is a great deal less information available about adolescent depression experiences and reactions. The purpose of this study was to investigate the experiences of Thai-adolescents suffering from depression.DesignInterpretative phenomenological analysis.MethodFourteen adolescents were recruited from a secondary school in Chiangrai province, Thailand. Semi-structured interviews were carried out. Intervi...
Source: Nursing Open - April 6, 2024 Category: Nursing Authors: Chuntana Reangsing,
Khanittha Pitchalard,
Katemanee Moonpanane,
Pawadee Wimolphan Tags: EMPIRICAL RESEARCH QUALITATIVE Source Type: research
