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 Review2024Dietary interventions to reduce heavy metal exposure in antepartum and postpartum women: a systematic review.Women's health nursing (Seoul, Korea)Calcium and jujube fruit lowered some heavy metals, probiotic yogurt prevented mercury and arsenic from rising, and fish advice and grocery gift cards helped women choose lower-mercury fish, but vitamin D did not lower heavy metals and raised lead. Evidence is limited by biased trials.
• RNSurvey2025HIV Vulnerability Typologies Among Adolescent Girls and Young Women in Lesotho: A Population-Based, Cross-Sectional, Latent Class Analysis.The Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care : JANACIn Lesotho, within each age group from 15 to 29, the high-vulnerability group had higher HIV prevalence than low-vulnerability or parous groups. The high-risk profile clustered several sexual behaviors, not one single risk.
• RNOther2025Using voice recognition and machine learning techniques for detecting patient-reported outcomes from conversational voice in palliative care patients.Japan journal of nursing science : JJNSThe symptom detection model for palliative care conversations was not ready for clinical use. Patient speech was transcribed accurately only 55.6% of the time, and detection scores were low.
• RNOther2025Caregiver Tasks and Life Changes Among Family Caregivers of Stroke Survivors.Journal of gerontological nursingStroke family caregivers found managing survivor behavior problems hardest, while medical or nursing treatments easiest. Greater task difficulty went with more negative life changes, especially lost social time, but improved relationships were the most positive change.
• RNSurvey2025Investigating Maternal Perception of Control and Support in the Postpartum Period and Influencing Factors in Childbirth: A Multiple Linear Regression Analysis Model.Nursing openLow-risk mothers in Türkiye rated their birth support and control at a moderate level. Their scores were highest when health professionals met their expectations and when they were satisfied with birth.
• RNOther2025Continuous Glucose Monitoring Attrition in Youth With Type 1 Diabetes.The science of diabetes self-management and careYouth with type 1 diabetes who stopped continuous glucose monitoring often did so early, and non-White youth were more likely to stop. Chart-documented reasons included adhesion problems, dislike on the body, insurance, pain, and inaccurate readings.
• RNSurvey2025Exploring social determinants of healthcare and cognition levels among diverse older adults.Geriatric nursing (New York, N.Y.)In 17,698 older adults, those with dementia or impaired cognition had longer hospital, nursing home, and hospice stays; older age was linked with more hospital, nursing home, and doctor visit use, and Black and Hispanic participants with cognitive impairment used some services less.
• RNCohort2025Association Between a Family Caregiver's Relationship to Persons With Dementia and Cardiovascular Disease by Race and Ethnicity: A Secondary Analysis of the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System Data.Western journal of nursing researchSpouse caregivers of people with dementia had higher rates of diabetes, stroke, heart disease, and heart attacks than adult children or other relatives. Depression and smoking patterns varied by race. This is observational data; it does not prove caregiving caused these conditions.
• RNSurvey2025Parent-Adolescent Communication, Self-Efficacy, and Self-Management of Type 1 Diabetes in Adolescents.The science of diabetes self-management and careAdolescents with type 1 diabetes who reported more confidence in managing diabetes and more open parent-adolescent communication also reported better diabetes self-management and greater engagement in managing their care. This cross-sectional survey cannot show cause.
• RNCohort2025Association Between Antibiotic Exposure During Pregnancy and Postpartum Depressive Symptoms: The Japan Environment and Children's Study.Research in nursing & healthTaking antibiotics during pregnancy did not remain linked to more postpartum depressive symptoms once other factors were considered. The small apparent link later after delivery may reflect distress during pregnancy, not the antibiotics themselves.
• RNSurvey2024The impact of reproductive health knowledge, reproductive health-promoting behavior, and sexual communication on intention to visit obstetrics and gynecology in unmarried women: a cross-sectional study.Women's health nursing (Seoul, Korea)Unmarried women who had visited an OB/GYN before, practiced more reproductive health behaviors, had sexual experience, communicated more openly about sex, and knew more about reproductive health reported greater intention to visit an OB/GYN.
• RNOther2024Validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the Maternal Health Literacy Inventory in Pregnancy scale: a methodological study.Women's health nursing (Seoul, Korea)A Turkish maternal health literacy scale for pregnant women produced consistent scores in 250 women and stayed stable over 15 days. Mean score was 73.77 out of 100, so nurses can use it to identify women who need clearer pregnancy education.
• OTRNSurvey2024Network analysis of the relationships between depressive symptoms and social participation activities among Chinese older adults and its implications for nursing.International journal of nursing sciencesAmong 12,043 older Chinese adults, more social participation was linked with fewer depressive symptoms. Housework was an exception: it was positively linked with feeling bothered and sleep problems, so asking about housework burden may matter.
• RNSystematic Review2024Self-care concept for people with elimination ostomy: a scoping review.Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S PSelf-care for people with elimination ostomies was defined inconsistently across eight studies, often limited to stoma procedures. Assessment tools differed. Thirteen facilitators and six barriers were identified, mostly linked to professional and institutional care.
• RNSurvey2024Factors associated with future fertility intentions among Korean women of childbearing age in Seoul: a cross-sectional study.Women's health nursing (Seoul, Korea)Among 496 women in Seoul, 25.6% intended future children. Intention was associated with working 41-50 hours weekly, believing children after marriage are necessary, children strengthen relationships, or motherhood is sacred. Never receiving sexual education was associated with lower intention.
• RNOther2025Preconception Care: A Concept Analysis of an Evolving Paradigm.Journal of advanced nursingPreconception care is described here as care before pregnancy for anyone who may become pregnant, not only women planning conception. It covers lifestyle, mental health, social and environmental risks, and spans childhood and the time between pregnancies.
• RNOther2025Clinical and epidemiological characteristics and outcomes of patients affected by COVID-19 in the Intensive Care Unit.Revista brasileira de enfermagemIn a Brazilian ICU, 95 adults with severe COVID-19 were studied. Half died. Most were elderly men with hypertension. Nurses delivered care involving mechanical ventilation, prone positioning, and invasive devices for the majority of patients.
• RNQualitative2025Family Perspectives on Stigma Toward Women Who Use Drugs in Tanzania.Issues in mental health nursingFamily members of women using drugs in Tanzania saw people who use drugs as dangerous and blameworthy, especially when women seemed to fail motherhood roles, yet many wanted support and treatment.
• RNCohort2025More self-efficacy is associated with longitudinally higher health-related quality of life in mechanically ventilated COVID-19 ICU survivors: The prospective MaastrICCht cohort.Nursing in critical careHigher self-efficacy at 3 months after ICU discharge was associated with higher patient-reported quality of life at 3 and 12 months, with weaker associations at 24 months in mechanically ventilated COVID-19 survivors.
• OTRNCase Series2025Morbidity and factors associated with frailty in post-COVID-19 elderly patients attended at a reference center.Revista brasileira de enfermagemPost-COVID-19 elderly survivors were often pre-frail or frail. Among 204, 80 were pre-frail and 31 were frail. Impaired cognition, five or more comorbidities, and trouble with complex daily activities were associated with frailty.
• RNSystematic Review2025Quality of Nursing Care: Addressing Sexuality as Part of Prostate Cancer Management, an Umbrella Review.Journal of advanced nursingNurses often avoid discussing sexuality with prostate cancer patients because of limited training, discomfort, ageist assumptions and workplace barriers. Patients want the conversation. Start it, offer education and referral pathways.
• RNOther2025Influence of Patient Gender on In-Hospital Mortality: A Population-Based Cross-Sectional Study.Nursing openIn Basque Country hospitals, in-hospital mortality was higher for women than men in circulatory diseases, including heart attack and stroke. It was higher for men in cancers, nervous system, genitourinary, injuries, femur fracture and other categories.
• RNSurvey2025Factors Influencing Telehealth Satisfaction Among Liver and Kidney Transplant Recipients.Clinical nursing researchTransplant recipients were generally satisfied with telehealth, but those less confident talking with providers and less comfortable using online health information were less satisfied. Better self-rated thinking and longer time since transplant also linked to lower satisfaction.
• RNNarrative Review2025The evolving role of nursing informatics in the era of artificial intelligence.International nursing reviewAI tools are described as flagging patient deterioration and helping nurses prioritize care, but the review does not test patient outcomes; nurses must check data quality and keep clinical judgment.
• RNCohort2025Association between self-stigma and self-compassion in patients with schizophrenia: A longitudinal study from hospital admission to first follow-up after discharge.Japan journal of nursing science : JJNSPatients' self-stigma did not change from admission to first follow-up. Being more absorbed in illness was linked to more self-stigma. This is an association, not proof that reducing it lowers stigma.
• RNCohort2025Errors Associated With Medication Administration by a Nurse During Hospitalisation: A Prospective Observational Multicentric Study.Nursing openAt least one medication administration error was observed in 89.5% of 6356 hospital administrations; major errors occurred in 6.9%. Unclear prescriptions and wrong strength were associated with major errors. Check orders and strengths before giving drugs.
• RNSurvey2025Measuring Food and Water Security in an Aboriginal Community in Regional Australia.The Australian journal of rural healthAlmost half of surveyed adults in Walgett were food insecure and 44% water insecure; 30% had both. People reported spending $30 to $50 a week on bottled water, and many relied on it because water was seen as poor quality.
• RNCohort2025Evaluation of COVID-19 Diagnosis Codes for Identification of SARS-CoV-2 Infections in a Nursing Home Cohort, 2022-2023.Journal of the American Medical Directors AssociationFor nursing home residents staying in the facility, EHR diagnosis codes matched positive tests 92% of the time. But for residents admitted or discharged within three days of diagnosis, only 24% had a matching test. Codes are reliable for long-term residents but miss infections at transitions of care.
• PTOTRNCase ReportManaging Calciphylaxis: Insights from Real-World Cases at a Tertiary Academic Center.Advances in skin & wound carePeople with suspected calciphylaxis improved after multidisciplinary wound care, including sodium thiosulfate infusions for some. The cases suggest possible responses, not proof that any single treatment caused healing.
• RNOther2025Effect of both the 9S management theory and the hierarchical management model on management of intensive care unit.Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S PICU ward and nursing quality scores were higher with 9S plus hierarchical management, comfort was higher and disease severity scores were lower, but adverse events were not clearly different.
• RNQualitative2025Maternity behind and beyond bars: analysis from the perspective of protection bioethics.Revista brasileira de enfermagemIn two Brazilian prison units, mothers and staff described mother-child spaces as lacking basic hygiene, supplies and social contact. These gaps were described as worsening illness, psychological harm and maternal-child vulnerability.
• RNOther2025Health of quilombola children as a challenge for the Sustainable Development Goals: a scoping review.Revista brasileira de enfermagemEvidence on quilombola children's health clustered around nutrition, with high food insecurity, anemia, and barriers to primary care. Across 18 studies, poverty, sanitation, and access were linked to child health.
• RNCohort2025Indicators associated with severity and mortality in hospitalized people with HIV: A retrospective cohort.Revista brasileira de enfermagemIn 102 hospitalized people with HIV, urgent admission, male sex, high viral load, low CD4, no ART, diabetes, kidney disease, fever, weight loss or asthenia were linked to death.
• RNMeta-Analysis2025Non-Pharmacological Interventions Before Cataract Surgery for Preoperative Anxiety: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Nursing openNon-drug interventions before cataract surgery lowered anxiety, but the evidence was very low certainty and highly inconsistent. Do not treat any single technique as proven.
• PTRNOther2025Pain management in hospitalized infants: recommendations for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.Revista brasileira de enfermagemAll infants in a Brazilian NICU had painful procedures, but none were assessed with a pain scale, only 13.7% had documented pain, and only 2.8% were reassessed. Breastfeeding and skin-to-skin care were common documented interventions.
• OTRNQualitative2025Social representations of oncologic surgery for patients with cancer.Revista brasileira de enfermagemPatients facing cancer surgery linked fear with hope and cure. They wanted to remove disease, return to normal life, and relied on family, faith, and health team. Ask about these fears and goals when preparing them for surgery.
• RNOther2025Micro and macropolitical determinants for non-vaccination against COVID-19 in pregnant women in Belo Horizonte.Revista brasileira de enfermagemPregnant and postpartum women who did not work, found prenatal care hard to access, or lacked support were more often unvaccinated. Nurses can ask about these barriers in maternity care.
• RNOther2025Childbirth dynamics in the riverside region of the Brazilian Amazon from the perspective of geospatialization.Revista brasileira de enfermagemAcross 4,081 childbirth records in the Baixo Tocantins riverside region, 714 mothers were adolescents, 2,326 records had gestational age 32 to 36 weeks, and only 41 had 37 to 41 weeks. Travel to the hospital reached 288 km.
• RNOther2025Self-harm in the two years of greatest restrictions during the covid-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study.Revista brasileira de enfermagemSelf-harm notifications in São Paulo during the pandemic concentrated in adolescent and young adult women, mostly at home, often poisoning, and frequently repeated; most were referred to health services, but not all to specialized mental health.
• RNQualitative2024Do socio-cultural practices by elderly women influence obstetric complications? A study in Limpopo province.CurationisElderly women caregivers in Limpopo described delaying antenatal registration until 16 weeks, taking pregnant women to traditional healers, and encouraging soft porridge for newborns. These practices may delay skilled maternity care.
• RNOther2025Hygienic-sanitary quality of donated human milk in terms of the donor profile and pumping site.Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S PIn 14,824 donated human milk samples, milk expressed at home failed hygienic checks more often than milk expressed in hospital collection stations. Mothers expressing at home need clear hygiene, storage and transport guidance.
• RNQualitative2025Social Representations of pregnancy among trans men.Revista brasileira de enfermagemSeven trans men described pregnancy as a lonely experience marked by fear of transphobic violence in healthcare. They used binders and loose clothing to hide physical changes, and most preferred private care or cesarean sections to avoid public systems.
• RNSystematic Review2025Prevalence and Factors Associated With Depression and Depressive Symptoms Among Chinese Older Persons: An Integrative Review.International journal of mental health nursingDepression and depressive symptoms ranged from 3.78% to 84.3% in community-dwelling Chinese older adults across 65 studies. Chronic disease, loneliness, living alone, low economic status, low social support and low education were commonly reported associated factors.
• RNQualitative2025Exploring the Use of Sea Swimming as an Intervention With Young People With Mental Health Challenges: A Qualitative Descriptive Study.International journal of mental health nursingYoung people in mental health inpatient care described sea swimming as more engaging than talk therapy, citing immediate calm and a sense of bravery from overcoming the cold. They valued the informal group setting for reducing power dynamics with staff.
• RNSystematic Review2025Construction of a bundle for the safety of patients with mental disorders during hospitalization.Revista brasileira de enfermagemA hospital safety bundle for patients with mental disorders groups care into safety culture, clinical decision-making, intervention planning and interpersonal violence. It is a proposed checklist, not a tested intervention.
• RNSystematic Review2025Prevalent symptoms and characteristics of the Long COVID-19 population: a scoping review.Revista latino-americana de enfermagemFatigue, shortness of breath, smell or taste changes, anxiety, and memory or thinking problems were the symptoms most often reported in Long COVID; adults of both sexes were affected, and diabetes and hypertension were common comorbidities.
• RNQualitative2025The Impact of Relocations Within Nursing Home Care on Long-Term Care Residents According to Stakeholders: A Qualitative Study.Scandinavian journal of caring sciencesResidents' reactions to moving within nursing homes varied widely. Stakeholders said familiar caregivers, personal items, clear communication and social ties helped residents settle, while sudden moves and unfamiliar staff could add distress.
• RNSurvey2025Loneliness-associated factors among older adults: Focus on friendship type and number of friends.Japan journal of nursing science : JJNSOlder adults with fewer than three friends to call for help were significantly more likely to report loneliness. For women, feeling lonely was also linked to economic worry, poor self-rated health, and having fewer than three friends to confide in.
• RNOther2025Physical function, functional capacity, cognition, and brain structure and function in older adults with chronic kidney disease (CKD).Geriatric nursing (New York, N.Y.)In older adults with kidney disease and thinking complaints, better walking endurance and physical function were linked to faster attention and some brain white matter measures. Other cognitive and brain links were absent. This single-time study cannot prove cause.
• RNOther2024Psychometric testing of the cross-culturally adapted Thai version of the Self-Care Self-Efficacy Scale version 3.0 in individuals with chronic illnesses.International journal of nursing sciencesThai adults with chronic illness reported confidence in self-care on a 10-item scale that separated into daily routine confidence and symptom management confidence. It can help clinicians spot low-confidence areas. It does not show that using it improves self-care.