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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• RNCohort2023Frailty and Time at Home After Post-Acute Care in Skilled Nursing Facilities.Journal of the American Medical Directors AssociationPatients with higher pre-admission frailty discharged from skilled nursing facilities were more likely to spend fewer than 173 days at home over the next 6 months, even after age, sex, race, region, comorbidity, function, cognition, and facility factors were considered.
• RNOther2023The effect of Problem-Based Learning on Care Management skills: A quasi-experimental study.Revista latino-americana de enfermagemNursing students using problem-based learning remotely scored higher in analytical and action-related care management skills than those in traditional classes. Interpersonal skills and information use did not improve. The study was small, non-randomised and used self-reported scores.
• RNQualitative2023To Feel Abandoned in an Insecure Situation: Parents' Experiences of Separation From Their Newborn Due to the Mother Being COVID-19 Positive.Advances in neonatal care : official journal of the National Association of Neonatal NursesParents separated from their newborn because the mother had COVID-19 reported feeling abandoned, lonely and uncertain. They said seeing the baby through a window, having a deputy parent present and information from staff before reunion could help them feel calmer and prepared.
• RNOther2023Psychometric Properties of the Patient Activation Measure in Family Caregivers of Patients With Chronic Illnesses.Nursing researchIn 277 rural family caregivers, the 10-item Patient Activation Measure produced usable scores. Lower depression and higher activation were linked with more self-care behaviors. It is an assessment tool, not proof that activation improves health.
• RNSurvey2023Family members' perceptions of counselling during visits to loved ones in an adult ICU.Nursing openFifty-five family members rated ICU counselling good overall, but reported low satisfaction with checking understanding, feedback, and post-ICU information. They wanted dialogue, not just information.
• RNCohort2023Parental stress during pregnancy and maternity.Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S PPregnant women with higher stress scores also had higher parental stress scores at the baby’s first month. A higher number of planned pregnancies was linked to lower parental stress. Most other factors showed no link.
• RNSurvey2023The prevalence and risk factors of different degrees of stress urinary incontinence in Chinese women: A community-based cross-sectional study.Nursing openIn 1178 Chinese women, smoking and leaking urine during pregnancy were the strongest independent risk factors for stress urinary incontinence severity. Poor sleep, obesity, and specific toileting habits also predicted worse symptoms, suggesting targeted education on bladder emptying and weight control.
• RNOther2023Affirmative Palliative Care for Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Individuals.The American journal of nursingNurses caring for transgender and gender nonconforming patients at the end of life should actively ask patients to define their own family, document name and pronoun preferences respectfully, and review medications for gender-affirming therapies to prevent unsafe polypharmacy.
• RNSystematic Review2023Identifying Nursing Home Residents with Unmet Palliative Care Needs: A Systematic Review of Screening Tool Measurement Properties.Journal of the American Medical Directors AssociationNo palliative care screening tool is a validated gold standard for nursing home residents. The included tool had low-quality evidence, so nurses should use tools to prompt assessment and team discussion.
• RNSurvey2023The relationship between fear of COVID-19 and depression, anxiety and stress in persons with disabilities: A cross-sectional study.Archives of psychiatric nursingAmong 178 adults with disabilities, higher fear of COVID-19 tracked with higher depression, anxiety and stress. People with chronic illness, hearing or vision loss, and those getting news from family reported the most distress. Average mental health scores were in the normal range.
• RNCohort2023Ischemic stroke mortality and time for hospital arrival: analysis of the first 90 days.Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S PTime to hospital arrival was not linked to death within 90 days overall. In the small severe-stroke group, arrival time was linked, but the direction was unexpected. Atrial fibrillation and prior disability were clearer risks.
• RNOther2023Fear, Anxiety, and Coping Self-efficacy of Individuals With Cancer During COVID-19 and Predictive Risk Factors: A Descriptive and Correlational Study.Seminars in oncology nursingMost cancer patients had low coronavirus anxiety, but fear and coping self-efficacy varied by health perception. Poor perceived mental health predicted higher fear and lower coping self-efficacy. Screen patients' self-rated health to identify those needing psychosocial support.
• RNRCT2023Complex Care Needs at the End of Life for Seriously Ill Adults With Multiple Chronic Conditions.Journal of hospice and palliative nursing : JHPN : the official journal of the Hospice and Palliative Nurses AssociationSeriously ill adults with multiple chronic conditions but no cancer had worse function and more medications than those with cancer. Nurses should expect higher polypharmacy and lower mobility in non-cancer MCC patients at end of life.
• RNPilot2023Time, Technology, Social Support, and Cardiovascular Health of Emerging Adults With Type 1 Diabetes.Nursing researchOnly 36% of emerging adults with type 1 diabetes reached ideal cardiovascular health. Diet, activity, and glucose control were the lowest achieved areas. Interviews found participants described lack of time as a barrier, and technology and social support as helpful.
• RNSurvey2023Lack of freedom predicted poor self-reported health among family caregivers of children with disabilities during the COVID-19 pandemic in Europe.Nursing openEuropean family caregivers of children with disabilities reported worsened self-reported health and quality of life during the pandemic. Feeling trapped at home was the main linked factor, and child service interruptions were linked to worse caregiver mental well-being.
• PTOTSLPRNOther2023Family involvement and diabetes distress across dyads for adults with type 2 diabetes.Patient education and counselingHarmful family involvement, such as arguing about food or undermining self-care, is linked to higher diabetes distress for both the patient and the support person. This pattern holds regardless of whether they live together, suggesting support for the caregiver as well as the patient.
• RNSurvey2023Pandemic coping and COVID-19 preventive behaviors among cancer survivors.Patient education and counselingCancer survivors in active treatment reported more active and disengaged coping. Survivors not in treatment reported less adherence to COVID-19 preventive behaviors. Higher active coping and lower disengaged coping were associated with better adherence.
• RNCohort2023The relationship between person-centered care in nursing homes and COVID-19 infection, hospitalization, and mortality rates.Geriatric nursing (New York, N.Y.)Kansas nursing homes in a person-centered care program had lower COVID-19 cases, admission/readmission, and mortality rates at the highest reported levels than non-program homes. This association does not prove the program caused better infection control.
• RNCohort2023Ischemic Pre-Conditioning is Present in Patients with Non-ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction and ECG Derived Moderate Obstructive Sleep Apnea.The Journal of cardiovascular nursingPatients with heart attacks who screened positive for sleep apnea had lower peak troponin levels than those without sleep apnea. This suggests a possible protective effect, but the study did not find a significant difference in ongoing heart ischemia.
• RNCohort2023Suicide attempts by adolescents assisted in an emergency department: a cross-sectional study.Revista brasileira de enfermagemMost adolescents who attempted suicide used medication, often belonging to family members. Only 26.1% of these cases were officially reported as required. Emergency care focused on physical stabilization, with little documentation of psychiatric assessment or follow-up planning.
• RNQualitative2023Coping in times of disruption and deprivation-Experiences of family members during COVID-19 patients' critical illness: A qualitative study.Nursing openRelatives of ICU patients described a frightening double burden: they feared catching COVID while unable to see or support their loved one. Information from ICU nurses and doctors was haphazard, leaving them feeling insignificant until the patient returned home needing care.
• RNQualitative2023Qualitative assessment of uptake retention and evaluation of prevention materials for skin cancer among Hispanics.Patient education and counselingHispanic participants remembered sunscreen use and skin checks most clearly. Spanish-preferring residents in Puerto Rico emphasized sharing prevention tips with family, while English-preferring residents in Florida focused more on genetic risk information.
• RNOther2023Terms of the specialized nursing language in the care of older adults at home.Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S P530 nursing care terms for older adults at home were identified; 460 matched ICNP, 70 did not. They cover pain, falls, medication, bandages and palliative care. This is a terminology map, not proof of better care.
• RNSurvey2022Sex Differences in Patient-Reported Outcomes in the Immediate Recovery Period After Resuscitation: Findings From the Cross-sectional DenHeart Survey.The Journal of cardiovascular nursingAt discharge, women who survived cardiac arrest reported more anxiety symptoms and more fatigue than men, but quality of life, perceived health, and loneliness did not differ.
• RNQualitative2023Creating a postmortem examination decision aid: Suggestions from bereaved parents of a stillborn.Patient education and counselingBereaved parents of a stillborn wanted postmortem examination information delivered slowly, in plain language, with a conversation plus written material, after they could process the loss. No decision aid was tested.
• PTOTRNOther2023Home Health Care Clinicians' Use of Judgment Language for Black and Hispanic Patients: Natural Language Processing Study.JMIR nursingHome health care notes about Black and Hispanic patients contained judgment words like 'claims' and 'insists' more often than notes about White patients. Visits were also shorter when notes contained judgment words. This suggests possible documentation bias, not proof of harm.
• RNMeta-Analysis2023The Impact of COVID-19 on the Prevalence, Mortality, and Associated Risk Factors for Mortality in Patients with Hip Fractures: A Meta-Analysis.Journal of the American Medical Directors AssociationPatients with hip fractures who had COVID-19 died within 30 days at a rate of 24.29%, compared with 6.44% for those without the infection. The risk of death was 3.97 times higher for the infected group.
• RNSurvey2023Adolescents' perceived stress of COVID-19 and self-compassion in Saudi Arabia: A cross-sectional study.International journal of nursing sciencesSaudi adolescents who felt more stressed about COVID-19 reported lower self-compassion. Most had moderate stress and moderate self-compassion. This is an association, not proof that self-compassion training reduces stress.
• RNQualitative2023"I Am a Human": A Process Evaluation of a Nurse-Led Community-Based, Palliative Care Program in Liberia, West Africa.Journal of hospice and palliative nursing : JHPN : the official journal of the Hospice and Palliative Nurses AssociationEight patients with advanced cancer described a nurse-led palliative program in rural Liberia as reducing long hospital stays and bridging communication gaps, but they also reported severe distress from medication stock-outs, transport costs, and limited psychosocial support.
• RNCohort2023Quality of End-of-Life Care for Older Adults with Dementia during the COVID-19 Pandemic.Journal of the American Medical Directors AssociationDeaths during the pandemic were rated as less excellent care than before. People with dementia had more unmet spiritual needs. The pandemic did not worsen care specifically for dementia patients beyond this general decline.
• RNCase Report2023They patronize herbal medicine, coincidence or planned behaviour: A case of hypertensive patients in Tamale?Nursing openAmong 222 hypertensive patients using herbal medicine in Tamale, their attitude, community expectations and plans to use herbal medicine went with use; age, gender and occupation did not. Ask about beliefs and social expectations when counselling on medicines.
• OTRNQualitative2023The Context of Caregiving in Heart Failure: A Dyadic, Mixed Methods Analysis.The Journal of cardiovascular nursingCaregiver burden scores missed key home and financial struggles. Dyads with high contextual needs had worse physical health and finances, but those with moderate needs reported the highest burden. Standard screening tools do not capture the full picture of what families are dealing with at home.
• RNSurvey2023Educational needs of people with type 1 diabetes mellitus and their parents: A cross-sectional study.Nursing openParents of people with type 1 diabetes reported higher educational needs than the patients themselves in complication management, continuous management, diet, psychosocial needs and risk factors. Overall education needs did not differ between the two groups.
• RNQualitative2023The use of toys by nursing as a therapeutic resource in the care of hospitalized children.Revista brasileira de enfermagemNurses and technicians in a pediatric unit improvise toys for procedure preparation using dolls, videos, and everyday objects, but heavy workloads and missing supplies prevent routine use. No standardized method exists, leaving implementation to individual discretion.
• RNOther2023Validity study of educational technology on gynecological high dose rate (HDR) brachytherapy.Revista brasileira de enfermagemA booklet for nurses to explain gynecological brachytherapy side effects and care was validated by experts and 27 women. It scored 98% agreement among judges and was rated clear and attractive by all patients, but its effect on attendance or anxiety is not yet tested.
• RNSurvey2023Patient experience with telehealth service in a mental health setting.Archives of psychiatric nursingMental health patients who used telehealth rated it easy and useful, mostly on smartphones, and 61% said they would attend more often. Yet 55.1% preferred in-person care, matching 55.1% who preferred telehealth.
• RNCohort2023NICU Visitation Time and Adherence to Safe Sleep Practices Among Mothers of Very Preterm Infants.Advances in neonatal care : official journal of the National Association of Neonatal NursesMore days per week in the NICU was not associated with whether mothers followed all safe sleep practices after discharge. 77% fully complied, but public or no insurance and depression or anxiety symptoms were linked with less compliance.
• RNCohort2023Spiritual well-being, symptoms and performance of patients under palliative care.Revista brasileira de enfermagemIn palliative care, higher depression and anxiety scores linked to lower spiritual well-being. More symptoms also tied to worse physical function. These are correlations, not proof that treating one improves the other.
• SLPRNSurvey2023Healthcare communication access among deaf and hard-of-hearing people during pregnancy.Patient education and counselingDeaf and hard-of-hearing maternity patients rated prenatal communication good, but many on-site interpreter and face-to-face modification requests were unmet, and VRI often had technical failures. Ask each patient's preferred accommodation and avoid relying on family interpreters.
• RNOther2023Validation into Spanish of a Scale to Detect the Post-intensive Care Syndrome.Investigacion y educacion en enfermeriaA Spanish version of a 27-item scale for ICU survivors was rated clear by survivors and grouped into three domains: memory/thinking, daily activities and mood. It can flag post-ICU problems, but is not a diagnostic test.
• PTOTSLPRNOther2023Men's health care: concept analysis.Investigacion y educacion en enfermeriaMen’s health care is shaped by masculinity, social networks, work, culture, and spirituality, not just biology. Hegemonic norms often deter help-seeking and promote self-medication. Clinicians should assess these barriers and strengths to improve engagement and adherence.
• RNQualitative2023How patients with severe mental illness experience care provided by psychiatric mental health nurse practitioners.Journal of the American Association of Nurse PractitionersPeople with severe mental illness valued psychiatric nurse practitioner care for trust, normalizing their experiences, shared decision-making, and accessible contact. Some still avoided discussing medication or intimate issues because they feared admission.
• RNSystematic Review2023Nursing care for the transgender population in primary health care: an integrative review.Investigacion y educacion en enfermeriaTransgender patients faced fragmented primary care, stigma and limited training. Described strategies included chosen names, safe spaces, expanded histories and gender-affirming care rather than limiting care to HIV testing.
• RNOther2023Relationship between Degree of Dependency and Hospitalization Time of Surgical Patients.Investigacion y educacion en enfermeriaIn a surgical service, grade IV patients had the longest average stay at 13.3 days, and most patients were grade II. Dependency category was related to hospital stay, but grade III average stay was 6.7 days while grade II average stay was 9.9 days.
• RNQualitative2023The experiences of patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis of their decision-making processes to invasive home mechanical ventilation-A qualitative study.Nursing openPeople with ALS deciding about invasive home ventilation kept saying 'so far' and changing their minds. They wanted support soon after diagnosis, before speaking about it became difficult.
• RNOther2023Using the Cardiff model to reduce late-night alcohol-related presentations in regional Australia.The Australian journal of rural healthReports of recent alcohol use did not change after a regional emergency department shared injury data with venues, but the rate of injury presentations during late-night hours decreased slightly.
• RNOtherEffectiveness of Therapeutic Community Program on Resilience and Change in Lifestyle in People With Alcohol Use Disorder.Journal of addictions nursingKorean men with alcohol use disorder who attended a 12-week outpatient therapeutic community program reported higher resilience and lifestyle change scores than a hospital control group. The program delivered many activities together, so no single part can be credited.
• RNNarrative Review2023Big Data in Oncology Nursing Research: State of the Science.Seminars in oncology nursingOncology nursing big-data examples include electronic notes, patient reports and wearable data for tracking pain, distress and end-of-life needs. They report feasibility and ethical limits, not proven care improvements.
• RNOther2023Patient-Reported Usefulness and Challenges in Using Hypoglycemia-Informing Features of Continuous Glucose Monitors to Manage Hypoglycemia.The science of diabetes self-management and careMost adults with type 1 diabetes found CGM glucose numbers, trend arrows, and alarms very useful. Only 43% found trend graphs very useful, and some said alarms felt disruptive or unnecessary.
• RNCohort2023The Economic Impact of Living Cell Tissue Products in Treating Diabetic Foot Ulcers and Venous Leg Ulcers in Patients with Commercial Insurance: A Retrospective Matched-Cohort Study.Advances in skin & wound careIn commercially insured outpatients with diabetic foot or venous leg ulcers, a cryopreserved human skin product had lower wound-related costs and fewer applications than the other living cell products compared. It did not show a clear healing advantage.