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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• RNSurvey2025Counseling received in prenatal care by Brazilian women.Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S PMost Brazilian women reported receiving many prenatal counseling topics, but younger, less educated, Black, Brown, Indigenous, North/Northeast and public-care women were less likely to receive key pregnancy and childbirth counseling.
• RNOther2025Developing a website to help women aged 55 + incorporate risk in decision-making about breast cancer screening and prevention medications.Patient education and counselingMost older women and experts found a breast cancer risk website helpful and easy to use, but it was not tested for whether it changes screening or medication decisions.
• RNCohort2025Oral Microbiome Changes During Hospitalization in Older Adults Not Receiving Mechanical Ventilation.American journal of critical care : an official publication, American Association of Critical-Care NursesOlder adults admitted from skilled nursing facilities had worse oral health and less frequent oral care than those from home. During hospitalization, both groups saw declining oral health and shifting oral bacteria, with nursing facility patients showing greater increases in low-abundance bacteria.
• RNOther2025Risk Factors for Emergency Department Visits or Hospitalizations Among Older Adults With Urinary Incontinence in Home Health Care.Journal of gerontological nursingOlder adults in home health with urinary incontinence were more likely to have an ED visit or hospitalization when notes showed symptom clusters, especially anxiety, dizziness, constipation, or all listed symptoms, and when an unhealed skin ulcer was present.
• RNQualitative2025Spouses' Experiences of Emotional and Existential Support When Caring for a Frail Partner Late in Life.International journal of older people nursingSpouses caring for a frail partner late in life felt supported when sadness was allowed, they could talk safely with others, staff showed compassion, and they were free to hope. These are their experiences, not evidence a support model works.
• RNCohort2025Nurses' compliance to ventilator-associated pneumonia prevention bundle and its effect on patient outcomes in intensive care units.Nursing in critical careIn 103 mechanically ventilated ICU patients, nurses fully complied with the seven-element VAP bundle 69% of the time. Compliance dropped from 90% on day one to 60% by day 30. Higher compliance correlated with shorter stays, fewer ventilator days, and lower costs.
• PTRNSystematic Review2025Evidence of the use of the Perme Intensive Care Unit Mobility Score in hospitalized adults: a scoping review.Revista latino-americana de enfermagemThe Perme ICU Mobility Score was used in 29 studies of 3,399 hospitalized adults, mostly in ICUs. It takes about 30 seconds, is scored 0 to 32, and higher scores were linked to home discharge, while lower initial scores were seen in patients who died.
• RNSurvey2025Knowledge and attitudes of pregnant women about COVID-19 vaccination.Revista latino-americana de enfermagem63.88% of pregnant women had negative views about COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy, mostly fearing fetal harm. Higher education and enough vaccine information were linked to more positive attitudes.
• RNQualitative2025Experiences of Iranian Patients with Thalassemia Major Regarding Their Palliative and Supportive Care Needs: A Qualitative Content Analysis.International journal of community based nursing and midwiferyPatients with thalassemia major described needs for pain and fatigue guidance, sexual and fertility information, emotional support, social awareness, and accessible continuous care. These needs sit alongside transfusion and medication care.
• RNOther2025Influence of Baseline Itch Severity on Treatment Outcomes With Difelikefalin in Adults With Moderate-to-Severe Pruritus Receiving Maintenance Haemodialysis: An Exploratory Analysis.Journal of renal careDifelikefalin after haemodialysis reduced itch, improved itch-related quality of life and sleep in adults with moderate or severe dialysis itch. Severe itch started higher, and week 12 mean scores were 2.9 and 3.1. Adverse events were common in both groups.
• RNPilot2025The Clinical Pharmacist-Led Medication Review Service at the Surgical Department: A Feasibility Study.Scandinavian journal of caring sciencesPharmacist-led medication reviews found medication problems in 39 of 42 older surgical patients. Physicians accepted 61 of 123 proposed changes. Staff reported notes were easy to miss and communication roles were unclear.
• RNSurvey2025Psychosocial Nursing Diagnoses of Individuals With Myalgic Encephalomyelitis-Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: A Descriptive Study.Nursing openMost adults with ME/CFS had provisional psychosocial nursing labels, including powerlessness in 38 of 48, ineffective coping in 30, fear in 30, social isolation in 28. A nurse should confirm them in assessment.
• RNOther2025Effect of Teaching Intervention Based on Health Action Process Approach on Self-care behavior in Older People with Hypertension: A Quasi-experimental Study.International journal of community based nursing and midwiferyOlder adults with hypertension who received seven weekly sessions based on the Health Action Process Approach reported much higher self-care scores two months later. Scores for diet, medication, reading labels, and disease management all improved. The control group showed no change.
• RNQualitative2025Exploring the Skills Prioritised in the Assessment of Students Pursuing Adult Nursing, Post-COVID: A Qualitative Analysis.Nursing openAdult nursing students are assessed mainly on technical tasks like catheterisation and wound care. Compassion and communication are rated but rarely described in detail. Assessors prioritise demonstrable physical skills over relational qualities.
• RNRCT2025The Effect of Chewing Gum in Managing Labor Pain Intensity and Anxiety Level in Primiparous Women: A Randomized Controlled Trial.International journal of community based nursing and midwiferyFirst-time mothers who chewed sugar-free gum during active labor reported lower pain at 3-4, 5-7, and 8-10 cm dilation and lower anxiety after the intervention than women receiving standard care.
• PTOTRNCohort2025Multimorbidity, Muscle Strength, and Falls among Older Mexican Americans.Journal of the American Medical Directors AssociationAmong older Mexican Americans with no prior falls, high grip strength was linked to fewer falls over 12 years, even with multimorbidity. No multimorbidity was linked to even fewer falls.
• RNCohort2025Cancer symptom cluster in hospitalized women with breast cancer: a descriptive observational study.Revista brasileira de enfermagemPain, lack of energy, worry and sleep problems were the most common symptoms and formed the most prevalent cluster in hospitalized women with non-metastatic breast cancer. Nurses can screen and address these together rather than separately.
• RNQualitative2025Seeking Healthcare in Many Different Places: Mental Health Strengths and Challenges Among Omani Female Adolescents.Journal of child and adolescent psychiatric nursing : official publication of the Association of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Nurses, IncOmani young women said stigma, cost, and fear that school nurses or social workers would tell parents kept them from mental health care. They still valued family and government support and some used prayer, peers, or the internet.
• RNQualitative2025Trans men's transition process: gender stereotypes, interventions and experiences.Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S PTransmasculine Brazilians described respectful care when their social name was used, but said services gave little information about transition care and paid little attention to health concerns unrelated to procedures.
• OTRNSurvey2025Development of Priority Outcome Domains for Community Mental Health Research via Consensus Among Multiple Stakeholders: Online Delphi Study in Japan.International journal of mental health nursingCommunity mental health stakeholders in Japan agreed on outcome domains including help-seeking, feeling safe, social connectedness, daily living skills, medication adherence and suicidal ideation. It is a research priority list, not evidence that measuring them improves care.
• RNOther2025Development of safety protocols for managing thirst in post-extubated and tracheostomized patients.Revista latino-americana de enfermagemTwo ICU flowcharts give nurses safety checks before relieving thirst in post-extubated or tracheostomized patients. Expert review accepted them, but no patients were studied, so they show how to assess safety, not that relief works.
• PTOTRNSystematic Review2025Driving behavior and driving outcomes after acute and critical illness: A systematic review.International journal of nursing studiesDriving after hospitalization is poorly studied and evidence is mixed. Brake reaction times were often slower, crash findings varied, and many patients self-restricted driving. Ask about driving safety before discharge and plan follow-up assessment.
• RNSystematic Review2025Infection assessment tools for acute and chronic wounds: a scoping review.Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S PThirty-two tools were mapped for assessing acute and chronic wound infection, mostly through clinical signs such as pain, heat, swelling, redness, pus and odor. No single sign reliably determines infection, and Brazil lacks validated tools specific for infection.
• RNCohort2025Detecting Older Adults' Behavior Changes During Adverse External Events Using Ambient Sensing: Longitudinal Observational Study.JMIR nursingHome sensors showed pandemic lockdowns sharply reduced time out of the home and increased restless sleep. During wildfire smoke, immediate changes were small, and longer smoke days gradually reduced outdoor time.
• RNQualitative2025Parental Caregiving Experiences in Epidermolysis Bullosa: A Phenomenological Study.International journal of community based nursing and midwiferyParents of children with epidermolysis bullosa described being sent home without training, leading to trial-and-error wound care and false hope. They reported profound isolation, family instability, and despair due to the relentless physical burden and lack of clear guidance.
• RNOther2025Chronic Illness Self-Management Latent Profiles in Individuals With Comorbid Type 2 Diabetes and Hypertension.The science of diabetes self-management and careDistinct self-management profiles emerged in adults with diabetes and hypertension. The high-distress group had the highest A1C, while high self-efficacy and high health knowledge groups had similar A1C.
• RNSurvey2025Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics associated with health literacy in people hospitalized for chronic diseases.Revista latino-americana de enfermagemHospitalized chronic disease patients reported greater ability to engage with providers and navigate care, but weaker ability to appraise and find health information. Older patients and those with less schooling scored lower on understanding information.
• RNSurvey2025An Assessment of Patient Satisfaction With Home Care Services in an Eastern City of Turkey.Nursing openMost patients receiving free Turkish home care rated the service satisfactory, and experience scores were near the top of the scale. Satisfaction was lower when waiting time to start service increased.
• RNOther2025Accessing HIV care services by key populations - An Ubuntu philosophy reflection.CurationisIn African HIV care studies, key populations described stigma, judgement, inflexible hours and confidentiality breaches as barriers. Some services were reported more acceptable when staff were trained and hours were flexible.
• RNOther2025The factors affecting breastfeeding self-efficacy, LATCH scores and effect of postnatal breastfeeding education on mothers' self-efficacy.Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S P217 postpartum mothers' breastfeeding confidence scores rose from 58.9 to 68.4 on a 14-70 scale after routine hospital breastfeeding support, one-on-one breastfeeding education, practical demonstration, positive feedback, and phone follow-up. No control group means the rise cannot be separated from those components.
• RNOther2025Validity and reliability of the Brazilian version of the International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire Male Sexual Matters Associated with Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms Module.Revista latino-americana de enfermagemThe Brazilian Portuguese questionnaire for men with lower urinary tract symptoms showed consistent scores. It tracked urinary symptom severity and sexual satisfaction while asking about erections, ejaculation, pain during ejaculation and sex life.
• OTRNRCT2025"Rebuilding Myself"- An intervention enhancing adaptability of cancer patients to return to work: a feasibility study.Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S PCancer patients who had not returned to work and received a three-month structured program plus usual care reported better work-return adaptability at 12 weeks than usual care with WeChat follow-up. The study had 30 patients, so this shows feasibility, not proven effectiveness.
• RNSurvey2025Pregnant women's nutrition knowledge levels and some blood parameters in gynecology and obstetrics clinic.Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S PPregnant women reported average nutrition knowledge scores of 56.61/80 and 35.45/48, but only 22.2% had received nutrition education and no score difference was found between educated and uneducated. Hemoglobin <11 g/dl occurred in 12.9%.
• RNSystematic Review2025Technologies for healthy lifestyle in people with HIV: a systematic review.Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S PApps, booklets, motivational interviews and phone calls improved healthy lifestyle, ART adherence, stress, smoking or depression in adults with HIV across eight randomized trials. The review did not combine the results, and every trial had some weaknesses.
• RNCohort2025Perioperative Risk Factors of Postoperative Pressure Injuries in Patients after Surgical Hematoma Evacuation of Intracranial Hemorrhage: A Retrospective Cohort Study.Advances in skin & wound careAfter craniotomy or craniectomy for intracranial bleeding, 103 of 386 patients developed pressure injuries, most often on the coccyx and stage 2. Age 65 or older, postoperative packed red blood cell transfusion, and ICU stay over 7 days were linked with greater risk.
• PTOTRNPilot2025Real-Time Fatigue and Physical Activity of Older Adults in Assisted Living: Feasibility of Ecological Momentary Assessment.Western journal of nursing researchReal-time monitoring of fatigue and movement worked in assisted living residents. For wheelchair users, activity was linked to higher fatigue shortly after, but for walkers, there was no link. This is a small pilot, so treat these findings as preliminary.
• RNSurvey2025The Mediating Role of Hopelessness in the Relationship Between Social Media Addiction and Loneliness Among Adolescents.Journal of child and adolescent psychiatric nursing : official publication of the Association of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Nurses, IncAdolescents who reported more social media addiction also reported more loneliness and hopelessness. Hopelessness was linked to both, so clinicians may need to assess all three.
• RNMeta-Analysis2025The impact of machine learning on physical activity-related health outcomes: A systematic review and meta-analysis.International nursing reviewAdults in physical activity programmes that used machine learning took more steps per day than control groups across five randomised trials. The programmes varied, so do not assume any single app or nurse-led plan will reproduce this.
• RNSurvey2025Sexual relationship power, intimate partner violence and dyadic adjustment during pregnancy and affecting factors.Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S PPregnant women with higher education, employment, and moderate income reported better relationship quality and sexual power. Women whose husbands drank alcohol or who experienced physical violence reported significantly worse relationship adjustment and lower sexual power.
• RNQualitative2025Insights Into the Australian Stepped Care Model in Primary Mental Health Care: A Qualitative Study With Informal Carers.International journal of mental health nursingCarers of people using Australia's stepped mental health care described exhausting barriers accessing services, then relief when care was coordinated and families included. They asked for clearer referral pathways, carer support and stable rural staff. This is experience, not proof the model works.
• RNOther2025An Evidence-Based Safe Sleep Program Is Associated With Less Infant Sleep-Related Deaths.Worldviews on evidence-based nursingAudits in 12 Pennsylvania hospitals found more infants supine and fewer unsafe crib items after a comprehensive safe-sleep program; parent advice reports also improved, but death counts were too small to prove fewer deaths.
• RNOther2025Equitable Medicaid Reimbursement Policies Increase Midwifery-Led Births: An Interrupted Time Series Analysis With a Synthetic Control Group.Journal of midwifery & women's healthWhen Illinois required Medicaid to pay certified nurse-midwives the same rate as physicians, the number of births attended by midwives gradually increased. This suggests that equal reimbursement policies can improve access to midwifery care for low-risk pregnancies.
• OTRNMeta-Analysis2025Case Management for Enhancing Wellbeing, Resilience, and Quality of Life in Caregivers of Children and Adolescents With Chronic Illnesses and Disabilities: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Nursing & health sciencesCase management for parents and carers of children with chronic illness or disability produced small improvements in caregiver wellbeing, less distress, and better satisfaction with services. Nurses and occupational therapists may add structured care coordination to family support.
• RNQualitative2025The impact of insufficient resources on the quality-of-service delivery at a primary healthcare clinic in Limpopo.CurationisClinic users in Limpopo described water, staffing and medication shortages alongside fear of infections, incomplete nursing care, long waits and travel for chronic drugs. Some turned to traditional medicine. These patient experiences describe service gaps, not tested interventions.
• RNNarrative Review2025Nursing's Role in Advancing Care for Rare Genetic Diseases.The Nursing clinics of North AmericaNurses can coordinate rare disease care, teach patients about testing and treatment, link families to peer support, and advocate for access. The review describes these roles and examples; it does not test whether they improve outcomes.
• RNOther2025Effects of a health promotion intervention in the Mexican population with celiac disease.Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S PAfter seven virtual health-promotion sessions, people with celiac disease reported fewer symptoms and healthier lifestyles. Median symptom scores fell from 46.87 to 4.16, and health-promoting lifestyle scores rose from 52.90 to 142.85, but there was no control group.
• RNRCT2025Evaluation of an Interactive, Educational Website Developed for Adolescents to Learn About Pediatric Clinical Trials: DigiKnowIt News.Journal of pediatric health care : official publication of National Association of Pediatric Nurse Associates & PractitionersAdolescents and parents who used a clinical-trial education website said they knew more about trials and felt more positive about them than controls. Knowledge, fears, and willingness to join a trial did not improve.
• RNSurvey2025Satisfaction of Mothers in the Puerperium Period With the Quality of Inpatient Stay: A Cross-Sectional Study in Mogadishu Public Hospitals.Nursing open74.3% of mothers were satisfied with postpartum inpatient stay, but 25% were not. Ethics and convenience scored lower, and dissatisfaction was associated with rural residence, no formal education, higher income, more visits, longer stay, and gynaecology ward.
• RNPilot2025Personal narratives to support learning about lung transplant for people with cystic fibrosis.Patient education and counselingPersonal stories from lung transplant recipients with cystic fibrosis increased participants' transplant knowledge and preparedness and lowered uncertainty about deciding on transplant. This small pilot had no control group, so the effects need confirmation.
• RNNarrative Review2025Community Treatment Orders in Australia in the Context of International Literature: A Narrative Review of Consumers, Families and Health Professionals' Perspectives.International journal of mental health nursingAustralian community treatment orders are used despite weak evidence of benefit. Consumers often describe coercion and distress. Families report support but process problems. Health professionals cite risk and service gaps.