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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• RNOther2026Geographic Variation of Gabapentinoids and Opioids in US Nursing Homes.Journal of the American Medical Directors AssociationGabapentinoids were used by 13.4% of long-stay US nursing home residents, opioids by 9.1%, and both by 5.4%. Opioid and combined use varied widely by region. Combined use may need monitoring for sedation and falls.
• RNSystematic Review2026Mapping Scandinavian Hospital-at-Home Organisations and Interventions for Patients With Acute Somatic Illness-A Scoping Review.Scandinavian journal of caring sciencesScandinavian Hospital-at-Home programmes used specialised acute nursing teams to deliver intravenous fluids, antibiotics, blood tests and vital-sign monitoring at home, mostly for adults aged 65 or older with infections, dehydration or COPD exacerbations.
• RNQualitative2026Understanding Patients' Experiences of Digital Ethics in a Digitalised Healthcare System.Nursing openThirteen outpatients described using e-Nabız and MHRS as convenient but unsettling: they could see their records but did not know who else accessed them, which eroded trust and caused distress. They asked for clearer consent and access controls.
• RNQualitative2026Cognitive Restructuring for Depressive Symptoms Applied by Mental Health Nurses: Designing the Structure and Contents.International nursing reviewExperts and people with depression drafted a structured cognitive restructuring programme for nurses to use with people who have depressive symptoms. It sets session flow and content, but the paper says it has not yet been tested for feasibility or effectiveness.
• OTRNCohort2026Impact of Cognitive Status at Skilled Nursing Facility Admission on Days Spent at Home Over the Year Following Traumatic Brain Injury Among Older Adults.Journal of the American Medical Directors AssociationAmong older adults with traumatic brain injury discharged to skilled nursing, lower brief cognitive screen scores at admission were linked with fewer days at home over the next year. Severe impairment had the lowest days at home.
• RNSurvey2026Associations Between Specific Forms of Teasing and Body Image Dissatisfaction in Adolescents: A School-Based Study.The Journal of school healthAdolescents who had been mocked about appearance, stared at, called weight names, or teased about coordination were more likely to report dissatisfaction about being too heavy or too thin. The associations were similar for boys and girls.
• RNCohort2026Patient-Count and Perceived Workload Associations With Missed Nursing Care: A Multicenter Repeated-Measures Study.Journal of nursing scholarship : an official publication of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of NursingNurses reported missing care activities on most shifts. While workload and missed care were linked overall, no single workload measure stood out after statistical correction. Patient counts alone did not explain missed care, suggesting perceived workload dimensions require further study.
• RNCohort2026The Clinical and Economic Value of ClearGuard HD in the Inpatient Setting for Hemodialysis Catheter Management.Journal of infusion nursing : the official publication of the Infusion Nurses SocietyFewer bloodstream infections and lower infection costs were reported after inpatient hemodialysis units switched catheter hub caps from Tego with Curos to ClearGuard antimicrobial caps.
• OTRNSystematic Review2026A Systematic Review of Worldwide Guidelines, Protocols, and Health Care Standards for Provision of Palliative Care Services in Progressive Neurological Disorders.Journal of nursing scholarship : an official publication of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of NursingPalliative care guidelines for progressive neurological disorders emphasize symptom management, caregiver support and early planning, but spiritual wellbeing is rarely covered and no guideline addresses all four WHO domains.
• RNQualitative2026Hope in breastfeeding in the context of breastfeeding counseling: a qualitative analysis based on the Multidimensional Model of Hope.Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S PWomen who received breastfeeding counselling from a nurse described the counsellor’s reassurance and practical help as sustaining hope through pain, family judgment, and work pressures.
• RNOther2026Effect of an Integrated Early Enteral Nutrition Management Protocol on Nutritional Target Attainment in Mechanically Ventilated ICU Patients: A Quasi-Experimental Study Guided by the MRC Framework.Nursing in critical careMechanically ventilated ICU patients on a structured early feeding protocol met more of their calorie target by days 3 and 7 with no detected increase in feeding intolerance. The protocol bundled usual care with Chinese medicine support, so no single part can be credited.
• RNQualitative2026Experiences and perceptions of sleep quality among older adults in Bangka Belitung, Indonesia: a qualitative study.Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S POlder adults described poor sleep driven by worry, family stress, heat, and lighting. They managed it with prayer, dhikr, calming thoughts, and short daytime naps, while receiving little formal sleep guidance.
• RNRCT2026Effects of intradialytic nutrition on dialysis adequacy and fatigue in hemodialysis patients: a randomized crossover study.Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S PEating a standardized meal during hemodialysis did not reduce dialysis adequacy or worsen fatigue compared to not eating. However, it caused significantly greater drops in systolic and diastolic blood pressure during the session. Close hemodynamic monitoring is required.
• RNOther2026Direct cost of trabeculectomy in the Brazilian public health system: a micro-costing analysis in a university hospital.Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S PTrabeculectomy direct supply costs averaged R$388.32 and were below public health system reimbursement, but waiting time rose from 18 days in 2020 to 122 days in 2025, so direct cost alone did not translate into timely access.
• RNQualitative2026Recommendations From a Health Care Provider's Perspective for Better Implementation of Telemedicine and Telenursing: Descriptive Qualitative Approach.JMIR nursingNurses and other providers described telemedicine and telenursing as useful for access, education, wound care, follow-up and monitoring, but said not all care can be remote. They wanted clearer rules, training, secure records and reliable internet.
• RNQualitative2026Patient Participation in Nursing Handover in a Coronary Intensive Care Unit: A Qualitative Study.Nursing openPatients in a coronary ICU rarely spoke up during bedside handover, viewing it as a professional meeting. Nurses worried about causing distress or confusion. Active participation requires explicit invitations and plain language, not just physical presence at the bedside.
• RNNarrative Review2026Artificial Intelligence in Family Nursing: An Evidence-Informed Policy Framework for Safe and Equitable Integration.International nursing reviewNurses should use artificial intelligence outputs as prompts for assessment and conversation, not as decisions. This policy framework is not tested evidence that the tools improve family care.
• RNQualitative2026Developing personas and empathy maps to understand perceptions of HPV self-sampling in the Somali American Community.Patient education and counselingSomali American women in Minnesota described varied reasons for avoiding cervical screening, from trauma and modesty to lack of knowledge. Nurses and providers may use these six patient personas to tailor education and offer HPV self-sampling, rather than assuming a single barrier.
• RNCohort2026Patient Safety Competency Among Operating Room Nurses: Associations With Safety Attitudes, Systems Thinking and Burnout in a Multicentre Cross-Sectional Study.Nursing openOperating room nurses with less than five years of experience or temporary contracts reported lower patient safety competency. Those who attended recent safety training scored higher. These are self-reported associations, not proof that training causes better performance.
• RNSystematic Review2026Application of Digital Health Interventions in Home Self-Management of Patients Undergoing Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: A Scoping Review and Future Perspectives.Nursing openDigital tools for post-TAVR home care show promise in improving exercise capacity and reducing readmissions. However, evidence is weak for hard outcomes like mortality, and adoption is hindered by poor digital literacy, connectivity issues, and lack of insurance coverage. Nurse-led screening and simplified tools are key.
• RNCohort2026Clinical and Technical Factors Associated With Tunnelled Central Venous Catheter Dysfunction in Haemodialysis: A Multicentre Session-Level Retrospective Study.Nursing openDysfunction occurred in 2.5% of sessions. Left internal jugular placement, diabetes, and prior vascular access were linked to dysfunction. Heparin locks and line reversals tracked with dysfunction but likely reflected rescue measures. These findings are hypothesis-generating and do not prove cause.
• RNOther2026Construction of an Appropriate Needs Assessment Indicator System for Venous Access Devices in Patients With Septic Shock Based on Fluid Treatment Characteristics: A Delphi Study.Nursing openExperts agreed on a staged venous access assessment system for ICU nurses treating septic shock: match devices to resuscitation, optimization, stabilization, and evacuation needs. It is not tested in patients.
• RNOther2026Welcoming care practices for migrant children in Primary Health Care: a scoping review.Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S PWelcoming migrant children in primary care was described through appointments, growth and development checks, home visits, vaccination, screening, health education, and referrals. The review did not test whether these practices improve child health.
• RNRCTA Comparative Randomized Crossover Pilot Study Comparing Male External Urine Collection Devices in Home Settings.Journal of wound, ostomy, and continence nursing : official publication of The Wound, Ostomy and Continence Nurses SocietyBoth devices captured nearly all urine overnight, and no adverse events needed medical care. Thirteen men preferred the suction-assisted device, though it had more dislodgements, driven by one participant.
• RNCohort2026Effectiveness of an Information Platform-Based Multidisciplinary Enhanced Recovery After Surgery Program on Recovery After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation: A Non-Concurrent Controlled Study.Nursing openPatients receiving a nurse-led multidisciplinary ERAS pathway with digital support after TAVI had shorter hospital stays and better early mobility than those receiving standard care. The benefit came from the entire package of extra staff time and rehab, not just the app.
• RNOther2026Family Care Management of Patients With Chronic Diseases: A Concept Analysis.Nursing openFamily care management for chronic disease was defined as active family participation, holistic support, collaboration with providers, and adaptability. Nurses can use this as an assessment framework, but it is not evidence that it improves outcomes.
• RNCohort2026Predictors of Resilience Among Patients Living With Heart Failure Amid Escalating Sociopolitical Challenges: A Cross-Sectional Approach.Nursing openSelf-care maintenance and management, not depression or quality of life, predicted resilience in heart failure patients. Nurses should focus education on these self-care behaviours rather than assuming psychological distress drives poor adaptation.
• RNQualitative2026Self-Care Behaviors in Osteoporosis: A Cross-Cultural Study Using Multidimensional Analysis of Textual Data.Journal of nursing scholarship : an official publication of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of NursingItalian patients described osteoporosis self-care around doctors, tests and medicines. Spanish patients described it through daily routines, food, body sensations and falls. The difference was in language and meaning, not proof of better self-care.
• RNQualitative2026Why Women Don't Return: Nurse Perspectives on Follow-Up Care After Abnormal Cervical Cancer Screening Results in Mississippi's Public Health System.Public health nursing (Boston, Mass.)Nurses described barriers to women returning after abnormal cervical screening: low health literacy, cost, unreliable contact information, language barriers, staffing limits, poor EHR use, and limited specialty care. They suggested targeted education, proactive outreach, language support, staffing and training, and EHR tools.
• RNOther2026Assessment of the quality of notifications and investigations of congenital syphilis in Bahia, 2010-2021.Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S PCongenital syphilis forms in Bahia were better completed over time, but key child follow-up test fields were often blank or inconsistent. Missing lab dates may mean tests were not done or not recorded.
• RNSurvey2026The Relationship Between Preoperative COVID-19 Fear and Anxiety Level Undergoing Elective Surgery Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study.Nursing openElective surgery patients scored 31 for state anxiety and 38.6 for trait anxiety on a 20-80 scale, both in the mild range. COVID-19 fear was not linked to state anxiety and only weakly linked to trait anxiety; state and trait anxiety were strongly linked.
• RNOther2026Functional Analysis and Quality Assessment of Mobile Applications for Managing Alcohol Use Disorder.International journal of addiction nursingNineteen of 33 alcohol recovery apps scored at least 3 of 5 on a quality scale, but they rarely evaluated data, guided users, or intervened during high-risk moments. Nurses can use these findings to help patients choose apps that track drinking and send useful alerts.
• RNSurvey2026Association Between Stroke-Related Knowledge and Self-Management Behaviours in Patients With Ischemic Stroke: Serial Mediation by Health Beliefs and Depression.Nursing openIn patients recovering from ischemic stroke, better stroke knowledge was linked with stronger health beliefs, fewer depressive symptoms and better self-management. The paper cannot show knowledge caused these behaviours.
• RNMeta-Analysis2026Effectiveness of Nursing and Non-Pharmacological Interventions in Reducing Intradialytic Hypotension Among Haemodialysis Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Nursing openNon-pharmacological interventions during haemodialysis were associated with higher systolic blood pressure, but the evidence was very low, and nurse-led bedside interventions did not show a clear effect.
• RNOther2026Lung Cancer Pain Quality Descriptors: More Similarities Than Differences by Patient Characteristics.Pain management nursing : official journal of the American Society of Pain Management NursesLung cancer patients chose many pain-quality words, and age, sex, race, education, or cancer stage changed choices little. Nurses can use those words to ask whether pain feels nerve-related, tissue-related, emotional, or burdensome.
• RNOther2026Mobile application for self-care in people with heart failure: a quasi-experimental study.Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S PHeart failure self-care scores changed unevenly after eight weeks using the Tum-Tum app plus verbal self-care guidance. Maintenance and confidence scores rose; management scores did not meet the study's cutoff for change. Maintenance stayed below 70.
• RNQualitative2026Focus Groups With American Indian/Alaska Native Adults to Discuss Substance Misuse and Access to Services.International journal of addiction nursingAmerican Indian/Alaska Native participants said they are missing from state and federal data, and that stigma, historical trauma, and fear of child removal keep them from seeking substance use help. They asked for early, family-based prevention and culturally appropriate treatment.
• RNCohort2026Salivary Excretion Of Torque Teno Virus And Sars-Cov-2 In Children Who Underwent Kidney Transplantation.Revista brasileira de enfermagemSalivary TTV copies did not track with SARS-CoV-2 PCR results in 31 pediatric kidney transplant recipients. TTV was detected in 30 of 31, but the study did not show it was linked to infection status.
• RNCohort2026Turkish Translation and Cultural Adaptation, Validity and Reliability of the CALCULATE Pressure Injury Risk Scale in Intensive Care Unit Patients.Nursing openTurkish ICU patients who later developed pressure injuries had higher day 1 CALCULATE scores than those who did not, and researchers and ICU nurses scored the scale consistently.
• RNOther2026Anticipated and Actual Pain Intensity in Patients Receiving Intravitreal Injections: A Cross Sectional Study.Nursing openPatients rated intravitreal injection pain after the procedure higher than before it. 68 of 115 had more pain than anticipated. Ask about expected pain and reassess afterward before assuming injections are comfortable.
• RNOther2026Effects of a Digital Decision Support System on Diabetes Management in a Real-World Home Care Setting: Prospective Quasi-Experimental Feasibility and Implementation Study.JMIR nursingFewer emergency admissions and lower morning glucose were recorded while home care nurses used structured nursing training, GlucoTab, physician-guided insulin initiation and standardized insulin titration protocols. The small study cannot separate components.
• RNOther2026Validity and Reliability of the Korean Version of the Supportive Care Needs Scale for Tuberculosis Patients.Nursing openA Korean translation of the Supportive Care Needs Scale for Tuberculosis patients proved valid and reliable for assessing five domains: physical, emotional, informational, social, and practical needs. Nurses can use this tool to identify unmet needs and plan individualized care.
• RNSurvey2026Cultural Adaptation and Evaluation of Selected Measurement Properties of Slovenian Version of Consumer Emergency Care Satisfaction Scale (CECSS-SLO).Nursing openThe Slovenian emergency care satisfaction questionnaire was judged relevant by experts and patients answered it in a way that fit together across 288 returned questionnaires. It can support nurse-led feedback, but does not yet prove it gives the same result over time or detects improvement.
• RNOther2026Use of the Neuman Systems Model in women's health: a scoping review.Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S PNurses used the Neuman Systems Model to organize women’s health care around stressors, lines of defense, and prevention. Only 19 studies were found, and most used parts of the model, not all elements.
• RNPilot2026Therapeutic potential of a psychosocial intervention in the mental health of women deprived of liberty.Revista brasileira de enfermagemA brief nurse-led intervention lowered depression and tension scores in incarcerated women. However, overall mental disorder symptoms did not improve significantly. The small sample size means this suggests potential rather than proving effectiveness.
• RNSystematic Review2026Daily care demands of children with complex chronic conditions at home: a scoping review.Revista brasileira de enfermagemSeven studies identified critical home care needs for technology-dependent children: respiratory management, ostomy care, and skin protection. Nurses must coordinate hands-on caregiver training during hospitalization to ensure safe discharge and prevent complications.
• RNSurvey2026Labor and birth care practices associated with exclusive breastfeeding at discharge.Revista brasileira de enfermagemIn 756 women, 85.0% were exclusively breastfeeding at discharge; privacy, skin-to-skin contact, feeding cue guidance, and positioning help were associated with higher rates, while cesarean birth and invasive procedures were associated with lower rates.
• RNQualitative2026Raising Awareness of Oral Care Through Co-Creation: A Qualitative Evaluation Study With Patients and Healthcare Professionals in a Hospital Setting.Scandinavian journal of caring sciencesStaff and patients reported more awareness of oral care after ward posters, admission goodie bags and dental hygienist support. Patients still hesitated to ask, staff still deprioritised it, and help with brushing felt intrusive to some.
• RNOther2026Cross-cultural adaptation and psychometric analysis of Teachers' Self-Efficacy in Asthma Management.Revista brasileira de enfermagemThe adapted Portuguese scale for teachers' asthma confidence was usable in 143 Brazilian teachers: most found it clear and scores moved together. It does not prove that training teachers improves child outcomes.
• RNQualitative2026Care coproduction strategies based on the experience of patients hospitalized for COVID-19: a multicenter qualitative study.Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S PRecovered patients described care coproduction as negotiation, not compliance. Clear information built trust, but rigid protocols and absent family involvement during discharge left them unprepared for recovery at home.