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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• RNSystematic Review2024Nursing care for hospitalized older adults - fall accidents versus safe mobility: a scoping review.Revista brasileira de enfermagemRestricting older patients' movement to prevent falls often causes more harm than good. Safe mobility requires assessing individual risks and removing barriers like IV lines or bed alarms, rather than relying on blanket bed rest.
• RNCohort2024Examining the association of physical activity and mortality among recently hospitalized older adults with dementia.Geriatric nursing (New York, N.Y.)Among 42 older adults with dementia, one month after hospital discharge, more daily movement did not show an association with a lower chance of death over the next year. The trend was toward less death, but the study was too small to show it.
• PTRNSurvey2024Sleep quality and falls in middle-aged and older adults: ELSI-Brazil study.Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S PAdults aged 50 to 84 who rated their sleep quality low reported a fall in the past year more often. The pattern held across each five-year age band and after adjusting for sex and activity.
• RNSurvey2024Psychometric testing of the Chinese version of the Perinatal Infant Care Social Support tool: a methodological study.Women's health nursing (Seoul, Korea)A Chinese 19-item questionnaire for first-time mothers gave consistent scores across practical, informational, and support-system help. It lined up with postpartum support and depression symptoms, but it has not been shown to improve care.
• RNOther2024Root cause analysis of safety incidents in antineoplastic use in children.Revista brasileira de enfermagemMost chemotherapy safety incidents in children were prescription errors, especially wrong day or dose. Active searching in 2020 found almost five times more incident reports than in 2019. One incident reached a patient as an overdose, but caused no harm.
• RNQualitative2024Parenting experiences of marriage immigrant women in South Korea during the COVID-19 pandemic: a descriptive phenomenological study.Women's health nursing (Seoul, Korea)Ten immigrant mothers described navigating child health care alone during COVID-19, including prescriptions, diabetes care, dental and vision problems. They felt excluded from school systems and relied on screens when support was absent.
• RNRCT2024Impact of educational intervention on understanding health recommendations after liver transplantation.Revista brasileira de enfermagemAfter liver transplant discharge, the nurse-delivered educational action, which added visual, auditory and tactile materials, did not produce a significant overall understanding difference at 15 days. Only skin-care answers differed.
• PTOTRNOther2024Leprosy and its impact on the quality of life of people with physical disabilities: a scoping review.Revista brasileira de enfermagemLeprosy-related physical disability was linked to impaired daily living, social participation, income, mental health, and pain. Mapping these themes can guide assessment and patient education rather than prove a treatment works.
• RNQualitative2024Effects of mother-infant skin-to-skin contact on mother-infant relationship and maternal psychology feelings: A qualitative study.Nursing openMothers described skin-to-skin contact as making the baby feel real, easing focus from pain, and speeding their sense of becoming a mother. Some initially felt fear, but 15 of 18 were willing to continue at home and wanted guidance.
• RNQualitative2024Experiences of healthcare providers and caregivers regarding health system bottlenecks affecting child healthcare service delivery in a rural district: Empirical qualitative study.Nursing openNurses and caregivers in rural Ghana described child wards overcrowded, beds and equipment lacking, medicines scarce, and hygiene poor. These bottlenecks forced improvised care, reduced monitoring, and made families avoid or leave clinics.
• RNSurvey2024Factors influencing postpartum depression in Saudi women: a cross-sectional descriptive study.Women's health nursing (Seoul, Korea)Most postpartum women in Saudi Arabia reported low depression and stress levels. Contrary to expectations, higher perceived stress was linked to lower depression scores. Extended family living, one prior abortion, and illness during pregnancy were associated with higher depression, while nuclear family living and exclusive breastfeeding were linked to lower scores.
• RNSurvey2024Depressive symptoms and associated factors among travestis and transsexuals: a cross-sectional study.Revista brasileira de enfermagemAmong 58 travestis and transsexuals in Brazilian NGOs, 27.6% had moderate or severe depressive symptoms. Being single and experiencing violence specifically in healthcare settings were associated with higher depression. The study cannot prove these factors caused the symptoms.
• RNCohort2024Embedding the Use of Patient Multimedia Educational Resources Into Cardiac Acute Care: Prospective Observational Study.JMIR nursingCardiac nurses used a bedside multimedia app mainly to give information about ICU and ward stay. Pain records were rarely opened, and goals and exercise were not the main uses.
• RNSystematic Review2024Summary of evidence on prevention and management of bladder dysfunction in patients after radical hysterectomy.Nursing openNurses can use summarized evidence after radical hysterectomy: remove catheters early, prefer intermittent catheterization, train patients and families, and avoid routine antibiotics or bladder flushing. The authors say the evidence needs further verification.
• RNSurvey2024Prevalence of pre-obesity and above and its associated factors in adult women: an analysis of the 2020 Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.Women's health nursing (Seoul, Korea)Nearly half of Korean adult women had pre-obesity or obesity: 18.6% pre-obesity and 27.9% obesity. Older age, lower education, middle income, strength training less than 2 days per week, and sleeping 6 hours or less were linked to higher rates.
• PTOTRNNarrative Review2024Mobility Assessment Instruments.Seminars in oncology nursingNo single mobility test fits all cancer patients. Quick bedside options include gait speed, chair rise, Timed Up and Go and BMAT; longer PT and OT evaluations use balance, strength and patient-reported measures.
• RNOther2024Need-based intervention delivery for family caregivers of older adults with dementia.Archives of psychiatric nursing66% of family caregivers had high need for dementia education and 61% had moderate to high need for resourcefulness skills. This supports assessing caregiver needs before choosing support, not proof interventions work.
• RNQualitative2024Understanding intimate self-care among riverine women: qualitative research through the lens of the Sunrise Model.Revista brasileira de enfermagemRiverine women in Brazil learned intimate self-care from mothers and grandmothers, often equating it solely with bathing. An educational board game helped them identify incorrect practices and adopt better hygiene techniques, though access to clean water remained a barrier.
• RNSurvey2024Impact of the 2022 Infant Formula Shortage on Self-Reported Rates of Anxiety and Depression: Evidence from the Household Pulse Survey.The Journal of perinatal & neonatal nursingCaregivers of formula-fed infants who were affected by the 2022 US formula shortage reported more anxiety and depression than unaffected caregivers. These were self-reported symptom scores, not clinical diagnoses, and the study did not prove cause.
• RNCohort2024Neighborhood Environment and Perceived Stress Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic Among Childbearing Black Women.The Journal of perinatal & neonatal nursingBlack women reported lower stress and lower social support postpartum during the pandemic than they had while pregnant before the pandemic; depression did not change enough to be clear, and stress and depression stayed linked to neighborhood disorder and crime.
• RNSystematic Review2024Drug-resistant tuberculosis: integrative review of nursing care in primary health care.Revista brasileira de enfermagemDirect observed treatment, home visits, HIV testing, education, and close handoff from hospital services were described as nursing care for drug-resistant TB in primary care. This review maps care. It does not prove the care works.
• RNRCT2024A commercial tobacco and alcohol use intervention for urban Native American youth.Archives of psychiatric nursingA 10-week culturally tailored talking circle lowered reported commercial tobacco and alcohol use scores and raised cultural identity scores compared with standard drug education in urban Native American youth.
• RNCohort2024Profile of patients in private home care who developed ventilator-associated pneumonia.Revista brasileira de enfermagemFor every 1,000 days on ventilators, home care had 1.7 ventilator-associated pneumonia cases in adults and 2.2 in children, lower than Brazilian ICU rates.
• RNOther2024Connected for life: How social connectedness can help prevent suicide in American Indian and Alaska Native communities.Archives of psychiatric nursingAmong AI/AN adults at high suicide risk, lower belonging and more depression or anxiety about historical loss were associated with suicidal thoughts. Social support and cultural ceremony were associated with fewer thoughts, but not with having attempted.
• RNCohort2024The role of emotional regulation on early child school adjustment outcomes.Archives of psychiatric nursingParent and teacher reports of young children's emotional regulation often disagreed. Parent-reported lability and negativity was more consistent across settings and linked to poorer teacher-rated social skills, academic performance, and school adjustment.
• RNOther2024Medication Engagement, Determinants of Health, and A1C Levels Among Adults With Type 2 Diabetes within a Tribal Health System.The science of diabetes self-management and careIn American Indian adults with type 2 diabetes, higher medication pickup engagement was associated with lower A1C, but Medicaid status, distance to the clinic, and visit counts were not linked to A1C once other factors were considered.
• RNSystematic Review2024Nursing diagnoses for people hospitalized with heart failure: an integrative review.Revista brasileira de enfermagemDecreased cardiac output, excessive fluid volume, decreased activity tolerance, and fatigue were the most common nursing diagnoses in hospitalized heart failure patients. These frequently co-occur, suggesting a potential syndrome pattern for nurses to assess and manage together.
• RNOther2024Trends in cesarean section rates in Brazil by Robson classification group, 2014-2020.Revista brasileira de enfermagemBrazil's cesarean rate averaged 56.1% and was stable from 2014 to 2020. Public services increased cesareans in groups likely to give birth vaginally; private services decreased them but remained higher.
• RNSystematic Review2024Applicability of the Neuman Systems Model to the Gerontology Nursing practice: a scoping review.Revista latino-americana de enfermagemNurses used the Neuman model to sort older patients' stressors into personal, family and environment, then plan care in hospitals, homes and communities. The 14 studies mostly describe practice, so they do not prove the model improves patient outcomes.
• RNOther2024Validation of an instrument for patient classification to support obstetric nursing care.Revista brasileira de enfermagemA new tool classified pregnant and postpartum women by nursing care demand. Twelve expert nurses agreed with its items, and it ranked women similarly to an existing system. It has not been tested for agreement between different nurses.
• OTRNOther2024Does self-care improve coping or does coping improve self-care? A structural equation modeling study.Applied nursing research : ANRIn heart failure caregivers, better self-care was linked to less stress, more active coping and better mental health. Targeting caregiver self-care may be a practical entry point, but these cross-sectional data cannot prove it causes change.
• RNCase-Control2024Central line-associated bloodstream infections in patients with COVID-19.Revista latino-americana de enfermagemLonger invasive ventilation and proning were associated with central line infections in ICU patients with COVID-19. Infection appeared after an average 11 days. Review line care during prolonged ventilation and proning.
• RNQualitative2024Barriers and Facilitators to Youth Decision-Making Involvement in Families Referred for Stem Cell Transplant.Journal of family nursingFamilies preparing for stem cell transplant often avoided talking about side effects, isolation, and medicines because they feared distress. Youth took part when parents gave short, repeated, honest explanations and asked about what mattered to them.
• RNQualitative2024Adaptation strategies for preparing for childbirth in the context of the pandemic: Roy's Theory.Revista brasileira de enfermagemPregnant women described feeling less alone and more prepared when virtual childbirth groups gave reliable information, relaxation practice, and partner involvement. They said this helped them face birth despite pandemic fears.
• RNCohort2024Family refusal of skin donation for transplantation: trends and associated factors.Revista brasileira de enfermagemSkin donation was refused for 55.37% of donors. Male donors were less likely to have their skin refused than female donors. Older donors were less likely to have their skin refused than children, but refusal rates varied by time period.
• RNOther2024Healthcare judicialization: an analysis of indicators and official data on medications.Revista brasileira de enfermagemCourt-ordered medications in Campo Grande were often not delivered. Median time from decision to delivery was 146 days; 587 of 1006 requests were not supplied, including after patient death.
• RNOther2024Evidence of validity of the Risk Self-Medication Questionnaire focused on Health Literacy.Revista brasileira de enfermagemThe final 35-item questionnaire grouped self-medication risk into four areas: third-party influence, altering prescribed therapy, medication literacy, and attitudes/behaviours. It may help nurses assess medication risk.
• RNSystematic Review2024An Analysis of Approaches to Reduction of HIV Stigma across the World through educational interventions: A Scoping Review.Investigacion y educacion en enfermeriaAcross 31 interventional studies, some reported reduced HIV stigma and some reported no effect. The review did not identify one single method.
• RNOther2024Utilization of local pressure devices in pain management during injections: scoping review.Revista brasileira de enfermagemShotBlocker may ease injection pain, but evidence was mixed. Some trials showed no pain benefit, and anxiety was not reliably reduced. Nurses can consider it as a low-cost option, not a guaranteed analgesic.
• RNOther2024Sexual counseling for people with acute coronary syndrome: educational video development.Revista brasileira de enfermagemA video lasting 3 minutes and 48 seconds teaching safe sexual activity after acute coronary syndrome was judged clear and useful by 11 experts and 7 hospitalized patients. It is a counseling aid, not proof that it improves sexual activity or cardiac outcomes.
• RNSurvey2024Factors associated with the health and reproductive autonomy of Quilombola women in Brazil.Investigacion y educacion en enfermeriaQuilombola women reported high autonomy in making reproductive decisions and resisting coercion. However, those who were single, had late menarche, or underwent mammography screening showed lower overall autonomy. Partner communication remained a weaker area.
• RNRCT2024The Effect of Yoga and Pelvic Floor Muscle Exercise on Sexual Function and Sexual Self-esteem of Reproductive-age Women: A Randomized Clinical Trial.International journal of community based nursing and midwiferyAdding yoga to pelvic floor exercises improved sexual function and self-esteem immediately after a 6-week program. These gains were gone one month later. Pelvic floor exercises alone showed no significant change at any point.
• RNQualitative2024Mental health of parents of children and adolescents who require special health care.Revista brasileira de enfermagemParents of children needing special care described exhausting routines, guilt and fear of losing the child, which strained their mental health. Some described lacking support, and stigma pushed families to withdraw.
• RNRCT2024The Effect of the Team Members Teaching Design vs. Regular Lectures method on the Self-efficacy of the Multiple sclerosis Patients in Iran. Randomised Controlled Trial.Investigacion y educacion en enfermeriaTeam-based teaching improved MS patients' self-efficacy scores by 10.275 points on a 70-point scale, compared to 5.621 points for regular lectures. Both methods outperformed no education, but the interactive approach showed a greater effect.
• RNPilot2024Fuzzy Logic: vulnerability of women who have sex with women to sexually transmitted infections.Revista brasileira de enfermagemLow STI/HIV knowledge and lack of risk perception were the model's strongest vulnerability signals in women who have sex with women. This was a pilot method, not tested care.
• RNSurvey2024Contribution of informal caregivers to self-care in individuals with heart failure.Revista brasileira de enfermagemAmong 87 informal caregivers of people with heart failure, none of the self-care contribution scores reached the adequate threshold. They supported appointments, medication reminders and salt reduction, but rarely recommended daily weight checks or exercise.
• RNSystematic Review2024The effect of Orem self-care model on the improvement of symptoms and quality of life in patients with diabetes: A scoping review.Investigacion y educacion en enfermeriaMost included studies reported improvements in self-care, quality of life, and symptom reduction for diabetic patients receiving Orem model-based care. However, this is a scoping review of mostly non-randomized trials, so it identifies associations rather than proving the model causes these benefits.
• RNQualitative2024Primary Health Care in transitional care of people with stroke.Revista brasileira de enfermagemPHC teams and caregivers saw stroke follow-up after discharge as needing continuous monitoring, family education and nursing support. High workload and pandemic gaps made that continuity hard.
• RNSystematic Review2024Telenursing in the postoperative period: a scoping review.Revista brasileira de enfermagemAcross 12 nurse-led postoperative telenursing studies, 11 reported better patient outcomes; one found no significant difference in symptoms, quality of life, pain or distress.
• RNOther2024Development and Validation of the Companion's Satisfaction Questionnaire of Patient's Hospitalized in Intensive Care Units.Investigacion y educacion en enfermeriaIranian ICU companions described satisfaction with nurse communication, nursing care, and decision making. A 22-item questionnaire asks families about these nursing experiences and can help nurses assess family satisfaction.