Nursing Practice - Science topic

Background: Ventricular is a is a life-threatening condition, known as disturbance in the normal rhythm of the electrical activity of the heart arises in the ventricles, which may lead to cardiac arrest. Critical Care Nurses are responsible for early identification and management of ventricular arrhythmias. Aim: The current study aimed to assess cr...

Background Small and medium-sized hospitals, which account for 60% of the nursing workforce across all healthcare institutions, play a crucial role in enhancing peripheral intravenous catheter (PIVC) practices. This study aimed to identify the extent to which the PIVC practice knowledge of nurses, the nursing working environment, and the patient sa...

Aim This systematic review aimed to identify the needs and preferences for cancer care services among Australian First Nations people. Design Integrative review. Data Sources An integrative review was conducted. A wide range of search terms were used to increase the sensitivity and specificity of the searches in electronic databases. Methodologic...

This study investigates the relative efficacy of liquid and gel artificial tears in preventing dry eye among critically ill patients in intensive care units ICUs. Conducted as a randomized control trial with 90 ICU patients, the research divided participants into two groups: Group A received gel artificial tears, and Group B received liquid artific...

Background Technology advancements have altered the standard of nursing care, and education. This suggests the necessity to equip prospective nurses to provide competent care in a highly technical and digital environment via telenursing. Aims The aim of this study was to assess the perceptions and knowledge of nursing students about telenursing....

Background Nurses play a key role in cases of cardiopulmonary arrest by promptly attending to and initiating cardiopulmonary resuscitation. Effective cardiopulmonary resuscitation thus requires nurses to possess appropriate attitudes, competencies, and adherence to the best nursing practice. Cardiac arrests are a prevalent cause of fatalities, bein...

Aim. To review the current literature on the developing role of nursing innovation, specifically, those nurses who have progressed their innovative practice into product development. Design. A scoping review was conducted utilising the Population, Concept, Context framework and the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses...

Introduction The classification of human responses to health conditions or life processes, assuming that human responses are the way that a person responds, referring to the individual’s experiences, feelings, perceptions, behaviours and physical reactions, can be an exercise that, although challenging, is central to nursing diagnoses and, conseque...

Aim. To evaluate the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of Chinese bedside nurses regarding antimicrobial stewardship, as well as to identify factors that influence nurses’ engagement in antimicrobial stewardship. Background. Antimicrobial resistance is a pressing global health threat. Antimicrobial stewardship is crucial in combating this issue....

Abstract Introduction: Organizations still struggle with the best mechanisms to implement research into practice, and guideline developers need to continue to strive toward collaboration and avoidance of duplication. Objective: To assess the utilization of evidence-based nursing practice and associated factors among nurses working in Saint Paul’s H...

Objetivo: compreender as melhores práticas de enfermagem desempenhadas na Atenção Primária à Saúde em unidades de Estratégia Saúde da família em um município da região Norte do Estado de Santa Catarina. Método: pesquisa qualitativa realizada no município de Joinville-SC por meio de entrevistas semiabertas e individuais. Resultados: Participaram da...

The purpose of this study was to develop a prediction model for stroke-associated pneumonia (SAP) based on risk factors for SAP and to suggest nursing interventions to prevent SAP. In addition, a nomogram was developed to enhance its utility in nursing practice. The retrospective cohort study included 551 patients hospitalized for acute ischemic st...

Poor internet infrastructure limits the use of computer‑based nursing process forms in rural areas. This study aimed to configure a computer‑based nursing process form to support nursing diagnosis and care evaluation in rural healthcare clinics in Africa. This study utilized a methodological design. The design process utilized a three‑stage procedu...

Introduction It is necessary to explore the evidence-based practice of perioperative management of elderly patients undergoing ambulatory surgery, to optimize the clinical workflow and improve the quality of nursing care. Methods Based on the best evidence obtained from the previous study, the perioperative management model and examination index o...

Graduate nursing students in the Doctorate of Nursing Practice (DNP) program are often overwhelmed with school, the assignments, work, family, and stressors. This can lead to Imposter Phenomenon, or the feeling of being an imposter rather than the real deal. This study is intended to survey DNP students national and provide an intervention to ease...

Objective To build and validate nursing diagnoses based on the International Classification of Nursing Practice (ICNP®) for premature newborns admitted to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Method Methodological study based on the Brazilian method for developing subsets: use of specialized nursing language terms, construction of diagnostic statemen...

Objective To build and validate nursing diagnoses based on the International Classification of Nursing Practice (ICNP®) for premature newborns admitted to the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Method Methodological study based on the Brazilian method for developing subsets: use of specialized nursing language terms, construction of diagnostic statemen...

Introduction: Mental health triage is a new nursing practice concept that is less studied and defined, especially among Iranian nurses. Therefore, this study aimed to explain the concept of mental health triage from the perspective of psychiatric emergency department (ED) nurses. Methods: This qualitative study collected data using semi-structured...

Aims To explore potential areas of low‐value home‐based nursing care practices, their prevalence and related influencing factors of nurses and nursing assistants working in home‐based nursing care. Design A quantitative, cross‐sectional design. Methods An online survey with questions containing scaled frequencies on five‐point Likert scales and o...

Aim To evaluate the impact of usual care plus a fundamental nursing care guideline compared to usual care only for patients in hospital with COVID‐19 on patient experience, care quality, functional ability, treatment outcomes, nurses' moral distress, patient health‐related quality of life and cost‐effectiveness. Design Parallel two‐arm, cluster‐le...

Aim(s) To understand the experiences of HIV nurses in the context of ambivalence between biomedical treatment advancements and the continuing burden for people living with HIV and negative representations of HIV. Design An interpretative phenomenological study was conducted using in‐depth interviews. Methods Twenty‐one interviews with nurses were...

Background: There was Limited teaching guidelines depicted for improving the practice of nurses towards inotropic medication administration, which emphasizes the importance of teaching guidelines in improving nurses' practice,

Aim To identify barriers and facilitators of speciality skill transfer for internationally qualified nurses in Australia from the nurses' perspective. Design A cross‐sectional study. Methods A cross‐sectional online survey was distributed through social media, snowballing and nursing professional organization. Data analysed using Statistical Pack...

Der ICN-Ethikkodex bietet ethische Leitlinien, die in alle Bereiche professionelle Pflege hineinwirken. Das Problem: Nur wenige kennen ihn. Dabei bietet der Kodex große Chancen, das abstrakte Thema Ethik ganz praktisch in die tägliche Arbeit zu überführen. I m Oktober 2021 wurde die umfassend überarbeitete Auflage des Ethikko-dex veröffentlicht. Se...

This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted at Colombo South Teaching Hospital (CSTH)Sri Lanka. The purpose of this study is to describe Knowledge and practices towards safe blood transfusions among nursing officers. As there are no designated transfusion nurses in Sri Lankan healthcare settings it is mandatory to assess nurses' knowledge...

Mastering clinical practice is one of the hardest tasks of nursing school. It is necessary to combine professional theoretical courses with clinical nursing practice in order to qualify competent and qualified nurses. The connection between the theoretical training and clinical nursing practice, however, has not been the subject of any research. Th...

Nursing education is designed to equip students with the knowledge, skills, and attitudes required to provide safe, effective, and compassionate patient care. Traditionally, nursing education relied on classroom lectures, textbooks, and clinical experiences to prepare students for nursing practice. While these methods remain essential, nursing educ...

A work environment that boosts nurses’ leadership skills, has adequate resources and staff and collegial nurse–physician relations, and allows nurses to participate in decision-making enhances patient care quality and nurses’ job satisfaction and performance. I used a cross-sectional design and the Practice Environment Scale of the Nursing Work Ind...

Background: Professional values are the foundation of nursing practice. Current research evidence on the influence of professional values on clinical competence among acute care nurses in the clinical area is lacking. Purpose: The purpose of this study was to examine the professional values and self-reported clinical competence among acute care...

Background Demographic change and the rise of diabetes mellitus are leading to a projected increase in the prevalence of chronic wounds. People suffering from chronic wounds experience significant losses in their health-related quality of life. Health systems struggle to meet the needs of these persons, even in high-income countries. This paper exp...

Background & aims: The nature of nursing necessitates attention to be devoted to caring concerns more than remedial concerns. Inadvertency to care-related issues can bring about negative outcomes and in turn lead to contradictory conflicts. Materials & Methods: The present study is an attempt to provide an explanation and prediction of the obse...

The paper discusses the role of pragmatism and critical thinking integration within nursing practices as viewed from a philosophical angle in relation to paradigms, beliefs, and ways to solve problems. This study focuses on scrutinizing knowledge claims, querying presuppositions, and evaluating implications as this form the basis for the developing...

The aim of this study is to assess the knowledge and attitude of nurses towards clinical nursing research and it application to nursing practice among nurses of Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital (ABUTH), Shika. Four objectives were stated; To assess the knowledge of nurses towards clinical nursing research in ABUTH, shika, To determine the...

Introdução: O envelhecimento é um processo natural que envolve mudanças físicas, emocionais e sociais. O aumento da população idosa no Brasil é um fenômeno evidente, tornando crucial a compreensão desse processo e a promoção de um envelhecimento saudável. Objetivo: Identificar a importância da assistência humanizada aos idosos, visando aprimorar o...

Abstract Background & aims: The nature of nursing necessitates attention to be devoted to caring concerns more than remedial concerns. Inadvertency to care-related issues can bring about negative outcomes and in turn lead to contradictory conflicts. Materials & Methods: The present study is an attempt to provide an explanation and prediction of the...

Introduction To reach the highest levels of health care quality, all nurses providing intraoperative care to surgical patients should have a firm grasp of the complex knowledge, skills, and guidelines undergirding the perioperative nursing profession. In military treatment facilities, either perioperative registered nurses or labor and delivery (L&...

Background Home care nurses provide complex palliative care for patients who want to die in their own homes. This study aimed to explore home care nurses’ facilitation of planned home death to better understand nursing practices. Methods Data were collected between March 2019 and March 2020 using participant observations and semi-structured interv...

Introduction: Autonomic dysreflexia (AD) is a condition developed secondary to a spinal cord injury, which manifests with the loss of coordinated autonomic responses and cardiovascular control. For the care of the person, the nurse has the nursing diagnosis of AD, which allows the precise interpretation of the human responses of each individual. Ho...

Introduction. Value creation can begin through a joint development process. Value creation not only relies on interactions between group members but also requires studying other attributes. This study aimed to explain the experiences of nursing managers regarding value creation in nursing. Methods. A descriptive content analysis approach was used i...

Objective: explore the relationship between affectivity and the nurses' work environment. Method: quantitative, analytical, cross-sectional study composed of 72 nurses working in inpatient and emergency services. The scales of "Psychological Well-being", "Fantastic Lifestyle" and "Nursing Practice Work Environment" were applied. Results: the sample...

Aim To explain the process by which nurses' roles are negotiated in general practice. Background Primary care nurses do important work within a social model of health to meet the needs of the populations they serve. Latterly, in the face of increased demand and workforce shortages, they are also taking on more medical responsibilities through task...

Aim. The aim of the study was to examine the effect of the length of working hours on missed nursing care, quality of nursing care, and perceptions of the nursing practice environment. Methods. A multicenter cross-sectional investigation using online questionnaires was conducted from April 2 to May 10, 2022, in twenty nine hospitals (13 Level-III h...

Background Ineffective nursing documentation practices have been reported to negatively impact patient outcomes and health professional efficiency. On the prevalence of nurses' documentation practices in Ethiopia, several separate studies have been carried out. However, there is no pooled prevalence of nurses' documentation practice. Therefore, thi...

The concept of Evidence-Based Practice (EBP) in nursing care is fundamental to informed decision-making and optimal patient outcomes. This analysis dissects the essence, attributes, antecedents, and consequences of EBP, shedding light on its significance in modern healthcare. EBP entails the integration of the most current research evidence, nursin...

Purpose. To understand nursing practice in seclusion and mechanical restraint events in psychiatric inpatient care. Design and Methods. Non-participant video observation was used to collect data from seclusion and mechanical restraint events. Nursing interventions were analysed using deductive content analysis. Findings. Video recordings (n = 36) s...

Aim The increase in the number of people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and the disease burden, has prompted concerted efforts to improve healthcare, particularly outpatient services. In line with these attempts the Partnership‐Based Nursing Practice Theoretical Framework for People with COPD was developed to guide outpatient nur...

Aims To examine (1) the association between healthcare workers' workplace ostracism and job satisfaction, stress and perceived health, and (2) whether this relationship is mediated by loneliness and self‐esteem. Design A cross‐sectional study. Methods Healthcare (N = 569) managers and employees (nurses, practical nurses, doctors and social worker...

Background Given India’s high patient load on the existing healthcare setup, as well as political, social, and organizational challenges, the nursing sector is facing various problems, therefore leading to substandard nursing experiences leading to poor patient care at the parallel healthcare setups, specifically homecare. This paper presents self-...

Background Nursing practice environment has impact on the quality of nursing care and on patients’ and nurses’ outcomes, namely better performances of these healthcare workers. Improving the nursing practice environment is a low-cost organizational strategy to achieve better patients’ outcomes and retain qualified nurses, thus improving nursing car...

Phenomenology was introduced to the field of nursing in late ‘70s in the US and Scandinavia. Since then, phenomenology has developed as a commonly used approach within nursing research. However, during the past two to three decades, phenomenological nursing research has come under attack from scholars outside the field of nursing who question the c...

Purpose In parent-education practice nurses use Learning Principles (LPs) when helping parents to develop the knowledge and skills required to care for their children. LPs are basic precepts of learning, comprising people’s beliefs, behaviors and reasoning processes. LPs underpin parents’ active engagement, confidence building and decision-making,...

Rapid review is a method to yield evidence in a timely and systematic manner. We used this method to identify internationally comparable outcome indicators for monitoring pressure injury. This paper aims to illustrate our experience with the rapid review methodology for decision-making in nursing practice. A rapid review (Review 1) on pressure inju...

Background In 2021 our hospice in partnership with our local university, introduced a novel, extra-curricular scholarship in palliative and end of life care (PEoLC) for pre-registration nursing students. This was in partial response to widespread calls (Ambitions for Palliative and End of Life Care, 2021; Nursing & Midwifery Council. Future nurse:...

Aims. To examine the association between job satisfaction and the intention to leave and explore the factors associated with job satisfaction or the intention to leave among foreign-educated nurses in Japan. Design. A cross-sectional design was used, and data were collected through an online survey of nurses who were born and received their basic n...

Objective. The aim of this review was to identify reported nursing-sensitive outcomes in the Emergency Department to date. Methods. An Umbrella review was conducted. Four databases, CINAHL, Pubmed, Web of Science and Scopus, were searched from inception until October 2022. MeSH terms were: “nursing”, “sensitivity and specificity”, “emergency servic...

Nurses have the authority to open an independent nursing practice as one of the health services Nursepreneur is a business built based on the field of nursing the high number of nurses and the lack of independent nursing practice land into a phenomenon why nurses do not build a business in the field of nursing. Descriptive qualitative research meth...

Introduction Urinary incontinence (UI) is associated with increasing age and is more frequently experienced by women. Despite 40% prevalence in the community, little is known about the prevalence/incidence of UI in older women during hospital admission. UI during hospital admissions, within this group, has also been under-researched in terms of its...

This study was to use the school health model as a framework for school nursing practices in public schools where there are no school nurses. The study evaluated school nursing practices using the “Global School Health Model” in a Public Health Nursing course at a university 2018–2019 academic year. The program was conducted with 3 lecturers and 12...

Objective to develop a technical guide for low-risk prenatal care. Method methodological research that included the construction and validation of a technical guide. A questionnaire and two bibliographic reviews were applied in data collection. Conducted in the macro regions of the Great West and Midwest of Santa Catarina - Brazil. For the constru...

Objectives: Lung cancer patients undergoing immunotherapyexperience various symptoms that have long-term effects on their quality of life. However, which symptom clusters are expressed and affect patients’ quality of life remain significantly controversial. Therefore, we aimed to explore symptom clusters among lung cancer patients receiving immunot...

Blood transfusion is a potentially hazardous procedure and errors can lead to many complications or even death may occur. Nurses must have updated knowledge of blood transfusion, protocol, and nursing practices. To assess the knowledge of protocol and Hazards of Blood Transfusion among Nurses in tertiary care hospitals in Karachi, Pakistan, A descr...

Despite efforts to improve management and leadership behaviors among nurse managers, studies have shown the pervasive nature of abusive supervision in nursing practice, with strong evidence linking this type of behavior to reduced work productivity among nurses. This systematic review aimed to appraise and synthesize peer-reviewed studies that exam...

In the 20 years since the initial sequencing of the human genome, genomics has become increasingly relevant to nursing. We sought to chart the current state of genomics in nursing by conducting a systematic scoping review of the literature in four databases (2012–2022). The included articles were categorized according to the Cochrane Collaboration...

Objective to develop a technical guide for low-risk prenatal care. Method methodological research that included the construction and validation of a technical guide. A questionnaire and two bibliographic reviews were applied in data collection. Conducted in the macro regions of the Great West and Midwest of Santa Catarina - Brazil. For the constru...

Objective to develop a technical guide for low-risk prenatal care. Method methodological research that included the construction and validation of a technical guide. A questionnaire and two bibliographic reviews were applied in data collection. Conducted in the macro regions of the Great West and Midwest of Santa Catarina - Brazil. For the constru...

Arab immigrants constitute a sizable portion of the US population, and their adjustment and relocation challenges might escalate mental health issues. Nevertheless, mental health care accessibility among such populations is not recognized as policy issue. Hence, it is crucial to explore the political tools that might be employed to improve immigran...

Background Patient compliance with regimens is one of the most researched and least-understood behavioral concerns in the healthcare profession due to the many meanings employed in multidiscipline over time. Thus, a thorough examination of the idea of patient compliance is necessary. Objective This paper aims to explore and identify the essence of...

As Infeções Associadas aos Cuidados de Saúde (IACS) contribuem para o aumento da morbimortalidade, do tempo de internamento e dos custos em saúde 1. Apesar de ser percetível uma tendência decrescente das IACS associadas ao CVC 1 , a literatura demonstra falhas na adesão às guidelines para a prevenção de infeção associada ao CVC, com importante impa...

A-Development of the concept and methodology of the study/Opracowanie koncepcji i metodologii badań; B-Query-a review and analysis of the literature/Kwerenda-przegląd i analiza literatury przedmiotu; C-Submission of the application to the appropriate Bioethics Committee/Złożenie wniosku do właściwej Komisji Biotycznej; D-Collection of research mate...

Objective to apprehend the repercussions of the COVID-19 pandemic on child development and on the actions of the Happy Child Program visitors. Method qualitative research, anchored in Bronfenbrenner's Bioecological Theory of Human Development, with eight visitors from the aforementioned program, in a city in Paraíba. Data were collected from Januar...

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The rapid development of higher education in nursing and science and technology in Indonesia is still having problems related to the quality of learning, student graduates, and variations in academic quality that affect the quality of higher education. The perspective of nursing students is deemed a crucial factor for assessment and plays a signifi...

Background: Over the last couple of decades, technology has changed the way nurses interact, communicate, reason and deliver high level of professional care through digitalization of health care practice. Objectives: The objectives of the study are to : asses the knowledge of nurses; attitudinal disposition; and factors influencing perceptions towa...

Background Falls risk assessment tools, including the Morse Falls Scale, have been used for years, and yet falls remain key adverse events in hospitals. Nurses are key role players in falls prevention and can champion patient safety. Objectives The aim of the study was to explore ward nurses’ attitudes, knowledge and practices regarding the use of...

Background Psychosocial care is an integral component of holistic nursing practices. This study aimed to examine how fourth-year nursing students at Mutah University perceive various care characteristics, specifically psychosocial care. Methods A quantitative cross-sectional study was conducted using the Caring Dimension Inventory (CDI). Data were...

With the advent of computerization in healthcare, sustained efforts to develop standardized nursing terminologies (SNTs) since the 1970s have enabled nursing assessments and care to be included in electronic health records (EHRs) as a reliable and valid means to determine the contribution of nursing care to patient outcomes. In 1986, Werley et al¹...

Background Caregivers play a vital role in the recovery of scoliosis patients, but limited studies evaluate the caregivers’ HRQoL and burden in health care. This study aimed to explore the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of scoliosis patients and their caregivers, and identify the factors influencing caregiver burden in Eastern China. Metho...

Background: A phenomenological qualitative study were conducted and investigated the perceptions of new Nursing graduates in relation to their educational preparation in caring for patients. Practice readiness and preparedness of new nurses continue to be a challenge in 21st century healthcare delivery system. To adapt to the rapidly varying and ad...

Background Having moral courage is a crucial characteristic for nurses to handle ethical quandaries, stay true to their professional obligations towards patients, and uphold ethical principles. This concept can be influenced by various factors including personal, professional, organizational, and leadership considerations. The purpose of this study...