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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• RNRCT2024The effect of breastfeeding on reducing pain induced by pentavalent vaccine in infants: a randomized clinical trial.Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S PBreastfeeding five minutes before and during a pentavalent vaccine lowered infant behavioral pain scores to 3.83, compared with 6.06 when breastfeeding stopped before injection and 7.43 with no breastfeeding.
• RNSystematic Review2024Parents' or legal guardians' beliefs and attitudes about childhood vaccination: a scoping review.Revista brasileira de enfermagemParents’ trust in healthcare professionals and clear communication were the strongest factors driving childhood vaccination, outweighing knowledge alone. Negative interactions, hostility, or lack of time from clinicians significantly increased hesitancy and refusal, regardless of parental education level.
• OTRNCohort2024Association of Novel Ventricular Assist Device Self-report Measures With Overall Health-Related Quality of Life.The Journal of cardiovascular nursingTwo of five new LVAD self-report measures were linked to heart-failure-specific quality of life at 3 months, not to generic quality of life. Chest incision pain and adverse events were also linked to lower quality of life.
• RNOther2024Adherence to sepsis protocol in a high-risk maternity reference center.Revista brasileira de enfermagemIn 105 pregnant patients, nurses started sepsis protocol, but execution was fragmented. Lactate was collected in 97.1%, blood cultures in 98.1%, antibiotics in 94.3%, hydration in 51.4%, and some antibiotics were changed outside protocol.
• RNSurvey2025Former Primary Caregivers of Patients With Glioblastoma Multiforme Evaluate the PATH (Preparedness Assessment for the Transition Home) Instrument.Journal of advanced nursingMost bereaved caregivers of people with glioblastoma said the PATH home-transition questionnaire would have been helpful (103 of 124), especially for illness effects, resources, death planning and caregiver self-care. It was not tested as an intervention.
• RNOther2025Development and Preliminary Validation of a Central Venous Access Device-Associated Skin Impairment Classification Tool Using Modified Delphi and Clinimetric Methods.Journal of advanced nursingNurses using a new CVAD skin injury classification tool agreed strongly on most categories when rating 38 patient photographs. It adds a complex presentation category, but testing was small and photo-based, so not yet proven in real care.
• RNSystematic Review2025Decoding machine learning in nursing research: A scoping review of effective algorithms.Journal of nursing scholarship : an official publication of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of NursingIn nursing machine learning studies, random forest was the most common algorithm and was reported as the most effective in six of the eleven studies that named a best algorithm. No study tested whether these models changed patient outcomes.
• RNSystematic Review2025The effects of applying artificial intelligence to triage in the emergency department: A systematic review of prospective studies.Journal of nursing scholarship : an official publication of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of NursingAI triage showed varied accuracy, from 80.5% to 99.1% in four studies. One voice-assisted system was 27 seconds faster than manual documentation, but records were complete only 81.84%. Nurses should not assume AI replaces triage judgment.
• RNSurvey2025Self-Reported Perceptions of Patients and Staff on Participation and Verbal and Social Interactions in High-Security Forensic Psychiatric Care in Sweden.Journal of psychiatric and mental health nursingPatients and staff rated participation similarly, but patients said staff verbal and social interactions happened less often than staff said. Patients' sense of participation was linked to staff showing interest in their feelings and behaviour.
• RNSurvey2024Health literacy and diabetes information preferences among Chinese immigrants: An Australian cross-sectional study.Nursing openChinese immigrants with diabetes or high risk reported higher health literacy when English or Chinese-language proficiency was stronger. 75.6% were willing to receive Australian diabetes materials in Chinese, but 19.7% had received Chinese-language diabetes information from major Australian diabetes bodies.
• RNQualitative2024The longitudinality of care from the perspective of Family Health users.Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S PFamily Health users described continuity as knowing a regular team, being seen by the same nurse or doctor, and having records and referrals followed. They also reported appointment delays, missing medicines, and poor feedback from specialists.
• RNSurvey2024The mediating role of psychological resilience in the effect of strength of religious faith on coping with stress in people with type 2 diabetes: A SEM analysis.Nursing openStronger religious faith was linked to better stress coping and higher resilience in 184 adults with type 2 diabetes; resilience partly linked faith to coping. This is a link, not proof that faith improves diabetes care.
• RNOther2024Validation of the Family Integration Experience Scale: Chronic Illness for the Portuguese language spoken in Brazil.Revista latino-americana de enfermagemThe Brazilian Portuguese version of the Family Integration Experience Scale for chronic illness is valid and reliable for assessing families of children with long-term conditions. Nurses can use it to identify family vulnerability and plan care, though it was tested only in one outpatient clinic.
• RNQualitative2025'I Don't Know How to Live Real Life Sober'-Identifying Needed Supports Through the Voices of Pregnant and Parenting People Seeking Recovery.International journal of mental health nursingPregnant and parenting people seeking recovery from substance use disorder described needing parenting and addiction knowledge, mental health care, housing, childcare and peer support. Longer-term recovery participants more often described self-care routines. It does not show these supports improve outcomes.
• RNQualitative2025Social networks as facilitators and barriers to behavior change among U.S. South Asian adult participants of a culturally adapted, group lifestyle intervention.Patient education and counselingSouth Asian adults in a lifestyle program said family and group peers helped them eat better and be active, but caregiving duties, language barriers, and community norms could block change. Clinicians can ask which network members support or resist changes.
• RNOther2025Learning & motivational talk in smoking cessation interventions: An examination of session language in two randomized trials.Patient education and counselingIn smoking cessation sessions with unmotivated smokers, health education had more client learning talk, while motivational interviewing had more change talk and sustain talk. Rejection talk was more common in health education sessions. Learning talk was rare, less than 5% of client utterances.
• RNSystematic Review2025How Do People Who Undergo Ketamine Treatment for a Psychiatric Problem Subjectively Experience This Intervention? A Meta-Synthesis of Qualitative Studies.International journal of mental health nursingPeople undergoing ketamine for psychiatric problems described treatment as a three-stage journey: anxious hope before, strange or frightening effects during, then relief, disappointment or loss after. Context and support shaped the experience.
• RNQualitative2025The Experiences of Patients Enrolled in Community Mental Health Centers Regarding the Illness Process: A Phenomenological Study.Journal of psychiatric and mental health nursingPatients at Turkish community mental health centres described relief and confidence after diagnosis and medication, but also sadness, stigma, isolation, inability to work, and reliance on family support. The paper reports similar themes in eastern and western regions.
• RNOther2025Juxtaposing Nurses' and Patients' Perspectives of Missed Nursing Care: A Descriptive Mixed Method Design.Journal of advanced nursingNurses and patients do not agree on what nursing care is missed. Patients prioritise dignity, timely help with toileting, and feeling valued over technical tasks. Assertive patients got their needs met, while empathetic patients stayed silent to avoid being a burden and received less care.
• RNQualitative2025Impact of personalized risk scores on shared decision making in left ventricular assist device implantation: Findings from a qualitative study.Patient education and counselingPatients and caregivers considering LVAD almost universally wanted personalized risk scores discussed by their physician, not received alone. Clinicians varied: some preferred withholding scores until a visit, others said nurse coordinators or advanced practice providers could discuss them.
• RNCohort2025Exploring Individual's Dynamic of Appraisal of Situational Aggression Average Score, Nursing Intervention and the Impact on Aggression.Journal of psychiatric and mental health nursingDaily DASA ratings predicted inpatient aggression better than a 10-day history, but the longer history still flagged some low-risk patients. Interventions given to low-risk patients were linked to more aggression, not less.
• RNRCT2024Perceptions of the effects of recorded hypnosis and relaxation interventions for cancer survivors with chronic pain.Complementary therapies in clinical practiceCancer survivors with chronic pain described hypnosis or relaxation recordings as giving temporary pain relief, more control, better sleep, and less anxiety. Most found them enjoyable, but not everyone felt relief.
• RNQualitative2024Experiences and Supportive Care Needs of Latinx Millennial Caregivers.Journal of transcultural nursing : official journal of the Transcultural Nursing SocietyLatinx Millennial family caregivers described juggling work, family, and caregiving as 'super caregivers,' while facing financial and healthcare access barriers. They asked for respite, caregiver connections, education, and support that recognizes their family and social context.
• RNOther2024Perceived Stress and Health Outcomes Among Latinx and Non-Latinx White Adult People With HIV in East Harlem, New York: A Cross-Sectional Study.The Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care : JANACAmong adults living with HIV, higher perceived distress was linked to worse HIV-related health in Latinx participants, while Latinx participants reported better health than non-Latinx white participants despite worse blood markers.
• RNNarrative Review2024Remote Patient Monitoring at Home in Patients With COVID-19: Narrative Review.JMIR nursingRemote monitoring of COVID-19 patients at home did not significantly reduce hospital visits, readmissions, length of stay, or mortality compared with usual care. Patients generally felt reassured by the approach, but evidence remains too heterogeneous to confirm clinical benefits or cost savings.
• RNOther2024Cross-cultural adaptation of the empowerment scale of pregnant women in China context: An integrative method of translation and linguistic validation.Nursing openA simplified Chinese empowerment questionnaire for pregnant women was translated, expert-reviewed and wording-tested with pregnant women. Nine experts rated items relevant. Fifteen women found most understandable, but the scale still needs validation in larger studies.
• RNQualitative2024Stakeholder Perspectives on Research, Policy and Practice Priorities to Increase Human Milk Feeding Rates in the United Kingdom.Journal of human lactation : official journal of International Lactation Consultant AssociationStakeholders said UK human milk feeding support starts too late and is underfunded. They wanted earlier antenatal education, funded peer groups, family inclusion, and less formula advertising. These are views, not tested changes.
• RNQualitative2024Patient-Perceived Challenges to Type 2 Diabetes Self-Management in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Qualitative Exploratory Study.The science of diabetes self-management and carePatients in Ethiopia described barriers to diabetes self-management including using herbal remedies instead of medication due to cultural beliefs, inability to afford insulin or syringes, and social pressure to eat unhealthy food at communal meals. These findings highlight the need for culturally tailored education and financial support.
• RNQualitative2024Telelactation Within the Landscape of Breastfeeding Support: Experiences of Latina Parents.Journal of human lactation : official journal of International Lactation Consultant AssociationLatina parents viewed telelactation as a high-quality but burdensome option, using it only after exhausting easier resources like internet searches. They preferred starting with direct messaging or FAQs before escalating to video calls, and wanted their pediatricians to endorse the service.
• RNNarrative Review2025An examination of the literature surrounding leadership and change management to implement a Golden Theatre Initiative: Reducing inefficiencies within a neurosurgical operating department.Journal of perioperative practiceThe 'Golden Patient' model, where the first surgical patient is prepared the night before, reduced cancellations and delays in cited studies. The author proposes extending this to a 'Golden Theatre' for all low-risk cases, but offers no new data on its effectiveness.
• RNSurvey2025Factors Influencing Adherence to Phototherapy in Patients With Psoriasis: A Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of advanced nursingLow adherence was common in 72 psoriasis patients receiving nurse-administered phototherapy: 54.7% attended fewer than 84% of sessions. Anxiety, depression, public transport and having a stable partner were linked to lower attendance, while oncological disease was linked to higher attendance.
• RNQualitative2025Exploring the Impact of Cognitive Dysfunction During Recurrent Depression in a Sample of Mid-to-Older Age British South Asians: A Qualitative Study.Journal of psychiatric and mental health nursingTwelve British South Asian adults with recurrent depression described memory and attention problems that made conversations, daily tasks and prayers exhausting. They said this led to withdrawal and self-blame.
• RNQualitative2024Changes in Self-Efficacy During COVID-19 Among Adolescents With Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus: A Qualitative Study.Journal of pediatric health care : official publication of National Association of Pediatric Nurse Associates & PractitionersMany adolescents and mothers reported higher confidence in diabetes self-management during the pandemic, especially with CGMs and pumps. Ask families about device alarms, trend data, failures, and conflict, not just glucose numbers.
• RNCohort2024Comparative Effectiveness and Safety of Direct Oral Anticoagulants vs Warfarin among Nursing Home Residents with Atrial Fibrillation: A Retrospective Cohort Study.Journal of the American Medical Directors AssociationIn nursing home residents with atrial fibrillation, DOACs and warfarin had similar risks of stroke and major bleeding. However, residents starting DOACs had a lower risk of death from any cause during follow-up.
• RNOther2024Evaluation of nasogastric tube fixation methods: adhesion, displacement and skin integrity.Revista latino-americana de enfermagemThe commercial nasogastric tube fixation held better under a 500 g simulated pull, with no detachment or displacement, while tape fixations detached and moved. But all methods, including the commercial one, caused skin lesions on the pig-skin noses.
• RNSystematic Review2024Labor and childbirth care for women deprived of liberty: a scoping review.Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S PIn the included studies, imprisoned women described childbirth marked by restraints, no chosen companion, poor privacy, verbal or physical violence, and little early contact with their baby.
• RNCohort2024Factors associated with preventable infant mortality in 2020: a Brazilian population-based study.Revista brasileira de enfermagemPreventable neonatal deaths were linked to birth in the North or Northeast, home birth, prematurity, and multiple pregnancies. Post-neonatal deaths were linked to low maternal education, non-hospital death locations, and brown or yellow race. Cesarean section was associated with lower risk for both groups.
• RNCohort2024Screen Time, Outdoor Play, and Sleep Routines in Early Childhood: Longitudinal Associations with Parenting Stress during Toddler to Preschool Years.Journal of pediatric health care : official publication of National Association of Pediatric Nurse Associates & PractitionersHigher parenting stress at 18 months had small links to more background TV and fewer TV-time rules at age 3. It did not link to device-use hours, outdoor play, or other sleep routines.
• PTRNSurvey2024Exploring the factors affecting the readiness for hospital discharge after total knee arthroplasty: A structural equation model approach.Nursing openAfter knee replacement, patients averaged 7.68 of 10 for discharge readiness. Older age, living alone, and night knee pain were linked to lower readiness; education, discharge teaching, rehab confidence, pain knowledge and social support to higher.
• PTOTRNQualitative2025'Balancing Challenges and Personal Resources': A Qualitative Study of Women's Experiences of Arm Impairment After Axillary Surgery for Breast Cancer.Journal of advanced nursingWomen after axillary surgery said arm symptoms often improved, but some had lasting pain, swelling or stiffness that required exercises, daily adaptations, clear information and supportive follow-up.
• RNSystematic Review2025The Transition of Care Between Emergency Department and Primary Care: An Integrative Systematic Review.Journal of clinical nursingMany patients struggled to get primary care after emergency department discharge because of cost, insurance, appointment access, unclear instructions and poor communication. Having insurance, a regular primary care provider and clear discharge support helped follow-up.
• RNSystematic Review2025Women's Experiences of Intimate and Sexual Relationships During Menopause: A Qualitative Synthesis.Journal of clinical nursingMenopause brought relief from pregnancy fears and menstruation for some women, but loss of femininity, pain, dryness, body-image worries and partner problems affected sex. Desire did not always fall. Nurses can ask about intimacy without assuming decline.
• RNSurvey2025The effect of illness uncertainty and self-efficacy on the perception of shared decision-making among parents of infants in the neonatal intensive care unit.Nursing in critical careParents who visited the NICU every day reported lower perception of shared decision-making than parents who did not visit every day. Higher parenting confidence was linked to higher perception. This is an association, not proof that visits or confidence cause it.
• RNQualitative2024Enhancing early bonding between mothers and preterm infants: findings from a Multicentre Qualitative Study of Nurses.Revista latino-americana de enfermagemNeonatal nurses described stabilising the mother's physical and mental health before facilitating bonding, using repeated education, accompaniment during visits, and involving family members. Barriers included maternal fear, limited family support, nurse workload, and hospital infrastructure issues like lack of waiting rooms.
• RNSurvey2024Assessing the Disruption of Health Services During the COVID-19 Pandemic Among Adults Living With HIV by Age in Essex County, NJ: A Cross-Sectional Study.The Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care : JANACIn 133 adults living with HIV, age groups did not differ across COVID-19 outcomes. Older adults were more likely to report missing HIV medication doses. Most could reach HIV care by telemedicine.
• RNQualitative2024COVID-Related Visitor Restrictions and Childbirth Experiences in One US Hospital.The Journal of perinatal & neonatal nursingBirthing persons said one visitor made labor feel lonely and stressful, especially when the visitor could not leave to care for other children. They valued a familiar support person for decision-making and said nurses provided extra emotional support.
• RNCohort2024Complications in the use of peripherally inserted central catheter associated with peripheral intravenous therapy: retrospective cohort.Revista latino-americana de enfermagemPrior peripheral IV time showed no clear link to PICC complications in hospitalized adults, but complications were still common, especially secondary tip migration. External jugular insertion was linked to higher complication removal.
• RNCohort2024Relationship Between Family and Friend Support and Psychological Distress in Adolescents.Journal of pediatric health care : official publication of National Association of Pediatric Nurse Associates & PractitionersAdolescents who felt more emotional support from family or friends reported fewer depressive and anxiety symptoms. The links were similar for boys and girls. This is an association, not proof that support prevents distress.
• RNCohort2024A longitudinal network analysis of interaction factors among Chinese women at high risk for perinatal depression.MidwiferyIn high-risk pregnant women, depressive symptoms were a bridge between late pregnancy and three months postpartum, connecting stress and hopelessness. Attention and acceptance/coping were core symptoms, but no intervention was tested.
• RNCohort2024Risk assessment for postoperative complications in patients undergoing cardiac surgical procedures.Revista brasileira de enfermagemHigh Tuman Score risk was linked to pulmonary and neurological complications after cardiac surgery, but not to cardiac or infectious complications; most of 70 patients were low risk.