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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• RNMeta-Analysis2023Effect of WeChat-based continuous care intervention on the somatic function, depression, anxiety, social function and cognitive function for cancer patients: Meta-analysis of 18 RCTs.Nursing openCancer patients given WeChat-based continuous care after discharge showed improved depression, anxiety, social function and cognitive function. Somatic function was less certain.
• RNSystematic Review2023Efficacy of different types of dressings on pressure injuries: Systematic review and network meta-analysis.Nursing openMoist dressings like foam, hydrocolloid, and silver ion heal pressure injuries more often and faster than sterile gauze. Biological wound dressings require the fewest changes. Choose based on wound needs, as rankings varied and evidence quality was mixed.
• RNQualitative2023Maternal COVID vaccination and breastfeeding during a pandemic: Habitus and health behavior decision making.Public health nursing (Boston, Mass.)In 18 Missouri mothers who were breastfeeding and vaccinated, choices were shaped by family and community attitudes, prior exposure to breastfeeding, health education, work flexibility, and accessible lactation or vaccine support.
• RNCohort2024The Quality of Dying in Frail Institutionalized Older Patients After Nonoperative and Operative Management of a Proximal Femoral Fracture: An In-Depth Analysis.The American journal of hospice & palliative careOverall proxy-rated quality of dying looked similar after nonoperative and operative proximal femoral fracture care. Symptom control, especially pain, was lowest, so comfort assessment needs close attention.
• OTRNQualitative2024Understanding the Postpartum Cesarean Pain Experience Among Individuals With Publicly Funded Insurance: A Qualitative Investigation.Journal of midwifery & women's healthPostpartum people after cesarean birth described pain that interfered with infant care, household tasks, and mood. They wanted individualized counseling, non-drug comfort options, and honest opioid discussion without feeling judged.
• RNCohort2024Severity of Financial Toxicity for Patients Receiving Palliative Radiation Therapy.The American journal of hospice & palliative careFinancial hardship affected 45% of 53 patients before palliative radiation, and higher financial toxicity was linked to worse emotional, social, physical, role, and cognitive quality of life.
• RNSurvey2023Loneliness, depression and sleep quality among the type 2 diabetic patients during COVID-19 local epidemic: A mediation analysis.Nursing openIn 341 patients with type 2 diabetes surveyed in a hospital, loneliness was linked to more depression, and depression was linked to poorer sleep. Loneliness was not directly linked to sleep; it was linked to sleep through depression.
• RNCohort2023The what matters most survey: A measurement evaluation of a self-reported patient values elicitation tool among cancer survivors.Patient education and counselingRatings from older veteran cancer survivors fell into four value areas: functioning, enjoying life, connecting, and managing health. Managing health ratings were unstable over 14 days.
• RNSystematic Review2023Management of urinary incontinence after radical cystectomy and orthotopic neobladder: A scoping review of international practices.Nursing openNo standardised care exists for incontinence after bladder replacement. Conservative measures and mebeverine help early, but invasive treatments carry high complication risks. Nurses must monitor voiding patterns closely, as continence improves slowly over 12 to 18 months.
• RNSurvey2023The Contribution of Cancer-Specific Psychosocial Factors to the Pain Experience in Cancer Survivors.Journal of hospice and palliative nursing : JHPN : the official journal of the Hospice and Palliative Nurses AssociationFear of recurrence, distress, and trauma did not add to pain interference in cancer survivors with chronic cancer pain once pain catastrophizing and pain sites were considered. Catastrophizing and pain site count were the stronger signals.
• RNCohort2023Vital sign assessment and nursing interventions in medical and surgical patients with rapid response system triggers.Journal of clinical nursingOnly 26.8% of audits with rapid response system triggers had a documented call to the rapid response team. Vital signs were usually documented, and nurses documented interventions within their scope.
• RNSurvey2023Cancer survivors with sub-optimal patient-centered communication before and during the early COVID-19 pandemic.Patient education and counselingWhen compared directly, the prevalence of optimal patient-centered communication did not significantly differ before and during early COVID-19 among 2,579 cancer survivors. After accounting for sociodemographic and health factors, survivors during COVID-19 were less likely to report optimal communication overall and about managing uncertainty.
• RNQualitative2023Parental experiences of prenatal education when preparing for labor and birth of infant with a lethal diagnosis.Nursing openParents preparing for birth of a baby with a lethal fetal diagnosis chose different prenatal education paths: conventional classes for normality, condition-specific classes for community, and individual midwife sessions for private practical preparation. Birth planning was described as a way to articulate expectations.
• RNOther2023Refining and psychometric evaluation of the falling risk assessment tool in ophthalmology inpatients.Nursing openA new eye-inpatient fall-risk tool was rated similarly by trained nurses and its items were judged relevant by experts, but the study did not show it prevents falls or identifies who will fall.
• RNMeta-Analysis2023Efficacy of expressive writing versus positive writing in different populations: Systematic review and meta-analysis.Nursing openPositive writing produced more positive mood and less negative mood than expressive writing, mainly in general populations. In patients, negative mood did not differ clearly, and neither prompt clearly changed depression, anxiety, stress, or health.
• RNQualitative2023Experiences of persons with multiple sclerosis of a collaborative care programme: A qualitative study.Nursing openPatients with MS described nurse-patient collaborative care as starting with introduction and trust, then dialogue and joint goals, then agreed plans for nutrition, sleep, constipation, activity, fatigue and stress.
• RNQualitative2023Exploring Stigma, Resilience, and Alternative HIV Preventive Service Delivery Among Young Men who Have Sex with Men of Color.Clinical nursing researchMen already in PrEP care found home-based telePrEP convenient and less stigmatizing, but still needed in-person labs. None had heard of injectable PrEP, though all were interested and worried about cost and missed doses.
• RNPilot2023Transcreation matters: A learner centric participatory approach for adapting cancer prevention messages for Latinos.Patient education and counselingCulturally adapted Spanish colorectal screening materials did not clearly improve FIT uptake over standard Spanish materials (90% vs 83%), though awareness and susceptibility improved in that group.
• PTRNRCT2023A music-with-movement exercise programme for community-dwelling older adults suffering from chronic pain: A pilot randomized controlled trial.Nursing openAfter 8 weeks, older adults with chronic pain who received a bundled programme of music-with-movement exercise, pain education, logbook guidance and WhatsApp reminders reported lower pain intensity than those given usual care plus a pamphlet. Components cannot be isolated.
• RNRCT2024Evaluation of a Novel Hospice-Specific Patient Decision Aid.The American journal of hospice & palliative careA hospice decision aid did not improve older adults' hospice knowledge or attitudes more than controls at 1 month, but it did increase confidence in making medical decisions. The aid was rated clear and balanced.
• RNSystematic Review2024Mindfulness on Symptom Control and Quality of Life in Patients in Palliative Care: A Systematic Review.The American journal of hospice & palliative careIn palliative patients, mindfulness sometimes eased suffering, anxiety, depression and spiritual well-being, but pain, fatigue and stress results were inconsistent. Eight small trials cannot show a dependable effect.
• RNPilot2024Pain Management Education for Rural Hospice Family Caregivers: A Pilot Study With Embedded Implementation Evaluation.The American journal of hospice & palliative careRural hospice family caregivers rated a telephone pain-management education program highly acceptable. Among 15 who completed it, caregiver-rated patient pain improved from 4.7 to 3.3 on a 0 to 10 pain rating.
• PTOTRNCohort2023Social Risk Factors are Associated with Risk for Hospitalization in Home Health Care: A Natural Language Processing Study.Journal of the American Medical Directors AssociationHome health notes mentioning social environment, physical environment, education or literacy, food insecurity, or access to care were linked to hospitalization or emergency visits. These factors may help clinicians spot risk, but they do not prove that treating them helps.
• RNOther2023Amplified HIV Transmission Risk Among People Living With HIV in Southeast Brazil.The Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care : JANAC68.6% of people living with HIV had at least one factor linked to greater HIV transmission risk. Younger age, alcohol or drug use before sex, and no professional HIV counseling were linked to higher risk.
• RNSystematic Review2023Self-efficacy in the context of nursing education and transition to practice as a registered practitioner: A systematic review.Nursing openEducational programmes for nursing students and registered nurses generally increased self-efficacy, with most studies showing improvement. However, the evidence is weak: it relies mostly on small, non-randomised groups without control comparisons, and different studies used incompatible measurement tools.
• RNSurvey2023Assessing Racial and Ethnic Differences in Cardiovascular Disease in U.S. Family Caregivers of Persons With Dementia: Analysis of Data from the 2015-2020 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System.Research in gerontological nursingDementia family caregivers' heart disease risk factors varied by race and ethnicity, but diagnosed heart disease, stroke, and heart attack did not differ.
• RNSurvey2023Mediating effects of general self-efficacy on social support and quality of life in patients after surgical aortic valve replacement.Nursing openPatients after aortic valve replacement who had more social support and stronger belief in their own ability reported better quality of life. Belief in their own ability was linked to part of the connection between support and quality of life.
• RNCohort2023Factors Associated With Initiation of Mechanical Ventilation in Patients With Sepsis: Retrospective Observational Study.American journal of critical care : an official publication, American Association of Critical-Care NursesSepsis patients can need mechanical ventilation in the first day or much later, and the factors linked to early and late ventilation differ.
• PTOTSLPRNOther2023Understanding health-related quality of life trajectories among older adults with diabetes mellitus: Mixed methods research.Nursing openMost older adults with diabetes maintained good quality of life over five years. Those with declining quality of life often viewed diabetes as a destroyer of their lives and struggled with self-care. Comorbidities like pain and financial barriers drove poor outcomes more than diabetes itself.
• RNRCT2023Physiological responses and behavioural organization of very low birth weight infants during swaddled versus traditional weighing.Nursing openSwaddling very low birth weight infants during weighing lowered stress scores and kept heart rate and breathing steadier than routine weighing. The differences were seen during and after weighing.
• RNOther2023Taxonomy and effectiveness of clinician agenda-setting questions in routine ambulatory encounters: A mixed method study.Patient education and counselingDirect questions like 'What do you want to address?' and 'What else?' were much more likely to be followed by a patient raising a concern than 'How are you?' Leading questions were less likely.
• RNMeta-Analysis2023Adverse effects of dorsogluteal intramuscular injection versus ventrogluteal intramuscular injection: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Nursing openThe ventrogluteal site caused significantly less pain, bleeding, and hematoma than the dorsogluteal site. However, it did not lower the risk of accidentally injecting into fat instead of muscle. Needle length must still be chosen based on patient body mass index.
• SLPRNCohort2023Acute Antipsychotic Use and Presence of Dysphagia Among Older Veterans with Heart Failure.Journal of the American Medical Directors AssociationOlder veterans with heart failure who received antipsychotics in hospital were more likely to have swallowing problems. Dysphagia was recorded in 26.2% of users versus 12.7% of non-users, and risk rose with more days.
• RNQualitative2023Psychological Journey and Coping Styles of Parents of Infants With Biliary Atresia: A Single-Center Qualitative Study.Advances in neonatal care : official journal of the National Association of Neonatal NursesParents of infants with biliary atresia described changing fears and needs during hospitalization. They asked for hands-on teaching for wound, catheter, and nutrition care before discharge.
• RNCohort2023Patients Air Medical Transport During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Retrospective Cohort Study.Journal of emergency nursingAmong airlifted adults, overall in-flight complications and deaths did not differ by COVID-19 status, but patients with COVID-19 were older, sicker at boarding, and had more respiratory complications.
• PTRNCohort2023A descriptive study of physical function and performance in older black men with low back pain.Geriatric nursing (New York, N.Y.)Older Black men with chronic low back pain had moderate pain and limited function: average pain 5.7 out of 10, balance/gait/chair 8.5 out of 12, back tasks 7.0 out of 15, 400m walk 6.3 minutes. Use as baselines, not treatment proof.
• RNSurvey2023Factors affecting unmet medical needs of patients with diabetes: A population-based study.Nursing openIn Korean adults with diabetes, 8.7% reported needing care but not going. Medical-aid recipients, people with poor self-rated health, frequent stress, rural residence, no spouse, women, and lower education had higher unmet-need rates.
• RNOther2023Clinical characteristics and influencing factors of hypoglycemia in hospitalized patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: A cross-sectional study.Nursing openIn 378 hospitalized patients with type 2 diabetes who had hypoglycemia, episodes clustered in the first 3 days and after breakfast. Nocturnal episodes were fewer but 70% were Grade 2. Nurses should prioritize early glucose checks and education.
• RNCohort2024The Impact of Integrated Palliative Care on Survival in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: A Retrospective Multicenter Comparison.The American journal of hospice & palliative carePalliative care was not linked to better survival before adjustment. After adjusting for disease severity and treatments, patients receiving palliative care had lower risk of death, but this was not proven by a controlled trial.
• RNQualitative2024"Do you Really Believe that There is Something More?" - The Offer of Transcendental Communication by Pastoral Care Workers in German Hospices and Palliative Care Units: A Qualitative Study.The American journal of hospice & palliative carePastoral care workers in German hospices describe their role as offering open-ended, non-goal-oriented conversations and rituals to patients and families. They position themselves as outsiders to the medical team, allowing them to address questions about death and meaning without organizational constraints.
• RNQualitative2024Perspectives From Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Survivors for a Planned Nurse-Patient Dyadic Storytelling Intervention.Journal of holistic nursing : official journal of the American Holistic Nurses' AssociationAdolescent and young adult cancer survivors liked the idea of storytelling with nurses but disagreed on how to do it. Some wanted online for safety and privacy, others in-person for connection. Some preferred sharing with strangers or alone. The intervention needs flexible formats.
• RNCohort2023Prevalence of Hospital-Onset Bacteremia Pre- and Post-Implementation of a Needleless Blood Sampling Device From Existing Peripheral Catheters.Journal of infusion nursing : the official publication of the Infusion Nurses SocietyHospital-onset bacteremia rates dropped significantly at one community hospital after adopting a needleless blood sampling device, but showed no significant change at an oncology center. Overall, the device was not associated with increased infection risk compared to control hospitals.
• RNSystematic Review2023Creating the nursing care map in the evaluation of kidney transplant candidates: A scoping review and narrative synthesis.Nursing openNurses assessing kidney transplant candidates should screen for physical frailty, depression, and adherence risks, not just medical fitness. The review found no standardised care map exists, so nurses must coordinate these psychosocial and educational checks to prevent patients being wrongly excluded.
• RNQualitative2023Critically ill patients' experiences of nursing care and the effect on their personhood: A retrospective study.Nursing openTen critically ill patients said nurses' empathy, presence, professionalism and help with daily activities shaped how they felt like a person. Many described negative experiences; some described caring nurses.
• RNRCT2023Computerized Cognitive Training and 24-Month Mortality in Heart Failure.The Journal of cardiovascular nursingIn heart failure, computerized cognitive training did not reduce 24-month mortality. Worse baseline cognition, memory, older age, and more depressive symptoms predicted death, but the training itself did not.
• RNSurvey2023Older adults' acceptance of the COVID-19 vaccine: Application of the health belief model.Nursing open46.9% of older adults in Egypt were willing to take a COVID-19 vaccine. 66.1% worried about its safety and effectiveness, and 67.9% said their willingness depended on a trusted doctor's recommendation.
• RNSurvey2023Problems Paying Medical Bills Among Adults With Diagnosed HIV in the United States.The Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care : JANACNearly one in five adults with HIV struggled to pay medical bills. Those with payment problems were less likely to stay in care or suppress the virus, and more likely to miss appointments or be hospitalized. Homelessness and low income increased this risk.
• RNQualitative2023Utilizing Filipino key informants to guide community outreach for cancer prevention in Hawai'i.Public health nursing (Boston, Mass.)Filipino community leaders identified language barriers, distrust of healthcare, and work pressures as key obstacles to cancer screening. They recommended using trusted figures and radio or church channels to deliver culturally relevant prevention messages.
• RNQualitative2023Patient perspective on barriers in type 2 diabetes self-management: A qualitative study.Nursing openPeople with type 2 diabetes in Ghana said self-management was blocked by no home glucometer, little money for food, missed doses, long clinic waits, unsupportive peers, and distant under-resourced clinics.
• RNQualitative2023Exploring the role of a facilitator in supporting family carers when embedding the iSupport for Dementia programme in care services: A qualitative study.Journal of clinical nursingCarers and dementia service staff perceived a designated facilitator as most needed at diagnosis, during daily care, and when hospital or respite transitions occur, to help navigate services, manage medication and changed behaviour, and link carers to support.