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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• RNQualitative2019Relatives' experiences of sharing a written life story about a close family member with dementia who has moved to residential care: An interview study.Nursing openRelatives of people with dementia moving to residential care found writing and sharing a life story stressful but a way to process grief. They needed time, clearer guidance, and flexible formats.
• RNCohort2019Effect of a care process programme on frail older people's life satisfaction.Nursing openA bundled care process programme for frail older people did not improve life satisfaction during the first 6 months, but between 6 and 12 months more people maintained or improved satisfaction than with usual care.
• RNSurvey2019Family members' beliefs and attitudes towards visiting policy in the intensive care units of Ghana.Nursing openGhanaian ICU families valued open visiting but wanted clear limits: patient approval, capped visit length and numbers, and one visitor at a time.
• RNQualitative2019Searching for "transformative moments": A qualitative study of nurses' work during home visits to COPD patients and their caregivers in Norway.Nursing openNurses in COPD home visits used the patient-caregiver relationship to surface conflicts, clarify oxygen and activity needs, and talk through adjustment. Spouses could both block and reveal problems, so nurses worked to recognise both parties.
• RNQualitative2019Summative Content Analysis for Understanding of Romantic Relationships Among Rural Mexican American Adolescent Women.Issues in mental health nursingRural Mexican-American adolescent females said male partners wanted sex and physical appearance, while they valued respect, honesty and being treated well. These perceptions are what culturally tailored sexual health education may need to address.
• RNSurvey2019Lower knowledge about diabetes among foreign-born compared to Swedish-born persons with diabetes-A descriptive study.Nursing openForeign-born adults with type 2 diabetes in Sweden had lower diabetes knowledge than Swedish-born adults, especially about diet, blood glucose testing and complications. Assess what a person knows before teaching. Being diagnosed in Sweden does not guarantee understanding.
• RNQualitative2019Balancing everyday life-Patients' experiences before, during and four months after kidney transplantation.Nursing openPatients before kidney transplantation focused on everyday life and hope, not future transplant details. In hospital, interest in education rose as energy returned, and after discharge they balanced home recovery with graft monitoring.
• PTOTRNSystematic Review2019A systematic mixed methods review: Recovering from a hip fracture in a health promoting perspective.Nursing openOlder adults recovering at home after hip fracture described recovery as a battle for independence. Support that strengthens their sense of control and motivation may matter more than exercise alone.
• OTSLPRNQualitative2019A qualitative study of experiences of health and social care in home mechanical ventilation.Nursing openPatients and family carers said home ventilation itself did not make life manageable. They valued reliable home teams but described fragmented services, fights for equipment, and exhausted family carers.
• RNSurvey2019The psychosocial self-efficacy in adolescents with type 1 diabetes.Nursing openAdolescents with type 1 diabetes reported good psychosocial self-efficacy, but this did not correlate with their blood sugar control. Self-efficacy was linked to how well they understood their condition and how comfortable they felt asking their nurse or doctor questions.
• RNSurvey2019A survey on patients' characteristics, perception of family support and diabetes self-management among type 2 diabetes patients in South-West Nigeria.Nursing openPatients who reported good family support had better diabetes self-management. Longer diabetes duration and previous diabetes education were also linked to better self-management.
• RNCohort2019The cortisol response in parents staying with a sick child at hospital.Nursing openParents staying overnight at the hospital with their sick child had significantly lower morning cortisol levels than when they were at home four weeks later. However, their ability to produce a normal cortisol surge after waking remained intact, suggesting they were not physiologically exhausted despite the stress.
• RNRCT2019Feasibility and effectiveness of two built environmental interventions on physical activity among 3-5-year-old preschoolers.Journal for specialists in pediatric nursing : JSPNAdding portable play equipment, with or without staff education, did not increase preschoolers' school-day physical activity over six weeks; activity declined in both Head Start centers.
• RNRCT2019Motivational Counseling to Reduce Sedentary Behaviors and Depressive Symptoms and Improve Health-Related Quality of Life Among Women With Metabolic Syndrome.The Journal of cardiovascular nursingIn women with metabolic syndrome, 12-week nurse-delivered telephone motivational counseling plus a lifestyle brochure reduced weekly sitting time and improved depressive symptoms and quality of life more than usual care or brochure alone.
• OTRNQualitative2019Hospital meals are existential asylums to hospitalized people with a neurological disease: A phenomenological-hermeneutical explorative study of the meaningfulness of mealtimes.Nursing openNeurological inpatients described hospital mealtimes as lonely, chaotic, and often mechanical. They said calm, unhurried service, eye contact, and simple conversation with nurses made meals feel human, safe, and connected to life outside the ward.
• RNOther2019Effects of Audio-Visual Stimulation on Hand Hygiene Compliance among Family and Non-Family Visitors of Pediatric Wards: A Quasi-Experimental Pre-post Intervention Study.Journal of pediatric nursingAudio-visual reminders increased hand hygiene compliance among pediatric ward visitors from 0.4% to 3.8%. Compliance remained clinically low, especially among family members staying with patients, who showed higher rates than non-family visitors but still rarely sanitized hands.
• RNCohort2019High-Intensity Telemedicine Reduces Emergency Department Use by Older Adults With Dementia in Senior Living Communities.Journal of the American Medical Directors AssociationUnadjusted emergency visits did not differ significantly for dementia residents in senior living with the telemedicine program. After adjustment, the annualized decrease was 24% versus a 4.5% increase in controls.
• RNSurvey2019Patient satisfaction with the quality of nursing care.Nursing openHospitalized patients rated nurses' courtesy and respect highest, but information about tests, treatments and what to expect lowest. Overall satisfaction was high, with 87.9% saying they would recommend the hospital.
• RNSystematic Review2019Factors that influence the health of older widows and widowers-A systematic review of quantitative research.Nursing openBereaved older adults often reported depression, anxiety, chronic disease and poor health. Support from children, living with children and perceived family care were linked to better quality of life and fewer depressive symptoms.
• RNCohort2019Symptom Clusters of Neuropsychiatric Symptoms in Mild Cognitive Impairment and Their Comparative Risks of Dementia: A Cohort Study of 8530 Older Persons.Journal of the American Medical Directors AssociationIn older adults with mild cognitive impairment, depression, anxiety, apathy, sleep, appetite, delusions, or hallucinations were linked to higher dementia risk. Agitation, irritability, and disinhibition were not linked when all groups were considered together. Risk was highest when both symptom groups occurred.
• RNOther2019Development and Validation of the Perception of Labor Pain Questionnaire among Iranian Women.International journal of community based nursing and midwiferyA 31-item questionnaire for Iranian women’s labor pain captured five areas: transcendence, pain behaviors, readiness, internal distress, and external distress. It related to the McGill and numerical pain scales, and repeated answers were stable, but testing was limited to Shiraz.
• RNQualitative2019Parents' Wishes for What They Had or Had Not Done and Their Coping After Their Infant's or Child's Neonatal Intensive Care Unit/Pediatric Intensive Care Unit/Emergency Department Death.Journal of hospice and palliative nursing : JHPN : the official journal of the Hospice and Palliative Nurses AssociationMost parents wished they had spent more time with their dying child or had chosen different treatments. Mothers relied heavily on religious activities for coping, while fathers focused more on self-care. Small practice changes regarding time and communication may help parents.
• RNSurvey2019Assessing helpful and harmful family and friend involvement in adults' type 2 diabetes self-management.Patient education and counselingAdults with type 2 diabetes often report both helpful and harmful family or friend involvement. Harmful involvement went with higher HbA1c and worsening HbA1c over three months; helpful involvement did not reliably improve HbA1c.
• RNOther2019The Self-Management Assessment Scale: Development and psychometric testing of a screening instrument for person-centred guidance and self-management support.Nursing openA 10-item scale screens adults with type 2 diabetes for self-management support needs in knowledge, routines, goals, emotions or social support. The paper did not test whether using it improves care.
• RNCohort2019Association of Race and Poverty With Mortality Among Nursing Home Residents on Maintenance Dialysis.Journal of the American Medical Directors AssociationBlack and Hispanic nursing home residents on dialysis survived longer than non-minority peers, despite worse access to care. Living in poorer neighborhoods increased mortality risk for everyone, but did not erase this racial survival advantage.
• RNOther2019The Effects of Multimedia-Based Puberty Health Education on Male Students' Self-Esteem in the Middle School.International journal of community based nursing and midwiferyMiddle school boys who received multimedia puberty education reported higher self-esteem immediately after the program and three months later, compared to those who did not. The improvement was sustained over the short term.
• RNQualitative2019What patient involvement means to new patients at two HIV clinics: A longitudinal, qualitative study.Patient education and counselingPatients new to an HIV provider defined involvement differently: following instructions, asking questions, or choosing medication. They said providers fostered involvement by asking opinions, discussing medication trade-offs, or explaining decisions, and some expectations changed after the visit.
• RNCohort2019Attention, Externalizing, and Internalizing Problems of Youth Exposed to Parental Incarceration.Issues in mental health nursingParental incarceration was linked to higher caregiver-reported behavior problems, but after other adverse childhood experiences were included, many links weakened or disappeared. Assess total adversity and economic hardship, not incarceration alone.
• RNSurvey2019Informed decision-making based on a leaflet in the context of prostate cancer screening.Patient education and counselingMen who read a prostate cancer screening leaflet had better knowledge and more often made an informed choice than men who did not read it. Attitude and intention to screen did not differ.
• RNOther2019Toward effective interventions to reduce diabetes distress among adults with type 1 diabetes: Enhancing Emotion regulation and cognitive skills.Patient education and counselingFor adults with type 1 diabetes and high distress, lower diabetes distress was linked to better emotion regulation and problem solving. Both education and emotional coping programs improved distress, with no clear difference between arms.
• RNQualitative2019Young adult patients' experience of living with mechanical circulatory support: A phenomenological hermeneutical study.Nursing openEight young patients with an external biventricular heart pump described moving from feeling invaded and powerless to regaining control by trusting staff, setting small goals, and seeing the pump as lifesaving. Their accounts point to support that lets patients manage parts of daily care.
• SLPRNCohort2019Effect of School Services on Academic Performance After Traumatic Brain Injury in Hispanic and Non-Hispanic Students.The Journal of school healthAfter TBI, Hispanic and non-Hispanic students had similar GPAs overall. Hispanic receipt of school services one year after injury rose from 5% to 29%, and Hispanic students receiving services had increased GPA.
• RNCohort2019Risk of Readmission After Discharge From Skilled Nursing Facilities Following Heart Failure Hospitalization: A Retrospective Cohort Study.Journal of the American Medical Directors Association24.2% of heart failure hospitalizations discharged from a skilled nursing facility to home were readmitted within 30 days. The rate of unplanned readmission or death was about 2-4 times higher on days 0-2 after SNF discharge than on days 3-30.
• RNRCT2019Telephone intervention in the promotion of self-efficacy, duration and exclusivity of breastfeeding: randomized controlled trial.Revista latino-americana de enfermagemAdding telephone support to routine hospital care did not change exclusive breastfeeding or self-efficacy at two months. It raised confidence by four months and helped maintain breastfeeding at two months, but duration was not clearly different at four months.
• RNOther2019Developing a Brief Neuropsychological Battery for Early Diagnosis of Cognitive Impairment.Journal of the American Medical Directors AssociationAdding two specific recall tests to the MoCA creates a brief battery that detects mild cognitive impairment and dementia as accurately as a full neuropsychological exam. This saves hours while maintaining diagnostic precision for early cognitive decline.
• RNQualitative2019Facilitators and Barriers to Implementation of Safe Infant Sleep Recommendations in the Hospital Setting.Journal of obstetric, gynecologic, and neonatal nursing : JOGNNHospital staff identified barriers to safe sleep education including inconsistent provider messages, staff workload, and lack of resources. They suggested using anatomy pictures to address choking fears, consistent scripts across shifts, and real-life stories to improve family adherence.
• RNPilot2019Injury, Sleep, and Functional Outcome in Hospital Patients With Traumatic Brain Injury.The Journal of neuroscience nursing : journal of the American Association of Neuroscience NursesHospitalized patients with moderate or severe traumatic brain injury woke 41 times a night and were asleep for 73% of time in bed. Sleep did not track discharge disability; injury severity did.
• RNRCT2019Feasibility of Assessing Sodium-Associated Body Fluid Composition in End-Stage Renal Disease.Nursing researchSodium restriction during an inpatient stay did not find a difference in body fluid composition among 40 people on hemodialysis. The study retained 95% of participants.
• RNQualitative2019Meaning in life of older adults in daily care: A qualitative analysis of participant observations of home nursing visits.Journal of advanced nursingIn home nursing visits, meaning in life was visible in ordinary moments: entering homes, greeting, personal care, and conversation. Nurses could notice older adults' values, relationships, and concerns during routine care.
• RNSurvey2019Mental health and worries of pregnant women living through disaster recovery.Health care for women internationalPregnant women in Louisiana after Hurricane Katrina reported depression symptoms, PTSD, anxiety, stress, and seven worry themes: pregnancy health, family, housing, newborn care, immigration, mental health, and loss. Poor social support was linked to depression, PTSD, and stress.
• RNProtocol2019PrEP-RN: Clinical Considerations and Protocols for Nurse-Led PrEP.The Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care : JANACA proposed nurse-led PrEP pathway in STI clinics would use baseline testing, kidney checks, counseling, two visits to start, then monthly and three-month monitoring. Preliminary data from one clinic reported nine early syphilis cases.
• RNCohort2019Trends in time in the management of the implantable cardioverter defibrillator in the last phase of life: a retrospective study of medical records.European journal of cardiovascular nursingShocks in the last month or day did not clearly change from 2007 to 2016, but ICD deactivation discussions rose from 6% to 35% and deactivations from 16% to 42%. 71% died with an active device.
• RNSystematic Review2019A scoping review of sexual minority women's health in Latin America and the Caribbean.International journal of nursing studiesSexual minority women in Latin America and the Caribbean face high risks of STIs, mental health issues, and substance use, often due to healthcare providers failing to ask about sexual orientation or provide inclusive education. This leads to mistrust and low uptake of preventive services like Pap tests.
• RNOther2019Anthropometric indicators associated with high blood pressure in children living in urban and rural areas.Revista latino-americana de enfermagemElevated BP was more common in rural children (18.8%) than urban children (10.6%). High BMI in urban children and high waist circumference in rural children were associated with it, so use them to flag children for BP checks, not diagnosis.
• RNSurvey2019Attention to childbirth and delivery in a university hospital: comparison of practices developed after Network Stork.Revista latino-americana de enfermagemSkin-to-skin contact, breastfeeding encouragement, companions and non-drug pain relief improved at a university maternity hospital four years after joining Brazil's Stork Network, but IV fluids, Kristeller, analgesics and excessive exams increased and freedom of movement fell.
• PTOTRNCohort2019Incidence and risk of falls in patients treated for hematologic malignancies in the Intensive Hematology Unit.Revista latino-americana de enfermagemOnly 2 falls occurred among 101 adults hospitalized for blood cancers over 1.5 years, yet 29.7% were high fall risk at admission and 40.6% mid-stay. Dizziness at admission was the only assessed factor associated with falls.
• PTRNOther2019Gait speed associated factors in elderly subjects undergoing exams to obtain the driver's license.Revista latino-americana de enfermagemAmong elderly people taking driver fitness tests in Brazil, slower walking speed was associated with frailty, higher BMI, lower cognition, lower grip strength, older age, female sex, and not working. The study did not test driving safety.
• PTRNOther2019Postural instability and the condition of physical frailty in the elderly.Revista latino-americana de enfermagemIn 381 older outpatients, postural instability was linked with frailty and pre-frailty. Reduced walking speed, fatigue, low activity, and weight loss were each associated with postural instability.
• RNSystematic Review2019Acceptability of mindfulness-based interventions for substance use disorder: A systematic review.Complementary therapies in clinical practiceMost mindfulness studies for addiction did not measure if patients found them acceptable. The few that did reported high satisfaction, but used inconsistent definitions and unvalidated tools. Clinicians should not assume these interventions are welcomed without direct feedback.
• RNOther2019The Psychometric Assessment of the Chronic Disease Self-Efficacy Scale in Iranian Patients with Chronic Diseases.International journal of community based nursing and midwiferyThe Persian Chronic Disease Self-Efficacy Scale measured five patient confidence areas in 401 Iranian chronic disease patients and performed well as an assessment tool. It can help clinicians judge self-management confidence, but it does not show that improving confidence improves outcomes.