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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- RNOther2026Association between fatigue and self-care in patients with heart failure: a cross-sectional study.Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S PAmong 99 heart failure outpatients, fatigue and self-care were not linked. Most had substantial fatigue (71.7% general, 66.7% exertional), and worse functional class tracked with exertional fatigue.
- RNQualitative2026Views of Advanced Nurse Practitioners on Their Roles and Responsibilities in Community Care for Home-Dwelling Patients: A Qualitative Descriptive Study.Nursing openAdvanced nurse practitioners described their community role as hybrid: combining nursing and medical care, home visits, prescribing and network coordination for home-dwelling older patients and families. These are their perceptions, not evidence of effectiveness.
- RNCohort2026Assessment of patients' perception of the use of an implantable cardiac electronic device.Revista brasileira de enfermagemIn 76 pacemaker users at a Brazilian clinic, most felt safe, informed, and not physically impaired, and said the device did not bother daily life. Some thought about it daily, and many wanted the public better informed.
- RNOther2026Effectiveness of the PASRR Program Compared With Claims Data in Identifying Nursing Home Admissions With Mental Illness.Journal of the American Medical Directors AssociationOnly 11.3% of nursing home admissions with claims/encounter-derived serious mental illness had a positive PASRR serious mental illness screen. Staff should not rely on that flag alone to identify residents who need mental health care planning.
- RNSurvey2026Prevalence of Low Back Pain and Associated Factors Among Family Caregivers of Patients With Disabilities in Shenzhen, China: A Cross-Sectional Study Based on Binary Logistic Regression Modelling.Nursing openMore than half of family caregivers of patients with disabilities in Shenzhen reported low back pain. Frequent repositioning, longer caregiving years, unsafe handling behaviours and low social support were linked to higher odds of pain. These are associations, not causes.
- RNOther2026Predictors of Treatment Adherence in Outpatients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: Cross-Sectional Study.JMIR nursingOnly 36.9% of COPD outpatients adhered to both inhaled medication and breathing exercises. Nurses who assess inhaler technique and breathing exercises may identify patients with better knowledge and skills as more likely to adhere.