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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• RNSystematic Review2022Factors affecting reductions in dietary salt consumption in people of Chinese descent: An integrative review.Journal of advanced nursingChinese-background adults often knew little about salt limits, and knowing hypertension did not reliably lead to less salt. Taste, family cooking, measuring salt, language and access were barriers. Education helped knowledge, but intake often returned to baseline.
• RNSurvey2022Age-based disparities in telehealth use in an urban, underserved population in cancer and pulmonary clinics: A need for policy change.Journal of the American Association of Nurse PractitionersOlder adults in cancer and pulmonary clinics had less smartphone and video access and more telehealth trouble. Phone visits remain an important option. Most patients who tried telehealth felt confident in its quality.
• RNQualitative2022Raising Adolescent Children as a Developmental Task of Iranian Middle-aged Mothers: A Qualitative Study.International journal of community based nursing and midwiferyMiddle-aged Iranian mothers described raising adolescents through meeting emotional, health and financial needs, building trust with privacy and indirect monitoring, encouraging independence, modeling behavior, teaching social norms, and preparing them for education, financial management and marriage.
• RNSurvey2022Relationship between Socio-Demographic Factors and Adherence to Social Distancing Recommendations During Covid-19 Pandemic in Gonabad, Iran: A Cross-Sectional Study.International journal of community based nursing and midwiferyIn Gonabad, Iran, 587 participants reported moderate or high adherence to social distancing. Adherence was higher in women, housewives, older people, and those with greater awareness; people with a mental illness history reported less.
• RNSurveyRelationship with the Father of the Baby and Pregnancy-Related Anxiety among Pregnant Black Women.MCN. The American journal of maternal child nursingConflict with the baby's father was linked to more avoidance coping and higher pregnancy-related anxiety in 408 pregnant Black women. Avoidance coping was also linked to anxiety. Father support was not linked to anxiety after accounting for age, marital status, education, employment, and income.
• RNSystematic Review2022Palliative Care for Patients With Heart Failure: An Integrative Review.Journal of hospice and palliative nursing : JHPN : the official journal of the Hospice and Palliative Nurses AssociationMultidisciplinary palliative care for heart failure often improved quality of life and symptoms. Hospital readmission, mortality, hospice use, and do-not-resuscitate orders were less consistent.
• RNRCT2022Effect of antenatal educational intervention on maternal breastfeeding self-efficacy and breastfeeding success: a quasi-experimental study.Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S PMothers who received antenatal breastfeeding education plus standard care had higher breastfeeding confidence scores (61.12 of 70 vs 58.39) and higher breastfeeding success scores (8.38 of 10 vs 7.30) one week after birth.
• RNPilot2022Medication Identification Device to Reduce Medication Errors in Nursing Homes: A Controlled Pilot Study.Journal of gerontological nursingThe device unit had more total errors but fewer wrong-dose, wrong-drug, wrong-route, and no-order errors. Extra errors were mostly wrong-time. Workflow and staff roles differed, so the device alone cannot explain the pattern.
• RNSurvey2022The impact of the coronavirus pandemic curfew on the psychosocial lives of pregnant women in Jordan.MidwiferyDuring Jordan's curfew, pregnant women reported missed antenatal care, high stress, and domestic violence. Fear of infection, closed clinics, travel permits, and money were common barriers. RNs should screen stress and safety and help arrange telephone or online consultations.
• RNQualitative2022Exploring experiences associated with aortic stenosis diagnosis, treatment and life impact among middle-aged and older adults.Journal of the American Association of Nurse PractitionersPatients with aortic stenosis often attributed early symptoms to aging, waited months for diagnosis, and relied on clinicians to explain treatment choices. Medically managed patients more often reported anxiety and exhaustion; participants after valve replacement more often reported optimism.
• RNSystematic Review2022Men's help-seeking and engagement with general practice: An integrative review.Journal of advanced nursingMen described avoiding general practice when appointments were inconvenient, waiting rooms felt unwelcoming, and fear or embarrassment made help-seeking seem weak. They usually came for acute problems rather than preventive care.
• RNQualitative2022The lived experiences of family members who visit their relatives in Covid-19 intensive care unit for the first time: A phenomenological study.Heart & lung : the journal of critical careFamily members described their first COVID-ICU visit as frightening during PPE donning and doffing, yet also as a moment of relief, joy, and gratitude toward staff.
• RNRCT2022The Effect of Citrus Aurantium Aroma on the Sleep Quality in Postmenopausal Women: A Randomized Controlled Trial.International journal of community based nursing and midwiferyPostmenopausal women with sleep problems who inhaled Citrus aurantium aroma for four weeks reported better sleep than women who inhaled almond oil. No adverse effects were reported.
• RNOther2022Factors associated with umbilical cord clamping in term newborns.Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S PIn 300 term births, 53.7% had delayed cord clamping. Needing resuscitation or holding the newborn at or below vaginal level was associated with early clamping; skin-to-skin contact was associated with delayed clamping. Records often missed or disagreed with observed clamping.
• RNQualitative2022Giving birth and becoming a parent during the COVID-19 pandemic: A qualitative analysis of 806 women's responses to three open-ended questions in an online survey.MidwiferyWomen described pandemic maternity care as stressful because companion rules were unclear and they feared giving birth alone. Postnatal wards felt understaffed and cold, with little breastfeeding help and partners often absent.
• RNOther2022Microbiological and microstructural analysis of indwelling bladder catheters and urinary tract infection prevention.Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S PIn 42 catheterized patients, 15 removed catheter tips had mature biofilms, and magnesium-ammonium-phosphate crystals appeared in urine samples with high bacterial counts. Antibiotic use was associated with high-count cultures, but no prevention strategy was tested.
• RNSurvey2022Synergistic Impact of the Symptom Cluster on Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Secondary Data Analysis.Clinical nursing researchAnxiety-depression, dyspnea-depression, and anxiety-sleep clusters were each associated with worse health-related quality of life in 106 COPD patients. Anxiety and depression alone were not associated.
• RNQualitative2022Moving up: Healthcare transition experiences of adolescents and young adults with cystic fibrosis.Journal of pediatric nursingYoung people with cystic fibrosis described transition preparation as uneven. Early gradual handover of self-care and shared planning helped. Abrupt provider-led transfer, especially for Black participants, felt unprepared.
• RNOther2022COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among low-income, racially and ethnically diverse US parents.Patient education and counselingMost parents were undecided about vaccinating their children, not opposed. Hesitancy stemmed from weighing lower childhood disease severity against vaccine safety concerns and misinformation, rather than a refusal to engage.
• RNQualitative2022Participation of adolescents from the Quilombola community in the creation of an educational game about alcohol consumption.Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S PAdolescents in a quilombola community helped turn an alcohol comic into a board game, choosing community images and changing rules after playing it. The paper describes creation and feedback, not effects on drinking.
• RNOther2022Effects of a person-centred and thriving-promoting intervention on nursing home residents' experiences of thriving and person-centredness of the environment.Nursing openNursing home residents' proxy-rated thriving and person-centred environment improved after a 14-month multi-component staff programme, with larger gains for men. Because staff rated outcomes and homes were not randomised, treat as promising, not proven.
• RNSurvey2022Health literacy and quality of life among people in semi-urban and urban areas.Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S PInadequate health literacy affected 23.5% of 595 Turkish adults, more often in semi-urban areas. Physical quality-of-life scores were lower there, while mental scores were similar. Check understanding in older, low-income, low-education, chronic-disease groups.
• RNCase Report2022Masseter muscle pressure injury: First report of a prone position complication in patients with COVID-19.Intensive & critical care nursingA patient developed a suspected masseter muscle pressure injury after prolonged prone positioning in ICU. At follow-up, swelling resolved, but limited mouth opening and chewing pain remained disabling.
• RNQualitative2022Factors that influence the emotional impact of memory problems in older adults: A qualitative descriptive study.International journal of older people nursingOlder adults without dementia who reported memory problems described frustration, embarrassment, worry and fear of dementia. Anxiety symptoms, not cognitive test scores, appeared to shape these responses. Assess memory complaints alongside mood.
• RNPilot2022A Mindfulness Application for Reducing Prenatal Stress.Journal of midwifery & women's healthPregnant patients who used a mindfulness app had lower perceived stress at 28 weeks than at 15 weeks and than historical controls, but only 12 of 59 consented patients finished follow-up.
• RNSurvey2022Managing uncertainty and responding to difficult emotions: Cancer patients' perspectives on clinician response during the COVID-19 pandemic.Patient education and counselingCancer patients who felt their clinicians helped with uncertainty and emotions reported better mental health, physical health, coping, and less distress. The study could not show that communication caused these outcomes.
• RNOther2022CE: Environments & Health: Chemicals in the Home That Can Exacerbate Asthma.The American journal of nursingOlder adults with very poorly controlled asthma scrubbed showers more often and had higher cleaning product concern and frequency scores. Nurses can help patients inventory home cleaners and check Environmental Working Group asthma concern ratings.
• RNCohort2022Higher stress and symptom severity are associated with worse depressive symptom profiles in patients receiving chemotherapy.European journal of oncology nursing : the official journal of European Oncology Nursing SocietyIn 1327 chemotherapy patients, more depressive symptoms were linked to higher stress, lower resilience, and worse fatigue, sleep, pain, and attention. Assessing these symptoms together may help identify patients who need psychosocial support.
• RNSystematic Review2022Home-based primary care visits by nurse practitioners.Journal of the American Association of Nurse PractitionersNurse practitioner home-based primary care visits, sometimes with physicians or social workers, were associated with fewer hospitalizations and nursing home admissions, but health status and cost results were mixed.
• RNRCT2022Self-efficacy and social support as mediators of mental health among abused women.Nursing & health sciencesSelf-efficacy and social support helped explain short-term improvements in anxiety, depression, and quality of life after brief antenatal counseling and education, a booklet, and telephone support. The effect faded by postpartum follow-up.
• RNSystematic Review2022Systematic review: Perceptions of type 2 diabetes of people of African descent living in high-income countries.Journal of advanced nursingPeople of African descent often misunderstood diabetes, saw larger bodies positively, feared insulin, relied on faith, and rejected generic advice. Nurses should ask about these beliefs before giving diet, exercise, medication advice.
• RNSurvey2022Awareness of Covid-19 and attitudes toward vaccination in parents of children between 0 and 18 years: A cross-sectional study.Journal of pediatric nursingTurkish parents scored 28.84 of 45 on contagion precautions, but only 37% wanted their children vaccinated. Main concerns were that the vaccine was new and evidence was limited. Nurses may need to address these doubts when discussing childhood vaccination.
• RNQualitative2022"They have more than enough to do than patch up people like me." Experiences of seeking support for self-harm in lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic.Journal of psychiatric and mental health nursingPeople who self-harm described avoiding or delaying help because they feared burdening services, expected stigma, and worried about catching or spreading the virus. Remote support could feel confusing and inadequate, and some were left to struggle alone.
• RNNarrative ReviewTime to Reflect and Take Action on Health Disparities and Health Inequities.Orthopedic nursingReview of orthopaedic care shows Black and Hispanic patients are less likely to receive joint replacements and have worse outcomes, driven by bias, communication gaps, and system barriers. Nurses are urged to address these inequities through reflection and structural action.
• RNOther2022What are the core competencies of a mental health nurse? A concept mapping study involving five stakeholder groups.International journal of mental health nursingService users and professionals described core mental health nursing competencies. Risk assessment, recovery principles, person- and family-centred care and communication were most valued, but service users ranked risk lower than other groups did.
• RNRCT2022Effects of intervention on lifestyle changes among coronary artery disease patients: A 6-month follow-up study.Nursing openA nurse-delivered package (group counselling with family, individual goal setting, audio-visual material and leaflets) improved diet, activity, medication adherence, stress, BMI, smoking and alcohol habits at 6 months in CAD patients versus usual care with brief unstructured counselling, but components cannot be separated.
• RNQualitative2022"Never let a good crisis go to waste": Positives from disrupted maternity care in Australia during COVID-19.MidwiferyPostpartum women most often valued fewer hospital visitors and reported better bonding, breastfeeding, rest and time with midwives. Telehealth was also valued, but women wanted it offered as an option, not forced.
• RNOther2022Psychometric properties of a questionnaire to measure adherence to treatment in patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus.Nursing openAdults with type 1 diabetes answered a questionnaire about insulin, diet, exercise, stress, and appointments. The final 25-item version grouped into five patterns, and people with higher self-reported adherence had lower HbA1c.
• RNRCT2022Effectiveness of an educational video in older adults' perception about falling risks: a randomized clinical trial.Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S PVerbal nurse guidance raised older adults' fall-risk perception more than an educational video, but the difference was small and not clinically important. Both groups improved.
• RNMeta-Analysis2022Family-centred care interventions to reduce the delirium prevalence in critically ill patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Nursing openIn ICU patients, family-centred care was associated with lower delirium prevalence, but study quality was low. ICU stay, ventilation, infection showed no clear difference; family satisfaction and distress improved in small descriptive data.
• RNSurvey2022Chinese parents' caregiving ability for children with haematological malignancies: A latent class analysis.Nursing openParents of children with blood cancer fell into high, medium and low caregiving ability groups. General daily care was strongest, but finding support and understanding disease were common weak points. Check which caregiver tasks are difficult before assuming overall ability.
• RNPilot2022Caregiver self-efficacy improves following complex care training: Results from the Learning Skills Together pilot study.Geriatric nursing (New York, N.Y.)Caregivers in a four-session online complex-care training program reported higher confidence at 4 and 8 weeks, including tasks like incontinence, behavior and mobility. This uncontrolled pilot cannot show the training caused the change.
• RNSurvey2022Quality of transitional care of children with chronic diseases: a cross-sectional study.Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S PFamilies gave hospital-to-home transitions an average score of 90.1 on a 0 to 100 scale. Medication side-effect understanding and written care plans scored lowest. Children outside the hospitals' health region had higher scores.
• RNSystematic Review2022Pregnant People's Perspectives On Cannabis Use During Pregnancy: A Systematic Review and Integrative Mixed-Methods Research Synthesis.Journal of midwifery & women's healthPregnant people often use cannabis after weighing perceived benefits for nausea, pain, mood, and stress against unclear fetal risks; clear, nonjudgmental information is what they said they needed.
• RNRCT2022Testing key messages about extending cervical screening intervals.Patient education and counselingWomen were more likely to report 5-year cervical screening as acceptable after messages about safety, accuracy, or slow cell changes. The speed message reached 63% versus 43% for announcements alone.
• RNSurvey2022A Pandemic Perspective: Analyzing the Impact of COVID-19 on Diabetes Management and Mood Through the Lens of Location and Family Conflict.The science of diabetes self-management and careTeens with T1DM and their parents reported that more diabetes-related family conflict was linked with greater pandemic impact on diabetes management and mood. Teens in Washington, DC reported more mood impact than those in Nashville.
• RNSurvey2022Anxiety and depression among Black breast cancer survivors: Examining the role of patient-provider communication and cultural values.Patient education and counselingBlack breast cancer survivors who rated their provider communication as better and felt more confident communicating with providers reported lower anxiety and depression. The study cannot show that communication caused lower anxiety and depression.
• RNSurvey2022Multidimensional health literacy profiles and health-related behaviors in the elderly: A cross-sectional survey.International journal of nursing sciencesIn Changsha, 24.6% of older adults had low and 39.5% moderate health literacy, especially appraising information and navigating services. Low literacy was associated with irregular exercise, fewer check-ups, and repeated care-seeking.
• RNMeta-Analysis2022Prevalence of Sleep Disturbance in Patients With Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Clinical nursing researchSleep disturbance was found in 26,448 of 46,279 cancer patients across 160 studies, an overall estimate of 60.7%. Nurses should ask about sleep routinely and use a sleep scale, not one question.
• RNRCT2022Effects of mindfulness meditation on trait mindfulness, perceived stress, emotion regulation, and quality of life in hemodialysis patients: A randomized controlled trial.International journal of nursing sciencesMindfulness during hemodialysis improved trait mindfulness, emotion regulation and kidney-disease quality of life versus eyes-closed rest. Perceived stress is unclear: the text says no significant change for the mindfulness group, while the table reports a significant change.