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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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• RNQualitative2021Experiences and perceptions of birth companions supporting women in labour at a District Hospital in Limpopo, South Africa.CurationisMost birth companions who gave feedback described positive experiences supporting labouring women and being welcomed by staff, but only 73 birth companions provided feedback during a period with 1860 births, so this cannot show how all companions feel.
• RNPilot2021Clinical Trial Participation: A Pilot Study of Patient-Identified Barriers.Clinical journal of oncology nursingPatients who declined cancer trials worried about placebos, feeling like a guinea pig, and added tests or visits. Oncology nurses can name these concerns, explain trial phases, and use teach-back during consent.
• RNQualitative"Every One of Us Is a Strand in That Basket": Weaving Together Stories of Indigenous Wellness and Resilience From the Perspective of Those With Lived and Living Experience With HIV/Hepatitis C Virus.The Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care : JANACIndigenous women living with or at risk of HIV/HCV described safe sharing circles and being on the land as sources of trust and healing. They also described fear of judgment and stigma in health care as a reason they felt reduced.
• RNOther2022Trauma-informed care for the pediatric nurse.Journal of pediatric nursingPediatric nurses can treat all children as potentially trauma-affected, use trauma screens such as ACE-Q, PEARLS, PSC, or CTS, and respond with sleep, eating, toileting, and behavior guidance.
• RNCohort2022Inpatient Pediatric Palliative Care Consult Requests and Recommendations.Journal of pediatric health care : official publication of National Association of Pediatric Nurse Associates & PractitionersPediatric palliative care consults were requested most often for life-threatening illness or goals of care. Pain, nutrition, and agitation were common symptoms. Social work or spiritual care was recommended in nearly all consults. Discharge planning was not frequent.
• RNSurvey2022Determining the relationship between loneliness and internet addiction among adolescents during the covid-19 pandemic in Turkey.Journal of pediatric nursingAdolescents in Turkey who felt lonelier also reported more internet addiction, but the link was low. When social contact is limited, ask about both, yet this study cannot show cause.
• PTRNCohort2022Cardiovascular Outcomes of Patients Referred to Home Based Cardiac Rehabilitation.Heart & lung : the journal of critical carePatients who attended home cardiac rehab had fewer deaths or hospitalizations from 3 to 12 months after referral. The program bundled exercise, monitoring, education and nurse calls, so the cause is unclear.
• RNSurvey2022Fear of coronavirus and health literacy levels of older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic.Geriatric nursing (New York, N.Y.)Older adults reported moderate fear of COVID-19 and slightly above moderate health literacy. Higher literacy showed a weak link to lower fear, but this survey cannot show that improving literacy reduces fear.
• OTRNSurvey2022The influence of the disclosure of diabetes on the cognitive, physical ability and diabetes self-management in diabetic employed adults in Saudi Arabia.Nursing openEmployed Saudi adults with diabetes who told their manager had worse fatigue, concentration, motivation and activity scores. Self-management confidence was lower with higher fatigue and poorer concentration, but the study cannot show disclosure caused this.
• RNOther2022Fertility preservation in women with cystic fibrosis pre-lung transplantation: A mixed methods study.Journal of advanced nursingWomen with cystic fibrosis reported little fertility-preservation knowledge, and 74% had never discussed it with providers. They wanted CF teams to start routine counselling and give resources.
• RNSystematic Review2022Re-examining phone counseling for smoking cessation: Does the evidence apply to low-SES smokers?Patient education and counselingPhone counseling evidence for smoking cessation is weaker for low-income or less-educated smokers: only 18 of 65 U.S. trials analyzed outcomes by income, education, employment, or insurance, and most did not target these groups.
• RNCohort2021National Early Warning Score 2 Lactate (NEWS2-L) in Predicting Early Clinical Deterioration in Patients with Dyspnoea in Prehospital Care.Investigacion y educacion en enfermeriaIn 638 ambulance patients with breathing difficulty, adding a venous lactate value to NEWS2 predicted death within 48 hours better than NEWS2 alone.
• RNSurvey2021Self efficacy of pregnant women in areas affected by Covid 19.Enfermeria clinicaMost pregnant women in one Indonesian village had poor self-efficacy during the pandemic. Profession and education were reported as linked factors, but the study did not test a way to improve confidence.
• RNSurvey2021Knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs about acute coronary syndrome among patients with type 2 diabetes.Revista latino-americana de enfermagemGuyanese patients with type 2 diabetes often did not recognize chest pain, arm pain, or sweating as heart attack symptoms. Only two of 60 answered more than 70% of knowledge questions correctly, and most were unsure recognizing symptoms in others.
• PTOTRNPilot2021A classification algorithm to predict chronic pain using both regression and machine learning - A stepwise approach.Applied nursing research : ANRDaily step counts predicted weekly pain intensity and interference in older adults, while sleep hours did not. This is a pilot prediction finding, not evidence that a wearable device or more walking treats pain.
• RNQualitative2021Experiences of cervical cancer screening in HIV-positive women in Zimbabwe.CurationisHIV-positive women in Zimbabwe said they were more likely to screen when they had symptoms, feared dying for their children, had spouse support, trusted providers, and received information. They wanted HIV and cervical screening combined and free cancer treatment.
• RNCase Report2021Management of a Pelvic Abscess and Abdominal Fistula after Palliative Total Pelvic Exenteration with Intraoperative Radiotherapy in Recurrent Rectal Cancer Without NPWT: A Case Report.Advances in skin & wound careAfter pelvic abscess and fistula following pelvic exenteration, wound care without negative-pressure therapy used sitz baths, silver dressings, hypertonic saline packing, and growth-factor gel. The fistula healed in this patient, but this does not show the dressings worked.
• RNCase-Control2021Factors associated with falls in hemodialysis patients: a case-control study.Revista latino-americana de enfermagemHemodialysis patients who fell had larger weight changes during dialysis, more antihypertensive or beta-2 antagonist use, and higher beta-2 microglobulin. Nurses can watch these markers, but they are not proven causes.
• RNCase ReportA Tale of Two Pulmonary Artery Catheters.Critical care nursing quarterlyA single man with bilateral pulmonary emboli had two pulmonary artery alteplase infusion catheters, intravenous heparin and planned inferior vena cava filter placement. After 24 hours, heart rate normalized and right ventricular size decreased; catheters were removed, and he was discharged two days later.
• RNSurvey2022Prostate cancer disclosure and sexual orientation: Understanding outness to healthcare providers as a situational or consistent phenomenon.Patient education and counselingProstate cancer survivors who have sex with men were often out about their sexual orientation, but being out about it was not related to being out about cancer. Disclosure to providers was associated with more discussion of sex between men side effects.
• RNOther2022Facility Characteristics Associated With Intensity of Care of Nursing Homes and Hospital Referral Regions.Journal of the American Medical Directors AssociationNursing homes with more Black residents were more likely to be classified as high-intensity dementia care settings, based on feeding tubes and hospital transfers. In high-intensity regions, no dementia unit, more pressure ulcers, and fewer hospice days also marked high-intensity facilities.
• RNOther2021Barriers and Facilitators that Influence on Adopting Healthy Lifestyles in People with Cardiovascular Disease.Investigacion y educacion en enfermeriaIn 28 people with cardiovascular disease, healthy lifestyle scores rose after a nurse-delivered brief intervention. Family support, daily work and neighbours helped; money, jobs, appetite and pain were barriers.
• RNQualitative2021Waves of family hope: narratives of families in the context of pediatric chronic illness.Revista latino-americana de enfermagemThree families of children with chronic illness described hope moving through uncertainty at diagnosis, optimism during stable treatment, feeling lost during worsening, and future hope. Clear, empathetic information and family strengths were named as supports.
• RNRCT2021Randomized Clinical Trial of a Self-care and Communication Intervention for Parents of Adolescent/Young Adults Undergoing High-Risk Cancer Treatment: A Report From the Children's Oncology Group.Cancer nursingThe nurse-delivered parent self-care and communication intervention did not significantly improve parent distress, family environment, or quality of life versus attention control. A parenting-confidence measure favoured intervention, but both groups improved.
• RNOther2021Characteristics of patients undergoing hemodialysis during Covid-19 pandemic.Enfermeria clinicaIn 30 Indonesian hemodialysis patients, weight gain between sessions averaged 2.25 kg and dialysis adequacy averaged 2.04. Older patients had lower between-session weight gain, and higher gain tracked with lower adequacy.
• RNSurvey2021Pregnancy planning does not interfere with child development in children aged from 11 to 23 months old.Revista latino-americana de enfermagemPregnancy planning was not linked to child development scores in 125 mother-child pairs when children were 11 to 23 months old. Most children had adequate development; age and gender related to some domains.
• RNOther2021Poor glycemic control and associated factors in diabetic people attending a reference outpatient clinic in Mato Grosso, Brazil.Investigacion y educacion en enfermeria47.34% of adults with type 2 diabetes at a Brazilian referral clinic had poor HbA1c control. In adjusted analysis, poor control was associated with insulin use, abnormal fasting and after-meal glucose, no physical activity, younger age with long disease duration, living outside Cuiabá, and hypertension.
• RNQualitative2021'Unheard voices': Perceptions of women with mental illness on nurses screening routinely for domestic violence: A qualitative analysis.Investigacion y educacion en enfermeriaWomen with mental illness reported multiple forms of domestic violence. They said nurses usually asked only when scars or behaviour changes were visible. They wanted routine, private, respectful screening but feared disbelief and family consequences.
• RNQualitative2021Physiological changes in vision during aging: perceptions of older adults and healthcare providers.Investigacion y educacion en enfermeriaOlder adults and providers described age-related vision changes such as cataracts, glasses, night vision and reading trouble as limiting daily life. Ask older adults about seeing, glasses, cataracts, surgery and how vision affects independence and communication.
• RNOther2021Factors associated with symptom distress in women with breast cancer prior to initiation of chemotherapy.Applied nursing research : ANRBefore starting chemotherapy, many women with breast cancer reported worry, fatigue and insomnia. Women who reported greater financial hardship also reported more symptom distress. Ask about distress and money worries before treatment.
• RNQualitative2021Cesarean childbirth: an institutional socio-clinical study of the professional practices and discourses.Revista latino-americana de enfermagemParticipants described cesarean birth as shaped by time, payment and medical routines, not only clinical need. Women reported choices made without guidance, and some were discouraged from vaginal birth.
• RNSurvey2021Quality of life and eating habits of patients with obesity during the COVID-19 pandemic.Revista latino-americana de enfermagemDuring the pandemic, following social distancing was not linked to quality of life or eating behavior among bariatric surgery candidates. General quality of life scored 57.03 of 100, and lower quality of life went with more emotional and uncontrolled eating.
• RNOther2021Factors associated with death among postpartum women with COVID-19: a Brazilian population-based study.Revista latino-americana de enfermagemAmong Brazilian postpartum women with lab-confirmed COVID-19, dyspnea, respiratory distress, oxygen saturation below 95%, ventilatory support, and ICU admission were linked to death. Older age, Afro-descendant race, and Northeast residence were linked in one period.
• RNSystematic ReviewCognitive Dysfunction in Older Breast Cancer Survivors: An Integrative Review.Cancer nursingOlder breast cancer survivors often report cognitive problems and show decline on tests, with up to 49% showing decline after treatment and up to 64% reporting problems before adjuvant therapy. Age, comorbidities, chemotherapy, sleep, frailty and symptom clusters were associated.
• RNPilotRapid Handheld Continuous Electroencephalogram (EEG) Has the Potential to Detect Delirium in Older Adults.Dimensions of critical care nursing : DCCNEEG sleep-to-awake ratios were higher in delirium-positive ventilated older adults, but this small pilot cannot show that handheld EEG reliably detects delirium.
• RNOther2022A National Study to Compare Effective Management of Constipation in Children Receiving Concurrent Versus Standard Hospice Care.Journal of hospice and palliative nursing : JHPN : the official journal of the Hospice and Palliative Nurses AssociationChildren in concurrent hospice care were no more likely than children in standard hospice care to have constipation diagnosed or treated outside hospice. Nurses should not expect concurrent care to add outside constipation management.
• RNRCT2022Investigating the Effects of Protective Face Masks on the Respiratory Parameters of Children in the Postanesthesia Care Unit During the COVID-19 Pandemic.Journal of perianesthesia nursing : official journal of the American Society of PeriAnesthesia NursesIn 40 children in the first 45 minutes after surgery, putting a protective face mask over or under an oxygen mask made no clear difference to carbon dioxide in the breath, oxygen saturation, breathing rate, or heart rate. All oxygen saturations stayed at least 92%.
• PTOTSLPRNOther2022Do Limited English Proficiency and Language Moderate the Relationship Between Mental Health and Pain?Pain management nursing : official journal of the American Society of Pain Management NursesLanguage barriers change how mental health links to pain. Spanish-speaking patients with mental health diagnoses reported lower pain severity. Southeast Asian-speaking patients with mood disorders had higher odds of reporting any pain. Treat limited English proficiency groups as distinct.
• RNQualitative2022Should I stay or should I go? An exploration of the decision-making behavior of acute cardiac patients during the COVID-19 pandemic.Heart & lung : the journal of critical carePatients with acute cardiac symptoms often told family or friends first, then delayed emergency care. They minimized symptoms, feared catching COVID or burdening hospitals, and relied on informal advice. These themes may help explain delayed presentation.
• RNCohort2022Predictors for psychological distress of young burn survivors across three years: A cohort study of a burn disaster in Taiwan.Journal of nursing scholarship : an official publication of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of NursingDistress in young burn survivors generally eased across 3 years, but PTSD-like symptoms and depression stayed the main warning signs. Nurses should watch sleep medication use, family adaptation and social problems throughout recovery.
• PTOTRNQualitative2022Risk factors for manifestations of frailty in hospitalized older adults: A qualitative study.Journal of advanced nursingHospitalized older adults and ward staff described fear of falls, low staffing, poor communication and lost routines as factors that may restrict independence and worsen frailty signs such as delirium, falls and immobility.
• RNNarrative Review2022A National Review of State Laws for Stock Epinephrine in Schools.The Journal of school healthOnly 14 states mandate stock epinephrine in schools, while 37 allow it. Laws vary widely on prescribing, storage, funding, training and liability.
• RNOther2022Construct validity and internal consistency of the revised Mental Health Literacy Scale in South African and Zambian contexts.Nursing openThe revised Mental Health Literacy Scale works well as a single score for primary care workers in South Africa and Zambia, but its sub-scores for knowledge are unreliable. Use the total score to assess overall literacy, but do not trust the separate knowledge breakdowns.
• RNCohort2022Predictors of Post-traumatic stress symptomology in parents of infants with Congenital Heart Disease post-surgery and after four months.Journal of pediatric nursingParents of infants with complex heart defects face rising post-traumatic stress after surgery, with PTSD rates jumping from 9% at discharge to 14% at four months. High parenting stress, specifically feelings of inadequacy and poor coping, strongly predicted these symptoms.
• RNQualitative2022Chinese infection-control strategies for COVID-19 prevention: A qualitative study with confirmed cases.Public health nursing (Boston, Mass.)Recovered COVID-19 patients in Shanghai followed strict infection-control rules and valued rapid testing, covered costs, and community help. They also reported distress, stigma, privacy exposure, and inconsistent QR-code travel barriers.
• RNSurvey2022Impact of worries associated with COVID-19 on diabetes-related psychological symptoms in older adults with Type 2 diabetes.Geriatric nursing (New York, N.Y.)Older adults with diabetes who worried more about the coronavirus also reported more diabetes distress and depressive symptoms. The link held across common demographic and diabetes factors.
• RNSurvey2022Do all patients in the epilepsy monitoring unit experience the same level of comfort? A quantitative exploratory secondary analysis.Journal of advanced nursingComfort in epilepsy monitoring units differed by occupation and centre. Retired patients reported the highest scores, high school students the lowest. Women reported slightly higher comfort than men, but the difference was small and uncertain.
• RNOther2021Physical Activity and Cognitive Function in African American Older Adults Living With HIV.Journal of gerontological nursingPhysical activity was not linked to cognitive function in 124 older African Americans living with HIV after accounting for age, sex, education, body mass index, and years with HIV. Light activity showed a link to visuospatial ability only before accounting.
• RNCohort2021Vagal Tone and Proinflammatory Cytokines Predict Feeding Intolerance and Necrotizing Enterocolitis Risk.Advances in neonatal care : official journal of the National Association of Neonatal NursesPreterm neonates who later developed necrotizing enterocolitis or feeding intolerance had lower heart rate variability and higher inflammation markers. This suggests possible early warning signs, not tested interventions.
• RNRCT2021Randomized Controlled Trial Study of the Impact of a Spiritual Intervention on Hope and Spiritual Well-Being of Persons with Cancer.Investigacion y educacion en enfermeriaA five-session spiritual care program, delivered by an oncology nurse with spiritual counselor support, increased hope and spiritual well-being scores in cancer patients before chemotherapy compared with usual care.