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Caring behavior and associated factors among nurses working in Jimma University specialized hospital, Oromia, Southwest Ethiopia, 2019

Nursing care behavior and nurse’s perception of effective care behavior is an act, conduct, and mannerism enacted by professional nurses that convey concern, safety, and attention to the patient. Behavior asso...

Authors: Adugna Oluma and Muktar Abadiga

Public health nursing education viewed through the lens of superdiversity: a resource for global health

Nurses are increasingly confronted with the challenge of globalization and the acceleration of migratory flows. This reality affects the notion of culture and its influence on health-related behaviors. The sta...

Authors: Cécile-Marie Dupin, Mélanie Pinon, Karine Jaggi, Celina Teixera, Aurèle Sagne and Noelia Delicado

Association between the bed-to-nurse ratio and 30-day post-discharge mortality in patients undergoing surgery: a cross-sectional analysis using Korean administrative data

The likelihood of inpatient mortality has been found to be reduced by increased nurse staffing in several settings, including general wards, emergency departments, and intensive care units. However, less resea...

Authors: Yunmi Kim, Hyun-Young Kim and Eunyoung Cho

Evaluating the effectiveness and feasibility of nurse-led distant and face-to-face interviews programs for promoting behavioral change and disease management in patients with diabetic nephropathy: a triangulation approach

We examined whether telecommunication-device-based distance interviews are inferior to face-to-face interviews in terms of facilitating behavioral changes and disease management in patients with diabetic nephr...

Authors: Kana Kazawa, Kanae Osaki, Md Moshiur Rahman and Michiko Moriyama

Association between ethical leadership, ethical climate and organizational citizenship behavior from nurses’ perspective: a descriptive correlational study

Ethical leadership plays an important role in improving the organizational climate and may be have an effect on citizenship behavior. Despite the growing emphasis on ethics in organizations, little attention t...

Authors: Soudabeh Aloustani, Foroozan Atashzadeh-Shoorideh, Mansoureh Zagheri-Tafreshi, Maliheh Nasiri, Maasoumeh Barkhordari-Sharifabad and Victoria Skerrett

Process evaluation of the response of nursing homes to the implementation of the dementia-specific case conference concept WELCOME-IdA: A qualitative study

The implementation of clearly structured dementia-specific case conferences could be an important tool to enable nursing staff to properly analyse and manage challenging behaviour in nursing home residents wit...

Authors: Daniela Holle, Sonja Teupen, Rabea Graf, Rene Müller-Widmer, Sven Reuther, Margareta Halek and Martina Roes

Development and initial validation of an instrument to measure novice nurses’ perceived ability to provide care in acute situations – PCAS

Novice nurses need to be better prepared to provide care in acute situations. There is currently no validated scale specifically measuring nurses’ perception of their ability to provide care in acute situation...

Authors: Anders Sterner, Emma Säfström, Lina Palmér, Nerrolyn Ramstrand and Magnus Andersson Hagiwara

The rocks and hard places of MAiD: a qualitative study of nursing practice in the context of legislated assisted death

Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) was legalized in Canada in June, 2016. The Canadian government’s decision to legislate assisted dying, an approach that requires a high degree of obligation, precision, and d...

Authors: Barbara Pesut, Sally Thorne, Catharine J. Schiller, Madeleine Greig and Josette Roussel

Assessing the effects of the nursing education reform on the educational environment in Tajikistan: a repeated cross-sectional analysis

A well-functioning education system for family nurses is a priority of the primary health care reform in Tajikistan. In 2015/2016, a baseline study was carried out to measure the educational environment at two...

Authors: Filippo Lechthaler, Michele Arigoni, Mohira Khamidova, Dilbar Davlyatova, Helen Prytherch and Kaspar Wyss

The effect of education around ethical principles on nurses’ perception to patient safety culture in an Iranian mental health inpatient unit: a pilot study

Patient safety is a crucial factor in the provision of quality healthcare and is therefore a global health concern. It is an area in which ethical concerns and high-quality clinical practice are inextricably l...

Authors: Behzad Razzani, Foroozan Atashzadeh-Shoorideh, Tayebeh Jamshidi, Maasoumeh Barkhordari-Sharifabad, Zahra Lotfi and Victoria Skerrett

Designing a multifaceted telehealth intervention for a rural population using a model for developing complex interventions in nursing

Telehealth interventions offer an evidenced-based approach to providing cost-effective care, education, and timely communication at a distance. Yet, despite its widespread use, telehealth has not reached full ...

Authors: Stephen M. Davis, Amanda Jones, Margaret E. Jaynes, Kori N. Woodrum, Marcus Canaday, Lindsay Allen and Jennifer A. Mallow

Varicose veins and its risk factors among nurses at Dhulikhel hospital: a cross sectional study

Women in nursing professions are at high risk for developing varicose veins as it requires physical work and prolonged standing. The aim of the study is to estimate the current prevalence of varicose veins amo...

Authors: Regan Shakya, Robin Man Karmacharya, Rojina Shrestha and Archana Shrestha

Linguistic-cultural validation of the oral health assessment tool (OHAT) for the Italian context

The increase in the ageing population and the consequent establishment of a network of adequate structures to respond effectively to the welfare needs of institutionalized elderly people have stimulated the di...

Authors: Stefano Finotto, Giorgia Bertolini, Riccarda Camellini, Rita Fantelli, Debora Formisano, Maria Grazia Macchioni and Daniela Mecugni

A mixed methods quality improvement study to implement nurse practitioner roles and improve care for residents in long-term care facilities

To better meet long-term care (LTC) residents’ (patients in LTC) needs, nurse practitioners (NPs) were proposed as part of a quality improvement initiative. No research has been conducted in LTC in Québec Cana...

Authors: Kelley Kilpatrick, Éric Tchouaket, Mira Jabbour and Sylvie Hains

Management of constipation in long-term care hospitals and its ward manager and organization factors

Studies examining organizational factors that may influence constipation management in long-term care (LTC) hospitals are lacking. This study aimed to clarify the practice of constipation management in LTC hos...

Authors: Manami Takaoka, Ayumi Igarashi, Asako Futami and Noriko Yamamoto-Mitani

Medication administration errors and contributing factors among nurses: a cross sectional study in tertiary hospitals, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Unsafe medication practices are the leading causes of avoidable patient harm in healthcare systems across the world. The largest proportion of which occurs during medication administration. Nurses play a signi...

Authors: Adam Wondmieneh, Wudma Alemu, Niguse Tadele and Asmamaw Demis

On-site clinical mentoring as a maternal and new-born care quality improvement method: evidence from a nurse cohort study in Nepal

We describe an on-site clinical mentoring program aimed at improving emergency obstetrical and new-born care (EmONC) in Nepal and assess its effectiveness on nurses’ knowledge and skills. In Nepal, both the ma...

Authors: Sophie Goyet, Swaraj Rajbhandari, Valerie Broch Alvarez, Aida Bayou, Sirjana Khanal and Tara Nath Pokhrel

Bioscience learning in nursing: a cross-sectional survey of beginning nursing students in Norway

Taking bioscience courses such as anatomy and physiology (A&P) is important for the development of nursing competence, but learning such subjects is also a challenge for many students. Nursing students’ motiva...

Authors: Aud Emelie Evensen, Hildfrid Vikkelsmoe Brataas and Guanglin Cui

Advanced practice nurses in primary care in Switzerland: an analysis of interprofessional collaboration

The increase in the number of chronically ill patients due to ageing is calling existing models of primary care (PC) into question. New care models have recently been implemented in Swiss PC and involve interp...

Authors: Renata Josi, Monica Bianchi and Sophie Karoline Brandt

Evaluation of the Korean version of the self-assessment of nursing informatics competencies scale

In order to assess nursing students’ informatics competency, we need a comprehensive Korean version scale that reflects the important advances in nursing informatics and can make up for the lack of an existing...

Authors: Kyoungsan Seo, Yul Ha Min, Seung-Hye Choi and Haeyoung Lee

“How do we use the time?” – an observational study measuring the task time distribution of nurses in psychiatric care

The nurse’s primary task in psychiatric care should be to plan for the patient’s care in cooperation with the patient and spend the time needed to build a relationship. Psychiatric care nurses however claim th...

Authors: Andreas Glantz, Karin Örmon and Boel Sandström

“Guarding their practice”: a descriptive study of Canadian nursing policies and education related to medical cannabis

In Canada, federal regulations allow Nurse Practitioners (NPs) to authorize medical cannabis. Nursing regulatory bodies, however, have been hesitant to include medical cannabis within NPs’ scope of practice. A...

Authors: Lynda G. Balneaves and Abeer A. Alraja

Opportunities and challenges of integrating genetics education about human diversity into public health nurses’ responsibilities in Japan

Many genetic tests are now available due to evolution by the Human Genome Project. However, the growing use of genetic testing and screening may not only lead to improvements in public health and health promot...

Authors: Hiromi Goda, Hiromi Kawasaki, Yuko Masuoka, Natsu Kohama and Md Moshiur Rahman

Misconceptions about traumatic brain injury among nursing students in India: implications for nursing care and curriculum

Despite the devastating consequences of Traumatic brain injuries (TBIs), TBI misconceptions are common among healthcare professionals. As an essential member of multi-professional team providing TBI care, it i...

Authors: Jothimani Gurusamy, Sailaxmi Gandhi, Senthil Amudhan, Kathyayani B. Veerabhadraiah, Padmavathi Narayanasamy, Sunitha T. Sreenivasan and Marimuthu Palaniappan

Exploring the experiences of being an ethnic minority student within undergraduate nurse education: a qualitative study

Students studying in a country where another language is spoken face multiple challenges including their ability to fully integrate with peers and academic pressures in trying to obtain an undergraduate nursin...

Authors: Sylvi Monika Flateland, Maxine Pryce-Miller, Anne Valen-Sendstad Skisland, Anne Flaatten Tønsberg and Ulrika Söderhamn

Conference Abstracts: European Academy of Nursing Science Summer Conference 2019

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Benchmarking nurse outcomes in Australian Magnet® hospitals: cross-sectional survey

Positive reports of nursing-related outcomes such as quality nursing care, nursing engagement with work and good practice environment are crucial in attaining and maintaining Magnet® designation. The majority ...

Authors: L. Stone, M. Arneil, L. Coventry, V. Casey, S. Moss, A. Cavadino, B. Laing and AL McCarthy

Barriers to nurse–patient communication in Saudi Arabia: an integrative review

Effective nurse–patient communication is important in improving quality of health care. However, there are several barriers to nurse–patient communication in Saudi Arabia. This is attributed to the increasing ...

Authors: Mukhlid Alshammari, Jed Duff and Michelle Guilhermino

Assessment of knowledge and practice of nurses on initial management of acute poisoning in Dessie referral hospital Amhara region, Ethiopia, 2018

Poisoning is a major health problem worldwide, and it causes significant morbidity and mortality. It is estimated that 350,000 people died worldwide from unintentional poisoning. The purpose of this study is t...

Authors: Ayele Mamo Abebe, Mesfin Wudu Kassaw and Nathan Estifanos Shewangashaw

Critical nursing and health care aide behaviors in care of the nursing home resident dying with dementia

With the aging of the population, dying with dementia will become one of the most common ways in which older adults will end their final years of life, particularly for those living in a nursing home. Though i...

Authors: Genevieve N. Thompson and Susan E. McClement

Factors associated with job satisfaction among graduate nursing faculties in Nepal

Job satisfaction among nursing faculty is critical to improving quality of nursing education, producing future nurses who will contribute directly to the health of patients at a local and national level. This ...

Authors: Abja Sapkota, Usha K. Poudel, Jyotsana Pokharel, Pratima Ghimire, Arun Sedhain, Gandhi R. Bhattarai, Binu Thapa and Tulza K.C

A cross-sectional study exploring the relationship between burnout, absenteeism, and job performance among American nurses

Studies suggest a high prevalence of burnout among nurses. The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between burnout among nurses and absenteeism and work performance.

Authors: Liselotte N. Dyrbye, Tait D. Shanafelt, Pamela O. Johnson, Le Ann Johnson, Daniel Satele and Colin P. West

Emergency nurses´ knowledge, attitude and perceived barriers regarding pain Management in Resource-Limited Settings: cross-sectional study

Pain is a common phenomenon among emergency patients which may lead to chronic pain conditions and alteration of physiological function. However, it is widely reported that proper pain assessment and managemen...

Authors: Desale Tewelde Kahsay and Marianne Pitkäjärvi

Parents and nurses telling their stories: the perceived needs of parents caring for critically ill children at the Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre in Tanzania

Parents have significant responsibility in the care of their critically ill children who have been admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU). When staying with their children in the hospital, they also have pa...

Authors: Vivian Frank Saria, Lilian Teddy Mselle and Birgit Anne Siceloff

Nursing students’ transfer of learning outcomes from simulation-based training to clinical practice: a focus-group study

Simulation-based training is used to develop nursing students’ clinical performance in assessing and managing situations in clinical placements. The use of simulation-based training has increased and become an...

Authors: Jørn Hustad, Berit Johannesen, Mariann Fossum and Olav Johannes Hovland

Mastery learning in a bachelor’s of nursing program: the Roseman University of Health Sciences experience

Roseman University of Health Sciences (RUHS) developed and delivers a mastery learning curriculum designed for students to acquire the knowledge and skills to become competent nurses. Despite a trend in nursin...

Authors: Martin S. Lipsky, Catherine J. Cone, Susan Watson, Phillip T. Lawrence and May Nawal Lutfiyya

Registered nurses’ perceptions and experiences of autonomy: a descriptive phenomenological study

Professional autonomy is a key concept in understanding nurses’ roles in delivering patient care. Recent research exploring the role of autonomy in the nursing work environment indicated that English and Ameri...

Authors: Titilayo Olufunke Oshodi, Benjamin Bruneau, Rachel Crockett, Francia Kinchington, Shoba Nayar and Elizabeth West

Burnout as a predictor of depression: a cross-sectional study of the sociodemographic and clinical predictors of depression amongst nurses in Cameroon

Depression is a debilitating mental health condition which affects an estimated 350 million people worldwide annually. Nurses are twice as likely to suffer from depression than professionals in other professio...

Authors: Clarence Mbanga, Haman Makebe, Divine Tim, Steve Fonkou, Louise Toukam and Tsi Njim

Nursing students’ perception of the clinical learning environment and supervision in relation to two different supervision models – a comparative cross-sectional study

Knowledge concerning nursing students’ experiences of the clinical learning environment and how supervision is carried out is largely lacking. This study compares nursing students’ perceptions of the clinical ...

Authors: Mirjam Ekstedt, Marléne Lindblad and Anna Löfmark

The relationship between Iranian patients’ perception of holistic care and satisfaction with nursing care

Holistic care is comprehensive care that emphasizes the interaction of human existential dimensions and has a significant role in accelerating the recovery process. Since nurses interact and communicate with p...

Authors: Sahar Rajabpour, Masoud Rayyani and Parvin Mangolian shahrbabaki

“I prefer a male nurse to a female nurse”: patients’ preference for, and satisfaction with nursing care provided by male nurses at the Komfo Anokye teaching hospital

Although most male nurses join the profession for self-actualisation, the cultural and societal stereotyping of male nurses as “He-Man”, “gay” and “troublemakers”, and their marginalisation at the hospital dur...

Authors: Hayford Isaac Budu, Emmanuel Mawuli Abalo, Victoria Bubunyo Bam, Deus Osei Agyemang, Shirley Noi, Florence A. Budu and Prince Peprah

Understanding job satisfaction and motivation among nurses in public health facilities of Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

Poor job conditions and limited resources are reducing job satisfaction and motivation among nurses in low-income countries, which may affect the quality of services and attrition rates. The objective of this ...

Authors: Firew Ayalew, Sharon Kibwana, Shelemo Shawula, Equlinet Misganaw, Zeine Abosse, Jos van Roosmalen, Jelle Stekelenburg, Young Mi Kim, Mihereteab Teshome and Damtew Wolde Mariam

The meaning of working in a person-centred way in nursing homes: a phenomenological-hermeneutical study

The present study aims to illuminate the meaning of working in a person-centred way as experienced by staff in nursing homes. Insights into what working in a person-centred way mean for nursing home staff may ...

Authors: Tove K. Vassbø, Marit Kirkevold, David Edvardsson, Karin Sjögren, Qarin Lood and Ådel Bergland

Efficacy of a self-management program in patients with chronic viral hepatitis in China

Chronic hepatitis, mainly B or C, increases the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma and remains an emerging issue in the globe. China has high rates of liver cancer incidence and mortality in the world. To addres...

Authors: Ying’ai Cui, Michiko Moriyama, Kazuaki Chayama, Yanhui Liu, Chunmei Ya, Basilua Andre Muzembo and Md Moshiur Rahman

Registered nurses experiences of managing depressive symptoms at care centres for older people: a qualitative descriptive study

Depressive symptoms and/or depression are commonly experienced by older people. Both are underdiagnosed, undertreated and regularly overlooked by healthcare professionals. Healthcare facilities for people aged...

Authors: Gunilla Borglin, Kristina Räthel, Helena Paulsson and Katarina Sjögren Forss

Specialty cardiac nurses’ work satisfaction is influenced by the type of coronary care unit: A mixed methods study

Many dedicated Coronary Care Units (CCUs) in Victoria, Australia, have been decommissioned and replaced with larger combined generic medical/cardiac precincts called hybrid units. Hybrid units are staffed with...

Authors: Judy Currey, Stephanie K. Sprogis, Liliana Orellana, Anusha Chander, Sharon Meagher, Rhoda Kennedy and Andrea Driscoll

Revitalizing physical assessment in undergraduate nursing education - what skills are important to learn, and how are these skills applied during clinical rotation? A cohort study

The preparedness of newly graduated registered nurses for a demanding work environment and care practices takes form during nursing education. Norwegian nursing education at one university has implemented a se...

Authors: H. Ösp Egilsdottir, Kirsten Røland Byermoen, Anne Moen and Hilde Eide

Hospitalized patients’ pain experience before and after the introduction of a nurse-based pain management programme: a separate sample pre and post study

Many patients suffer from unrelieved pain in hospital settings. Nurses have a pivotal role in pain management. Hence, a nurse-based pain management programme may influence how hospitalized patients experience ...

Authors: Gugsa Nemera Germossa, Ragnhild Hellesø and Ingeborg Strømseng Sjetne

Relationship between nurses’ perception of ethical climates and job satisfaction in Jimma University Specialized Hospital, Oromia region, south west Ethiopia

The ethical climate is one aspect of an organization which refers to the shared perceptions of ethically correct behaviors and way of handling ethically deviated behaviors. Increased awareness of the complexit...

Authors: Muktar Abadiga, Gugsa Nemera, Endalew Hailu and Getu Mosisa

Increasing cultural awareness: qualitative study of nurses’ perceptions about cultural competence training

Nowadays, healthcare professionals worldwide deliver care for increasing numbers of culturally and linguistically diverse patients. The importance of cultural competence is evident in terms of the quality of h...

Authors: Anu-Marja Kaihlanen, Laura Hietapakka and Tarja Heponiemi