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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• RNOther2025PEDIATRIX SAFE KIDS: Serious Game on the safety of pediatric patients.Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S PA pediatric patient-safety quiz app for hospital companions was judged by specialist nurses to cover safety topics clearly, but not tested for improving safety or learning. Nurses can use it to structure family education while checking understanding.
• RNRCT2025Effect of six hand operation nursing applied in microscopic apical surgery.Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S PSix-hand operation nursing during microscopic apical surgery had shorter operation time, fewer cross-infections, less pain on day 3, lower inflammatory markers, better treatment response, and higher satisfaction than conventional nursing.
• RNQualitative2025Navigating Type 2 Diabetes Care: Asian American Perspectives on Self-Management Education and Support.The science of diabetes self-management and care82% of participants were unaware of diabetes self-management education; generic advice felt culturally irrelevant, and many relied on family, online sources, or self-directed learning. They wanted shorter, virtual, personalized, culturally tailored education.
• RNRCT2025Impact of a Psychoeducation on Caregiver Burden, Internalized Stigma, Anxiety, and Coping in Caregivers of Children With Epilepsy: A Randomized Pilot Study.Nursing & health sciencesCaregivers of children with epilepsy and a disability who took a 6-week psychoeducation course reported less burden, anxiety and stigma, and more confident, optimistic coping than caregivers who did not. The course included seizure first aid, medication management and stress techniques.
• RNQualitative2025Exploring the Meaning of Collaboration in Rural Mental Healthcare Delivery From the Perspective of Mental Health Clinicians and Informal Carers of People Living With a Mental Health Illness-A Qualitative Study.International journal of mental health nursingCarers and clinicians described collaboration as equal partnership, clear expectations and consistent communication. Carers felt anxious when excluded or passed between staff. Clinicians said they were unsure whose job it was to update carers. These are experiences, not proof that changing communication improves recovery.
• RNSystematic Review2025Nursing health technologies in the prevention and control of hepatitis A: a scoping review.Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S PNursing health technologies for hepatitis A prevention and control were mapped in 10 studies as vaccination, testing, education, case management, peer coaching, and electronic reminders. It maps practices, not proof they work.
• RNOther2025Outcomes of Restrictive Practice Review Meetings in an Acute Mental Health Unit: A Retrospective Before-and-After Study.International journal of mental health nursingStrengths-based review meetings were followed by a 63% lower seclusion rate in one adult mental health unit. Physical restraint fell 24% and Code Black incidents rose slightly, but the study did not show those changes were more than chance.
• RNOther2025Effectiveness of an educational intervention on the components of the metabolic syndrome of adults with type 2 diabetes: non-randomized clinical trial.Investigacion y educacion en enfermeriaAfter six months, adults with type 2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome in a nurse-led multidisciplinary education program had lower fasting glucose and higher HDL-c than usual care. Other MetS markers did not change significantly. Many components were delivered together, so attribution is unclear.
• RNMeta-Analysis2025Mortality Risk Following Delirium in Older Inpatients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Worldviews on evidence-based nursingOlder people admitted to medical wards who developed delirium had higher death risk, especially during hospital admission and the first month, than older inpatients without delirium.
• RNOther2025The Multidimensional Factors That Influence the Family Management of Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Mixed Methods Study.Journal of family nursingFamilies with higher confidence and lower effort had more family-centered routines and stronger social support. Nurses can help caregivers shift from child-centered to family-centered routines and identify support networks to reduce management burden.
• RNSurvey2025The Relationship Between Perceived Social Support and Spiritual Well-Being in Patients With Multiple Sclerosis.Nursing openIn people with MS, emotional support was linked to higher spiritual well-being, while informational and instrumental support were not. Age was also associated with higher spiritual well-being. This is an association, not proof that support improves well-being.
• RNCohort2025Observational Video Study of Maternal Sleep During the 24 Hours Before Hospital Discharge After Childbirth.Journal of obstetric, gynecologic, and neonatal nursing : JOGNNWomen slept a median of 2.8 hours in the 24 hours before postpartum discharge. Newborns woke them a median of four times, and health care team members a median of 3.5 times. Nurses can ask before routine care whether patients want to sleep.
• RNQualitative2025Meanings that mothers of obese children attribute to eating habits: grounded theory.Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S PMothers of obese children described feeding as love, guilt relief, and work compromise. They gave sweets to stop crying, relied on caregivers, and felt unable to control meals.
• RNOther2025Evaluation of a Hub-And-Spoke Model of Care for the Delivery of Sleep Disorder Services to a Remote Australian Community Using the RE-AIM Framework: A Controlled Before-And-After Implementation Outcome Study.The Australian journal of rural healthThe new model reached remote patients much more often. Referrals rose nine-fold, 89.4% of patients in the new model avoided travel, and the modelled service cost was lower. This is about access and delivery, not proof testing improves health.
• RNRCT2025Determining the impact of a self-care educational program designed based on the Peplau theory on adherence to treatment and self-care in elderly patients with diabetes.Investigacion y educacion en enfermeriaElderly diabetic patients' treatment adherence did not improve after Peplau-based education, but self-care scores rose more than routine education on a diabetes self-care scale (4.3 vs 0.02 points).
• RNCohort2025Lifting Federal Visitation Restriction and COVID-19 Infections in Nursing Homes.Journal of the American Medical Directors AssociationLifting federal nursing home visitation restrictions did not increase resident COVID-19 infections. Infection rates tracked community spread, not visitation policy. Clinicians can reassure families that allowing visits, with proper infection control, is unlikely to drive outbreaks.
• RNCohort2025Depressive symptoms and frailty, effects of social distancing and isolation in older adults.Investigacion y educacion en enfermeriaAdherence to social distancing and isolation was not associated with developing frailty or depressive symptoms in 85 older adults followed for an average of 763 days. Although 51.8% became pre-frail and 14.1% developed depressive symptoms, those changes were not linked to the exposure.
• RNCohort2025Quick Sequential Organ Failure Assessment to identify clinical deterioration in adults with COVID-19: a retrospective cohort.Revista latino-americana de enfermagemA positive qSOFA on admission was associated with clinical deterioration, but qSOFA missed many deteriorations in adults with COVID-19 in the emergency department. Use it to complement, not replace, clinical assessment.
• RNOther2025Risk and factors related to the development of lesions due to xerosis in hospitalized elderly people.Investigacion y educacion en enfermeriaMost hospitalized elderly people scored medium or high risk for xerosis-related lesions. Reduced consciousness, immobility, reduced touch feeling, bathing water temperature and skin colour type were strongest linked. Moisturizer use and itching showed no reported link.
• PTOTRNMeta-Analysis2025Effectiveness of Nurse-Led Early Mobility Protocols on the Outcomes of Critical Care Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Nursing openNurse-led early mobility protocols shortened ICU stay by 1.8 days and hospital stay by 2.6 days, but did not improve mobility, body function, muscle strength or mortality.
• RNQualitative2025Dreaming of motherhood: experiences of women who have undergone fertility treatment.Investigacion y educacion en enfermeriaWomen who became parents after assisted reproduction described an emotional rollercoaster. They felt the burden fell on them, sought information online, and said partner support plus empathetic clinicians made the process easier.
• RNSystematic Review2025Patient Participation for Frail Older Persons and Their Next of Kin in Hospital Care-A Scoping Review.International journal of older people nursingFrail older patients and their next of kin in hospital felt they were participating when staff gave understandable information, listened, and let them make decisions. They felt excluded when staff were unavailable, gave information hastily, or ignored their concerns.
• RNRCT2025Nursing Intervention "EducaTHE" to Improve Knowledge and Self-care Behaviors for Hypertensive Disorders in Pregnant Women: a Randomized Controlled Pilot Study.Investigacion y educacion en enfermeriaPregnant women who received four nurse-led education sessions and a booklet scored higher on knowledge and self-care behaviors than women receiving usual prenatal care. The program was feasible and well accepted, but total behavioral determinants did not show a clear between-group difference.
• PTOTSLPRNSystematic Review2025Care provided by humanoid robots: a scoping review.Investigacion y educacion en enfermeriaHumanoid robots in healthcare were used mainly for social interaction, with some physical rehabilitation support and health information. This review mapped how they were used, not whether they improved patient outcomes.
• RNOther2025Serious game as an educational tool to promote the health of children and adolescents with cancer.Investigacion y educacion en enfermeria15 children and adolescents with cancer rated a printed board game about cancer and treatment as acceptable for usability, with a mean score of 95.16 on a 0 to 100 scale. It did not show improved knowledge, anxiety, or clinical outcomes.
• RNSurvey2025An evaluation of the Syrian pregnant women's prenatal care satisfaction: a cross-sectional study.Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S PSyrian pregnant women's prenatal care satisfaction score was 73.39 on a scale from 22 to 110, but most had received fewer than the recommended number of visits. Ignorance, money, and transport were common barriers.
• RNRCT2025Improving respectful maternity care through group antenatal care: Findings from a cluster randomized controlled trial.MidwiferyPregnant women in group antenatal care reported more respectful experiences than routine care: fewer said they were treated differently because of personal attributes, and more found wait times and information acceptable.
• PTRNOther2025Education Programs for Patients With Parkinson's Disease Receiving Deep Brain Stimulation: A Scoping Review.Western journal of nursing researchSeven studies describe patient education for Parkinson's disease with deep brain stimulation. Nurses, therapists, and physicians delivered materials, apps, and counselling. Reported outcomes included better social adjustment, satisfaction, and mobility, but the evidence is too small and varied to prove benefit.
• RNOther2025Effects of Anxiety Focused Nursing Interventions on Anxiety, Cognitive Function and Delirium in Neurocritical Patients: A Non-Randomized Controlled Design.Nursing in critical carePatients in a neurological ICU who received a structured anxiety-focused nursing bundle had lower anxiety, better cognitive scores and less delirium than patients receiving routine care. The bundle included many nursing actions, so no single part can be credited.
• PTOTRNQualitative2025Experiences and challenges of family caregivers of people with lower limb amputation: a qualitative study.Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S PFamily caregivers of people with major lower limb amputation described exhaustion, fear of falls, and poor preparation for stump care and transfers. They wanted practical home training, clear discharge information, and ongoing phone or visit support.
• RNSystematic Review2025Effects of Nonpharmacological Interventions on Stress, Anxiety, and Depression of Pregnant Women: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis.Worldviews on evidence-based nursingSpiritual meditation ranked as the most effective nonpharmacological intervention for reducing stress, anxiety, and depression in pregnant women. Mindfulness-based stress reduction was the top choice specifically for stress. Most other therapies, including yoga and music, showed no significant benefit over standard prenatal care.
• RNOther2025Are EDs the Only Option? Hospital-Based Alternatives to the Emergency Department for Mental Health Crises: A Scoping Review.International journal of mental health nursingHospital-based alternatives to emergency departments for mental health crises include short observation units, psychiatric emergency services, peer-led safe havens, and specialised programmes. Evaluations report patient satisfaction and some reduced ED use, but the review cannot prove these services work better than standard care.
• RNSurvey2025Person-Centered Perinatal Health Care and Empowerment During Pregnancy, Birth, and Postpartum: A Cross-Sectional Mixed-Methods Analysis.Journal of midwifery & women's healthHigher person-centered prenatal and maternity care scores were linked with birthing people feeling empowered to advocate all the time. Clear information, respect, decision-making, and allowing support persons stood out.
• RNOther2025Health literacy of adults from primary care with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a cross-sectional study.Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S PAdults with type 2 diabetes in primary care who had less schooling reported the most difficulty understanding health information and knowing what to do. Men and people with lower fasting glucose reported easier interaction with health professionals.
• PTOTRNSystematic Review2025Interprofessional Collaborations on Interventions for People With Loneliness: A Scoping Review.Nursing openTeam-based loneliness programmes used home visits, phone calls, digital groups and art sessions. Several studies reported lower loneliness, but collaboration details were unclear and many were not controlled trials.
• RNSurvey2025Association between the COVID-19 infodemic and depression symptom screening in older adults.Revista latino-americana de enfermagemDepression symptom screening in 3,307 Brazilian older adults was linked to COVID-19 media exposure, but after accounting for background factors, those with frequent television or radio, or two to five hours social media, were less likely to screen positive than no exposure.
• RNRCT2025The Effect of Mother's Gentle Human Touch on Preterm Neonate's Pain and Maternal Anxiety During Venipuncture in Turkiye.Research in nursing & healthPreterm babies whose mothers used gentle touch on the head and abdomen during blood draws had lower pain scores, less crying, lower heart rate and higher oxygen levels. Their mothers also reported less anxiety. All babies had mothers present, a lullaby, and standard care.
• RNCohort2025Liver frailty and impact of liver transplants on transplanted patients' health.Revista latino-americana de enfermagemOne year after liver transplant, frailty, anxiety and depression scores were lower, while diabetes and high blood pressure were more common.
• RNRCT2025The Effect of Music and Eye Masks on Sleep Quality and Delirium in Abdominal Surgery Intensive Care Patients: Randomized Controlled Trial.Nursing in critical careSleep quality improved on days 2 and 3 in post-abdominal surgery ICU patients given eye masks plus calming classical music for three nights; day-3 delirium screening scores were lower, but observed delirium cases did not differ.
• RNRCT2025Impact of Telecounselling, Home Monitoring and Exercise on Hospital Readmissions and Quality of Life in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Randomized Controlled Trial.International journal of nursing practiceTwelve weeks of nurse-led telecounselling and home exercise monitoring cut COPD hospital admissions from a mean of 3.26 to 1.51. Quality of life improved in physical function, pain and general health, but not mental health or social functioning.
• RNRCT2025Effects of Preoperative Mobilization Education Using the Teach-Back Method on Patient Outcomes After Gynecological Surgery: A Randomized-Controlled Study.Nursing & health sciencesAfter gynecological oncology surgery, teach-back mobilization education reduced reported strain/pain and dependence during mobilization at days 0, 1, and 2, improved recovery at days 2 and 15, and increased satisfaction with nursing care versus usual care.
• RNRCT2025Patient Reported Experiences of Receiving Person-Centred, Nurse-Led Follow-Up After Revascularisation for Intermittent Claudication: Secondary Analysis of a Randomised Controlled Trial.Journal of clinical nursingPatients receiving person-centred nurse-led follow-up after surgery for intermittent claudication reported better self-care information, clearer nurse responsibility and more opportunity to talk privately with nurses. At 1 year, most quality-of-care items showed no difference.
• RNOther2026Comparison of the Effects of Plastic-Free Diet, Plastic-Free Diet Education and Exposure Feedback on Urinary Bisphenol: A Levels in Adolescents.The Journal of school nursing : the official publication of the National Association of School NursesThe approaches did not differ, but plastic-free diet, plastic-free diet education, and BPA exposure feedback all lowered adolescents' urinary BPA from pre-test to post-test.
• RNSurvey2025Evaluation of Organ Donation Attitudes in The Context of Health Literacy and Fatalism: A Cross-Sectional Correlational Study.Nursing & health sciencesFatalistic beliefs were linked to more negative attitudes toward organ donation, while higher health literacy was linked to more supportive attitudes. Health literacy only partly explained the fatalism link, so fatalism may be more strongly linked than health literacy.
• RNCohort2025The Longitudinal Effects of Low Body Mass Index on Unfavorable Physical Health Outcomes Among Older Adults Receiving Homecare Nursing: A Prospective Cohort Study.Research in nursing & healthOlder homecare nursing clients with BMI under 20 were more likely to have unfavorable physical health outcomes at 1, 3, and 6 months than clients with BMI 20 or higher. These outcomes included pressure sores, falls, infections, dehydration, pain, and breathing problems.
• OTRNQualitative2025Value-Based Experiences Related to Digital Follow-Up Services Among Critical Care Survivors: An International Qualitative Study.Nursing & health sciencesICU survivors wanted tailored digital follow-up that gives trusted information, contact with professionals, peer support and simple accessible tools. They also described feeling powerless and needing help returning to work, family life and memory tasks.
• RNSystematic Review2025Systematic Review of Patients' Perceptions of the Contributing Factors That Led to Falling in Acute Care Hospitals During Their Hospitalisation.Nursing openPatients who fell in Australian acute hospitals linked falls to waiting too long for help, unclear fall-risk signs, and nurses not listening. They said clear explanations and being listened to helped them understand risk and ask for help.
• RNCohort2025Assessment of the performance of early warning scores in patients with COVID-19.Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S PThe NEWS-based scores caught more deterioration, ICU admission and death, but also produced many false alarms. MEWS and qSOFA were better at confirming patients were not deteriorating.
• RNCohort2025Childhood Maltreatment, Labor Duration, and Intrapartum Synthetic Oxytocin Dose and Duration: A Potential Oxytocin-Linked Contributor to Labor Outcomes in Black Birthing People.Journal of midwifery & women's healthIn 109 Black birthing people, childhood maltreatment scores were not associated with labor duration or synthetic oxytocin dose and duration overall. In the 47 induced labors, higher physical abuse scores were associated with longer labor and higher synthetic oxytocin dose and duration.
• PTOTRNMeta-Analysis2025The Effects of Aerobic and Resistance Exercise on Depression and Anxiety: Systematic Review With Meta-Analysis.International journal of mental health nursingPrescribed aerobic, resistance, or mixed exercise reduced depression and anxiety symptoms in adults with diagnosed conditions compared to usual care. Effects were large for depression and moderate for anxiety. The specific type of exercise did not change the benefit for depression.