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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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• RNOther2024Translation, Cross-Cultural Adaptation, and Validation of the Fear of Dependency Scale Into European Portuguese.Western journal of nursing researchA Portuguese fear of dependency scale for older adults worked best after a problematic item was removed. Higher fear scores tracked poorer health self-perception and depressive symptoms, not measured mobility or falls.
• RNSurvey2025Acceptability and Usability of Smileyscope Virtual Reality for Paediatric Pain Management During Burn Procedures: Perspectives of Patients, Carers and Clinicians.Journal of advanced nursingPatients, parents and clinicians reported Smileyscope helped during burn dressing changes, but 7 of 15 patients said goggles were somewhat heavy and 4 of 30 clinicians did not think pain or anxiety improved. It was used with analgesia, so it cannot be shown to work on its own.
• RNQualitative2025To Talk or not to Talk About Existential Questions - An Interview Study With Elderly Persons and Patients With Fatal Disease.The American journal of hospice & palliative careAbout half of 15 patients and elderly people wanted to discuss existential questions, but many preferred trusted family or friends. Nurses in palliative care can offer space rather than push, and activities may support as well as talk.
• RNCohort2025Associations Among Lifetime Discrimination Typologies and Psychological Health in Black and Hispanic Women After Birth.Journal of obstetric, gynecologic, and neonatal nursing : JOGNNIn Hispanic women, postpartum depression differences by lifetime discrimination pattern were not found; stress was higher, and Black women had higher depression and stress.
• RNSystematic Review2025Immigrant and minority parents' experiences in a neonatal intensive care unit: A meta-ethnography review.Journal of clinical nursingImmigrant and minority parents described feeling useless, guilty and out of place in the NICU. Family, spiritual practices, culturally matched peer support, and staff warmth helped them cope. Language barriers and rare nurse-parent interpreting left parents anxious and staff frustrated.
• RNOther2025Characterization of an At-Risk Population for Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) in a Primary Care Setting Along the U.S.-Mexico Border.Journal of transcultural nursing : official journal of the Transcultural Nursing SocietyBorder primary care records showed 83.8% of selected patients met criteria for NAFLD screening risk. Yet only 21.7% of indeterminate-risk patients had follow-up imaging, and 35.7% of high-risk patients were not referred.
• RNQualitative2025Bridging the Gap: Reducing Health Inequities in Access to Preventive Health Care Services in Rural Communities in the Philippines.Journal of transcultural nursing : official journal of the Transcultural Nursing SocietyPatients said work, distance, cost, and minimal advice kept them from preventive care for diabetes and high blood pressure. Providers said short staffing, missing protocols, and unaffordable medicines blocked them. Respect shaped whether patients returned.
• RNPilot2025Comparing Nephrologists' Self-Reported Decision-Making Skills and Treatment Attitudes With Their Patients' Experiences of Making Kidney Therapy Decisions and Receiving Nephrology Care.The American journal of hospice & palliative careNephrologists reported high comfort with shared decision-making and prioritizing quality of life, but older patients rarely recalled discussions about prognosis, conservative management, or emotional well-being. There is a significant gap between clinicians' self-assessed skills and patients' actual experiences.
• RNOther2025A Predictive Model of Pressure Injury in Children Undergoing Living Donor Liver Transplantation Based on Machine Learning Algorithm.Journal of advanced nursingIn 438 children after living donor liver transplant, 42 got pressure injuries, mostly on the back of the head. Operation time, steroids, before surgery skin care and skin condition were the strongest risk clues in a model.
• RNQualitative2025Navigating the trauma-The experiences of significant others supporting patients with severe burn injury: A narrative inquiry.Journal of advanced nursingSignificant others of severe burn patients felt compelled to act despite shock, sought control through monitors, and isolated themselves to protect family from trauma. This 'bubble of trauma' left them without support, while declining counselling.
• RNMeta-Analysis2024The effect of Orem's Self-Care Deficit Theory-based care during pregnancy and postpartum period on health outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis.International journal of nursing practiceOrem-based maternity care improved self-care agency across pregnancy and postpartum. In included studies it also improved discharge readiness and breastfeeding self-efficacy, reduced nipple pain and pain from abdominal distension, but did not improve blood pressure, body weight or proteinuria.
• RNQualitative2024Exploring the barriers, facilitators and needs to use patient outcomes in district nursing care: A multi-method qualitative study.Journal of clinical nursingDistrict nurses identify time pressure, administrative burden, and a lack of clear definitions as the main barriers to using patient outcomes. They want simplified measurement tools, autonomy to interpret results for individual patients, and organisational support that values care quality over hours delivered.
• RNQualitative2024The Role of the Cardiac Surgery Patient in Pain Management: The Patient Perspective.Clinical nursing researchMen after cardiac surgery described pain management as shaped by expectations, prior pain experience, beliefs, coping, and clear communication. They wanted education about pain scales and honest, empathetic conversations.
• RNSurvey2024A cross-sectional study of low birth satisfaction during the COVID-19 epidemics' fifth wave.Nursing openEmergency caesarean, instrumental delivery, episiotomy, Entonox, low well-being, fear of COVID-19, and low pregnancy or spouse support were associated with lower birth satisfaction. Private midwife presence was not associated with higher satisfaction.
• RNCohort2024Disparities in Liver Transplant Outcomes: Race/Ethnicity and Individual- and Neighborhood-Level Socioeconomic Status.Clinical nursing researchIn 55,688 liver transplant recipients, Black patients, public insurance, and high school or less were linked to higher 10-year graft failure or death; Asian and Hispanic patients were linked to lower risk. Neighborhood deprivation did not remain linked once these patient factors were considered.
• RNNarrative Review2024A review of vaping's health effects, treatment, and policy implications: Nursing's call to action.The Nurse practitionerElectronic nicotine delivery systems (ENDS) pose significant respiratory, cardiovascular, and mental health risks, particularly to youth. Nurses should assess for ENDS use at every encounter, advise cessation, and refer to evidence-based treatments, noting that variable nicotine content requires careful dosing of replacement therapy.
• RNOther2024Investigating the Prevalence and Predictors of Apathy among the Canadian Long-Term Care Residents: A Secondary Data Analysis.The Canadian journal of nursing research = Revue canadienne de recherche en sciences infirmieresApathy was identified in 12.5% of 157,596 newly admitted Canadian long-term care residents. Severe cognitive impairment, sensory problems, weight loss, and facility factors were linked to higher odds.
• RNQualitative2025Lifetime Pain Management Experiences of Female Breast Cancer Survivors Aged 65+ Years.Pain management nursing : official journal of the American Society of Pain Management NursesOlder breast cancer survivors described clear care team communication and education as positive for pain management. All participants reported ineffective care team interactions. Some participants reported fragmented follow-up, opioid stigma, or chronic pain complicating care.
• RNQualitative2025Social-ecological barriers and facilitators to seeking inpatient psychiatric care among transgender and nonbinary people: A qualitative descriptive study.Journal of advanced nursingFifteen transgender and nonbinary adults described avoiding or delaying inpatient psychiatric care because they feared being called by the wrong name or pronouns, loss of autonomy, room assignments by birth sex, and hospital bills. Allies, trusted clinicians, and nonprofit care helped them seek it.
• RNQualitative2025Exploring the Pathways to Diagnosis for Men With Borderline Personality Disorder: A Qualitative Study.International journal of mental health nursingEight men with borderline personality disorder described a 22-year average delay from adolescent symptoms to diagnosis. They said anger and substance use were punished or missed, job loss often triggered crisis, and medication alone felt ineffective.
• RNSystematic Review2025Family perspectives on and experiences with advance care planning in nursing homes: A thematic synthesis.Journal of advanced nursingFamilies found end-of-life conversations with nursing home staff difficult but essential, viewing nurses as the primary source of comfort and continuity. Staff initiation helped families accept impending death, while nurses' presence provided reassurance that residents' wishes were being respected.
• RNOther2025Help-Seeking Needs Related to Suicide Prevention for Individuals in Contact With Mental Health Services: A Rapid Scoping Review.Journal of psychiatric and mental health nursingPeople already using mental health services often avoided asking for suicide help because of distrust, stigma, or negative care. Supportive relationships, inclusive questions, follow-up, and crisis lines were reported to help people seek support.
• RNSurvey2024Inner strength, coping self-efficacy and coping strategy of patients with peritoneal dialysis: A exploratory cross-sectional study.Nursing openAmong 191 peritoneal dialysis patients, higher inner strength went with greater coping confidence and facing problems directly. It went with less giving in. This was a snapshot, not proof that building inner strength helps.
• PTOTRNCohort2024Physical and Cognitive Function Trends in Post-acute Care after Total Joint Arthroplasty in Medicare Beneficiaries: 2013-2018.Journal of the American Medical Directors AssociationFrom 2013 to 2018, Medicare patients after hip or knee replacement shifted from nursing or rehab facilities to home health. Home health and rehab patients became more dependent and cognitively impaired; nursing facility patients became less dependent and impaired.
• RNCohort2024Personal and Social-Built Environmental Factors of Glucose Variability Among Multiethnic Groups of Adults With Type 2 Diabetes: Research Protocol Using Ecological Momentary Assessment, Continuous Glucose Monitoring, and Actigraphy.Research in nursing & healthNo glucose variability results are reported. 55 adults with type 2 diabetes completed 14 days of glucose, activity, sleep and diary monitoring. No adverse events were reported, but about 10% of glucose sensors fell off.
• RNSystematic Review2024Impact of Extreme Weather Events on Health Outcomes of Nursing Home Residents Receiving Post-Acute Care and Long-Term Care: A Scoping Review.Journal of the American Medical Directors AssociationHurricane exposure significantly increased 90-day mortality for long-stay nursing home residents, with risk rising for those with severe cognitive impairment or chronic lung disease. Power outages alone also raised short-term mortality odds. Evidence remains limited to hurricanes in the US South.
• RNSurvey2024Community awareness, knowledge and perception about malaria vaccine in the Kassena-Nankana East Municipality: A descriptive cross-sectional survey.Nursing openIn Ghana malaria-vaccine pilot communities, 220 of 385 caregivers had heard of the vaccine. Most aware caregivers viewed it positively, but side-effect worries and cultural beliefs remained common.
• RNOther2024Perspectives and Factors Related to Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Use Among Young Men Who Have Sex With Men in the United States: A Mixed-Methods Study on the Role of History of PrEP Use.The Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care : JANACYoung men who had never used PrEP more often worried than past users about discussing sex with a provider, returning for labs, family finding out, and being seen as HIV-positive. Nurses can expect these concerns when counseling young men about PrEP.
• PTRNSurvey2025Psychometric Testing of an Instrument Assessing Family Knowledge, Contemplation, Confidence and Readiness for Engaging in Early Mobilisation of Critically Ill Patients: A Multi-Site Cross-Sectional Design.Journal of advanced nursingFamily members of critically ill patients could answer a 22-item questionnaire about what they know, have thought about, feel confident doing and are ready to do for early mobilisation. It may help ICU teams screen family readiness.
• RNSurvey2025The Impact of Obesity on Childbirth Expectations.Journal of midwifery & women's healthPregnant women living with obesity expected less positive childbirth experiences than those with lower BMI, particularly regarding pain management and medical interventions. Women receiving midwife-led care reported significantly higher positive expectations across all domains compared to obstetrician-led care.
• RNProtocol2025Biobehavioral Efficacy of the Elevated Side-Lying Position for Feeding Preterm Infants: Study Protocol.Journal of advanced nursingNo feeding outcomes are reported yet. This protocol plans to compare side-lying and supine bottle feeding in 60 preterm infants. It will measure heart rate, oxygen saturation, breathing coordination and feeding skills.
• RNOther2025Emergency Department Use Following Self-Harm and Suicide Ideation: An Analysis of the Influence of Cultural and/or Linguistic Diversity Using Data From the Self-Harm Monitoring System for Victoria (2012-2019).International journal of mental health nursingOnly 1.3% of self-harm or suicide ideation ED presentations were coded as CALD, yet those patients were more often admitted. First re-presentation was similar, but all re-presentations were lower.
• RNSystematic Review2025The Effects of Diverse Interventions on Diabetes Management Among Arabs With Diabetes: A Systematic Review.Journal of advanced nursingPersonal contact, feedback, and patient-centred education improved HbA1c and medication adherence in Arab patients. Social media and remote monitoring interventions showed no significant benefit compared to control groups.
• RNSurvey2025Understanding the Lifestyle Risk Profile of Men and Their Engagement With Preventive Care: A Cross-Sectional Survey.Journal of advanced nursingAustralian men recruited through a volunteer fire service: 77.9% were classified overweight/obese by calculated BMI, but only 33.3% of those aged 18 to 64 met activity guidelines. Many had a regular GP and checks. Routine visits are a chance for nurses to discuss lifestyle risk.
• RNQualitative2025Attention to the Values, Wishes and Needs of Patients With Advanced Cancer by Hospital Clinicians, an Exploratory Qualitative Study.The American journal of hospice & palliative careClinicians said they asked open questions to understand patient values, but observation showed they mostly asked closed questions. Care depended on the individual clinician's personal views, with no systematic way to track what mattered to patients.
• SLPRNSystematic Review2024The perceptions and experiences of caregivers of patients with dysphagia: A qualitative meta-synthesis.Nursing openCaregivers of adults with swallowing problems felt exhausted, anxious and guilty, spent more time on meals, avoided eating out and lacked practical dysphagia advice. They wanted clear, personalised teaching and ongoing family support.
• RNCohort2024Smoking and Type 1 Versus Type 2 Myocardial Infarction Among People With HIV in the United States: Results from the Center for AIDS Research Network Integrated Clinical Systems Cohort.The Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care : JANACAmong people with HIV, current smoking was associated with higher type 1 MI risk, but not type 2 MI risk. Pack-years captured smoking slightly better than status, and patient-reported questions performed better than chart diagnosis.
• RNOther2024Family Caregivers of Persons with Bipolar Disorder: Caregiver Demographics and Need and Preference for Intervention.Issues in mental health nursingFamily caregivers of persons with bipolar disorder had different needs by race and age. Non-white caregivers needed more bipolar education, middle-aged caregivers needed more biofeedback than younger caregivers, and 93% to 97% needed Resourcefulness Training. These were baseline needs, not tested effects.
• RNQualitative2024Exploring the Perspectives of Unhoused Adults and Providers Across the HCV Care Continuum.Clinical nursing researchPeople experiencing homelessness described shame, low knowledge, paperwork, insurance, addiction, and mental health as barriers to hepatitis C treatment. Providers listed education, housing, encouragement, and medication delivery or appointment accompaniment as supports.
• RNCohort2024Predisposing and precipitating factors for the development of postoperative delirium in critically ill patients in a university intensive care unit.Revista latino-americana de enfermagemDelirium occurred in 28% of 157 adults after non-cardiac surgery. Older age, longer surgery, intraoperative sufentanil, transfusion, and no antiemetic were associated with delirium, so ICU nurses can monitor these patients more closely.
• RNQualitative2024Latina Women's Perinatal Experiences and Perspectives Around Discrimination, Anti-immigrant Policies, and Community Violence.Journal of obstetric, gynecologic, and neonatal nursing : JOGNNFear of immigration enforcement and community violence made pregnant and postpartum Latina participants avoid outings, benefits, and prenatal or health care. They described chronic worry, not indifference.
• RNSurvey2025Factors Associated With Pain Perception and Management Among Paediatric Nurses and Nursing Students Using Virtual Children: A Comparative Study.Journal of advanced nursingNurses and students underrated pain in virtual children who smiled rather than grimaced, even when self-reporting high scores. Nurses scored pain higher than students, but both groups let facial expressions override the patient's reported intensity.
• RNCohort2025Sociodemographic Factors and Presentation Features of Individuals Seeking Mental Health Care in Emergency Departments: A Retrospective Cohort Study.International journal of mental health nursingMost mental health emergency presentations involved suicidal ideation, and many people had previous mental health service contact. Some left without waiting or against advice, and urgent or semi-urgent triage was common.
• RNOther2025Resiliency in Persons Experiencing Homelessness: A Concept Analysis Using the Evolutionary Framework.Journal of advanced nursingResiliency in adults experiencing homelessness was described as adaptability, coping, problem solving, hope and social support. It also carried costs, including emotional exhaustion and dependence on shelters or specific resources.
• RNQualitative2025Experiences and Fundamental Care Needs in Patients With Small Intestinal Neuroendocrine Tumours-An Interview Study in a Surgical Context.Journal of advanced nursingPatients recovering from small intestinal tumour surgery described nursing care as competent but task-focused. They reported significant gaps in information about their surgical outcome, self-care limits, and who to contact after discharge, leading to complications. Loneliness and existential anxiety were prominent, especially when relatives were barred by pandemic restrictions.
• RNOther2024School-Based Protective Factors for HIV Prevention in the United States: Secondary Analysis of the Youth Risk Behavior Survey 2015-2019.The Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care : JANACAdolescent boys who identified as gay, bisexual, or unsure and had sexual experience were less likely to engage in HIV risk behaviors if they felt safe at school and achieved academically. Having both protective factors lowered odds further. School nurses are key contacts for testing and condom advice.
• RNSurvey2024Physical and psychological changes of the COVID-19 infodemic by the older adult population.Revista brasileira de enfermagemOlder adults reported physical and psychological effects from COVID-19 news. Television affected the most people, and social-network exposure time differed among those affected. Younger older adults with complete elementary or high school education were most affected.
• RNRCT2024Digital Stories Created by Children With Advanced Cancer.Journal of pediatric hematology/oncology nursingChildren with advanced cancer filled digital legacy stories with people, places, everyday activities, and feelings. Cancer also appeared as a theme, even without direct questions, suggesting they may be willing to share.
• RNRCT2024Effect of Brazilian green propolis in chronic ulcer treatment: a randomized clinical trial.Revista brasileira de enfermagemGreen propolis ointment did not heal chronic ulcers significantly faster than standard care. It did, however, improve specific wound bed characteristics like tissue type and pain reduction. Use it as an adjunct for wound bed preparation, not as a primary cure.
• RNSurvey2024The relationships between quality of life with health literacy, social support and resilience in older stroke survivors: A structural equation model.Nursing openIn older first-stroke survivors, higher resilience was linked to better quality of life. Health literacy and social support were also linked to quality of life, partly through resilience, but the study cannot show that raising them improves quality of life.