NURSING

Research for nursing

Papers a nurse can act on, across critical and emergency care, medical-surgical, mental health, paediatrics and neonatal, maternity, older adults, community and primary care, and oncology and palliative care. Each is read in full rather than from its abstract.

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• RNSurvey2025Social Media Addiction and Cognitive Behavioral Physical Activity Among Adolescent Girls: A Cross-Sectional Study.Public health nursing (Boston, Mass.)Adolescent girls who used the internet two hours or more daily had higher social media addiction and lower physical activity attitude scores. Those who saw themselves as inactive also showed the same pattern.
• RNOther2025The Concept of Health, From Definition to Measurement and the Implications of the Reserves-Based Model for Nursing in France.Journal of advanced nursingSumming indicators of wear in physical, socioemotional and physiological reserves classified 9377 adults into optimal, medium or impaired health. Impaired health predicted greater risk of dying or poor self-rated health over 14 years, but the model is not yet ready for routine nursing care.
• RNSurvey2024Domestic accidents due to children's falls: a cross-sectional study.Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S PMost caregivers reported their child had fallen at home, yet two-thirds had never received safety advice. Falls happened even when an adult was present, usually the mother, and the head was the most injured body part.
• RNOther2024Vein Visualisation Technology for Peripheral Intravenous Access in Paediatric Patients: A Clinical Decision-Making Tool.Nursing openPaediatric IV device choice in a specialised team was linked to age, BMI and access site: near-infrared was more likely to help first-attempt success over age 2, transilluminator for underweight under 2. It is a decision tool, not proof of improved success.
• RNRCT2024Participants' Perspectives on Diabetes Self-Management Programming at Church: Faith-Placed Versus Faith-Based Approach.The science of diabetes self-management and careBoth groups of Hispanic churchgoers with diabetes or elevated A1C described better knowledge, skills, and daily self-management after a church-based program. Faith-based participants especially valued trusted lay leaders and scripture, and participants wanted ongoing support and flexible sessions.
• RNQualitative2024Indigenous women's experiences about the pregnancy-puerperal cycle.Revista brasileira de enfermagemPregnant indigenous women in this study described birth as sacred and village-centered, preferring family and midwives over hospital cuts. Breastfeeding was expected but often brought fatigue. Some asked for better village prenatal care, and women suggested more doctors, medicines and tests.
• RNCohort2024Lifetime History of Head or Traumatic Brain Injury Before Age 9 and School Outcomes: Results From the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development Study.The Journal of school healthHead injury before age 9 was linked to poorer grades, grade drops, discipline issues, and special education, mainly in boys. TBI before age 9 showed poorer grades and grade drops; in girls, it was linked only to recent grade drops.
• RNQualitative2025'My Journey': A Qualitative Study of Recovery From the Perspective of Individuals With Chronic Mental Illness.International journal of mental health nursingPeople with chronic mental illness described recovery as a journey toward meaningful life, functioning in roles, work and a new identity. They said resilience, family, treatment and social acceptance supported it, while stigma made it harder.
• RNSystematic Review2025Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer People's Experiences of Stigma Across the Spectrum of Inpatient Psychiatric Care: A Systematic Review.International journal of mental health nursingLGBTQ+ patients in inpatient psychiatric care reported pervasive stigma from admission to discharge, including misgendering, pathologisation of identity, and unsafe rooming. Nurses, who provide around-the-clock care, are identified as key to implementing affirming practices and reducing this harm.
• RNSurvey2025Association Between Modifiable Structural and Process Factors and the Quality Indicator Pain in Nursing Home Residents: A MultiCentre Cross-Sectional Survey.Journal of advanced nursingIn Swiss nursing homes, access to a geriatrician, a nursing expert, and better teamwork were linked to less resident pain. A pain guideline was linked to less self-reported pain only. Access to a pain specialist was not.
• RNOther2025Achievements and Challenges in the Development of a Nurse-Led Respectful Delivery Care Model Provided by Partners in Health in Rural Mexico.Public health nursing (Boston, Mass.)In rural Mexico, a nurse-led birthing center increased free birth position use from 20% to 71% and companion presence from 7% to 80%. Episiotomy rates dropped from 22% to 4%. These changes occurred without a significant rise in adverse events.
• RNOther2025Clinical implementation of the Validated Intraoperative Bleeding Scale: Perioperative patient management and effective team communication from the nurses' perspective.Journal of perioperative practiceNurses reported that the VIBe Scale improved their understanding of bleeding severity and team communication. Most felt it could enhance situational awareness, even if they had not witnessed its use in practice. This suggests the scale helps standardise language for perioperative blood loss management.
• RNSurvey2025Healthy Life Awareness, Blood Pressure Awareness and Insight Among Adult Individuals: A Population-Based Cross-Sectional Study.Public health nursing (Boston, Mass.)Rural adults scored 49.62 on a 15-75 healthy life awareness scale and only 2.89 on a 1-10 blood pressure awareness scale. The two did not track together.
• RNSystematic Review2024Expectancy Effect of Acupuncture on Cancer-Related Outcomes: A Systematic Review.Oncology nursing forumIn cancer survivors receiving acupuncture, higher baseline expectancy was linked with symptom improvement in three studies, not in two; some other studies only reported expectancy. Expectancy may shape response but does not prove acupuncture works.
• RNQualitative2025Capturing Potential Interventions for the Empowerment of Older People and Informal Caregivers in Transitional Care Decision-Making: A Qualitative Study Using Focus Groups.Journal of advanced nursingOlder people, informal caregivers and professionals proposed early clear information, advance planning, home visits or trial stays, person-centred conversations and caregiver support to help people decide about care transitions. These are ideas, not tested outcomes.
• RNQualitative2025Experience Using Multi-Technology for Fall Risk Assessments Among Low-Income Community-Dwelling Older Adults With Mild Cognitive Impairment.Journal of gerontological nursingFourteen older adults with mild cognitive impairment found fall-risk devices acceptable, but needed simple instructions and support. For nurses, teach device use step by step and check for balance or charging problems before relying on results.
• RNCase Report2025Acute Cystitis in a Transfeminine Patient: Assessment and Treatment of Urinary Tract Symptoms.Journal of midwifery & women's healthA transfeminine patient developed acute cystitis after tucking with tape. Urinalysis showed blood, leukocytes, and nitrite, and she was treated with antibiotics. She reported all symptoms resolved three days later. Gender identity alone does not tell clinicians which genital anatomy to assess.
• RNSurvey2025No Backstage: The Relentless Emotional Management of Acute Nursing Through the COVID-19 Pandemic.Journal of advanced nursingNurses in acute settings reported high emotional strain and poor well-being during the pandemic. Infection control measures like PPE and social distancing blocked their usual coping strategies, such as collegial support and face-to-face communication, leading to isolation and moral distress.
• RNOther2025The Effect of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy-Based Psychoeducation on Medication Adherence and Aggression in Individuals Diagnosed With Schizophrenia: An Experimental Study.Journal of psychiatric and mental health nursingGroup CBT-based psychoeducation improved medication adherence and reduced aggression in people with schizophrenia compared to usual care. Participants who received eight sessions showed significant gains on self-reported scales after six months.
• PTOTSLPRNCohort2025The association of early passive mobilization with intracranial pressure in the adult intensive care unit: A prospective, cohort study.Nursing in critical carePassive range of motion exercises did not increase intracranial pressure or destabilize heart rate and blood pressure in twenty mechanically ventilated, sedated ICU patients. The findings suggest routine passive mobilization is safe for these selected patients, though the study was small.
• RNRCT2024Examination of a hope- and fear-based message targeting older adults who smoke: A randomized trial.Geriatric nursing (New York, N.Y.)A fear-based message linking smoking to dementia increased motivation to quit in older adults, while a hope-based message did not. Neither message changed the intention to quit. The effect was on short-term motivation only, not on actual cessation behavior or long-term intent.
• RNCase Report2024Implementing Best Practice When Screening Birthing People for a Substance Use Disorder.Journal of midwifery & women's healthA pregnant person with opioid use disorder received verbal screening, MOUD, prenatal care, urine testing, and child protection review, then had a healthy baby. This composite case is not proof any single component caused the outcome.
• RNQualitative2024Experiences and meanings of trans men about breastfeeding in light of the Theory of Social Representations.Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S PTrans men who breastfed described it as meaningful and emotionally rewarding, but also painful and distressing. They often hid their bodies, fed only at home, or stopped to resume testosterone.
• RNOther2025Psychometric Evaluation of the Chinese Version of the Vulvovaginal Symptom Questionnaire in Women With Breast Cancer.Journal of advanced nursingThe Chinese Vulvovaginal Symptoms Questionnaire gave consistent total scores. Women with more symptoms also reported poorer quality of life and sexual function, but the life-impact section was less stable. Use it to ask patients, not to prove treatment works.
• RNOther2025Users' Experience of Treatment and Coercion in an Inpatient Medium-Stay Psychiatric Rehabilitation Unit: A Mixed Methods Study.Journal of psychiatric and mental health nursingPeople in a psychiatric rehabilitation unit often felt well treated, but described unfair staff communication, rigid rules and forced medication as coercive. Formal coercion was usually low, while some participants still reported high coercion.
• RNSurvey2025The Mediating Role of Health Empowerment in the Relationship Between Social Support and Loneliness Among Nursing Home Residents: A Correlational Study.Journal of advanced nursingNursing home residents who reported more social support also reported more health empowerment and less loneliness. Empowerment partly explained this link. The study cannot show that increasing support reduces loneliness.
• RNOther2025Development of the compliance with mechanical ventilator scale in: A validity and reliability study.Nursing in critical careA 22-item bedside checklist lets ICU nurses rate ventilated cardiac surgery patients' compliance by observing behaviour and physical signs. In 222 patients, lower scores meant better compliance, and ratings stayed stable over 15 minutes.
• RNSystematic Review2025Parents' experiences of psychotherapeutic support on the neonatal unit: A mixed methods systematic review to inform intervention development for a multicultural population.Nursing in critical careParents on neonatal units found support interventions helpful for reducing isolation but struggled with time away from their baby and cultural barriers. Most studies failed to record ethnicity, so accessibility for diverse populations remains unknown. Providers need neonatal-specific training.
• RNSystematic Review2025Patient Experiences of Patient-Initiated Brief Admission in Psychiatric Care: A Systematic Review.International journal of mental health nursingPatients described patient-initiated brief admission as a safety net: a warm welcome, help at any hour and a short break that they said let them keep work, school and relationships. They also feared unavailable beds and struggled to decide when to ask for admission.
• RNQualitative2025Disentangling gender, sex, and biology: a mixed methods study of gender identity data collection tools.Patient education and counselingMore transgender and gender diverse adults preferred the usual gender identity questions over community-developed ones. They found terms unclear, wanted questions optional, and said safety shaped whether they answered.
• RNSystematic Review2024Global Cancer Nurse's Experiences and Perceptions of Potential Occupational Exposure to Cytotoxic Drugs: Mixed Method Systematic Review With Framework Synthesis.Journal of clinical nursingAcross 38 global studies, nurses' safe handling of chemotherapy was shaped by workplace culture and barriers, not just knowledge. Many reported skipping protective equipment due to discomfort, workload, or feeling their expertise made exposure impossible.
• RNCohort2024The incidence and risk factors of gastrointestinal dysfunction during enteral nutrition in mechanically ventilated critically ill patients.Nursing openGastrointestinal dysfunction occurred in 65.5% of mechanically ventilated patients receiving enteral nutrition. Risk was significantly higher with gastric feeding, faster infusion rates, and intra-abdominal hypertension, while post-pyloric feeding appeared protective.
• RNCohort2024Environmental Enrichment and Health Outcomes Among Low-Grade Glioma Brain Tumor Survivors.The Journal of neuroscience nursing : journal of the American Association of Neuroscience NursesIn low-grade glioma survivors years after radiation, higher environmental enrichment did not match better cognition, function, symptom burden, or brain atrophy. Money worries were linked to more symptoms.
• RNSurvey2024Association of Nursing Home Residents' Demographic and Clinical Attributes and Nursing Home Characteristics With Self-Reported Ratings of Nursing Home Satisfaction.Journal of gerontological nursingResidents were less satisfied if they had more depressive symptoms, needed more dressing help, lived in for-profit homes, or if their homes had higher staffing. Older, more educated, and minority residents reported greater satisfaction.
• RNOther2024Development of a Frailty Prediction Model Among Older Adults in China: A Cross-Sectional Analysis Using the Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey.Nursing openA simple model using age, living situation, sleep, exercise and other routine questions separated frail from non-frail older adults in China, but it has not yet been tested outside this dataset.
• RNCohort2024Quality of life, health perception, learning motivation and behavior of adolescents in an educational institution.Revista latino-americana de enfermagemIn 68 adolescents surveyed twice, self-perceived health did not change significantly, although parent-rated social and psychosocial quality of life scores were higher in 2021.
• RNRCT2025The effect of listening to the voice recording of relatives on chest pain, anxiety and depression in patients hospitalized in the coronary intensive care unit: A randomized controlled trial.Nursing in critical careChest pain and depression scores did not differ between groups. In coronary ICU patients after heart attack, listening to relatives' recorded voices lowered anxiety at 15 and 30 minutes.
• RNQualitative2025Exploring the Challenges of Context in Accessing Mental Health Support in Rural New Zealand: A Case Study Approach.Journal of advanced nursingMen in rural New Zealand described mental health support as hard to reach: distant services, stigma, fear of records, cost, fragmented care and waiting until crisis. Some found rural support better than urban care, but many felt invisible in the system.
• RNSurvey2025Women's Attitudes toward Family Planning in the Postpartum Period and Affecting Factors: Turkiye Sample.Journal of transcultural nursing : official journal of the Transcultural Nursing SocietyWomen in eastern Turkiye held significantly less positive attitudes toward family planning than those in the west. Higher education, employment, and income were linked to more positive attitudes. Nearly half of the participants used modern contraceptive methods postpartum, while over a third received no family planning counseling after birth.
• RNOther2025Concept Analysis of Psychosocial Distress Among African American and Latine Men Who Have Sex With Men: Implications for HIV Care.Journal of advanced nursingPsychosocial distress in African American and Latine men with HIV is defined as suffering from uncontrollable structural threats like racism and stigma. Existing measures fail to capture these social dimensions, requiring new tools to assess their impact on care.
• RNQualitative2024Healthcare Waste Management: connections with sustainable nursing care.Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S PNurses and technicians at a Brazilian hospital linked sustainable care to waste management, identifying gaps in training, container labeling, and material auditing. They described supervision and regular education as key to reducing waste without compromising patient safety.
• PTOTSLPRNRCT2024Serum Albumin Level at Intensive Care Unit Admission and Delirium Duration and Severity in Critically Ill Adults.American journal of critical care : an official publication, American Association of Critical-Care NursesLow albumin at ICU admission did not predict how long delirium lasted or how severe it was in adults with delirium. However, patients with low albumin stayed in the hospital and ICU longer and were less likely to be discharged alive.
• PTRNSystematic Review2024Pelvic floor muscle training in men with post-prostatectomy urinary incontinence: a scoping review.Revista latino-americana de enfermagemOnly four of 24 protocols fully described pelvic floor muscle training after prostatectomy. Several omitted contraction intensity, muscle exercised, and relaxation time. Common details were starting within 15 days and up to three daily sessions.
• RNOther2024Analysis of the vaccination situation against Mpox in people living with HIV/AIDS: an ecological study.Revista brasileira de enfermagemMpox vaccination coverage among eligible people living with HIV/AIDS in Brazil was 18.3%, with large regional gaps and many people not completing the second dose. Nurses can check status and reinforce the two-dose schedule.
• RNQualitative2024Unplanned pregnancy at advanced maternal age: analysis in light of Transition Theory.Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S PWomen aged 35 or older with unplanned pregnancy described shock, fear, age stigma and financial strain, but used faith, family, neighbours and prenatal care to cope.
• RNQualitative2024Paternal well-being perception during childbirth: Experience of prepared Chilean fathers after a prenatal education intervention.Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S PTrained Chilean fathers described feeling calmer and more connected when staff welcomed them, explained procedures, and let them support their partner. Some still felt insecure when instructions were rigid or contradictory.
• PTOTRNOther2024Self-care dependency assessment of person with lower limb amputation: an exploratory study.Revista latino-americana de enfermagemIn 40 home-dwelling adults after dysvascular major lower-limb amputation, walking and bathing had highest dependency; feeding lowest. Toilet, walking and transferring scores were the strongest predictors of overall autonomy.
• RNSystematic Review2024Use of Telenursing in the conservative treatment of patients with chronic renal insufficiency: scoping review.Revista latino-americana de enfermagemRemote nursing tools for chronic kidney disease were mapped in nine articles and one dissertation. Included studies reported improved adherence, self-care, monitoring and education, but this scoping review cannot show how much benefit patients get.
• PTOTRNSurvey2024Prevalence and Risk Factors of Self-Reported Sarcopenia and Its Association With Multimorbidity in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study.Nursing & health sciencesCommunity older adults with two or more chronic conditions had self-reported sarcopenia more often: 43.5% versus 20.8%. Consider SARC-F to flag low strength, walking assistance, rising, stairs and falls in multimorbid patients.
• RNSurvey2024Maternal-fetal attachment and interrelated factors in pregnant women assisted in Primary Health Care.Revista latino-americana de enfermagemIn pregnant women attending primary care, attachment scores were usually moderate. Later pregnancy, more social support and better family functioning were linked to stronger attachment; crowding and depressive symptoms were linked to weaker attachment.