Daryle Wane, Pasco-Hernando State College, United States
Engaging students and faculty in nursing education is a complex process impacted by multiple factors including but not limited to knowledge, experience, work, family, passion, commitment, and societal constraints. Combine that with changes in technology and we have had to adapt h [....] » Read More
Title : Nurse as designer: Innovative practice contributing to nursing science
Jean Ross, Otago Polytechnic, New Zealand
Nurses within contemporary landscapes of care do not recognise themselves as designers, this is despite Florence Nightingale been acknowledged as a leading nurse designer in the 1800s. Acknowledging nurses as designers is now a hidden aspect of everyday nursing practice, which we [....] » Read More
Title : Strengthening community partnerships: Improving health outcomes among persons experiencing homelessness
Latiena F Williams, University of South Florida, United States
Background/Significance: Homelessness is a major public and social health problem. For years, nurses have been on the frontline with a substantial and significant role in caring for the most vulnerable populations in guiding, assisting, and aiding the homeless to access to healt [....] » Read More
Title : Telehealth in the new nursing world
Jennifer Nanna, Current Health, a Best Buy Health Company, United States
Technology has greatly impacted how the care of patients is delivered, changing the field of nursing dramatically over the last 3 years. The increase in the use of telehealth has allowed for the profession to grow by providing increased flexibility and the demand for new roles. N [....] » Read More
Title : Mentoring of the new graduate nurse: Can it aid in retention?
Rebecca Young, University of Rochester, United States
Retention of nurses in the hospital setting is a pervasive issue. Currently there appears to be even greater issues retaining new graduate nurses in the first year to two years off of orientation. This lack of retention so soon after becoming a functional member of the healthcare [....] » Read More
Title : Relationships between healthcare technology experience, acceptance, attitudes, self-efficacy and readiness in pre-licensure nursing students
Emily Boyce, University of Nevada Las Vegas, United States
Introduction: Technology is embedded in many aspects of healthcare. This is especially true in nursing, where technology is used daily in charting, medication administration, clinical decision-making, healthcare team communication, and information resource utilization. In nursin [....] » Read More
Title : Registered nurses use of a national early warning score: An Interpretative hermeneutic phenomenological study
Claire Nadaf, AECC University College, United Kingdom
In 2012, Hogan et al. reported that 5.2% of hospital deaths have a 50% or greater chance of being preventable? This represents 11,859 adult preventable deaths in NHS acute hospitals each year. 31% of those were attributed to poor monitoring. This data was reported in 2012 and to [....] » Read More
Title : Evaluation of patient fall preventive program on nurses knowledge and the number of patient falls in one of the teaching hospitals of Mashhad in 2022
Maliheh Sadeghnezhad, University Hospital Lewisham, United Kingdom
The current study examined the effect of patient fall preventive program on nurses knowledge and number of patient falls in one of the teaching hospitals in Mashhad, Iran. This was a quasi-experimental study was conducted on 600 nurses employed in the hospital affiliated to Mashh [....] » Read More
Title : Achieving mutual benefits in nursing academic-service partnership: A scale developmental and psychometric evaluation
Maliheh Sadeghnezhad, University Hospital Lewisham, United Kingdom
To develop and assess the psychometric properties of the achieving mutual benefits scale in nursing academic-service partnership. The first step taken for the establishment and continuation of successful academic-service partnership is the identification of mutual benefits of par [....] » Read More
Title : The impact of work environment on nurses compassion in the Intensive Care Units
Sepideh Naseri, Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust, United Kingdom
Background: Compassionate care has been introduced as the main part of the nurses' identity and a most valuable asset. The characteristics of the work environment may facilitate or hinder the provision of compassionate nursing care. Aims: Considering the importance of c [....] » Read More
Title : Nursing education: Back to business as usual or moving towards the new normal
Robyn Peel, Western Health, Australia
Education was very important in successfully managing acutely ill patients with COVD 19. Educators spent all their time in clinical areas teaching skills one to one to nursing staff. This was labour intensive but skills were acquired and patients were safe. After significant lock [....] » Read More
Title : Nursing students' experience of workplace violence in clinical practice: A qualitative systematic review
Hila Dafny, Flinders University, Australia
Aims: To systematically identify, appraise and synthesise qualitative studies investigating Registered Nurse students' (RNS) experiences of workplace violence (WPV) while on clinical placement. It is expected that the literature review findings will guide the development [....] » Read More
Title : Investigation of unpleasant sensation perceptions amongst patients affected by Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), during clinical trials procedures
Martina Sodano, IRCCS Istituto Auxologico Italiano Ospedale San Luca, Milan, Italy
Introduction: ALS diagnosis is considered a traumatic life event for both the patient and their next-of-kin/ carers, due to the lack of treatment for this degenerative disease. Clinical Trials can offer pioneering treatment to reduce the impact of the disease and improve future t [....] » Read More
Title : Aggression against health care professionals, A critical review
Tom De Keyser, University Hospital Ghent, Belgium
Introduction: Aggression to health care professionals (HCP) is a common occurrence both in psychiatric or non-psychiatric inpatient and outpatient settings. The overall prevalence of patient perpetrated violence (workplace violence - type 2) ranges from 9.5% to 74.6%, depend [....] » Read More
Title : A 5-step empathetic model (5-SEM) for medical professional communication
Ordit E Tranto, Department of Behavioral Bioethics’, ICB., Israel
Although empathy education for healthcare professionals is often advocated, a theoretically based measurable practical model has been missing. In this presentation, I would present a Five Stage Model for Empathetic Communication (5-SEM) and a measurement scale. The suggested meas [....] » Read More
Title : Relationship between digital capabilities and academic performance: The mediating effect of self-efficacy
Rasha Atia Kadri Ibrahim, Fatima College of Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates
Background: Numerous nations, among them the UAE, acknowledge the value of education in building citizens with excellent knowledge that they can utilize in their future careers. On the same page, students of all levels consistently strive for exemplary academic achievement. [....] » Read More
Title : Effect of theory-based intervention for blood pressure control on clinical outcome in diabetes patients
Jeeraporn Kummabutr, Faculty of Nursing, Thammasat University, Thailand
Background: Clinical guidelines emphasize that desirable target of blood pressure levels in diabetic diabetes patients is systolic blood pressure below 130 mmHg and lower blood pressure below 80 mmHg, which is lower than pressure patients. It is found that high blood pressur [....] » Read More
Title : Development of holistic health promotion model of older persons by family and community participation in Duan Yai sub-district, Wang Hin district, Sisaket province
Pornpawee Chuenjairuang, Sisaket Rajabhat University, Thailand
The aim of this participatory action research was to develop holistic health promotion model of older persons by family and community participation in duan yai sub-district, wang hin district, sisaket province. The research consisted of two major components: situational analysis [....] » Read More
Title : Caregivers knowledge and care children with asthma in north eastern Thailand
Kodchakon Piasai, Suranaree University of Technology, Thailand
Background: Asthma in children can be controlled and cured by receiving appropriate caring. Caregivers are authority who are influence on the controlled of asthma and the exacerbation of the disease. Aim: The purpose of this study aimed to examine the knowledge and ca [....] » Read More
Title : What factors affect acceptance attitudes toward vaccination? A national cross-sectional study
Linan Cheng, Soochow University, China
Background: Vaccine hesitancy is affected by multiple factors and is a threat to global health. This study aimed to explore the factors that affect acceptance attitudes toward vaccination and establish an influencing factor model. Methods: A cross-sectional study was p [....] » Read More
Title : Research on the dilemmas of dementia management based on Integrated Care Theory: From the perspective of community health services center
Taomei Zhang, Soochow University, China
Background: The number of older adults (OA) with dementia is increasing in China and worldwide. Integrated, people-centered health services emphasizes establishing a strong primary health care system which provides the first-contact health service thus plays a very important [....] » Read More
Title : Prediction of empathy, self-awareness, and perceived stress among nursing students
Shaher H Hamaideh, The Hashemite University, Jordan
Background: High levels of empathy and self-awareness as well as low level of stress among nursing students are the core elements of improving patients' care and outcomes. Purposes: To assess the levels, relationships, and predictors of empathy, self-awareness, perceived s [....] » Read More
Title : Synergistic TQM approach in advancing the performance of accredited health care organizations in Jordan
Dalal Bashir Yehia, Al Zytoonah University, Jordan
Background: TQM is a core prominence model required to be applied to advance the performance of accredited health care organizations in Jordan. Objective: The objective of this paper is to explore the beneficial outcomes of synergistic TQM approach in advancing the performance o [....] » Read More
Title : Qualitative retrospective case study on voices of learner nurses mentees: Significance of the peer group clinical mentoring programme in the resource-stricken nursing education institution
Tshepo Albert Ntho, University of Limpopo, South Africa
Background: The cornerstone of a nursing education programme is clinical competency and professional growth among learner nurses. Thus demanding and complex training of learner nurses requires various clinical teaching and learning strategies, such as peer-group clinical mentorin [....] » Read More
Title : A conceptual framework for cultivating attentiveness in nursing
Rudo Juliet Ramalisa, Vaal University of Technology, South Africa
Background: There is a dearth of literature on attentiveness and its cultivation, although it is significant to care and ethics of care. An attentiveness approach in healthcare, more over South African healthcare may “reconstruct and revitalise the nursing profession for a [....] » Read More
Title : Presence in the management of adolescents with mental health illnesses: A conscientious reflection on presence
Precious Chibuike Chukwuere, Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, South Africa
The developmental stage of adolescents is characterized by various psychosocial changes. Studies have shown that various mental health conditions commence at this period constituting a huge disease burden to the individual and to the mental health care providers such as mental he [....] » Read More
Title : Measures to enhance the cooperation of primigravida patients during vaginal examinations in the first stage of labour
Ntsoaki Margaret, Vaal University of Technology, South Africa
Introduction and Background: Vaginal examinations are performed during the first stage of labour to monitor the process and to determine the need for surgical intervention in case of obstetric emergencies. The researcher observed at a midwives obstetric unit that on average two o [....] » Read More
Title : Nurses knowledge and practices on surgical site infections in sub-Saharan Africa: the case of Buea regional hospital, South West Region in Cameroon
Eta nee Enow Vivian Ayamba, University of Buea, Cameroon
Background: Surgical site infection (SSI) refers to infections of the skin and subcutaneous tissues which occur following surgery; usually, within 30 days of operation or after a year if implant was done. Surgical site infection is a major cause of mortality and morbidity worldwi [....] » Read More
Title : Improving clinical learning environment: Views and expectations of student nurses in Limbe Regional Hospital, Cameroon
Eta nee Enow Vivian Ayamba, University of Buea, Cameroon
Background: Clinical teaching lies at the heart of nursing education and the role the clinical learning environment (CLE) plays in Nursing Education cannot be underestimated. Clinical education constitutes about 50 percent of any nursing curriculum. Objectives: This study aimed [....] » Read More
Title : Medication administration errors for patients admitted at Jakaya Kikwete Cardiac Institute Dar es salaam Tanzania
Adam Malaika Ndamayape, Jakaya Kikwete cardiac institute, Dar es salaam, Tanzania, United Republic of
Background: Medication administration errors are among the most common type in medication error. They are the most common health threatening mistakes that affect the health and safety of the patient. Such mistakes are considered as a global problem which increases mortality rates [....] » Read More
Title : Community-based Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing
Jamileh, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Iran (Islamic Republic of)
Introduction: The World Health Organization defines health as a state of complete physical, mental, and social wellness, not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. Mental illnesses are health conditions involving changes in emotion, thinking or behavior (or a combination of [....] » Read More
Title : Assessment of hospital infection control at intensive care units and pediatric wards
Hana A Jameel Alsaeed, University of Mosul, Iraq
Background: Contamination in Iraq's hospitals is a localized problem, with high rates of disease and deaths that mainly affect poor areas. Thus, this study aims to evaluate hospital infections in the city of Mosul and to identify the etiology. so to assess environmental infec [....] » Read More
Title : Knowledge and practice of nurses towards prevention of hospital acquired infections and its associated factors
Nini Asfaw Negash, University of Gondar, Ethiopia
Background: Hospital acquired infections (HAIs) are the common conditions among hospitalized patients and health care workers (HCWs). HAI prolongs hospitalization; increases cost of treatment and contribute to death. Objective: To assess knowledge and practice of nurses toward [....] » Read More
Title : Demographic change of the global aging population: Bracing up for eminent future challenge in nursing care.
Elizabeth A Okankwu, Rivers State University, Nigeria
The obvious difference which abounds amidst the world population of adults and the young people tends to be at a lopsided posture to the increase of the older adults and decrease of the younger people in contemporary era. This assertion is the outcome of demographic disparity of [....] » Read More
Title : Risk management and quality of care in drug administration in a critical care setting
Veronica Boccini, FTGM - Ospedale Del Cuore, Italy
Background and Aim: "Drug prescription and administration is a very articulated and complex process, especially in intensive care and carries with it potential risks of drug administration errors. Risk management assessment is required for procurement, storage, distributi [....] » Read More
Title : The impact of different organizational structures of home-care provider organizations on the negotiation process between formal and informal care in German home and community-based care
Eva Maria Gruber, Osnabruck University of Applied Sciences, Germany
Background: In Germany, 84% of people in need of care (a total of 5.0 million people) are cared at home, either by relatives (2.55 million people) or with/by home-care provider organizations (1.05 people) (Statistisches Bundesamt, 2022). People in need of care and their social e [....] » Read More
Title : Digital health interventions to improve maternal and birth outcomes: First findings of a scoping review
Alexander Hochmuth, Osnabruck University of Applied Sciences, Germany
Background: Most children in Germany are born in maternity hospitals. These hospitals offer parents a low- threshold and uncomplicated way to be reached without feeling stigmatized (Scharmanski & Renner 2019). In maternity hospitals, health professionals can recognize early o [....] » Read More
Title : A qualitative study on the women who experienced a stroke
Pin Lo, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, R.O.C(Taiwan), Taiwan
In recent years, gender issues have been highly valued all over the world, and women's health is also a topic of policy attention. When women cannot complete self-care and require help from others due to stroke, whether their needs can be properly understood and satisfied bec [....] » Read More
Title : The impact of use "Home Health Management System" for heart failure patients
Lin Yuan Chang, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan
Objectives: As time changes, in the era of developed technology, everyone has a smartphone to use. Therefore, the division of Heart Failure of Taichung Veterans General Hospital designed a "Home Health Management System." Coronary heart disease, valvular heart disease, [....] » Read More
Title : Effect of combined social communication platform in breast cancer patients
Jing Yi Lin, National Taiwan University Cancer Center, Taiwan
Purpose/Background: In Taiwan, breast cancer is the first common cancer among women. Patients who were usually feeling anxious when they were newly diagnosed with breast cancer. Information explosion and incorrect information also can lead them to confuse awfully. Owing to l [....] » Read More
Title : Attitude, knowledge, and practice of evidence-based practice among Saudi postgraduate nursing students
Bader Alrasheadi, Majmaah University, Saudi Arabia
Background and aim: Evidence-based practice (EBP) has helped nurses in taking medical decisions and staying up-to-date with the latest knowledge in nursing care. Nurses need to have a positive attitude, enough knowledge, and an awareness of relevant research to apply EBP and prom [....] » Read More
Title : The effect of educational intervention based on PRECEDE Model to reduce the anxiety of nurses in the hospitals of Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Davoud Shojaeizadeh, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Iran (Islamic Republic of)
People who work in hospitals such as nurses have many stress and they are exposed to anxiety disorders. The aim of this study is to determine the effect of applied relaxation based of PRECEDE Model to reduce anxiety of nurses. In this interventional study, 40 nurses as control g [....] » Read More
Title : Low subjective cardiovascular disease risk perceptions among hypertensive patients in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Daniel Mengistu Bekele, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia
Background: Accurate cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk appraisal is essential for hypertensive patients to identify correctly their risk status and take efficient behavioral measures timely to avoid major adverse outcomes. However, hypertensive patients’ risk perceptions of [....] » Read More
Title : Evidence-based Practice: A training course for nurses
Laura Ciccuto, Ospedale del Cuore G. Pasquinucci, Italy
Evidence-based practice (EBP) should integrate individual clinical expertise with the best available clinical evidence from systematic research. Nursing research requires information literacy and knowledge for searching, evaluating and utilizing research evidence to provide best [....] » Read More