Nursing Science - Science topic

Background Bioscience subjects are essential as they allow nurses to have a clear understanding of the patient’s condition and ultimately allow them to provide appropriate and timeous care. However, these subjects remain a significant problem in the endeavour to produce highly competent nurses. Aim The study aimed to investigate the nursing studen...

Aim This study is set to determine the main topics of the nursing field and to show the changing perspectives over time by analysing the abstracts of several major nursing research journals using text mining methodology. Design Text mining and network analysis. Methods Text analysis combines automatic and manual operations to identify patterns in...

Background Adherence to the delirium bundle intervention is sub-optimal in routine practice, and inappropriate use of the instructional design of interventions may result in higher cognitive load among nurses. It remains unclear whether the C linical D ecision S upport S ystem (CDSS) A ssisted Preve nti on and Management for Delirium ( CDSS-AntiDel...

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 Competence describes actions that will be demonstrated or observed and assessed while competency refers to the skill itself. Following appropriate theoretical and practical training, clinical experience is required to achieve the highest level of clinical competence. It is estimated that many women and newborns die each year due to a lac...

Tracheostomy is a lifesaving, essential procedure performed for airway obstruction in the case of head and neck cancers, prolonged ventilator use, and for long-term pulmonary care. While successful quality improvement interventions in high-income countries such as through the Global Tracheostomy Collaborative significantly reduced length of hospita...

Background: Evidence-based practice (EBP) is the conscientious, explicit, and judicious use of current best evidence in making decisions about the care of individual patients. Nowadays, EBP is a gold standard in caring fields and assessing the quality of nursing education in many countries around the world. Although EBP has many benefits for patien...

Aims To evaluate the impact of a lay health worker support role in the inpatient setting. Background Healthcare systems are facing critical nursing and nurse assistant staffing shortages. These disciplines can be challenging to recruit and retain, leading healthcare leaders to identify innovative staffing models. Whereas lay health workers have be...

Computers and mobile devices are becoming the primary instruments used by students worldwide in all facets of their working and learning activities. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between the use of electronic devices, the characteristics of learning properties, and the potential predictors of work-related musculoskeletal disorder...

Background Skill competency assessments induce stress and anxiety and may affect nursing student performance. Little is known about stress and perceived anxiety levels and their relationship in the mock skill competency assessment. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted to examine the stress levels (as assessed by heart rate variability, HR...

Background While the demand for high quality of care in nursing homes is rising, it is becoming increasingly difficult to recruit and retain qualified care workers. To date, evidence regarding key organizational factors such as staffing, work environment, and rationing of care, and their relationship with resident and care worker outcomes in nursin...

This editorial presents eight concept analysis methods for use in nursing research and education. In addition to the two classical methods of Walker and Avant’s and Rodgers’ concept analysis approaches that are typically utilized in nursing education and briefly discussed within this editorial, six additional methods are also presented including Sc...

Background Health information is a prerequisite for informed choices–decisions, made by individuals about their own health based on knowledge and in congruence with own preferences. Criteria for development, content and design have been defined in a corresponding guideline. However, no instruments exist that provide reasonably operationalised measu...

Aims To discuss the construction and use of vignettes as a novel approach in spiritual care research and education. Design Methods paper. Methods In this methods paper, the authors introduce the use of vignettes in spiritual care research and provide insight into the construction of vignettes. The vignette presented was part of a study of neurosu...

Background: Medical-surgical nursing course is a critical component of the undergraduatenursing programme which provides foundations for clinical practice. Cognitive performance isthe foundation for nursing skills. Learning styles can affect the cognitive performances ofstudents in medical-surgical nursing. Aim: This study aimed to assess the relat...

Overview Any human relationship depends on communication. From our daily lives' recurring thoughts and actions to the significant events of our lifetimes, we use communication to create messages and meaning about our experiences. Because the stakes are so high and because health and illness have an impact on quality of life, health communication is...

In Germany, nursing homes are characterised by challenging conditions for adequately supporting residents at their end of life, which have even amplified due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This article therefore analyses how hospice and palliative care in nursing homes has changed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and how the pandemic has affected residents,...

The emergence of COVID-19 has produced unprecedented change in daily life activities leading to major impacts on psychological wellbeing and sleep among individuals worldwide. The study aimed to assess levels of fear, stress, anxiety, depression, and insomnia among undergraduate nursing students in four countries two years after the start of the pa...

Introduction Emotional Intelligence is a vital component in both personal and professional aspects of life. Despite more than 30 years of research, there is still no concrete proof that one concept defines emotional intelligence as the capacity of an individual to recognise, evaluate, and control his or her own and other people's emotions. To measu...

Background Recognizing the important contribution of lifelong learning programs to their professional development, more and more Greek nurses are choosing to attend such programs. However, after completing their studies, many of them find that there are many challenges in applying what they have learned to their daily work. The aim of this study wa...

The documentation landscape for nursing care data in Germany is predominantly heterogeneous and unstructured. Therefore, insightful methods such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) are difficult to implement. We propose a stepwiseapproach that identifies relevant information from nursing theory and practice and maps it to a standardized nursing core da...

Research and development of artificial intelligence (AI)-based technologies systems in healthcare has increased over the past decade, highlighting the strong potential of AI to improve the quality of nursing care. To meet the new demands for nursing care, it is necessary that AI be integrated into nursing science and healthcare setting, especially...

This study is based on the perception of student Nurses towards nursing informatics in two selected college of nursing in kogi state. BACKGROUND: The increasing use of technology in nursing practice requires nursing students to be competent in nursing informatics with an attitude of acceptance of technology in the healthcare environment. OBJECTIVES...

Introduction: This study examines the impact of social media program use on academic performance among student nurses, using a cross-sectional design. Objectives: This study aims to investigate the influence of social networks on academic achievement among nursing students. Methods: A cross-sectional design was adopted to achieve the aim of the cur...

Introduction: This study examines the impact of social media program use on academic performance among student nurses, using a cross-sectional design. Objectives: This study aims to investigate the influence of social networks on academic achievement among nursing students. Methods: A cross-sectional design was adopted to achieve the aim of the cur...

Objectives This study aimed to investigate the level of professional shared governance and career motivation and their relationship among nurses in Egypt. Methods A cross-sectional survey was conducted. A total of 724 nurses working in inpatient medical, surgical, and critical care units in Alexandria Main University Hospital were recruited from M...

Background : Pre-hospital stroke management is a service provided at the time and during the first time the victim is found, during the transportation process until the patient arrives home Sick. Pre- hospital stroke treatment can be determinants of condition and treatment furthermore. Public must own knowledge in do action pre-hospital strokes. Ef...

Understanding the factors influencing infection management behavior related to Emerging Respiratory Infectious Diseases (ERIDs) among nursing students is important because nursing students play a vital role in preventing the spread of ERIDs. This study aimed to determine factors influencing infection management behavior related to ERIDs among nursi...

Background: Translation of health research findings into policy remains a challenge in sub-Saharan Africa. Factors influencing health research utilization are poorly described in literature. Therefore, identifying factors that influence the utilization of research findings for policy formulation is essential to facilitate implementation of evidenc...

The transition of a pregnant woman's role often causes emotional changes that have an impact on marital satisfaction. We develop MIESRA mHealth and evaluate its impact on satisfaction of husband-wife relationship during pregnancy. A quasi-experimental study was conducted on 82 couples of pregnant women and divided into control, single, and paired g...

Introduction Dementia care management is a complex intervention intended to support persons with dementia and their (caring) relatives in home-based care arrangements. Dementia care management was developed in the federal state of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania in Germany and subsequently adapted for the German region of Siegen-Wittgenstein, where i...

Résumé en français Les recherches sur le calcul de dose médicamenteuse sont motivées par un même problème de santé publique : les événements indésirables liés au soin. Les résultats des études épidémiologiques apparaissent contrastés. Les recherches en éducation et en sciences infirmières documentent précisément les manières de calculer, mais sans...

Background: Digital assistive technologies have the potential to address the pressing need for adequate therapy options for patients with long COVID (also known as post–COVID-19 condition) by enabling the implementation of individual and independent rehabilitation programs. However, the involvement of the target patient group is necessary to develo...

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Investigating the oral care delivered by nursing staff in acute hospital setting is having a remarkable shortage within the current literature. This was provoked due to lack of previous performed investigation in the acute hospital setting besides inconsistent existence of a standardized and comprehensive oral care knowledge, attitude and practice...

Introduction Since 2011, the Faculty of Medicine at Mbarara University of Science and Technology (MUST) has received several scholarship awards to students in priority health science-related programs. The scholarships are intended to build capacity in health service delivery at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital (MRRH) and the neighboring communiti...

Objective: The purpose of this scoping review was to determine the underlying design of simulations that help undergraduate nursing students acquire evidence-based practice (EBP) experiences. Method: The JBI methodology was used for this review. The inclusion criteria were studies conducted in academic, clinical, or virtual settings that examine...

The need to change the professional practices in the nursing sciences obliges to accompany everyone towards a work on identity which engages a real process of professionalization. In addition, reflective practice (RP) has taken on more importance with this discourse on professionalization in nursing training settings. In this respect, reflection on...

Die Krise, in der sich berufliches Pflegehandeln befindet, führt dazu, dass Krankenhausbetten nicht belegt werden können, da nicht ausreichend Pflegepersonal zur Verfügung steht. Hanna Wüller ordnet diese Situation in die feministischen Debatten im Zuge der Care-Krise ein und macht die Relevanz von Machtverteilungen sowie den Einfluss materieller A...

Die Krise, in der sich berufliches Pflegehandeln befindet, führt dazu, dass Krankenhausbetten nicht belegt werden können, da nicht ausreichend Pflegepersonal zur Verfügung steht. Hanna Wüller ordnet diese Situation in die feministischen Debatten im Zuge der Care-Krise ein und macht die Relevanz von Machtverteilungen sowie den Einfluss materieller A...

Die Krise, in der sich berufliches Pflegehandeln befindet, führt dazu, dass Krankenhausbetten nicht belegt werden können, da nicht ausreichend Pflegepersonal zur Verfügung steht. Hanna Wüller ordnet diese Situation in die feministischen Debatten im Zuge der Care-Krise ein und macht die Relevanz von Machtverteilungen sowie den Einfluss materieller A...

Die Krise, in der sich berufliches Pflegehandeln befindet, führt dazu, dass Krankenhausbetten nicht belegt werden können, da nicht ausreichend Pflegepersonal zur Verfügung steht. Hanna Wüller ordnet diese Situation in die feministischen Debatten im Zuge der Care-Krise ein und macht die Relevanz von Machtverteilungen sowie den Einfluss materieller A...

Die Krise, in der sich berufliches Pflegehandeln befindet, führt dazu, dass Krankenhausbetten nicht belegt werden können, da nicht ausreichend Pflegepersonal zur Verfügung steht. Hanna Wüller ordnet diese Situation in die feministischen Debatten im Zuge der Care-Krise ein und macht die Relevanz von Machtverteilungen sowie den Einfluss materieller A...

Die Krise, in der sich berufliches Pflegehandeln befindet, führt dazu, dass Krankenhausbetten nicht belegt werden können, da nicht ausreichend Pflegepersonal zur Verfügung steht. Hanna Wüller ordnet diese Situation in die feministischen Debatten im Zuge der Care-Krise ein und macht die Relevanz von Machtverteilungen sowie den Einfluss materieller A...

Die Krise, in der sich berufliches Pflegehandeln befindet, führt dazu, dass Krankenhausbetten nicht belegt werden können, da nicht ausreichend Pflegepersonal zur Verfügung steht. Hanna Wüller ordnet diese Situation in die feministischen Debatten im Zuge der Care-Krise ein und macht die Relevanz von Machtverteilungen sowie den Einfluss materieller A...

Die Krise, in der sich berufliches Pflegehandeln befindet, führt dazu, dass Krankenhausbetten nicht belegt werden können, da nicht ausreichend Pflegepersonal zur Verfügung steht. Hanna Wüller ordnet diese Situation in die feministischen Debatten im Zuge der Care-Krise ein und macht die Relevanz von Machtverteilungen sowie den Einfluss materieller A...

Die Krise, in der sich berufliches Pflegehandeln befindet, führt dazu, dass Krankenhausbetten nicht belegt werden können, da nicht ausreichend Pflegepersonal zur Verfügung steht. Hanna Wüller ordnet diese Situation in die feministischen Debatten im Zuge der Care-Krise ein und macht die Relevanz von Machtverteilungen sowie den Einfluss materieller A...

Die Krise, in der sich berufliches Pflegehandeln befindet, führt dazu, dass Krankenhausbetten nicht belegt werden können, da nicht ausreichend Pflegepersonal zur Verfügung steht. Hanna Wüller ordnet diese Situation in die feministischen Debatten im Zuge der Care-Krise ein und macht die Relevanz von Machtverteilungen sowie den Einfluss materieller A...

Die Krise, in der sich berufliches Pflegehandeln befindet, führt dazu, dass Krankenhausbetten nicht belegt werden können, da nicht ausreichend Pflegepersonal zur Verfügung steht. Hanna Wüller ordnet diese Situation in die feministischen Debatten im Zuge der Care-Krise ein und macht die Relevanz von Machtverteilungen sowie den Einfluss materieller A...

Die Krise, in der sich berufliches Pflegehandeln befindet, führt dazu, dass Krankenhausbetten nicht belegt werden können, da nicht ausreichend Pflegepersonal zur Verfügung steht. Hanna Wüller ordnet diese Situation in die feministischen Debatten im Zuge der Care-Krise ein und macht die Relevanz von Machtverteilungen sowie den Einfluss materieller A...

Die Krise, in der sich berufliches Pflegehandeln befindet, führt dazu, dass Krankenhausbetten nicht belegt werden können, da nicht ausreichend Pflegepersonal zur Verfügung steht. Hanna Wüller ordnet diese Situation in die feministischen Debatten im Zuge der Care-Krise ein und macht die Relevanz von Machtverteilungen sowie den Einfluss materieller A...

Die Krise, in der sich berufliches Pflegehandeln befindet, führt dazu, dass Krankenhausbetten nicht belegt werden können, da nicht ausreichend Pflegepersonal zur Verfügung steht. Hanna Wüller ordnet diese Situation in die feministischen Debatten im Zuge der Care-Krise ein und macht die Relevanz von Machtverteilungen sowie den Einfluss materieller A...

Die Krise, in der sich berufliches Pflegehandeln befindet, führt dazu, dass Krankenhausbetten nicht belegt werden können, da nicht ausreichend Pflegepersonal zur Verfügung steht. Hanna Wüller ordnet diese Situation in die feministischen Debatten im Zuge der Care-Krise ein und macht die Relevanz von Machtverteilungen sowie den Einfluss materieller A...

Die Krise, in der sich berufliches Pflegehandeln befindet, führt dazu, dass Krankenhausbetten nicht belegt werden können, da nicht ausreichend Pflegepersonal zur Verfügung steht. Hanna Wüller ordnet diese Situation in die feministischen Debatten im Zuge der Care-Krise ein und macht die Relevanz von Machtverteilungen sowie den Einfluss materieller A...

Die Krise, in der sich berufliches Pflegehandeln befindet, führt dazu, dass Krankenhausbetten nicht belegt werden können, da nicht ausreichend Pflegepersonal zur Verfügung steht. Hanna Wüller ordnet diese Situation in die feministischen Debatten im Zuge der Care-Krise ein und macht die Relevanz von Machtverteilungen sowie den Einfluss materieller A...

Die Krise, in der sich berufliches Pflegehandeln befindet, führt dazu, dass Krankenhausbetten nicht belegt werden können, da nicht ausreichend Pflegepersonal zur Verfügung steht. Hanna Wüller ordnet diese Situation in die feministischen Debatten im Zuge der Care-Krise ein und macht die Relevanz von Machtverteilungen sowie den Einfluss materieller A...

Die Krise, in der sich berufliches Pflegehandeln befindet, führt dazu, dass Krankenhausbetten nicht belegt werden können, da nicht ausreichend Pflegepersonal zur Verfügung steht. Hanna Wüller ordnet diese Situation in die feministischen Debatten im Zuge der Care-Krise ein und macht die Relevanz von Machtverteilungen sowie den Einfluss materieller A...

Die Krise, in der sich berufliches Pflegehandeln befindet, führt dazu, dass Krankenhausbetten nicht belegt werden können, da nicht ausreichend Pflegepersonal zur Verfügung steht. Hanna Wüller ordnet diese Situation in die feministischen Debatten im Zuge der Care-Krise ein und macht die Relevanz von Machtverteilungen sowie den Einfluss materieller A...

Die Krise, in der sich berufliches Pflegehandeln befindet, führt dazu, dass Krankenhausbetten nicht belegt werden können, da nicht ausreichend Pflegepersonal zur Verfügung steht. Hanna Wüller ordnet diese Situation in die feministischen Debatten im Zuge der Care-Krise ein und macht die Relevanz von Machtverteilungen sowie den Einfluss materieller A...

Die Krise, in der sich berufliches Pflegehandeln befindet, führt dazu, dass Krankenhausbetten nicht belegt werden können, da nicht ausreichend Pflegepersonal zur Verfügung steht. Hanna Wüller ordnet diese Situation in die feministischen Debatten im Zuge der Care-Krise ein und macht die Relevanz von Machtverteilungen sowie den Einfluss materieller A...

Background: Earlier this decade, the nursing graduates labor market became very competitive with

Die Krise, in der sich berufliches Pflegehandeln befindet, führt dazu, dass Krankenhausbetten nicht belegt werden können, da nicht ausreichend Pflegepersonal zur Verfügung steht. Hanna Wüller ordnet diese Situation in die feministischen Debatten im Zuge der Care-Krise ein und macht die Relevanz von Machtverteilungen sowie den Einfluss materieller A...

Die Krise, in der sich berufliches Pflegehandeln befindet, führt dazu, dass Krankenhausbetten nicht belegt werden können, da nicht ausreichend Pflegepersonal zur Verfügung steht. Hanna Wüller ordnet diese Situation in die feministischen Debatten im Zuge der Care-Krise ein und macht die Relevanz von Machtverteilungen sowie den Einfluss materieller A...

Die Krise, in der sich berufliches Pflegehandeln befindet, führt dazu, dass Krankenhausbetten nicht belegt werden können, da nicht ausreichend Pflegepersonal zur Verfügung steht. Hanna Wüller ordnet diese Situation in die feministischen Debatten im Zuge der Care-Krise ein und macht die Relevanz von Machtverteilungen sowie den Einfluss materieller A...

Die Krise, in der sich berufliches Pflegehandeln befindet, führt dazu, dass Krankenhausbetten nicht belegt werden können, da nicht ausreichend Pflegepersonal zur Verfügung steht. Hanna Wüller ordnet diese Situation in die feministischen Debatten im Zuge der Care-Krise ein und macht die Relevanz von Machtverteilungen sowie den Einfluss materieller A...

Die Krise, in der sich berufliches Pflegehandeln befindet, führt dazu, dass Krankenhausbetten nicht belegt werden können, da nicht ausreichend Pflegepersonal zur Verfügung steht. Hanna Wüller ordnet diese Situation in die feministischen Debatten im Zuge der Care-Krise ein und macht die Relevanz von Machtverteilungen sowie den Einfluss materieller A...

Die Krise, in der sich berufliches Pflegehandeln befindet, führt dazu, dass Krankenhausbetten nicht belegt werden können, da nicht ausreichend Pflegepersonal zur Verfügung steht. Hanna Wüller ordnet diese Situation in die feministischen Debatten im Zuge der Care-Krise ein und macht die Relevanz von Machtverteilungen sowie den Einfluss materieller A...

RIASSUNTO Introduzione Il trapianto di cellule staminali ematopoietiche è una terapia efficace per molte patologie. La donazione da sangue periferico rappresenta una modalità poco invasiva, ma purtroppo sconosciuta; la scarsità di conoscenze è il principale limite al trapianto. L'educazione sanitaria potrebbe incoraggiare la donazione tramite un'ad...

Background and aims: With the drastic changes brought about by the Fourth Industrial Revolution (Industry 4.0) to nursing science and education, public-private collaboration efforts have been crucial in improving skills using technology. Nurse educators are expected to expand their knowledge and develop skills both in clinical and educational inst...

Overview Any human relationship depends on communication. From our daily lives' recurring thoughts and actions to the significant events of our lifetimes, we use communication to create messages and meaning about our experiences. Because the stakes are so high and because health and illness have an impact on quality of life, health communication is...

The understanding of primary health care (PHC) has evolved significantly, evident in key World Health Organization (WHO) reports, promoting PHC as a means for health for all, identifying key health systems reforms and focusing on health care experience. This study explores the WHO's current framing of PHC, and its configuration of WHO Collaborating...

Readiness to practice nursing is essential for nursing students to ensure that they are conscientious, have a sense of responsibility, and are rational in performing their clinical practice. This study tested the psychometric properties of the "Nursing Practice Readiness Scale" Arabic version (NPRS-A) to assess Saudi nursing students' readiness to...

Background: Although vaccination of nursing students in clinical practice is important due to the possibility of COVID-19 infection and subsequent transmission to patients, some nursing students are hesitant to get vaccinated. Thus, it is necessary to identify the actual intentions and motivations of nursing students who have been vaccinated for C...

Maternal and child health in rural Bangladesh remains a pressing public health concern due to limited access to healthcare facilities, resulting in high maternal and under-five mortality rates. To address these challenges, community-based healthcare interventions are essential. As dedicated healthcare professionals, community health nurses are vita...

Background: Nursing students either possess positive or negative attitudes and perceptions about the nursing profession. Their attitudes towards the profession depict the quality of care they will offer to patients upon qualification. This study aimed to determine the attitudes and perceptions of undergraduate nursing students towards their profes...

Aim The aim of this study was to investigate nursing students' experiences of communication in a multilingual and multicultural clinical environment. Background Effective communication in a healthcare setting plays a crucial role in patient care. Yet, since universities, globally, have experienced an increase in the enrolment of both local and int...

Worldwide, the prevalence of mental health, neurological, and substance use (MNS) disorders has been on the rise and remains a significant leading cause of disease burden. Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) shares a fair burden of MNS with depressive disorders being the most prevalent in this region. A huge treatment gap for MNS exists, with lack of appropri...

Background: The sex hormones, estrogen, and progesterone, as well as the gonadotropins, luteinizing hormone, and follicle-stimulating hormone produced from the anterior pituitary, govern the three stages of the menstrual cycle: menstrual, follicular, and luteal. Hormone fluctuations cause changes in autonomic function. There have been relatively fe...

A notable concern and issue in nursing education, witnessed worldwide is a lack of coordination between theory and practice. Nursing students and their educators are confronted with numerous challenges in the clinical application of theoretical knowledge. This was a paramount problem during the global coronavirus disease pandemic (COVID-19) in the...

Background As the field of nursing science continues to evolve and higher education expands, enhancing empathy and humanistic care skills among nursing students prior to their clinical practice has become a crucial responsibility for nursing educators. To investigate the impact of the TPKCEE compound teaching model, which is based on narrative nurs...

Aim: The aim of this article was to introduce Fairclough's critical discourse analysis (CDA) in caring and nursing science, to provide a guide on how to perform such an analysis, and to describe the wider context of discourse epistemology. Design: The article is designed as a methodological paper, including (a) epistemological roots of discourse...

Background: The World Health Organisation and palliative care stakeholders recommend that healthcare workers are educated in palliative care. Provision of high-quality palliative care is fundamental to nursing practice. However, caring for palliative care patients and meeting family needs is challenging without appropriate knowledge and experience...

Background: Nurses have essential role in assessing patients' pain and providing pain treatment using different approach. This study was intended to assess level of awareness toward non pharmacologic strategies of pain management and barriers that prevent adopting non pharmacologic strategies of pain management. Methodology: This is a descriptive c...

Le gouvernement du Luxembourg a mandaté en 2021 l’Université du Luxembourg à créer 7 nouveaux bachelors en sciences infirmières, sciences de la maïeutique et d’assistant technique médical en radiologie. Cette communication vise à présenter les points essentiels retenus par les premières professeures nommées pour créer et implémenter ces nouveaux ba...

Paraphrasing has two main purposes, namely to avoid plagiarism and to make ideas easier to understand. The purpose of this research is to answer the following questions: 1. How are the paraphrasing results of the students of the Nursing Study Program STIK Bina Husada Palembang?, and 2. What are their perceptions of paraphrasing?. This research was...

The Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS-21), an introductory scale used to identify common mental disorders (CMDs) among adults, was validated across cultures in Asian populations; nevertheless, its capacity for screening these disorders may be limited for some specified groups, including nursing students. This study attempted to investigate...

Bed and chair alarms have been included in many multifaceted falls prevention interventions. None of the randomised trials of falls alarms as sole interventions have showed significant effect on falls or falls with injury. Further, use of bed and chair alarms did not change patients' fear of falling, length of hospital stay, functional status, disc...