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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• PTRNCohort2022Can Steps per Day Reflect Symptoms in Children and Adolescents Undergoing Cancer Treatment?Cancer nursingLower step counts in children and adolescents undergoing cancer treatment tracked worse fatigue, more symptoms, and poorer physical activity and function. Average steps reduced by 1040 between time points and were lower in hospitalized children.
• RNCase Series2022Assessing Depressive Symptoms in Patients With Cancer Treated With Interleukin-2: A Comparison of 2 Measures.Cancer nursingA common self-report depression screen missed the mood changes patients actually experienced during high-dose IL-2 therapy. Clinician-rated interviews and family observations detected symptoms that the short self-report did not, suggesting the screen is too limited for this population.
• RNSurvey2022Large gaps in the quality of healthcare experienced by Swedish mothers during the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional study based on WHO standards.Women and birth : journal of the Australian College of MidwivesSwedish mothers reported gaps in maternity care during the pandemic: 50.7% had no companion of choice, 36.8% had inadequate breastfeeding support, 6.9% reported abuse, and women with prelabour caesarean reported more shortcomings.
• RNCohort2023Risk stratification for early and late falls in acute care settings.Journal of clinical nursingIn Japanese acute wards, admission fall-risk assessments by nurses separated early from late fall risk: early factors included fall history, impaired understanding, psychotropic medicines, muscle weakness, and doing everything alone; late factors included age over 65, impaired limbs, muscle weakness, and unstable gait.
• RNQualitative2023Safeguarding patients while implementing mechanical restraints: A qualitative study of nurses and ward staff's perceptions and assessment.Journal of clinical nursingStaff on psychiatric wards described mechanical restraint as a last resort but lacked clear guidelines for monitoring patients while restrained. They varied widely in checking vital signs and physical safety, often assuming doctors were solely responsible for these assessments.
• RNQualitative2023Patient & Caregiver Experiences: Qualitative Study Comparison Before and After Implementation of Early Palliative Care for Advanced Colorectal Cancer.The Canadian journal of nursing research = Revue canadienne de recherche en sciences infirmieresAfter the pathway, patients and caregivers described the palliative care nurse as a home-visit liaison who helped coordinate care with oncologists and family physicians. They described palliative care as symptom and quality-of-life support, and advance care planning without feeling pressured.
• RNCohort2023Prevalence of and risk factors for thirst in the intensive care unit: An observational study.Journal of clinical nursingThirst affected 69.8% of conscious ICU patients. The strongest predictors were fasting orders, recent surgery, high blood glucose and greater illness severity. Anxiety, depression, room temperature and humidity were not linked to thirst.
• RNSystematic Review2022Experiences and perspectives of women who have committed neonaticide, infanticide and filicide: A systematic review and qualitative evidence synthesis.Journal of psychiatric and mental health nursingWomen who killed newborns described denying or hiding pregnancy and giving birth alone. Women who killed infants or older children described mental health crises, often followed by regret and grief. Perinatal nurses can ask about isolation and changing mental health.
• RNOther2022Racial residential segregation, neighborhood disorder, and racial discrimination among black pregnant women.Public health nursing (Boston, Mass.)Among 27 Black pregnant women, survey answers and interview accounts often disagreed about segregation, neighborhood disorder, and discrimination. Interviews revealed experiences some did not report on surveys, so asking open questions may capture stressors that surveys miss.
• PTOTRNCohort2022Post-Acute Care Outcomes and Functional Status Changes of Adults with New Cancer Discharged to Skilled Nursing Facilities.Journal of the American Medical Directors AssociationSurvival was best among older adults with newly diagnosed advanced cancer discharged to a skilled nursing facility when they received cancer treatment and no hospice. Among those with complete ADL data, mean improvement was 1.5 to 3.1 points on a 28-point scale.
• RNCohort2022Patterns of Healthcare Services Among Children With Advanced Cancer in Concurrent Hospice Care.Cancer nursingChildren with advanced cancer in concurrent hospice care used 140 non-hospice services per child. They fell into moderate- and high-intensity groups; high-intensity children had more comorbidities, mental/behavioral conditions, and technology dependence.
• RNSurvey2022Body Image Dissatisfaction, Breastfeeding Experiences, and Self-Efficacy in Postpartum Women with and Without Eating Disorder Symptoms.Journal of human lactation : official journal of International Lactation Consultant AssociationPostpartum women with clinically significant eating disorder symptoms reported lower confidence in breastfeeding and were less likely to be breastfeeding at 2 months. They also had greater body image dissatisfaction, especially appearance concerns and weight worry.
• RNSystematic Review2022Nurse-led task-shifting strategies to substitute for mental health specialists in primary care: A systematic review.International journal of nursing practiceNurse-led mental health care in primary settings improved symptoms as well as or better than specialist care in most of 12 trials, with higher patient satisfaction. Outcomes varied by condition and setting, and most studies had high risk of bias, so results are not uniform.
• RNQualitative2022Moving our care home: A qualitative study of the views and experiences of residents, relatives and staff.International journal of older people nursingResidents and families experienced the move to a larger, purpose-built home as losing their 'family-like' community and struggling with confusion, despite improved facilities. Nurses should prioritise continuity of familiar staff and involve residents in room choices near friends to support adjustment.
• RNOther2022AIDS cases in Ottawa: A review of simultaneous HIV and AIDS diagnoses.Public health nursing (Boston, Mass.)Most patients diagnosed with AIDS in Ottawa had never tested for HIV before, and many were White heterosexual men not in typical risk groups. Nurses should consider HIV as a cause of chronic symptoms regardless of patient background.
• RNSystematic Review2022The needs of families who care for individuals with kidney failure on comprehensive conservative care: A qualitative systematic review.Journal of renal careFamilies caring for people with kidney failure on comprehensive conservative care reported unmet needs: clear prognosis and treatment information, shared decisions, continuity of care, and emotional, social and spiritual support.
• RNSurvey2022Determine the Symptom Intensities, Performance and Hopelessness Levels of Advanced Lung Cancer Patients for the Palliative Care Approach.The American journal of hospice & palliative careAdvanced lung cancer patients reported high symptom burdens, particularly fatigue and poor well-being. Higher symptom intensity and lower physical performance were strongly linked to increased hopelessness. This correlation suggests that managing physical symptoms may help improve psychological outlook.
• RNSurvey2022Urination Frequency Ranges in Healthy Women.Nursing researchFor healthy women without urinary problems, normal daytime urination was 2 to 10 times and nighttime urination was 0 to 4 times. In elite healthy women, the ranges were 2 to 9 daytime and 0 to 2 nighttime.
• RNQualitative2023'Paper care not patient care': Nurse and patient experiences of comprehensive risk assessment and care plan documentation in hospital.Journal of clinical nursingMost patients praised nursing care, but care-plan paperwork was 'paper care, not patient care': risk prompts helped, while duplicated forms, poor team integration and daily signatures did not.
• RNOther2023Palliative Care Use in Advanced Cancer in the Garden State.Cancer nursingIn New Jersey hospitalizations with metastatic cancer, only 15.4% had a palliative care consult. Older age and documented pain were linked with more consults; depression alone was not.
• RNOther2022Psychometric Testing of the Control Attitudes Scale-Revised for Patients With a Left Ventricular Assist Device.The Journal of cardiovascular nursingIn 130 LVAD patients, the CAS-R identified lower perceived control well. Patients with lower scores reported more anxiety, depression, and worse quality of life. The scale was less accurate for high scorers.
• RNCohort2022Distinct Cognitive Function Profiles Are Associated With a Higher Presurgery Symptom Burden in Patients With Breast Cancer.Cancer nursingWomen with breast cancer who reported poorer attention before surgery also had more anxiety, depression, fatigue, sleep problems, and pain interference. Low attention scores should prompt broader symptom assessment, not assumed to be caused by surgery.
• RNRCT2022Association Between Cardiovascular Disease and Cognitive Dysfunction in Breast Cancer Survivors.Cancer nursingBreast cancer survivors who self-reported cardiovascular disease performed worse on immediate memory and attention/working memory tests than those without, while speed and verbal fluency did not differ. This was a small cross-sectional analysis.
• RNOther2022The determinants of SARS-CoV-2 vaccine hesitancy in a rural area of an Indonesia-Philippines border island: A mixed-method study.Enfermeria clinicaMost adults surveyed on a rural Indonesian island were hesitant or refused SARS-CoV-2 vaccination (63.9%). Poor vaccine knowledge, lower education and unwillingness to pay were linked. Safety doubts and misinformation were common.
• RNQualitative2022Older adult's longitudinal experiences of household isolation and social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic.International journal of older people nursingOlder adults followed COVID rules until changes confused them; they made personal risk assessments, used video calls but still needed short face-to-face chats, and avoided hospitals despite praising GP services.
• RNCohort2022End-of-Life Decisions of Intracranial Hemorrhage Patients Successfully Weaned From Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation.The American journal of hospice & palliative careAmong 91 ICH patients weaned from prolonged ventilation, families signed DNR for 62. GCS 10 or more at discharge and no comorbidities were linked to not signing DNR. Kidney disease and GCS below 7 at respiratory care center admission were linked to dying before discharge.
• RNSurvey2022Mediating Effect of Illness Perception on Psychological Distress in Patients With Newly Diagnosed Gastric Cancer: Based on the Common-Sense Model of Self-regulation.Cancer nursingNewly diagnosed gastric cancer patients reported confusion and anxiety as the highest distress items. Illness perception was associated with distress and with symptoms, social support, and satisfaction with education. Nurses may need to assess both before treatment.
• RNCohort2022Invalid Results in the GetaKit Study in Ottawa: A Real-World Observation of the INSTI® HIV Self-test Among Persons At Risk for HIV.The Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care : JANACReported invalid HIV self-test results averaged 12% of tests ordered among 604 participants. Sending instructions right after ordering corresponded with lower rates, but invalid results continued.
• RNRCT2022Integrating Palliative Care Into Self-management of Breast Cancer: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial.Cancer nursingBreast cancer patients given a self-directed palliative care guide showed larger gains in palliative care literacy than symptom-information controls, but this pilot was too small to confirm changes in self-management, communication, transitions, or service use.
• RNQualitative2022"It's Okay With Our Culture but We're in a Different Place and We Have to Show Respect": Marshallese Migrants and Exclusive Breastfeeding Initiation.Journal of human lactation : official journal of International Lactation Consultant AssociationMarshallese mothers often combined breastfeeding with formula, especially when work was coming. They also avoided breastfeeding in public because they felt it was inappropriate in US culture and wanted to show respect.
• RNOther2022Patient perspectives and experiences of remote consultations in people receiving kidney care: A scoping review.Journal of renal careKidney patients generally accepted remote video and phone consultations. They valued convenience, safety and involvement. Common barriers were technical problems, missed personal contact, privacy worries and lack of physical examination.
• RNSurvey2022The impact of transformational leadership on nurse faculty satisfaction and burnout during the COVID-19 pandemic: A moderated mediated analysis.Journal of advanced nursingNursing faculty who perceived their deans as transformational leaders reported higher job satisfaction and lower burnout. A supportive workplace culture mediated this relationship. However, the perceived impact of the COVID-19 pandemic did not significantly alter the link between leadership style and workplace culture.
• RNSurvey2022Distinct Worst Pain Profiles in Oncology Outpatients Undergoing Chemotherapy.Cancer nursingAmong chemotherapy outpatients who reported pain, 42.6% had severe worst pain. That group had more comorbidities, higher stress, worse symptoms, and lower pain satisfaction, so assess cancer and non-cancer pain separately.
• RNSurvey2023Overcoming the effect of pandemic fatigue on vaccine hesitancy-Will belief in science triumph?Journal of nursing scholarship : an official publication of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of NursingAmong Israeli adults with two vaccine doses, 34.7% said they probably would not get a booster and 11.6% surely would refuse. In this survey, vaccine importance, not fear or trust in authorities, was linked with more doses.
• RNRCT2023Reproductive coercion in college health clinic patients: Risk factors, care seeking and perpetration.Journal of advanced nursingReproductive coercion was reported by 3.1% of college patients. Those experiencing it were more likely to seek care for both counselling and physical health, and for STI testing, rather than contraception alone. Clinicians should screen for coercion when students present with multiple concurrent health and mental health needs.
• PTRNSystematic Review2022Mental health consumers' perspectives of physical health interventions: An integrative review.International journal of mental health nursingMental health consumers wanted physical health care that treats body and mind together, addresses medication side effects and stigma, and lets them shape the plan. They often felt concerns were dismissed or screening was inconsistent.
• RNOther2022First Feed Type Is Associated With Birth/Lactating Parent's Own Milk Use During NICU Stay Among Infants Who Require Surgery.Advances in neonatal care : official journal of the National Association of Neonatal NursesIn surgical infants, a first NICU feed of birth/lactating parent's own milk was linked with higher own-milk use during the NICU stay and with own-milk use at discharge. The study could not prove the first feed caused better lactation.
• RNRCT2022Exploring documentation in Person-centred care: A content analysis of care plans.International journal of older people nursingCare plans for older people with heart attacks or angina drifted from personal goals to guideline medical goals over eight weeks. Nurses should re-ask about life-world goals and resources at each handover, not assume the first plan still matches the patient.
• RNPilot2022Self-reported Sleep Quality Before and After Atrial Fibrillation Ablation.The Journal of cardiovascular nursingSleep quality was poor before atrial fibrillation ablation and stayed poor overall. Sleep questionnaire scores improved only at 3 months after the procedure, and men appeared to keep improving longer than women.
• RNSurvey2022Social and Cultural Factors, Self-efficacy, and Health in Latino Cancer Caregivers.Cancer nursingCaregivers of Latina breast cancer survivors who reported more informational support had better overall health and fewer depressive symptoms. Spiritual practice showed no such association.
• RNCohort2022Dietary Antioxidant Insufficiency Is Associated With Increased Inflammatory Markers and Poorer Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients With Heart Failure.The Journal of cardiovascular nursingIn heart failure patients, poor intake of antioxidant nutrients was common and linked to higher blood inflammation marker CRP and worse quality-of-life scores. This is association only; it does not show that supplements or diet changes improve outcomes.
• RNSystematic Review2022Safewards: An integrative review of the literature within inpatient and forensic mental health units.International journal of mental health nursingSafewards can lower conflict and containment in adult inpatient and forensic mental health units, but only where staff are broadly trained and the ten interventions are actually delivered. Fidelity varied from 27% to 95%, and four studies found no change in coercive practices.
• RNOther2022Documented nursing practices of pain assessment and management when communicating about pain in dementia care.Journal of advanced nursingPain was frequent in hospitalized people with dementia, but nurses mostly used self-report scales even in moderate or severe dementia, and pain scores were not linked to medication within 60 minutes.
• OTRNCohort2022The Influence of Prior Functional Status on Self-Care Improvement During a Skilled Nursing Facility Stay.Journal of the American Medical Directors AssociationSkilled nursing facility residents who were independent in self-care before admission scored higher at admission and discharge and improved more during the stay than those who needed help or were dependent. Prior self-care level helps set realistic discharge goals.
• RNOther2022A Multilevel Approach to Investigate Relationships Between Healthcare Resources and Lung Cancer.Nursing researchNew York lung cancer patients were more likely to be diagnosed late if they were Black, Hispanic, male, aged 22 to 54 or 78 and older, lived in rural counties, or lived in counties with higher COPD. Rural counties had fewer screening resources.
• RNSurvey2022Variation in Hospice Experiences by Care Setting for Patients With Dementia.Journal of the American Medical Directors AssociationCaregivers reported worse hospice experiences in nursing homes, assisted living, and hospitals than at home. Pain help was rated highest; help for anxiety and sadness was rated lowest. Significant variation existed between individual hospices within every setting.
• RNRCT2022Efficacy of an Algorithm-Based Nursing Intervention to Promote a Balance Between Cancer Patients' Social Roles and Outpatient Treatment: A Quasi-Experimental Study.Cancer nursingSocial-role participation did not differ between groups at any time point; however, patients receiving the nursing algorithm had lower distress and adverse-event counts and fewer patients had resigned or taken leave at 2 months.
• OTRNSystematic Review2022What do we know about the experience of seclusion in a forensic setting? An integrative literature review.International journal of mental health nursingForensic mental health patients largely described seclusion as frightening, punishing and harmful, though some valued time to calm or feel safe. Staff interactions, clothing removal and boring rooms strongly shaped whether it felt caring or abusive.
• RNOther2022Assessment of Procedural Pain in Patients with COVID-19 in the Intensive Care Unit.Pain management nursing : official journal of the American Society of Pain Management NursesPain rose during endotracheal aspiration, wound care, and repositioning in ICU patients with COVID-19, and over hours during prone positioning, high-flow oxygen, and noninvasive ventilation.
• RNSurvey2022Birth Experiences, Breastfeeding, and the Mother-Child Relationship: Evidence from a Large Sample of Mothers.The Canadian journal of nursing research = Revue canadienne de recherche en sciences infirmieresMothers who rated their birth experience and clinical care more positively were more likely to breastfeed. However, breastfeeding method and duration showed no significant association with perceived mother-child bonding, conflict, or closeness.