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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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• RNQualitative2024Family Management Skills Reported by Parents of Preterm Infants in the NICU Using the Self- and Family Management Framework (SFMF).Advances in neonatal care : official journal of the National Association of Neonatal NursesParents of preterm infants described learning to judge information sources, manage infant symptoms with comfort measures, and activate social, psychological, and community resources during NICU care. These reports point to bedside education and family integration as nursing support.
• RNSurvey2024Social anxiety, self-esteem and quality of life among hypertensive patients during COVID-19 local epidemic in China: A mediation analysis.Nursing openAmong hospitalized hypertensive patients in China, higher social anxiety was linked to lower self-esteem and lower quality of life, while higher self-esteem was linked to better quality of life. Social anxiety had no direct link to quality of life.
• RNPilot2024Temporal Daily Relationships Between Sleep and Pain in Adolescents With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus.Journal of pediatric health care : official publication of National Association of Pediatric Nurse Associates & PractitionersIn adolescents with SLE, nights when they slept less than usual were followed by higher next-day morning pain. Evening pain did not predict next-day sleep duration or efficiency. Low pain and pilot data limit certainty.
• RNSurvey2024Maternal stressors and maternal bonding among immigrant and Refugee Arab Americans resettled in the United States.Research in nursing & healthIn 78 Arab American mothers, posttraumatic stress and depressive symptoms were linked to poorer bonding. Depressive symptoms were linked to both stressors and bonding. No intervention was tested, so this flags risk, not proof.
• RNPilot2024Pilot testing implementation of the pain management clinical practice guideline in nursing homes.Geriatric nursing (New York, N.Y.)Pilot implementation of a pain guideline in nursing homes increased appropriate pain assessments and deprescribed opioids without increasing reported pain. However, care plans remained largely generic, and fewer than half of residents received a pain diagnosis for the underlying cause.
• RNPilot2024Salivary Diurnal Cortisol Predicts Post-Traumatic Stress Symptoms in Parents of Infants With Congenital Heart Disease.Biological research for nursingHigher total daily salivary cortisol in parents during hospitalization after their infant's heart surgery was linked to more post-traumatic stress symptoms three months later. Anxiety and depression links did not hold after accounting for other factors.
• RNPilot2024Improving pain communication between limited English-speaking Hmong patients, medical interpreters, and health care providers in primary care: A pilot study.Research in nursing & healthA picture-based pain tool with Hmong patients and interpreters was feasible, but pain communication was mixed: severity information matched better, location information got worse, and this pilot does not prove it works.
• RNSurvey2023Psychological response of pregnant women during COVID-19 pandemic lockdown.Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S PPregnant women in a Spanish hospital reported high anxiety during lockdown. Fear of COVID-19 went with higher anxiety, and urban residents reported more fear.
• RNQualitative2023Unveiling family relationships based on the context of domestic violence: a Grounded Theory.Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S PBrazilian women described domestic violence as learned in childhood, then repeated with partners, and often abandoned by family when seeking help. After leaving, some reinterpreted mothers as victims and rebuilt family support.
• RNOther2023Comparing the Demographic Characteristics of Victims of Sexual Assault in Rural Versus Urban Areas.Journal of forensic nursingSexual violence/abuse encounters at one center were concentrated in younger rural patients, especially in the youngest pediatric age groups and among male pediatric encounters, while urban encounters included more adults and more Black and Hispanic patients.
• RNSystematic ReviewPaper Tape May Improve Scar Aesthetics and Prevent Wound Closure Complications.Plastic and aesthetic nursingPaper tape used after surgery was linked to shorter skin closure time and better scars. Nurses can consider it for wound and scar care, but monitor skin reactions and limited evidence.
• RNCohortEvaluating the Sick Quitting Hypothesis for Frailty Status and Reducing Alcohol Use Among People With HIV in a Longitudinal Clinical Cohort Study.The Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care : JANACPeople with HIV who became frail were more likely to quit or reduce drinking than those who were not frail. This suggests poor health drives reduced alcohol use, meaning past drinking habits may distort studies linking alcohol to frailty risk.
• RNOther2024Quality assessment of mobile applications on postpartum hemorrhage management.Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S PSeven free postpartum hemorrhage apps rated acceptable overall, but engagement and content were weak. 71.4% carried under 50% of expected management information, and none covered complete care in one app.
• RNQualitative2024Immigrant women's experience of labor and birth.Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S PImmigrant women described labor and birth as shaped by surprise, pain, fear, and communication barriers. Many valued nurses who explained care, listened, and provided reassurance.
• PTOTSLPRNQualitative2024Investigation of patients' understanding of fibromyalgia: Results from an online qualitative survey.Patient education and counselingPatients with fibromyalgia reported confusion about causes, symptom unpredictability, and feeling invalidated by others. They sought specific education on etiology and treatment options rather than generic advice. This highlights gaps in current understanding and the need for targeted, ongoing patient education.
• RNQualitative2024Home visit to premature and low birth weight newborns: nurse's experience report.Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S PNurses who made home visits to mothers of premature and low birth weight babies described early visits, listening, and encouraging kangaroo holding as support. This is an experience report, not proof the visits improved outcomes.
• RNCohort2024Neonatal Diet Type and Associations With Adverse Feeding Outcomes in Neonates With Critical Congenital Heart Defects.The Journal of perinatal & neonatal nursingHuman milk alone did not improve feeding tolerance or growth in neonates with heart defects. However, more days of direct chest or breastfeeding were associated with fewer signs of gut distress and fewer bloody stools.
• RNOther2024Stigma, social and structural vulnerability, and mental health among transgender women: A partial least square path modeling analysis.Journal of nursing scholarship : an official publication of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of NursingDiscrimination and violence were strongly linked to higher PTSD and psychological distress among 1,418 transgender women. Housing, food, and job instability added smaller links, and those facing both had the worst symptoms.
• RNPilot2024Case Management for Social Needs of Youth and Families in School-Based Health Centers.The Journal of school healthSurvey respondents reported help with insurance, food, and legal needs, and staff said the role freed clinical time. This pilot did not test health, school, or social outcomes.
• RNCohort2024Association between parental education level & outcomes for children with long-term ventilator dependence: Communication behaviors as moderating variables.Journal of pediatric nursingParental education was not consistently linked to worse child outcomes in long-term ventilation. Lower education parents reported more respiratory infections and uncertainty at one month, but higher education parents contacted providers more often.
• OTRNQualitative2024Care partners experience of an oral health intervention for individuals with mild cognitive impairment and mild dementia using behavior change technique: A qualitative study.Geriatric nursing (New York, N.Y.)Prompts and cues were the most common strategy in the MCI group (74.4%) and the second most common in the MD group (66.7%). MCI caregivers coached brushing technique more; MD caregivers reminded about frequency.
• RNSurvey2024Getting knowledge to provide care: prevalence and factors associated with Sexually Transmitted Infections in immigrants from Goiás.Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S PAmong 308 immigrants and refugees in central Goiás, 8.8% had a sexually transmitted infection: 18 hepatitis B, 7 syphilis, 2 HIV. Male sex and two or more years in Brazil were associated with infection.
• RNCohort2024Pain and Heart Failure During Transport by Emergency Medical Services and Its Associated Outcomes: Hospitalization, Mortality, and Length of Stay.Western journal of nursing researchAmong 3,539 patients with heart failure transported by EMS, a pain complaint did not predict higher in-hospital mortality. It was linked to less frequent hospitalization and shorter stays, mainly chest pain.
• RNSystematic Review2024Effect of Different Local Antibiotic Regimens on Prevention of Postoperative Infection in Clean Surgical Wounds: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-analysis.Advances in skin & wound careIn clean surgical wounds, some topical antibiotics were associated with fewer infections than control, including gentamicin ointment, mupirocin ointment, and gentamicin-soaked graft. Vancomycin-soaked graft ranked highest, but bias and publication concerns remain.
• RNCohort2024Unpacking the relationship between shared decision-making and decisional quality, decision to screen, and screening completion in lung cancer screening.Patient education and counselingMost patients who had a shared decision-making talk chose lung cancer screening, and most who chose it completed it. Feeling clear about the choice, knowing more, and believing the decision was shared tracked with screening.
• RNPilot2024Implementing a Clinical Decision Support Tool to Improve Physical Activity.Nursing researchPatient physical activity questions were completed 35%-48% of the time, and provider alerts were opened and signed 2%-65% monthly. This implementation report did not test whether physical activity improved.
• RNRCT2024Impact of in-hospital statin use on mortality in COVID-19 patients from a majority African American population.Heart & lung : the journal of critical careStatin use in hospitalized COVID-19 patients was not associated with lower mortality compared with no in-hospital statin use. It also was not associated with differences in need for ICU care, ventilation, intubation duration, ICU stay, or dialysis.
• RNQualitative2024Addressing Suicide Risk Among Immigrant Women Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence.Issues in mental health nursingImmigrant women who survived intimate partner violence recommended support for suicidal ideation that builds trust and confidentiality, connects them to domestic violence, legal, immigration, faith, mental health, and emergency services, and recognizes children as both protective and risky, and religion as protective.
• RNQualitativeThe Perceived Meaning of Traumatic Brain Injury for Older Adults: A Longitudinal-Multiple Case Study.Rehabilitation nursing : the official journal of the Association of Rehabilitation NursesOlder adults after mild to moderate brain injury described gratitude, vulnerability, slowing down, or reflection. Most kept the same positive or negative view over time.
• RNCohortAssociation Between Maternal Depression and Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms in Their Primary School-Age Daughters: A Birth Cohort Study.Journal of wound, ostomy, and continence nursing : official publication of The Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses SocietyDaughters of mothers who screened positive for depression both before and after birth had higher odds of urinary urgency, nocturia, and daytime or nighttime wetting at school age. The association weakened as the girls grew older. Screening for maternal depression may help identify children at risk for lower urinary tract symptoms.
• RNQualitative2024Physical restraints in nursing homes: A qualitative study with multiple stakeholders.Nursing openNursing home professionals agree physical restraints cause harm and should be exceptional, but disagree on whether a 'zero restraints' model is feasible. They link restraint use to understaffing and note that informed consent often becomes a legal formality rather than a genuine discussion with families.
• RNOther2024Prevalence and factors associated with the death of older people hospitalized due to Covid-19 in the state of Paraná.Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S PAmong 35,580 older people hospitalized with severe Covid-19 in Brazil, 45% died. Risk was highest for those aged 85+, men, and those needing ventilatory support. Flu vaccination was linked to an 11% lower likelihood of death. Heart disease and severe symptoms were not significant after adjustment.
• RNQualitative2024Living with multimorbidity: A qualitative exploration of shared experiences of patients, family caregivers, and healthcare professionals in managing symptoms in the United States.Journal of advanced nursingPatients, caregivers, and clinicians managing multimorbidity in intermediate care valued being heard, honest communication, caregiver education, usable resources, and coordinated follow-up, but said time and system barriers made these hard.
• PTOTRNSystematic Review2024The unmet rehabilitation needs of colorectal cancer survivors after surgery: A qualitative meta-synthesis.Nursing openColorectal cancer survivors after surgery said they lacked clear help with diet, exercise, bowel symptoms, stoma care, work and emotional support. These are reported needs, not tested interventions.
• RNQualitative2024Close relatives' perspective of critical illness due to COVID-19: Keeping in touch at a distance.Nursing openRelatives described scheduled calls as lifelines. Delays made them feel shackled. Nurses can make communication predictable, prepare families for weak or slurred voices, and offer phone, video, photos, or bedside objects.
• RNOther2024Self-management theories, models and frameworks in patients with chronic heart failure: A scoping review.Nursing openSelf-management theories for chronic heart failure cover symptom monitoring, medication, fluid and salt limits, confidence and social support. Fourteen studies were mapped, but many theories were not validated, so this is not proof that any framework improves outcomes.
• PTOTRNCohort2024Association of frailty with activity levels and sedentary behaviours in patients with hepatitis B cirrhosis: A cross-sectional study.Nursing openIn 503 hospitalized patients with hepatitis B cirrhosis, 21.3% were frail. Frailty was significantly associated with higher age and worse liver function, and patients who were insufficiently active and highly sedentary had 2.829 times the odds of frailty.
• RNSurvey2024Clinical and sociodemographic factors associated with the quality of life of children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes.Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S PLower family income was associated with lower quality of life in adolescents with type 1 diabetes. The paper also reported links with insulin self-administration and time since diagnosis, but these were cross-sectional associations, not proof of cause.
• RNCohort2024COVID-19 Omicron variant infection has minimal impact on maternal and neonatal outcomes: A cross-sectional cohort study.Nursing openOmicron infection in mothers mostly did not worsen birth outcomes, though intrapartum fever rose to 25.2% from 10.3% and preterm birth in vaginal births rose to 8.5% from 1.8%, without more neonatal asphyxia.
• RNNarrative ReviewOptimizing Facial Aesthetics: Sequential Application of Botulinum Toxin A and Dermal Fillers for Enhanced Results.Plastic and aesthetic nursingInjecting botulinum toxin to relax facial muscles before adding dermal fillers may reduce filler migration and bruising while requiring less product. This sequencing allows for more precise contouring and improved patient satisfaction compared to simultaneous application.
• PTOTRNSystematic Review2024Patients' experiences of day surgery and recovery: A meta-ethnography.Nursing openDay surgery patients wanted realistic, tailored information and support they could absorb after anaesthesia. Unexpected symptoms and no planned contact made them feel unsafe; phone calls, written instructions and family help were valued.
• RNSurvey2024Sleep and its association with dental caries or myopia in first graders.Nursing openFirst graders sleeping under 9 hours had 1.94 times higher risk of dental caries after accounting for parental caries, age and gender. Sleep was not associated with myopia. The study cannot show short sleep caused caries.
• RNSurvey2024Correlation of health literacy, health management self-efficacy, and attitude in elderly patients with schizophrenia: A cross-sectional study.Nursing openOlder adults with schizophrenia living in rehabilitation institutions who found health information harder to use had less confidence managing their health and less positive health attitudes. Nurses can check health literacy before teaching.
• RNSurvey2024Psychosocial markers of pre-hospital delay in patients with diabetic foot: A cross-sectional survey.Nursing openMost Chinese diabetic foot patients arrived at hospital at or after the first day of symptoms. Less use of social support, seeing the illness as less serious, and more negative emotions were linked with longer delay.
• RNMeta-Analysis2024Effects of white noise on preterm infants in the neonatal intensive care unit: A meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.Nursing openWhite noise in the NICU reduced pain scores and improved heart rate, respiratory rate, and oxygen saturation in preterm infants. Weight gain also increased, but only two small studies measured it. Most included trials had high risk of bias and extreme inconsistency between results.
• RNMeta-Analysis2024Prevalence and risk factors of exposure keratopathy among critically ill patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Nursing openICU patients commonly develop exposure keratopathy; 34% had it and 23% developed it. Watch for incomplete eyelid closure, eye swelling, low blink rate, ventilation, sedation, low GCS, high APACHE II.
• RNSurvey2024Nurse-to-patient ratios and readiness for hospital discharge: A moderated mediation model.Nursing openHigh nurse-to-patient ratios were linked to lower patient readiness for discharge, but only because they widened the gap between how nurses and patients assessed that readiness. Nurses consistently rated patients as more ready than the patients rated themselves, especially on knowledge.
• RNSystematic Review2024Measurement properties of assessment tools of Kinesophobia in patients with cardiovascular disease: A systematic review.International journal of nursing sciencesOnly the Swedish and Chinese versions of the Tampa Scale for Kinesiophobia Heart are tentatively recommended for screening fear of exercise in heart patients. Most other scales lack evidence on whether scores change meaningfully over time or how accurate they are.
• PTOTRNRCT2024Life-Space of Older Adults after Discharge from Skilled Nursing Facilities.Journal of the American Medical Directors AssociationThirty days after skilled nursing facility discharge, older adults in this study had very limited life-space: mean score 22.6 on a 0 to 120 scale. Many needed equipment or another person to move. Higher cognitive test scores and shorter stay were associated with better scores.
• RNSystematic Review2024Caregivers' Contributions to Heart Failure Self-care: An Updated Systematic Review.The Journal of cardiovascular nursingInformal caregivers do far more than hands-on tasks. They manage appointments, monitor symptoms via technology, and navigate systems. These 'hands-off' roles are critical but often invisible, requiring clinicians to consult caregivers on feasibility before prescribing self-care plans.