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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• RNQualitative2024Smartphone use by older adult in the healthy ageing process: a theory based on data.Revista latino-americana de enfermagemOlder adults described smartphones as helping them feel informed, independent and socially connected, while also fearing scams and exposure. This qualitative study does not show that smartphone use improves health.
• RNCohort2024Information Model on pain management for elder adults aged 75 years or older.Revista latino-americana de enfermagemHospital records of older adults showed pain care mostly under acute pain diagnoses, relying on single-score pain scales and missing multidimensional assessment. Nurses may need to document pain, mobility, and fall risk more comprehensively.
• RNCohort2024Parental norms and perceptions regarding use of mobile devices by children under five years.Revista latino-americana de enfermagemSpanish parents who allowed children under five to use smartphones or tablets without time limits reported higher daily use. Using devices to entertain or as reward was also linked to more screen time, and use was higher when the father was absent.
• RNQualitative2024Experiences of access and use of primary health care by users with systemic arterial hypertension.Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S PPeople with hypertension in Brazilian primary care said appointments took one to three months, medicines were missing, lab results were delayed, and almost none had been invited to education groups. Users reported difficulty distinguishing nurses from technicians.
• RNOther2025Creating Perinatal Nursing Care Plans Using ChatGPT: A Pathway to Improve Nursing Care Plans and Reduce Documentation Burden.The Journal of perinatal & neonatal nursingChatGPT-4 made a care plan for a preterm labor patient that matched the nurses' main priorities. It missed some standardized nursing labels and changed top priorities, so a nurse must review and approve each suggestion.
• RNOther2025Effects of Family Caregiver-Nurse Communication on Family Management and Family Caregiver Uncertainty Regarding the Care of Children With Long-Term Ventilator Dependence.Journal of family nursingCaregiver uncertainty about a child's long-term ventilator care was not linked to caregiver or nurse communication behaviors. Nurse advocacy and role negotiation were linked to mixed family management outcomes, not proven effects.
• RNQualitative2025Perspectives of international experts and the Danish citizens on the 'relevant knowledge' that citizens need for making informed choices about participation in cancer screening: Qualitative study.Patient education and counselingDanish citizens and screening experts mostly agreed informed choice needs disease facts, test details, benefits, simple numbers, and non-participation options. Citizens often found harms like false positives and over-diagnosis hard to understand and less useful than benefits.
• RNCohort2024Received Self-Care Support and Psychosocial Health Among Older Adults with Non-Dialysis-Dependent Chronic Kidney Disease.Nephrology nursing journal : journal of the American Nephrology Nurses' AssociationAmong older adults with non-dialysis chronic kidney disease, more self-care help from family or friends was linked to lower kidney disease self-efficacy and more depressive symptoms. Support type was not linked to either.
• RNQualitative2024Medical Decision-Making and Bereavement Experiences After Cardiac Arrest: Qualitative Insights From Surrogates.American journal of critical care : an official publication, American Association of Critical-Care NursesBereaved ICU surrogates described heavy responsibility, unclear prognosis, and conflicting staff messages after cardiac arrest. They wanted honest information and guidance about what happens next, including financial, physical, and role changes in the first months.
• RNSystematic Review2024Interventional Strategies to Mitigate Maternal Stress and Enhance Coping Skills During Neonatal Admission Into Intensive Care Units in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Scoping Review.Nursing openAcross 15 NICU studies in low- and middle-income countries, education, emotional support, family-centred care, kangaroo care and relaxation often reduced mothers' stress and improved coping, though effects varied and one comparison showed no difference.
• PTOTRNRCT2024mHealth-Based Self-Management Program for Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Study.Nursing & health sciencesQuality of life and disease activity did not differ between groups, though nurse-led mHealth self-management improved knowledge, confidence controlling symptoms, perceived health, depression levels and physical activity at some time points.
• RNQualitative2024Comfort Need of Hospitalised Patients With Covid-19 During Isolation Precaution: A Qualitative Study.Nursing openHospitalised patients described comfort in isolation as depending on nurses meeting basic needs, responding quickly and showing friendly compassion. They also reported discomfort from symptoms, infusions, anxiety and poor sleep, and described spiritual coping.
• RNMeta-Analysis2024Long-term effects of non-pharmacological interventions in adolescents and young adults with type 1 diabetes: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Worldviews on evidence-based nursingHbA1c was not improved beyond six months in adolescents and young adults with type 1 diabetes. Non-drug interventions lowered HbA1c at six months, and self-care improved beyond twelve months.
• RNOther2024Knowledge, attitude and practice of puerperal adolescents after an educational intervention on the mini contraceptive pill.Revista latino-americana de enfermagemAfter nurse-led flipchart teaching, adolescent mothers knew more about the mini-pill and reported better planned use, but fewer said they intended to use it correctly. The single-group before-after design cannot prove the album changed behavior.
• RNSurvey2024Psychological Distress in Patients With Recurrent Ectopic Pregnancies: A Cross-Sectional Study.Nursing openIn this group, patients with recurrent ectopic pregnancy usually had distress: 96 of 134 reported mild, moderate or severe symptoms. Age, education, children, miscarriages, insurance and money pressure were linked to higher distress.
• RNSurvey2025Perceived Social Support and Depression, Anxiety and Stress in Pregnant Women Diagnosed With Foetal Anomaly.Journal of advanced nursingPregnant women diagnosed with foetal anomaly reported good perceived social support and mostly normal depression, anxiety and stress levels. Weak negative correlations linked higher family and friend support to lower stress, but no significant link was found for depression.
• RNSurvey2025Healthcare provider recommendations for COVID-19 vaccination: Prevalence, disparities, and correlates.Patient education and counselingIn Arkansas, 62.8% of adults with a provider reported a COVID-19 vaccination recommendation. Recommendations were less common when patients seemed hesitant, perceived fewer vaccinated contacts, or lacked coverage. Do not assume every patient has been advised to vaccinate.
• PTOTSLPRNSystematic Review2025Non-pharmacological interventions to support the cognitive rehabilitation of patients admitted to the intensive care unit: An umbrella review.Nursing in critical careNo definitive conclusion can be drawn about non-pharmacological cognitive rehabilitation for ICU patients. Interventions are described as personalized and multicomponent, but evidence is too limited to show which ones work.
• RNOther2025Co-designing Culturally Safe Indigenous Birth in High-Risk Obstetrics: Implementing Joyce's Principle with Inuit and Cree Families and Their Medical Providers.Journal of transcultural nursing : official journal of the Transcultural Nursing SocietyStaff training for Inuit and Cree families evacuated for birth improved staff reported ability to act on what they knew, while supports added visitor access, country foods and cultural items. Family outcomes were not assessed.
• RNQualitative2025Trajectories of Coping With Persistent Smell and Taste Dysfunction After a Covid-19 Infection-A Qualitative Interview Study.Journal of advanced nursingPatients with long-term smell and taste loss found olfactory training emotionally taxing and often ineffective. They described a fluctuating journey between hope and acceptance, with distorted smells making training physically distressing. Empathy and managing expectations were valued more than the training itself.
• RNSurvey2025Contraceptive Intention, Religious Attitudes and Sources of Spirituality in Married Muslim Women: A Descriptive Correlational Study in Türkiye.Public health nursing (Boston, Mass.)Religious attitudes and sources of spirituality were not related to married Muslim women's contraceptive intent. Intent differed by age, previous delivery method, sex of existing children and contraceptive method used.
• RNOther2025Developing a clinical decision support framework for integrating predictive models into routine nursing practices in home health care for patients with heart failure.Journal of nursing scholarship : an official publication of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of NursingRecent visit patterns, missed visits, and documented symptoms were among the strongest model signals of heart failure emergency risk, not routine vital signs. A proposed EHR alert could give nurses a four-day window before hospitalization or emergency visits.
• RNRCT2025Impact of Collaborative Nursing Care on Health Outcomes of Mental Health Day Hospital Users: A Mixed Methods Study.Journal of psychiatric and mental health nursingUsers in the nurse-led collaborative care group improved more than control on later recovery stages, positive mental health and the nurse-user relationship. Early recovery stage did not change, so the benefit was not uniform.
• RNSurvey2025The Predictive Effect of the Level of Psychological Resilience on the Level of Readiness for Discharge in Patients Undergoing Orthopaedic Surgery.Journal of clinical nursingAfter orthopaedic surgery, patients with higher psychological resilience scores also reported higher discharge readiness. Living alone, having prosthesis, fracture or amputation surgery, and missing discharge training were linked to lower readiness. This was not a test of whether resilience causes readiness.
• RNCohort2025Development and validation of a nomogram for circuit lifespan of regional citrate anticoagulation-continuous renal replacement therapy in intensive care patients with acute kidney injury.Nursing in critical careFor CRRT nurses, median circuit lifespan was 28 h, and 23.76% of sessions ended unplanned due to clotting. Venous pressure, haemoglobin, lactate, SOFA score and transfusion were linked to circuit lifespan.
• PTOTSLPRNRCT2025Clinical Effectiveness of Multimodal Exercise Combined With Supportive Music and Imagery in the Management of Poststroke Mood Disorders.The Journal of neuroscience nursing : journal of the American Association of Neuroscience NursesStroke patients who added multimodal exercise and music imagery to standard care had significantly lower anxiety and depression scores than those receiving standard care alone. These improvements persisted for nine months after the five-week programme ended.
• RNMeta-Analysis2024The Effect of Superficial Heat-Cold Application on the Sleep Quality of Patients With Restless Leg Syndrome: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Nursing openApplying superficial heat or cold improves sleep quality in patients with restless legs syndrome. The effect is strongest in younger adults and pregnant women. Optimal results occur with shorter sessions of ten minutes and a temperature of roughly 42.5 degrees Celsius.
• RNOther2024A conceptual framework for psychiatric nurses to facilitate medication compliance among adults living with depression.CurationisAdults with depression who skipped medication described forgetfulness, fear of side effects, stigma, low support and cost worries. A proposed nursing framework would build trust and address these barriers, but it was not tested.
• RNOther2024Cardio-Ankle Vascular Index: Test-Retest Reliability and Agreement in People With Stroke.Nursing & health sciencesA simple cuff test of arterial stiffness gave consistent results when repeated in stroke survivors. Stiffness was higher on the paretic side and linked with fatigue and poorer sleep.
• RNRCT2025Implementing Resourcefulness Training© with Parent Caregivers of Children Dependent on Medical Technology During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Lessons Learned from a Randomized Controlled Trial.Clinical nursing researchTelehealth caregiver training for parents of technology-dependent children needed constant changes: virtual visits, text reminders, online logs, and preferred contact times. This paper reports delivery problems, not whether the training worked.
• RNSurvey2025Determinants of Cervical Cancer Screening Among Rural Women in Zimbabwe.Public health nursing (Boston, Mass.)Among rural Zimbabwean women, only 274 of 840 had ever been screened for cervical cancer. Screening was less likely in women aged 25 to 45 years and those without medical insurance, and more likely in women living with HIV or with recent malaria.
• RNSurvey2025Clinical Factors Affecting the Quality of Life of Women With Endometriosis.Journal of advanced nursingPainful periods, heavy periods, pain during sex, and surgery were associated with lower quality of life among 425 women with endometriosis. Ask about infertility, treatment burden, and sexual pain.
• PTOTSLPRNSystematic Review2025Older Migrant Patients and Health Care Professionals' Experiences With Digital Translation Tools in Care Interactions: A Qualitative Literature Review.Journal of transcultural nursing : official journal of the Transcultural Nursing SocietyDigital translation tools help older migrant patients and clinicians manage basic care tasks like pain assessment and hygiene. However, inaccurate translations and complex medical language limit their usefulness. These tools should support, not replace, human interpreters for diagnosis, consent, or serious conversations.
• RNSurvey2025Unveiling the Context for Implementing Evidence-Based Practice in Spanish Nursing.Journal of advanced nursingSpanish nurses rated workplace factors for evidence-based practice below the midpoint of a 10-point scale. Time to search for evidence and rewards for applying it were the weakest links. Nurses with more clinical care duties perceived the most barriers.
• RNQualitative2025Perinatal Loneliness and Isolation Early in the COVID-19 Pandemic in New York City: A Qualitative Study.Journal of midwifery & women's healthPeople who gave birth early in the pandemic in New York City described birthing and recovering alone as a major stressor. They also described postpartum isolation as worsening loneliness and stress. Some described partners being home as a silver lining.
• SLPRNPilot2025Preliminary efficacy of the vidatalkTM communication application on family psychological symptoms in the intensive care unit: A pilot study.Heart & lung : the journal of critical careICU family caregivers using a communication tablet had a 1.5-point larger anxiety decrease at one month, but PTSD and communication difficulty did not clearly differ in this small pilot.
• RNOther2025Development and Validation of the Decisions to use Opioids Measure.Pain management nursing : official journal of the American Society of Pain Management NursesA new questionnaire captures why emergency patients choose opioids after an emergency visit. It was reviewed by experts and five patients, but not yet tested to predict risky use or work reliably in practice.
• RNQualitative2024Healthcare Experiences and Needs of Older Adults Living With HIV: A Qualitative Study.Journal of clinical nursingOlder adults living with HIV described stigma in healthcare visits, fear of disclosure and fragmented care. They valued HIV clinics for continuity, trust and shared decision-making.
• PTOTRNOther2024Multidisciplinary Inpatient Community Rehabilitation Programmes for Frail Older People: A Scoping Review.Nursing openMultidisciplinary inpatient rehabilitation for frail older people is reported in few studies, mostly focused on mobility and function. The intervention studies had no control group, and outcomes varied widely, so the review cannot show which programme works.
• RNOther2024Health literacy profiles in kidney transplanted patients: A cluster analysis.Journal of renal careKidney transplant recipients fell into four health literacy profiles. 47 patients had low scores in all nine areas and showed psychological distress. All groups except the strongest had their lowest scores for appraising health information.
• RNSurvey2024Prevalence of risk factors among adolescents who attempted suicide: a cross-sectional study.Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S PAmong 140 adolescents treated for suicide attempts, family conflicts, previous attempts, and self-harm were the most common risk factors. Mental disorders were present in over half. These findings guide assessment priorities but do not prove that targeting these factors prevents future attempts.
• RNSystematic Review2024Post-informal caregiver's perspectives and experiences of the support network: a systematic literature review and meta-synthesis.Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S PAdults who had stopped caring described support gaps after care ended: isolation, financial strain, grief, and services that stopped too soon. They wanted continued help, practical guidance, and community connection.
• RNOther2025Estimating the Prevalence of Child Abuse and Neglect Among Adolescents in Primary Care Through Diagnoses Codes and Free-Text EHR Clinical Notes.Journal of pediatric health care : official publication of National Association of Pediatric Nurse Associates & PractitionersAdolescent clinical notes contained more suspected or confirmed child abuse and neglect than diagnosis codes: 294 patients versus 111. Primary care providers should review free-text notes, not rely only on coded diagnoses.
• RNCohort2025Relationship between maternal egg consumption during lactation and the risk of developing egg allergies in 12-month-old infants: A multicenter cohort study.Japan journal of nursing science : JJNSMaternal egg consumption at 1 month after birth was not associated with egg allergy in 12-month-old infants. Infants with eczema at 6 months were more likely to have egg allergy at 12 months.
• RNOther2025Advanced Care Plan Among Older Chinese in Residential Aged Care: A Retrospective Review.Journal of transcultural nursing : official journal of the Transcultural Nursing SocietyMost Chinese older residents in Australian aged care facilities had written advance care plans, but the main plan did not record cultural or spiritual preferences. Nurses should add those details when they can.
• RNRCT2025Patient-psychologist telemedicine interactions in an intensive care unit recovery clinic: Qualitative secondary analysis.Intensive & critical care nursingSome ICU survivors minimized mental health symptoms. In telemedicine visits with a pharmacist, physician, and psychologist, the psychologist used rapport, brief mental health screening, and coping strategies and education.
• OTRNQualitative2025Eating Together but Often Feeling Lonely: Residents' Mealtime Experiences in a Nursing Home.Journal of clinical nursingResidents said familiar, tasty, easy-to-chew food mattered most. Stable routines and staff who knew their preferences made mealtimes calmer. Many felt lonely, found it hard to talk with incompatible companions, and sometimes ate in apartments.
• RNSystematic Review2025Prenatal and Postpartum Care Experiences Among Black Birthing People in the United States: An Integrative Review.Journal of midwifery & women's healthBlack birthing people described prenatal and postpartum care as positive when providers were continuous, culturally centered, and collaborative. Negative experiences were more common: fragmented visits, bias, disrespect, and barriers to access.
• RNSurvey2024Gratitude and Subjective Well-Being in Older Chinese Adults in Nursing Homes: The Mediating Roles of Self-Efficacy and Social Support.Nursing openIn 354 nursing home residents, higher gratitude scores were linked with higher well-being scores, partly through greater self-efficacy and social support. The study cannot show gratitude caused better well-being.
• RNSystematic Review2024Disaster-Related Wound Care: A Scoping Review.Nursing openMost disaster wound care research is retrospective and lacks standardised protocols. Nurses often manage complex wounds during recovery, but few emergency teams include certified wound specialists. Timely debridement and infection control are critical, yet training gaps persist across international relief teams.