Academic Articles & Research Papers

Outcomes of perioperative nursing practices performed by operating room nurses: a scoping review.

Evaluating Outcomes of a School Nurse Leadership Program.

Knowledge and perception toward HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis among primary healthcare nurses in the Ingquza Hill Health Sub district, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

Perceptions of the functioning and effectiveness of nursing regulators in Ghana and South Africa: a cross-sectional study

Objective Nursing regulators are important governance structures for nurses who are critical to the achievement of universal health coverage (UHC). This study examined the perspectives of the heads of nursing education institutions (NEIs) i...

Interprofessional communication with hospitalist and consultant physicians in general internal medicine: a qualitative study

Abstract Background Studies in General Internal Medicine [GIM] settings have shown that optimizing interprofessional communication is important, yet complex and challenging. While the physician is integral to interprofessional work in GIM t...

Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of community perinatal mental health services on access, experience, recovery/relapse and obstetric and neonate outcomes: the ESMI-II mixed-methods study

Background Perinatal mental health disorders affect one in five mothers during pregnancy or within 2 years post childbirth. These disorders can lead to poor pregnancy and childbirth outcomes and maternal deaths. Additionally, they negativel...

Improving communication skills in the Southeast Asian health care context

The aim of these two PhD thesis are to develop a guideline on doctor-patient communication skills based on cultural characteristics of Southeast Asian context and to develop communication skills training for nurses to enhance their contribu...

The quality of alternative models of primary health care and morbidity and mortality in Brazil: a national longitudinal analysis

Background: Evidence is limited on health benefits from quality improvement of primary healthcare (PHC) in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). This study investigated whether increasing PHC quality in Brazil with highly-skilled health...

The Effect of Ageism and Willingness of Older Adult Care On Caring Behaviors Among New Graduate Nurses: A Descriptive, Correlational Study

Objective: Despite the increasing ageing population, caring for older adults is not a highly preferred field of nursing in Türkiye and the world; studies examining the attitudes and behaviors of new graduate nurses towards older adult care ...

Exploring stress mediation: self-efficacy, sense of coherence, and self-esteem among nursing students in Poland—a multicenter cross-sectional observational study

BackgroundNursing students frequently encounter stressful and demanding situations during clinical training, which may hinder their well-being and professional development. A strong sense of coherence is thought to buffer the negative effec...

Self-Managing Postoperative Pain with the Use of a Novel, Interactive Device: A Proof of Concept Study

Background. Pain is commonly experienced following surgical procedures. Suboptimal management is multifactorial. Objectives. The primary objective was to assess whether patients used a device (Navimed) to self-report pain over and above a n...

The relationship between spiritual intelligence and religious orientation with interpersonal forgiveness in victims of bullying nurses

Background: Workplace bullying is recognized as a serious problem in the nursing profession, which can have significant negative effects on nurses’ mental health and job performance. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between ...

Investigating the relationship between knowledge absorptive capacity and talent management with organizational performance

Background: The capacity to absorb knowledge and manage organizational talent and performance is important to the survival of organizations. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between knowledge absorptive capacity and...

THE PREVALENCE OF LOW BACK PAIN IN NURSES AT A UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL IN THE EASTERN AREA OF SÃO PAULO

ABSTRACT Objective: To evaluate the prevalence of low back pain in nurses at a university hospital in São Paulo and establish a relationship with social aspects. Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out, through the application of...

SABERES DO CUIDADO NO TRABALHO DE TÉCNICAS DE ENFERMAGEM E ENFERMEIRAS EM UM HOSPITAL DO RIO GRANDE DO SUL | Caring knowledge in the work of nursing technicians and nurses in a hospital of Rio Grande do Sul state

The article's theme is the dialogue between work and work knowledges in the production of health care, basing itself on the empyrical study realized by a hopsitalar institution in the Rio Grande do Sul. Our main objective is to describe and...

Deployment-related mental health support: comparative analysis of NATO and allied ISAF partners

Background: For years there has been a tremendous gap in our understanding of the mental health effects of deployment and the efforts by military forces at trying to minimize or mitigate these. Many military forces have recently systematize...

Psychosocial Impacts of Cancer on Siblings: Qualitative Evidence From Indonesia

Living with brothers and/or sisters who have been diagnosed with cancer can cause psychological problems on the part of siblings. This paper aimed to explore the psychosocial impacts of cancer on siblings. This research is a qualitative stu...

Relationship Between Quality of Palliative Care for Children with Malignancies and Mothers’ Level of Education

Objective(s): To (1) find out the association between palliative care for children with malignancies and mothers’ level of education, and (2) investigate the differences in the quality of palliative care among mothers’ level of education gr...

Effect of the students nurses personal pain experience on assessment of pain intensity and selection of appropriate number of pain interventions

This investigation was undertaken to evaluate the " effect of the student nurses" personal pain experience on assessment of pain intensity and selection of appropriate number of pain interventions. Participants in this research were 150 fem...

Engaging Nurses in Effective Cost of Care Conversations to Address Cancer-Related Financial Toxicity: Results from an Exploratory Survey

Few evidence-based trainings exist on how to equip healthcare providers, particularly nurses, with the skills to engage in cost of care conversations with patients/caregivers to mitigate the impact of cancer-related financial toxicity. This...