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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• PTRNSystematic Review2023A critical review: Effects of exercise and psychosocial interventions on the body image of breast cancer survivors.Nursing openAerobic and resistance exercise, Pilates, and self-compassion writing may improve body image in breast cancer survivors, but evidence is mixed and optimal delivery is unclear.
• PTOTSLPRNCohort2023Comprehensive Geriatric Hospital at Home: Adaptation to Referral and Case-Mix Changes During the COVID-19 Pandemic.Journal of the American Medical Directors AssociationHospital-at-home services for older adults adapted to pandemic changes without worsening outcomes. However, patients referred directly from the community achieved less functional recovery than those stepping down from hospital. Community referrals often involved more complex, frail patients.
• RNSystematic Review2023Scoping Review of Racial and Ethnic Representation of Participants in Mental Health Research Conducted in the Perinatal Period During the COVID-19 Pandemic.Journal of obstetric, gynecologic, and neonatal nursing : JOGNNPerinatal mental health research during the pandemic relied heavily on White participants. Fewer than a quarter were Black, Indigenous, or women of color. Clinicians should treat findings from these studies as potentially unrepresentative of their diverse patient caseloads.
• OTRNQualitative2023"I think people should be more aware:" Uterine fibroid experiences among women living in Indiana, USA.Patient education and counselingWomen with fibroids described symptoms they called normal or abnormal, feeling dismissed by providers, and daily life disrupted by pain, bleeding, and work absences. Fertility often shaped treatment choices.
• RNQualitative2023Patients', relatives' and nurses' experiences of palliative care on an advanced care ward in a nursing home setting in Norway.Nursing openPatients, relatives and nurses in a Norwegian nursing home described end-of-life care as insecure and under-resourced. They wanted more time, competence, monitoring and family involvement.
• RNOther2023Validity and reliability of an android device for the assessment of fall risk in older adult inmates.Nursing openIn 81 older inmates, FallSkip identified 60.7% of those who had fallen, compared with 21.4% by SPPB and 17.9% by TUG. It does not show the device prevents future falls.
• RNCohort2022Incidence of radiodermatitis in breast cancer patients during hypofractionated radiotherapy.Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S P73.1% of breast cancer patients developed radiodermatitis during hypofractionated radiotherapy, with erythema most common, especially in the axilla. Nurses can use this to monitor skin folds, breast volume, statin use, and symptoms as dose rises.
• RNQualitative2022Family members' experiences of caring for a relative with substance-induced psychosis disorder.CurationisFamily members caring for a relative with substance-induced psychosis described helplessness, fear of aggression, financial strain and not knowing how to manage care at home. They relied on acceptance, community support and prayer, and asked for government-backed support.
• RNCohort2022Cardiac anxiety in the perioperative period of patients undergoing cardiac surgical procedures: an observational study.Revista brasileira de enfermagemCardiac anxiety symptoms were higher on discharge day and at first follow-up than before surgery, mainly avoidance of activities. This observational study did not test whether nurse or therapy care changed anxiety.
• RNOtherParental Participation in Preterm Infant Feeding in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.MCN. The American journal of maternal child nursingParents participated in a mean of 6.7% of gavage feedings and 18.6% of oral feedings. More oral participation was linked to less than one day shorter hospitalization per 1% increase in participation, but this was not clinically significant.
• RNQualitative2023Family member perspectives on intensive care unit in-person visiting restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic: A qualitative study.Intensive & critical care nursingICU families said daily nurse phone updates and a named contact person helped them feel informed, while restrictions, PPE and window visits made closeness and end-of-life goodbye feel impossible.
• RNMeta-Analysis2023A meta-analysis on the relationship between posttraumatic growth and resilience in people with breast cancer.Nursing openPeople with breast cancer who reported higher resilience also tended to report more posttraumatic growth. The relationship was positive. This does not show that building resilience causes growth.
• RNCohort2023One hundred ECMO retrivals before and during the Covid-19 pandemic: an observational study.Intensive & critical care nursingNinety-eight ECMO retrievals were transported without recorded ECMO-related or transport-related adverse events, and 73 of 98 survived to hospital discharge.
• RNSurvey2023Prevalence and correlates of methamphetamine use in transitional age youth experiencing homelessness or housing instability in San Francisco, CA.Journal of nursing scholarship : an official publication of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of NursingAmong 100 homeless or marginally housed youth in San Francisco, 28% reported methamphetamine use in the past 3 months. HIV, depression symptoms, PTSD symptoms, polysubstance use, and injection drug use were associated with that use.
• RNSurvey2023Individualized care for older adults with diabetes and its relationship with communication, psychosocial self-efficacy, resources and support for self-management and socio-demographics.Nursing openNurses and physicians were rated best for respect and comfort, worst for prompting questions and shared decisions. Communication had the strongest link to feeling care was individualized. Patients who felt more confident managing diabetes perceived less individualized care.
• RNPilot2023Development and Beta-Testing of the CONFIDENCE Intervention to Increase Pediatric COVID-19 Vaccination.Journal of pediatric health care : official publication of National Association of Pediatric Nurse Associates & PractitionersPediatric providers found the CONFIDENCE training, posters, and parent materials easy and acceptable. After training, more parents reported vaccine conversations and deciding to vaccinate, but the beta-test was too small to prove the intervention caused those changes.
• RNSystematic Review2023Barriers and facilitators to primary care engagement for people who inject drugs: A systematic review.Journal of nursing scholarship : an official publication of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of NursingHaving health insurance, stable housing, and a trusting relationship with a provider strongly predicted primary care engagement for people who inject drugs. Active injection use, homelessness, and stigma were major barriers. Co-locating services helped, but evidence quality varied.
• RNSystematic Review2023Mandatory COVID-19 vaccination for healthcare workers: A discussion paper.International journal of nursing studiesArguments for mandatory healthcare worker vaccination prioritized protecting patients over staff autonomy. Arguments against focused on coercion and workforce shortages. The review found no consensus, recommending less intrusive measures like education and paid leave be tried first.
• RNQualitative2023Mothers' perspectives of physical and psychological issues associated with caring for Ghanaian children living with tuberculosis: A qualitative study.Nursing openMothers caring for children with TB in Ghana described tiredness, sleeplessness, body pains, weight loss, illness, fear, guilt, worry and stigma. The burden fell on the mother, not only the child.
• RNOther2023Nursing outcomes in wound care management: A mixed method study.Nursing openPatients with chronic ulcers in community clinics had less severe wounds and better physical and mental quality of life over six months. Nutrition scores did not change. The study followed one group, so improvement cannot be credited to nursing care alone.
• PTOTRNCohort2023A longitudinal study of disability in activities of daily living and activity restriction-induced fear of falling among Korean older people.Nursing openOlder adults who limited activities because they feared falling had more disability in daily tasks over 10 years. Fear of falling without limiting activities was not linked to disability.
• RNSurvey2023The demands of caregivers of children with acute lymphoblastic leukaemia in different therapy stages and the exploration of possible interventions: A longitudinal investigation survey at a Tertiary Medical Institution.Nursing openCaregivers of children with leukaemia reported high demands for prognosis information, participation in decisions, alternative therapies and financial assistance. Demands shifted by stage: information at induction, care and support at consolidation, social and emotional needs at continuation.
• RNQualitative2022Experiences of alcohol-dependent elderly: grounded theory.Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S POlder adults with alcohol dependence described drinking as coping with retirement, distress, or difficult life situations. Active drinkers denied harm. Those in abstinence described better health, finances, and calm, but also loneliness and regret. These themes can guide conversations and assessment.
• RNOther2022Patient Falls in Seclusion Rooms in Psychiatric Inpatient Care: A Sociotechnical Probabilistic Risk Modeling Study.Journal of nursing care qualityFalls during psychiatric seclusion had a modeled 1.8% risk, or 9 of every 500 patients. Biggest contributors were getting out of bed, standing from sitting, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and medication side effects such as dizziness.
• RNOther2023Covid 19: A community based nursing disaster response.Public health nursing (Boston, Mass.)Nursing faculty and students led a massive community response during the pandemic, running a hotline, testing site, and vaccination hub. They administered over 150,000 vaccines and reached marginalized groups through mobile units, demonstrating nursing's capacity to lead large-scale public health operations.
• RNRCT2023Clinical application and evaluation of a new type of tracheal catheter fixation belt.Nursing openA new tracheal tube fixation band reduced tube dislocation and mouth sores compared to standard tape in ventilated patients. It also lowered nursing costs. Nurses can use this band to secure tubes more effectively and comfortably than adhesive tape.
• RNOther2023Impact of educational programme on patient's health outcomes following open heart surgeries.Nursing openAfter open-heart surgery, 60 patients who received an educational programme reported less fatigue with physical activity, better psychological status, and better quality of life. Vital signs did not change significantly. Without a control group, improvement cannot be proven caused by education.
• RNSystematic Review2023Shared decision-making with adults transitioning to long-term care: A scoping review.International journal of older people nursingOlder adults often felt excluded from decisions about moving to long-term care, while caregivers struggled when resources, options, or declining cognition made shared choices difficult.
• RNOther2023Description of COVID-19 patients and mapping nursing data to ICNP 2021 reference set in SNOMED CT.International nursing reviewNurses documented 62 problems and 79 interventions for 91 hospitalized COVID-19 patients, including breathing, infection, family and self-care needs; mapping to standard nursing language showed gaps, especially intensive-care terms.
• RNSurvey2023Assessment of health literacy among migrant populations in Southern Spain: A cross-sectional study.Nursing openMigrants in Southern Spain struggled to understand and use health information, especially for disease prevention. Nurses caring for recently arrived patients should check what they can access and apply, and tailor education rather than assume they know how to use preventive services.
• RNSurvey2023Psychometrics of the Sickle Cell Disease Health-Related Stigma Scale-Short Form.Western journal of nursing researchA shorter sickle cell stigma questionnaire measured patients' perceived stigma from doctors, family, and nurses consistently in 197 adults, but it was tested only in sickle cell clinics and does not prove any treatment works.
• RNMeta-Analysis2023Influence of Laboring People's Mobility and Positional Changes on Birth Outcomes in Low-Dose Epidural Analgesia Labor: A Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis.Journal of midwifery & women's healthFor people in labor with epidural analgesia, moving or changing positions did not change birth mode, labor length, or Apgar scores. No harmful effects were found, so mobility can be supported as a safe choice rather than restricted.
• RNQualitative2023Exploration of pre-hospital patient delays in seeking care for symptoms of bacteremia and sepsis: A qualitative study.Nursing openTen sepsis survivors delayed care by misattributing symptoms to chronic conditions or self-treating with home remedies. Family members often prompted hospital visits when patients were confused. Patients relied on inconsistent provider explanations and internet searches, leading to dangerous gaps in symptom recognition.
• RNRCT2023Delirium superimposed on dementia in post-acute care: Nurse documentation of symptoms and interventions.Geriatric nursing (New York, N.Y.)Nurses charted delirium symptoms for 74% of post-acute patients with dementia and delirium, but charted non-drug nurse actions for only 32%. More symptoms were linked to more intervention notes. Age, sex, dementia stage, comorbidities, and medication count did not predict symptom charting.
• RNSurvey2023Relationship between emotional elder abuse and developmental function of the family.Nursing openAmong 265 home-dwelling older adults in Tehran, 63.4% reported emotional elder abuse. Lower family developmental function was associated with more abuse, including lower care regulation, human relations, communication, and idea sharing.
• RNPilot2022Combined Exercise and Game-Based Cognitive Training Intervention: Correlative Pilot Study of Neurotrophic and Inflammatory Biomarkers for Women With Breast Cancer.Cancer nursingNo inflammatory biomarker changes were found, but combined exercise and cognitive games increased IGF-1 levels in women with breast cancer. The IGF-1 increase did not correlate with self-reported cognitive function or intervention dose.
• RNCohort2022Strong Start Innovation: Equitable Outcomes Across Public and Privately Insured Clients Receiving Birth Center Care.Journal of midwifery & women's healthIn birth center care, Medicaid clients who had peer counselors had similar core maternal and newborn outcomes to privately insured clients. Medicaid clients without peer counselors had more epidural use and less exclusive breastfeeding.
• PTOTSLPRNCohort2023Physical, social, mental and spiritual functioning of COVID-19 intensive care unit-survivors and their family members one year after intensive care unit-discharge: A prospective cohort study.Intensive & critical care nursingOne year after ICU discharge, most COVID-19 survivors still reported fatigue, weakness or pain and work changes, but rated family functioning and mood positively; family members mostly returned to work.
• RNRCT2023The effect of web-based Hatha yoga on psychological distress and sleep quality in older adults: A randomized controlled trial.Complementary therapies in clinical practiceTunisian older adults isolated during the pandemic who did web-based Hatha yoga twice a week for eight weeks reported lower depression, anxiety, and stress scores than a control group. Their sleep quality also improved, with 85% reporting good sleep after the intervention compared to 58% in controls.
• RNCohort2023Comparison of two instruments for hypertension self-care assessments among older adults from China.Nursing openBoth the SC-HI and HBP SCP are reliable tools for assessing hypertension self-care in older Chinese adults. The HBP SCP showed better accuracy in distinguishing self-care levels, with an area under the curve of 0.838 compared to 0.754 for the SC-HI.
• RNQualitative2023Using Community-Based Participatory Research to Create Animated Videos to Attenuate Disparities in Access to Kidney Transplant Information.Progress in transplantation (Aliso Viejo, Calif.)Community feedback refined kidney transplant education videos, leading to specific changes like clarifying GFR, showing diverse skin tones, and adding Spanish voiceovers. Researchers retained final design control, so these videos are a tool for discussion, not a proven intervention to increase transplants.
• RNSystematic Review2023Efficacy and safety of acupuncture for depression: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Research in nursing & healthAcupuncture plus antidepressants reduced depression symptoms more than antidepressants alone. However, acupuncture did not work better than sham acupuncture. This suggests the benefit may come from the treatment ritual and patient expectation rather than the needles themselves.
• PTRNRCT2023Efficacy of a multicomponent exercise training program intervention in community-dwelling older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic: A cluster randomized controlled trial.Geriatric nursing (New York, N.Y.)Older adults who did a 16-week program of group exercise, home exercise, self-monitoring, videos, and nurse monitoring improved walking, strength, balance, and regular activity. Controls deteriorated. No single part can be isolated.
• RNQualitative2023Developing effective health coaches: Experience gained in a clinical trial of a health coach intervention.Patient education and counselingEleven health coaches and support staff described what makes coaching work. They valued active listening, empathy, and flexible scheduling over innate traits. Training, social worker support, and peer role-play were seen as essential for developing these skills.
• PTOTRNCohort2023Risk Factors for First and Recurrent Fractures among Kidney Transplant Recipients.Progress in transplantation (Aliso Viejo, Calif.)Kidney transplant recipients face high fracture rates, with 27% breaking a bone within 10 years. Female sex, diabetes, and prior fracture increase first-fracture risk. For recurrent fractures, female sex, diabetes, and recent transplant era are key risks, while higher BMI appears protective.
• RNSurvey2023Psychological profile and mood disturbance of women who gave birth during the COVID-19 pandemic in Romania.MidwiferyWomen giving birth in Romania during pandemic restrictions reported anxiety, anger and distress in the two weeks before birth. Many said pandemic information came from TV or family, not clinicians. This is a survey, not proof of cause.
• RNOther2023Severity and correlates of brain fog in people with traumatic brain injury.Research in nursing & healthTeenagers and adults with symptomatic mild or moderate-to-severe traumatic brain injury reported more brain fog than healthy controls. In mild injury, brain fog was linked to mood and slower processing speed; in moderate-to-severe injury, to memory problems.
• PTOTRNQualitative2023Symptom management needs of patients with irritable bowel syndrome and concurrent anxiety and/or depression: A qualitative study.Journal of advanced nursingPatients with IBS and anxiety or depression described bowel symptoms and mood symptoms feeding into each other. They tried many strategies, found the low FODMAP diet burdensome and ineffective, and said unsupervised diet advice and dismissal worsened distress.
• RNQualitative2023Contextual factors influencing parents' assessments of family-centred care in the paediatric emergency department: A qualitative study.Nursing openParents' assessments of family-centred care in the ED were shaped by low expectations, confusion and powerlessness. Nurse communication was linked to more positive assessments, but overwhelmed parents could miss poor care until later.
• RNOther2023The association of multidimensional sleep health with adiposity in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction.Heart & lung : the journal of critical careIn stable heart failure with preserved ejection fraction, better sleep health was associated with lower BMI and thigh intermuscular fat. More night movement and more waking during sleep were linked to more thigh fat but less liver fat. These are associations, not proof of cause.