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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• RNCohort2026The impact of social determinants of health on mental and behavioral health trajectories of breast cancer survivors: A longitudinal cohort study.European journal of oncology nursing : the official journal of European Oncology Nursing SocietyAnxiety rose over time in 64 breast cancer survivors. Higher financial toxicity tracked with worse reported cognitive function and fatigue, and less recreational access with more anxiety. Sleep did not change. These links were associations, not proof that interventions work.
• RNSystematic Review2026Structural Vulnerability in Health Research: A Systematic Mixed Studies Review.Journal of advanced nursingDefinitions of structural vulnerability were consistent across thirty-seven U.S. studies, but measurement varied. Quantitative work often used individual indicators such as housing, food insecurity and criminal justice experiences, while qualitative work focused on upstream systems.
• PTOTRNCohort2026Healing at Home: Receipt of Home Health Care and Patient-Centered Outcomes Among Older Adults After Acute Myocardial Infarction.Journal of the American Medical Directors AssociationHome health care after AMI made no significant difference to days not at home in older adults. It was linked to a lower chance of a 5-point or greater physical health status decline.
• RNQualitative2026What Does Family-Centered Care Mean to You? A Qualitative Study Examining Perceptions of Mothers of Children With Medical Complexity.Journal of family nursingMothers of children with medical complexity said family-centered care meant choices, understanding home life, reassessing changing needs, a supported care network, and attention to parent mental health. They warned against dumping all responsibility on parents.
• RNQualitative2025'Remember, You Are Not Alone': A Qualitative Internet-Mediated Study of Anxiety Among Adolescents on Reddit.International journal of mental health nursingAdolescents with anxiety turned to Reddit because they feared stigma from family and found professional support inadequate. They used the platform to seek advice, narrate their distress, and find comfort in anonymous peers who validated their experiences and shared coping strategies.
• RNQualitative2025Military Nursing in the Brazilian Army (1992-2020): perspectives of nursing officers in light of Bourdieu.Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S PFifteen Brazilian Army nursing officers described a conflict between their nursing identity and military hierarchy. They reported losing autonomy as military orders prioritized administrative tasks over patient care. Female officers noted persistent gender barriers in leadership, despite equal pay at rank.
• RNCohort2025Adherence to the acceleration of total postoperative recovery protocol and perioperative complications in cancer patients.Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S PIn 229 ICU patients after cancer surgery, 157 had complications and 27 died. Adherence to fluid limits, early refeeding, and nausea prevention was associated with fewer complications; age and immediate postoperative SOFA were linked to death.
• RNSystematic Review2025Experiences and Perceptions of Hospital to Home Transitional Care for Parents of Premature Infants in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: A Qualitative Meta-Synthesis.Nursing openParents of preterm infants moving from NICU to home felt relieved but unsafe without hospital monitoring. Many lacked confidence in feeding and care; parents reported feeling more prepared when they had hands-on NICU involvement and continued support.
• PTOTSLPRNSurvey2025Primary healthcare professionals' knowledge and self-efficacy on palliative care.Revista brasileira de enfermagemMost primary care professionals in São Paulo had contact with palliative care patients but lacked specific training. Nurses reported higher confidence in patient communication and daily care tasks, while physicians scored higher on medication knowledge. All groups showed gaps in recognizing their own and others' roles in the multidisciplinary team.
• RNRCT2025Evaluation of the effectiveness of solutions for clearing neonatal central venous catheters: randomized study.Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S PSaline, vitamin C and heparin cleared clot-blocked neonatal central venous catheters equally well in lab tests. No difference was found in attempts or time, and all devices cleared.
• RNCase-Control2025Factors associated with the occurrence of COVID-19 in the pediatric population in hospital settings: a case-control study.Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S PAmong hospitalized children, emergency or intensive care admission, corticosteroid use, runny nose and comorbidities were linked to a positive COVID-19 test. These associations did not prove cause.
• RNSystematic Review2025Quality of Life in Chronic Heart Failure With Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A Systematic Review.Nursing openSleep apnea is associated with worse quality of life in chronic heart failure. CPAP may improve quality of life in obstructive sleep apnea, but adaptive servo-ventilation was associated with increased mortality in reduced ejection fraction, so use caution.
• RNCohort2025Predictive model of surgical infection to enhance patient safety: A retrospective cohort study.Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S PInfection chance was higher with older age, longer operating time, not using video-assisted surgery, higher wound contamination, higher ASA class, and general surgery among 20,778 surgeries.
• OTRNQualitative2025Experiences and Perceptions of Functional Recovery in Late-Life Depression: A Qualitative Study.International journal of mental health nursingOlder adults recovering from depression described functional recovery as pushing through low motivation, accepting changed abilities, managing pain and fatigue, and relying on routines, family, pets and feeling understood.
• RNPilot2026Family-Centred Care Rounds in a Neonatal Intensive Care Setting: An Implementation Sciences Feasibility Study.Nursing in critical careFamily-centred rounds were run in a NICU, but parental participation was low and variable. Overall collaboration, parental stress, and satisfaction did not improve; coordination and feeling involved did.
• RNCohort2026Acute Stress and Need for Psychological Follow-Up Care in Parents of Children Treated at the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit.Nursing in critical careBefore discharge, no parent, child, or treatment factor tested in the final model was linked to acute stress disorder, although 63.5% of parents met its criteria. Parents at PTSD risk reported needing follow-up care eight times more often.
• RNSurvey2026Prevalence and Determinants of Health Care Utilization Among Dutch Women in the First Year Postpartum.Journal of midwifery & women's health89.6% of Dutch postpartum women reported a health problem, and 94.2% used health care. Fatigue and back pain were common. Awareness, insurance, self-rated health, religion, and self-efficacy were linked to use.
• RNQualitative2026"We Don't Take Care of Ourselves": A Qualitative Study on Self-Management Challenges and Health Needs Among Older Family Care Partners of Persons With Heart Failure.Research in gerontological nursingOlder heart failure caregivers described time, anxiety and physical limits blocking their own self-care, yet duty to care recipients motivated them to stay active. They wanted peer support for caregivers and practical guidance, not patient-focused groups.
• RNSystematic Review2026Evaluating School-Based Substance Use Services: Insights From a Systematic Review.The Journal of school healthSchool-based substance use services generally produced lower self-reported use, improved attitudes, and sometimes fewer missed classes in nine included studies. CRAFFT and motivational interviewing were common, but evidence was limited.
• RNQualitative2025Use of Social Media to Support Gestational Diabetes Risk Reduction for American Indian and Alaska Native Females: A Qualitative Study Soliciting Perspectives From American Indian and Alaska Native Youth, Mothers, and Content Experts.The science of diabetes self-management and careAI/AN female youth and mothers said gestational diabetes risk messages should use short videos, humor, culture, and real AI/AN role models. They also warned social media can be unsafe and spread misinformation. These were content preferences, not tested interventions.
• RNOther2025Religious-spiritual coping among family members of children requiring continuous and complex care: a mixed-methods study.Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S PFamily caregivers of children needing continuous and complex care reported more positive than negative religious-spiritual coping. Younger caregivers had more negative coping; smaller households had more positive coping. Ask families about spiritual resources.
• RNQualitative2025Women's Experiences with a Perinatal Peer Support Specialist Program.MCN. The American journal of maternal child nursingWomen with perinatal mental health symptoms valued a virtual peer support specialist who did not know them, shared lived experience, and offered resources. They said having someone to talk to helped their mental health feel better, but this is not evidence the program works.
• RNSystematic Review2025Prophylactic dressings for preventing nasal pressure ulcer in premature newborns: an effectiveness review.Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S PHydrocolloid dressings and 1.8 mm silicone gel sheets appear to reduce nasal pressure ulcers in preterm newborns using CPAP or non-invasive ventilation, compared with no dressing or routine care. Evidence quality is low, so monitor skin closely.
• RNRCT2025Improving Palliative Care Knowledge and Intentions Among Great Plains American Indians: Efficacy Results From a Randomized Clinical Trial Testing a Culture-Centric Palliative Care Message.The American journal of hospice & palliative careBoth a culture-centric and a general palliative care video were associated with higher knowledge than no message, but neither changed intentions to talk about palliative care. The culture-centric video made viewers feel more engaged with the characters.
• RNSystematic Review2025Breastfeeding and its dimensions: an integrative review of health students' knowledge.Revista brasileira de enfermagemHealth students' breastfeeding knowledge focuses heavily on biology and clinical management. They rarely learn about sociocultural barriers, laws, or complementary feeding. This gap means new graduates may lack the context needed to support mothers beyond technical advice.
• RNSurvey2026Underrated risk: Food insecurity and distress of Filipino Americans with hypertension in a primary care setting.Journal of the American Association of Nurse PractitionersFilipino American adults with hypertension who reported food insecurity had higher distress, more sleep problems, worry, and sadness than food-secure adults, even after accounting for income, age, and gender.
• RNSystematic Review2026Identifying Indigenous People's Grieving and Funeral Practices as Components for Establishing a Grief Support Framework: An Integrative Literature Review.Journal of psychiatric and mental health nursingGrief support for Indigenous people relies on collective community involvement, specific traditional and ancestral rituals, and open expression of emotion. Nurses must ask about these cultural practices rather than assuming standard hospital bereavement protocols fit the family's needs.
• PTRNQualitative2026A Sisterhood of Women: The Process of Co-Creating Recommendations for Improved Pessary Self-Management Support.Journal of advanced nursingEight women who already self-manage pessaries described barriers including painful insertion, limited pessary choice, conflicting information, stigma, and worry about losing clinic support. They asked for practical written guidance, accessible follow-up, peer support, and care that acknowledges emotional impact.
• RNQualitative2025Solutions to Enhance Oral Care Among Hospitalised Patients: A Participatory Design Process Developed Jointly by Patients and Healthcare Professionals.Scandinavian journal of caring sciencesPatients and hospital staff co-designed two oral-care solutions: an admission bag with a short postcard and oral-care products, and a ward network supported by dental hygienists. The study developed the designs; it did not test whether they improve oral care.
• PTOTRNCohort2025Community Cardiac Rehabilitation Program: Lessons Learned for Long-Term Outcomes.Worldviews on evidence-based nursingSix months after cardiac rehabilitation, patients continued to improve walking distance and kept waist size down, but blood pressure, weight, BMI, depression, physical activity and medication adherence worsened. Diet and smoking gains held.
• RNOther2025Adherence to pharmacological treatment after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: context analysis.Revista brasileira de enfermagemAfter stem cell transplant, medication adherence at home was shaped by distress, side effects, forgetfulness, complex regimens, family support, and clear discharge teaching. The review mapped these factors but did not show which intervention improves adherence.
• PTRNSystematic Review2025Parent-Infant Attachment and Gross Motor Development During the First 2 Years of Life: A Systematic Review.Nursing & health sciencesSecure parent-infant attachment and positive interaction were linked to better gross motor development in seven of 10 included studies during infants' first 2 years. The evidence is observational and does not prove cause.
• RNOther2025Myocardial Infarction and Traditional Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Older Patients in Primary Care.Revista brasileira de enfermagem10.5% of 1,322 older primary-care patients in northern Brazil had myocardial infarction. MI was more frequent with hypertension, diabetes, high cholesterol, obesity and kidney disease; smoking was not.
• RNSystematic Review2025Nursing practices and complications associated with peripheral catheterization for outpatient antineoplastic therapy: scoping review.Revista brasileira de enfermagemScoping review of nursing practices for peripheral IVs during outpatient chemotherapy identified phlebitis, extravasation, and infection as key complications. It mapped evidence on site selection, skin prep, and monitoring but found no trials testing these interventions.
• RNSurvey2025Factors associated with oral frailty in elderly stroke patients in Eastern China.Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S PHalf of 300 hospitalized elderly stroke patients met oral frailty criteria. Older age, smoking, prior stroke, few teeth, chewing difficulty, poor oral health and low social support were linked. Nurses can screen with the Oral Frailty Index-8.
• RNQualitative2025Experiences of women facing intimate partner violence during the revocation of protective orders.Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S PWomen who revoked protective orders felt guilt and shame but believed the violence would stop. They cited financial dependence, children's needs, and emotional bonds. Nurses should assess these complex motivations rather than viewing revocation as passivity.
• RNSystematic Review2026The Participation of Older Persons in the Adoption of Age-Friendly Care Models in Hospital Settings: A Scoping Review.Nursing & health sciencesAcross five hospital studies, older persons were asked for surveys, interviews or feedback, usually only while age-friendly care models were being introduced. They were not partners in embedding or sustaining the changes.
• RNSurvey2026The Differential Impact of Emotional Support on Social Problem-Solving and Mental Health Among Latina Immigrant Survivors of Adverse Childhood Experiences.Research in nursing & healthAmong Latina immigrant women with childhood trauma, emotional support was associated with better problem-solving for some trauma profiles and lower depression and anxiety for others, but it did not buffer all symptoms equally.
• PTRNQualitative2026Perspectives and Beliefs Surrounding Postpartum Care and Physical Activity of South Asian Immigrant Women in Canada.The Canadian journal of nursing research = Revue canadienne de recherche en sciences infirmieresSouth Asian immigrant mothers in Canada often count housework and childcare as their physical activity, while viewing leisure exercise as optional or guilt-inducing. They relied on online sources for postpartum exercise advice and found outdoor walking limited by cold weather.
• RNCohort2025Diastolic dysfunction in primary care: medical and nursing interlocutions.Revista brasileira de enfermagemIn primary-care adults, E/A ratio abnormality was not linked to cardiovascular hospitalization or death once age and sex were considered, although 84.9% of participants had E/A alterations without a formal heart failure diagnosis.
• PTRNCohort2025Cognitive and physical functions among Chinese community-dwelling older adults with motoric cognitive risk syndrome: A prospective cohort study.International journal of nursing sciencesIn 4,217 Chinese older adults, those with motoric cognitive risk syndrome had lower cognition and physical function, and both groups declined over follow-up. Adults without it showed better global cognition and repeated chair stand performance, but worse visuospatial ability.
• RNCohort2025The role of oncology nurse navigators in the outcomes of surgical patients with head and neck cancer.Revista brasileira de enfermagemHead and neck cancer patients followed by oncology nurse navigators reached multidisciplinary assessments sooner, adhered better, had surgery sooner and fewer emergency visits, though hospital stay did not differ.
• RNSystematic Review2025Enhancing accessibility through nurse-led clinics in primary care: An integrative review of models of care.International journal of nursing sciencesNurse-led primary care clinics reported better access and outcomes across models, but most evidence was observational, so they cannot prove a single model works.
• RNSystematic Review2025Transition experiences of patients and families upon discharge from intensive care: a scoping review.Revista latino-americana de enfermagemAdult patients and families described ICU-to-inpatient transfer as stressful and poorly explained. Across 30 studies, gaps in information and communication appeared at assessment, planning, execution and follow-up. Nurses should expect unmet needs and give clear information.
• RNCohort2025Trajectories of cumulative fluid balance and the association with pressure injuries in ICU patients.International journal of nursing sciencesICU patients whose cumulative fluid balance rose rapidly over the first 7 days had more pressure injuries, even after accounting for severity and ICU treatments. Treat rapid accumulation as a skin-risk signal in nursing care, but this does not prove that changing fluids prevents injuries.
• RNOther2025An Expert Knowledge Algorithm and Model Predicting Wound Healing Trends for a Decision Support System for Pressure Injury Management in Home Care Nursing: Development and Validation Study.JMIR nursingA home-care pressure injury algorithm matched an expert nurse's recommendations in most of 12 test cases, but its wound-healing prediction ranges were narrower than intended. It may guide wound care, but it does not prove better patient outcomes.
• PTOTRNQualitative2025A Phenomenological Study of Older Individuals' Experiences of Safety at Home.Scandinavian journal of caring sciencesOlder people receiving homecare described safety as staying in their own home, having nature, neighbours, and reliable help. They also reported falls, anxiety, loneliness, and practical barriers such as high bathroom thresholds.
• PTOTSLPRNSystematic Review2025Care for patients with hematologic neoplasms: contextual analysis resulting from a scoping review.Revista brasileira de enfermagemCare for blood cancer patients is shaped by gaps in training, communication, and access. Advance care planning and symptom self-management are underused due to lack of formal education and infrastructure, while technologies like mobile apps help monitor symptoms and reduce hospital stays.
• RNSurvey2025Tuberculosis detection actions in Primary Health Care during the COVID-19 pandemic.Revista brasileira de enfermagemDuring the pandemic, TB detection actions in São Paulo primary care changed significantly. While more respiratory symptomatic patients were examined, the time to notify cases increased and consultation offers fluctuated. This suggests a shift in diagnostic focus that may have delayed official tracking.
• RNCohort2025Development and validation of a stroke risk prediction model using regional healthcare big data and machine learning.International journal of nursing sciencesA machine-learning stroke risk model beat a standard model in 92,172 Chinese adults; hypertension, age, and diabetes were top factors, but it was not tested outside its original records.