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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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• RNQualitative2023Stuck in transit: A qualitative study of the transitional care needs of young people with epilepsy and juvenile idiopathic arthritis.Journal of child health care : for professionals working with children in the hospital and communityYoung people with epilepsy or juvenile idiopathic arthritis, parents and clinicians described transition as difficult when communication was abrupt, medication self-care was not prepared and adult teams started care from scratch. Joint child and adult clinics were reported as reassuring.
• RNOther2023Analysis of School-Day Disruption of Administering School-Located Vaccination to Children in Three Local Areas, 2012-2013 School Year.The Journal of school nursing : the official publication of the National Association of School NursesStudents spent an average of 10 minutes away from class for school vaccination clinics. Nasal spray vaccine took 52.5 seconds to administer, and injection took 101.7 seconds.
• RNOther2023The effectiveness of motivation-guided PDCA cycle nursing for self-management ability and outcomes of patients with gestational diabetes mellitus.Nursing openPregnant women with gestational diabetes who received motivation-guided nursing plus standard care had lower blood sugar, fewer caesarean deliveries and less neonatal hypoglycemia than those who received standard care alone. The intervention was a bundle, so no single element can be credited.
• RNSurvey2023Mothers' knowledge and practices on breastfeeding and complementary feeding in an urban slum area and rural area in Kenya: A cross-sectional interview study.Journal of child health care : for professionals working with children in the hospital and communityMothers in Nairobi and Machakos breastfed well, but young children ate from too few food groups. Many knew breastfeeding basics, yet few thought small children should eat meat, fish or eggs daily, and many did not value daily vegetables.
• RNQualitative2023Barriers and facilitators to discussing parent mental health within child health care: Perspectives of parents raising a child with congenital heart disease.Journal of child health care : for professionals working with children in the hospital and communityParents of children with congenital heart disease often avoided discussing their own mental health with care teams, citing fear of judgment, staying strong, or outside scope. They said they were more open when providers asked directly and responded supportively.
• RNQualitative2023Parents' Thoughts Regarding Their Normal-Weight Children's Food and Physical Activity as Expressed During Health Conversations With the School Nurse: A Qualitative Analysis Informing Health-Promoting Practices.The Journal of school nursing : the official publication of the National Association of School NursesParents of normal-weight children often first said their child's eating and activity were fine, then revealed worries about temperament, routines, power struggles, and practical barriers. School nurses can listen for these topics in family health conversations.
• RNQualitative2023Home environmental change for child injury prevention in Nepal: A qualitative study.Journal of child health care : for professionals working with children in the hospital and communityIn rural Nepal, families often view minor childhood injuries as normal parts of development rather than preventable accidents. Mothers reported having limited awareness of specific home hazards, while economic constraints made installing safety barriers like grills or fences unaffordable for many households.
• RNSystematic Review2023The indirect health impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on children and adolescents: A review.Journal of child health care : for professionals working with children in the hospital and communityDuring the pandemic, children and adolescents had anxiety and depression symptoms, lower vaccination rates and emergency visits, and increased online child sexual abuse material. Fewer reported domestic abuse cases may reflect less detection, not less harm.
• SLPRNQualitative2023Parent and staff perspectives on the benefits and barriers to communication with infants in the neonatal intensive care unit.Journal of child health care : for professionals working with children in the hospital and communityNICU staff and families saw talking, singing, reading, and touch as important for infants, but incubators, time pressure, noise, and fear limited them. Nurses thought parents communicated less than parents said they did.
• RNSurvey2023Correlates of impulsivity among female sex workers in Mexico.Health care for women internationalAmong female sex workers in Mexico, higher self-reported impulsivity was linked to alcohol and drug use, client abuse, and depression, and to more unprotected sex with clients.
• RNQualitative2023'It's my back…'; developing the coming to spinal clinic resource to improve the health literacy of young people with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis and their parents.Journal of child health care : for professionals working with children in the hospital and communityYoung people with adolescent idiopathic scoliosis and their parents felt uncertain about spinal clinic, struggled to ask questions, and wanted a prep sheet and parent information before appointments.
• RNCohort2022Oncology Outpatients With Worse Anxiety and Sleep Disturbance Profiles Are at Increased Risk for a Higher Symptom Burden and Poorer Quality of Life.Cancer nursingIn 1331 chemotherapy outpatients, 32.5% had moderate anxiety with high sleep disturbance and 7.8% had high anxiety with very high sleep disturbance. These groups reported worse symptoms and lower quality of life.
• PTRNRCT2022Staying Strong and Healthy During Androgen Deprivation Therapy.Cancer nursingThe primary LDL outcome did not show a significant between-group difference after correction. The combined exercise, nutrition, and ADT education intervention was feasible, but the control group also received nurse calls.
• RNQualitative2024Findings from a mixed-methods journey map study of barriers to family planning in western Kenya.Health care for women internationalWomen and providers disagreed on what stopped family planning. Both ranked stockouts as critical, but women also flagged partner discouragement, rude counselling, and hidden fees. Providers saw fees as frequent but unimportant, missing women's price sensitivity.
• RNRCT2024Trauma Center Trauma-Sensitive Yoga Versus Cognitive Processing Therapy for Women Veterans With PTSD Who Experienced Military Sexual Trauma: A Feasibility Study.Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses AssociationWomen veterans randomized to trauma-sensitive yoga or cognitive processing therapy often missed sessions; participants preferred yoga, but this small feasibility study did not test symptom reduction.
• RNQualitative2024Adolescents' Suggestions on how to Support Their Sleep: A Focus Group Study.The Journal of school nursing : the official publication of the National Association of School NursesAdolescents want sleep support that starts at home. They value parents enforcing routines and creating a secure, quiet environment. They reject generic school lectures, preferring interactive education that explains the 'why' and 'how' of sleep, and they need help managing the anxiety of silence before bed.
• RNOther2024The Cumulative Influence of Perceived Discrimination, Stress, and Coping Responses on Symptoms of Depression Among Young African American Mothers.Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses AssociationFor young African American mothers, higher stress, avoidance coping, and passive responses to discrimination predicted more depressive symptoms. Problem-solving and support-seeking did not. Screening should assess how women cope with discrimination, not just the presence of depression.
• PTOTSLPRNSurvey2024The other COVID-19 survivors: Timing, duration, and health impact of post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection.Journal of clinical nursingSurvivors reported a median of 21 symptoms lasting over 100 days, with fatigue and cognitive issues causing the most work impairment. Symptoms evolved from flu-like to neurological and systemic issues. Most were not hospitalised, proving severe sequelae occur independently of acute infection severity.
• RNQualitative2024'Managing an unexpected life - a caregiver's career': Parents' experience of caring for their child with a non-malignant life-limiting condition.Journal of child health care : for professionals working with children in the hospital and communityParents of children with non-malignant life-limiting conditions described caregiving as an unexpected career. They struggled to maintain normality, became experts in their child's care out of necessity, and fought constantly for services and equipment. Support from peers and healthcare professionals who respected their expertise was vital.
• RNQualitative2024What Counts as a Surrogate Decision?The American journal of hospice & palliative careFamily spokespersons and a research team disagreed in 18 cases about whether an event was a surrogate decision. Disputes involved advocacy, discharge changes, medication requests, and simply relaying a patient's wishes.
• RNOther2024School-supervised Asthma Therapy is Associated with Improved Long-Term Asthma Outcomes for Underrepresented Minority Children.The Journal of school nursing : the official publication of the National Association of School NursesAsthma emergency visits fell 67.9% at one year, 59.5% at two, 70.2% at three, and 50% at four among children followed after school nurse-supervised inhaled steroid therapy; hospital admissions also declined.
• RNQualitative2024Acute paediatric inpatient care of children and young people admitted with self-harm or eating disorders: A single centre evaluation.Journal of child health care : for professionals working with children in the hospital and communityChildren and young people admitted for self-harm or eating disorders identified privacy, holistic care, communication, shared care goals, and respect as key outcomes; self-harm and eating disorder groups wanted different ways and times for checking progress.
• RNCohort2023Exploration of the Relationships Between Stress and Distinct Pain and Sleep Disturbance Profiles in Patients Undergoing Chemotherapy.Cancer nursing33.8% of chemotherapy patients had severe pain and high sleep disturbance together. They reported the highest stress, lowest resilience, and more denial, venting, substance use, behavioral disengagement, and self-blame than patients with milder symptom profiles.
• RNSystematic Review2023Effectiveness of iodine-impregnated incise drapes for preventing surgical site infection in patients with clean or clean contaminated wounds: A systematic literature review and cost-consequence analysis.Journal of perioperative practiceThe evidence does not show iodine-impregnated surgical drapes prevent surgical site infection across all clean or clean-contaminated operations. Some studies found lower infection, others did not. If a drape is used, guidelines say choose iodophor-impregnated unless iodine allergy.
• PTOTRNNarrative Review2023Principles of management of hand fractures.Journal of perioperative practiceFor adult hand fractures, early pain, wound and neurovascular checks, antibiotics for open fractures, and hand therapy five to seven days after surgery are core principles.
• RNCohort2023Use of Palliative Oxygen in Cancer Patients.The American journal of hospice & palliative care25 of 134 patients received home palliative oxygen without meeting program criteria. 48 had only mild or moderate breathlessness, and 26 were not on opioids. Nurses should check symptoms and medicines before oxygen is assumed helpful.
• RNCohort2022Associations of Health-Related Quality of Life and Sleep Disturbance With Cardiovascular Disease Risk in Postmenopausal Breast Cancer Survivors.Cancer nursingPostmenopausal breast cancer survivors with better self-rated physical health were linked with lower risk of later heart disease or stroke. Each 5-point higher physical health score was linked with 9% lower risk. Mental well-being scores and sleep disturbance scores showed no clear link.
• RNSystematic Review2022Nonpharmacological Cognitive Impairment Prevention Interventions in Older Adults Undergoing Cardiac Surgery: A Systematic Review.The Journal of cardiovascular nursingAfter cardiac surgery, no non-drug intervention consistently prevented overall thinking and memory decline. Some small studies found benefits with cerebral oxygen monitoring or computerized cognitive training, but the evidence is too mixed to change routine care.
• RNCohort2022Distinct Co-occurring Morning and Evening Fatigue Profiles in Patients With Gastrointestinal Cancers Receiving Chemotherapy.Cancer nursingAmong 405 patients with gastrointestinal cancers on chemotherapy, 40% had a high morning and evening fatigue profile, associated with younger age, female sex, childcare, lower function, comorbidities, anemia, depression, and higher stress.
• RNSystematic Review2022Cognitive Function in Adults With Acute Myeloid Leukemia Treated With Chemotherapy: A Systematic Review.Cancer nursingAdults with acute myeloid leukemia often had cognitive impairment, but longitudinal studies found cognition stable during chemotherapy. Nurses should monitor cognition and adherence, especially because impairment was associated with fewer azacitidine cycles.
• RNNarrative Review2024Climate Change is an Emerging Threat to Perinatal Mental Health.Journal of the American Psychiatric Nurses AssociationPerinatal women exposed to extreme weather reported fears and were more likely to have depression, anxiety and possible PTSD. Nurses can ask about climate disasters, screen mood, counsel about heat risks and connect women to support.
• RNQualitative2024The Burden of having to Wonder: Hospice Caregiving Experiences of LGBTQ+ Cancer Family Caregivers.The American journal of hospice & palliative careLGBTQ+ hospice caregivers often could not tell whether rude or awkward provider interactions reflected bias, so they weighed disclosure, stayed alert to protect the patient, and many felt provider communication did not meet their needs.
• PTOTSLPRNQualitative2024Caregiving in the COVID-19 pandemic: Family adaptations following an intensive care unit hospitalisation.Journal of clinical nursingSixteen caregivers described feeling isolated and unprepared, with family support and home health services easing their burden. Patients resisted being helped to maintain independence. Clinicians should assess family support networks before discharge to prevent caregiver overwhelm and poor recovery.
• RNRCT2024Implementation Costs of Technology-Enhanced Transitional Palliative Care for Rural Caregivers.The American journal of hospice & palliative careRN-led video, phone, and text transitional palliative care for rural caregivers cost about $395 per caregiver. Billing both transitional care management and chronic care management could cover it, but either alone did not.
• RNQualitative2023Sleep in cardiac arrest survivors.Nursing in critical careNurses often fail to ask cardiac arrest survivors about sleep, assuming it is not a priority or will resolve after discharge. When they do notice problems, they frequently rely on medication or waiting for the patient to speak up, rather than assessing sleep actively.
• RNCohort2023Nutrition care processes across hospitalisation in critically ill patients with COVID-19 in Australia: A multicentre prospective observational study.Australian critical care : official journal of the Confederation of Australian Critical Care NursesOnly half of ICU survivors with COVID-19 were screened for malnutrition. Patients eating orally received significantly less dietitian care than those ventilated. Nutrition handovers were frequently missing at ICU discharge, leaving ward teams without key information.
• RNCohort2023The impact of COVID-19 pandemic on revisits to emergency department.Australasian emergency careEmergency department revisit rates rose during COVID-19 across most age groups and time intervals. Older patients still revisited more often, and at revisit they were more likely to be admitted to intensive care or die.
• RNQualitative2023Kidney Donor Perspectives on Acute Postoperative Pain Management.Clinical nursing researchLiving kidney donors described postoperative pain as surprising and often worse than expected, especially if they had no prior surgical history. Gas pain and nausea were major complaints. Nurses supported donors through education, medication management, and encouraging movement.
• RNOther2023Exploring the Use of Arts-Based Interventions and Research Methods in Families of Seriously Ill Children: A Scoping Review.Journal of family nursingChildren and families described drawing, photos, puppets, digital stories and painting as helping them express symptoms, feelings and coping needs to nurses and family members. Treatment-effect evidence was mixed.
• PTOTRNQualitative2023A Qualitative Study of the Pain Experience of Black Individuals With Cancer Taking Long-Acting Opioids.Cancer nursingBlack patients with cancer taking long-acting opioids described pain as something to control by limiting doses and accepting background pain, while stigma, pharmacy access, side effects, and fear of addiction blocked relief.
• RNQualitative2023Care Setting Transitions for People With Dementia: Qualitative Perspectives of Current and Former Care Partners.The American journal of hospice & palliative careFamily care partners wanted early, concrete prognostic guidance about dementia progression to plan home or facility care, and later help finding facilities or home resources. These are reported experiences, not evidence that guidance improves outcomes.
• RNCohort2023The Association Between Frailty and a Nurse-Identified Need for Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment Referral from the Emergency Department.The Canadian journal of nursing research = Revue canadienne de recherche en sciences infirmieresA 0.1 unit increase in frailty in older ED patients was associated with a 34% higher chance that an emergency nurse documented a need for comprehensive geriatric assessment, but only 5% were referred by the treating physician.
• RNQualitative2023Newcomer Women's Experiences with Perinatal Care During the Three-Month Health Insurance Waiting Period in Ontario, Canada.The Canadian journal of nursing research = Revue canadienne de recherche en sciences infirmieresNewcomer pregnant women described delayed access, costly deposits, language barriers, and fear of losing care if they questioned providers. Midwives reported a delayed emergency caesarean and hospital systems denying newborn OHIP cards.
• RNSurvey2023Advance Care Planning Among Older Adults with Cognitive Impairment.The American journal of hospice & palliative careOlder adults with dementia were less likely to have a living will than those with normal cognition. Black and Hispanic participants were less likely to have either planning document across cognitive groups.
• RNCohort2022The Caprini Risk Score for Early Prediction of Mortality in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndrome.The Journal of cardiovascular nursingA higher Caprini Risk Score assessed by emergency nurses at acute coronary syndrome admission was linked to higher all-cause and cardiac mortality during follow-up, but the study did not show that acting on the score improves outcomes.
• RNCohort2024Factors Associated with Antimicrobial Use at the End-Of-Life Among Hospitalized Cancer Patients.The American journal of hospice & palliative careIn 633 terminal solid tumor admissions, 59% received antimicrobials in the last week of life. Nurses should expect this practice and ask whether each dose matches comfort goals, especially when devices, infection signs, or ICU care are present.
• RNCase Report2024Extreme Symptom Burden for Patients With COVID-19 at the End of Life; Extrapolation of Knowledge Gained to Achieve Sustained Comfort and Dignity for all Patients in Their Last Days of Life1.The American journal of hospice & palliative careDying patients with severe agitation became comfortable after multiple drugs were given together, including phenobarbitone, diclofenac, and procyclidine. No single drug can be credited.
• RNSurvey2023Single Room Maternity Care Versus Traditional Maternity Care: A Cross-Sectional Study Examining Differences in Mothers' Perceptions of Readiness for Discharge and Satisfaction and Health Outcomes.The Canadian journal of nursing research = Revue canadienne de recherche en sciences infirmieresMothers in single-room maternity care reported feeling more ready for discharge and more satisfied than mothers in traditional care, and newborn stays were shorter. The hospitals differed in care model and patient groups, so this does not prove single-room care caused the differences.
• RNSurvey2023Veterans' Experiences of Support in Managing Comorbid Sleep Apnea and Type 2 Diabetes.Nursing research43% of veterans with diabetes and sleep apnea got family help with diabetes, and 27% with PAP. Most of those helped rated it very helpful. Current PAP users had lower HbA1c, but the survey cannot show cause.
• SLPRNSystematic Review2023Parental Decision-Making Around Introducing Complementary Foods: An Integrative Review.Journal of family nursingMost U.S. infants started solid foods between 4 and 6 months, but 29.6% started before 4 months. Short or no breastfeeding and believing milk was not enough were linked to early start.