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  1. The advanced access (AA) model has attracted much interest across Canada and worldwide as a means of ensuring timely access to health care. While nurses contribute significantly to improving access in primary ...

    Authors: Sabina Abou Malham, Mylaine Breton, Nassera Touati, Lara Maillet, Arnaud Duhoux and Isabelle Gaboury
    Citation: BMC Nursing 2020 19:115
  2. Culture serves as an adhesive to bind the lives of people. There are no objective, useful tools to assess cultural competence and practice. In this study, we evaluated whether the cultural competence of nurses...

    Authors: Yu-Hsia Lee, Shu-Chuan Lin, Pao-Yu Wang and Mei-Hsiang Lin
    Citation: BMC Nursing 2020 19:114
  3. The emerging ethical leadership, a unique approach in leadership viewpoint, has provided the ground for constructing and advancing individual and managerial efficiency by highlighting ethics in organizations. ...

    Authors: Azar Kaffashpoor and Samaneh Sadeghian
    Citation: BMC Nursing 2020 19:111
  4. Sleep disorders are commonly experienced by community caregivers for persons with cancer, with at least 72% reporting moderate to severe disorders. A consequence of this condition, which is associated with the...

    Authors: Inmaculada Valero-Cantero, Yolanda Carrión-Velasco, Cristina Casals, Francisco Javier Martínez-Valero, Francisco Javier Barón-López and María Ángeles Vázquez-Sánchez
    Citation: BMC Nursing 2020 19:107
  5. Agitation among patients is a common and distressing behaviour across a variety of health care settings, particularly inpatient mental health. Unless recognised early and effectively managed it can lead to agg...

    Authors: Joshua Tucker, Lisa Whitehead, Peter Palamara, Josephine Xenia Rosman and Karla Seaman
    Citation: BMC Nursing 2020 19:106
  6. The nursing process was initially adopted from the general system theory, and was developed and implemented in the field of education. There is a demand to implement the nursing process in practical care in ev...

    Authors: Zerihun Adraro and Daniel Mengistu
    Citation: BMC Nursing 2020 19:105
  7. Macau and the Mainland China have different political and socio-economic policies but are both influenced by Chinese culture. By comparing the professional development experiences of male nurses from Macau and...

    Authors: Aimei Mao, Jialin Wang, Yuan Zhang, Pak Leng Cheong, Iat Kio Van and Hon Lon Tam
    Citation: BMC Nursing 2020 19:104
  8. Confident Body, Confident Child (CBCC) is an innovative, evidence-based program providing parenting strategies to promote healthy eating, physical activity and body satisfaction in children aged 2–6 years. Thi...

    Authors: Lyza N. Norton, Laura M. Hart, Francoise E. Butel and Shelley Roberts
    Citation: BMC Nursing 2020 19:103
  9. The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of key aspects of specialised dermatology nursing practice in the management of patients with moderate to severe atopic dermatitis. The role of dermatology n...

    Authors: Harmieke van Os-Medendorp, Elfie Deprez, Nele Maes, Sheila Ryan, Karina Jackson, Tonya Winders, Linda De Raeve, Christa De Cuyper and Steven Ersser
    Citation: BMC Nursing 2020 19:102
  10. The quality of nursing clinical placements has been found to vary. Placement evaluation tools for nursing students are available but lack contemporary reviews of clinical settings. Therefore, the aim of this s...

    Authors: Simon Cooper, Robyn Cant, Donna Waters, Elise Luders, Amanda Henderson, Georgina Willetts, Marion Tower, Kerry Reid-Searl, Colleen Ryan and Kerry Hood
    Citation: BMC Nursing 2020 19:101
  11. Pharmacological methods are widely used for postoperative pain management however, poorly controlled pain continues to pose a significant challenge. Non pharmacological methods could contribute to the unresolv...

    Authors: Betiel Yihdego Kidanemariam, Traudl Elsholz, Laban L. Simel, Eyasu H. Tesfamariam and Yonatan Mehari Andemeskel
    Citation: BMC Nursing 2020 19:100
  12. Facilitators plays a key role in nursing student’s learning when briefing them for simulation scenarios. However, few studies have explored the importance of the facilitator’s role in preparing students from t...

    Authors: Hilde Solli, Thor Arne Haukedal, Sissel Eikeland Husebø and Inger Åse Reierson
    Citation: BMC Nursing 2020 19:99
  13. Nursing Assistants (NA) who feel empowered tend to perform their duties better, have higher morale and job satisfaction, and are less likely to leave their jobs. Organizational empowerment practices in hospita...

    Authors: Jasmine L. Travers, Krista Schroeder, Allison A. Norful and Sainfer Aliyu
    Citation: BMC Nursing 2020 19:98
  14. Turnover intention is a probability of an employee to leave the current institution within a certain period due to various factors. It is the strongest predictor of actual turnover expected to increase as the ...

    Authors: Andualem Wubetie, Biniyam Taye and Biruk Girma
    Citation: BMC Nursing 2020 19:97
  15. It is estimated by the year 2050, 80% of the global elderly population will be from the low-and middle income countries. Elderly care requires health workers with skills associated with an understanding of the...

    Authors: Arafa A. Muhsin, Mariam J. Munyogwa, Stephen M. Kibusi and Saada A. Seif
    Citation: BMC Nursing 2020 19:96
  16. Worldwide, studies show a relationship between nurses’ health and some work environment factors; however, data on nurses’ health and self-perceived workload and nursing task allocation are lacking, particularl...

    Authors: Martine Elbejjani, Mary Abed Al Ahad, Michael Simon, Dietmar Ausserhofer, Nuhad Dumit, Huda Abu-Saad Huijer and Suzanne R. Dhaini
    Citation: BMC Nursing 2020 19:95
  17. Contrary to Missed Nursing Care, some anecdotal data and sparse evidence has documented the tendency of nurses to anticipate some nursing interventions. However, no study has been conducted to date with the pu...

    Authors: Michela Bottega and Alvisa Palese
    Citation: BMC Nursing 2020 19:93
  18. Emotional regulation forms an integral part of healthcare delivery. In the performance of the core duties of nursing and midwifery, health professionals are expected to enhance occupationally/organisationally ...

    Authors: Joshua King Safo Lartey, Joseph Osafo, Johnny Andoh-Arthur and Kwaku Oppong Asante
    Citation: BMC Nursing 2020 19:92
  19. Communication is a cornerstone in nursing and aims at both information exchange and relationship building. To date, little is known about the naturally occurring communication between older persons and nurses ...

    Authors: Jessica Höglander, Jakob Håkansson Eklund, Peter Spreeuwenberg, Hilde Eide, Annelie J. Sundler, Debra Roter and Inger K. Holmström
    Citation: BMC Nursing 2020 19:91
  20. Considering shortages of general practitioners (GP) and strategies for improving the quality of health care provision, many countries have implemented interprofessional care models with advanced practice nurse...

    Authors: Nicole Schönenberger, Beat Sottas, Christoph Merlo, Stefan Essig and Stefan Gysin
    Citation: BMC Nursing 2020 19:90
  21. There is growing interest in examining the factors affecting the reporting of errors by nurses. However, little research has been conducted into the effects of perceived patient safety culture and leader coach...

    Authors: Zahra Chegini, Edris Kakemam, Mohammad Asghari Jafarabadi and Ali Janati
    Citation: BMC Nursing 2020 19:89
  22. A lower recruitment and high turnover rate of registered nurses have resulted in a global shortage of nurses. In the UK, prior to the COVID-19 epidemic, nurses’ intention to leave rates were between 30 and 50%...

    Authors: Michaela Senek, Steven Robertson, Tony Ryan, Rachel King, Emily Wood, Bethany Taylor and Angela Tod
    Citation: BMC Nursing 2020 19:88
  23. The clinical learning environment is an important part of the nursing and midwifery training as it helps students to integrate theory into clinical practice. However, not all clinical learning environments fos...

    Authors: B. C. Mbakaya, F. W. Kalembo, M. Zgambo, A. Konyani, F. Lungu, B. Tveit, A. Kaasen, M. Simango and T. Bvumbwe
    Citation: BMC Nursing 2020 19:87
  24. Scientific knowledge and theory constitute part of the nurse’s competence and evidence-based nursing practice. To obtain and maintain these skills, nurses require access to research utilization. The aim of the...

    Authors: Aud Moe and Ingela Enmarker
    Citation: BMC Nursing 2020 19:86
  25. Childhood obesity is a global health concern. Early intervention to help parents adopt best practice for infant feeding and physical activity is critical for maintaining healthy weight. Australian governments ...

    Authors: Heilok Cheng, Rosslyn Eames-Brown, Alison Tutt, Rachel Laws, Victoria Blight, Anne McKenzie, Chris Rossiter, Karen Campbell, Kyra Sim, Cathrine Fowler, Rochelle Seabury and Elizabeth Denney-Wilson
    Citation: BMC Nursing 2020 19:84
  26. The nurse workforce shortage, partially caused by high work turnover, is an important factor influencing the quality of patient care. Because previous studies concerning Chinese nurse work turnover were predom...

    Authors: Jiao Ye, Aimei Mao, Jialin Wang, Chizimuzo T. C. Okoli, Yuan Zhang, Huiqiong Shuai, Min Lin, Bo Chen and Linli Zhuang
    Citation: BMC Nursing 2020 19:85
  27. Sleep disturbances are common in people with dementia. In nursing homes, this is frequently associated with residents’ challenging behavior and potentially with nurses’ burden. This study examined nurses’ burd...

    Authors: Denise Wilfling, Martin N. Dichter, Diana Trutschel and Sascha Köpke
    Citation: BMC Nursing 2020 19:83
  28. Evaluation of triage nurses’ professional capability is integral to identifying potentials for professional development and nurses’ educational needs, thus, there is a need for valid instruments to assess thei...

    Authors: Mostafa Bijani, Mahnaz Rakhshan, Mohammad Fararouei and Camellia Torabizadeh
    Citation: BMC Nursing 2020 19:82
  29. Nurses are particularly vulnerable to acquiring tuberculosis (TB) because they are in the frontline of patient care. There is inadequate implementation of cost-effective TB infection control (TBIC) measures in...

    Authors: Patrick Aboh Akande
    Citation: BMC Nursing 2020 19:81
  30. Extramuralisation in healthcare has influenced medical and nursing curricula internationally with the incorporation of themes related to primary/ community care. Despite this, students do not easily change the...

    Authors: Margriet van Iersel, Corine H. M. Latour, Marjon van Rijn, Rien de Vos, Paul A. Kirschner and Wilma J. M. Scholte op Reimer
    Citation: BMC Nursing 2020 19:80
  31. Nurses’ turnover is a global concern which if not handled well can harm the productivity of an organization. The high turnover rate of health workers critically affects the health system, particularly in count...

    Authors: Dawit Gebregziabher, Eskedar Berhanie, Hagos Berihu, Addis Belstie and Girmay Teklay
    Citation: BMC Nursing 2020 19:79
  32. Immersive Virtual Reality (iVR) storytelling is a concept that merges ground-breaking virtual reality technology with the traditional art of storytelling. Virtual reality storytelling offers a rare opportunity...

    Authors: Philip Hardie, Andrew Darley, Lorraine Carroll, Catherine Redmond, Abraham Campbell and Suzi Jarvis
    Citation: BMC Nursing 2020 19:78
  33. Globally, the burden of tuberculosis or human immunodeficiency virus (TB/HIV) is at 24% and this alarming rate compelled the World Health Organization (WHO) to declare the African region as a critical workforc...

    Authors: Lufuno Makhado, Mashudu Davhana-Maselesele, Rachel Tsakani Lebese and Sonto Maria Maputle
    Citation: BMC Nursing 2020 19:77
  34. The clinical clerkship is a crucial stage in nursing training, yet a dissatisfaction at this stage may cause a nurse to quit in future. This study aimed to investigate the relationship among personality dimens...

    Authors: Yasser Rezapour-Mirsaleh and Mahdi Aghabagheri
    Citation: BMC Nursing 2020 19:76
  35. Foot care knowledge and practices among nurses and care workers in the community greatly impact foot health maintenance and prevention of foot-related problems among older people. This study aimed to explore a...

    Authors: Kashiko Fujii, Takuyuki Komoda, Atsuko Maekawa and Mariko Nishikawa
    Citation: BMC Nursing 2020 19:75
  36. Professional competence and continuous professional development is essential for ensuring high quality and safe nursing care, and it might be important for motivating nurses to stay in the profession. Thus, th...

    Authors: Renée Allvin, Birgitta Bisholt, Karin Blomberg, Carina Bååth and Sigrid Wangensteen
    Citation: BMC Nursing 2020 19:74
  37. The shortened length of hospital stays (LOS) requires efficient and patient-participatory perioperative nursing approaches to enable early and safe discharge from hospitals for patients undergoing total hip ar...

    Authors: Maria Pulkkinen, Irma Jousela, Janne Engblom, Sanna Salanterä and Kristiina Junttila
    Citation: BMC Nursing 2020 19:73
  38. Delirium is an acute disturbance characterized by fluctuating symptoms related to attention, awareness and recognition. Especially for elderly patients, delirium is frequently associated with high hospital cos...

    Authors: Manuela Bergjan, Max Zilezinski, Torsten Schwalbach, Christiana Franke, Hebun Erdur, Heinrich Jakob Audebert and Armin Hauß
    Citation: BMC Nursing 2020 19:72
  39. The primary health care services are becoming increasingly complex, which presents challenges for the municipal nursing services. In Norway, municipal in-patient acute care (MipAC) has been introduced in all m...

    Authors: Torunn Kitty Vatnøy, Marianne Sundlisæter Skinner, Tor-Ivar Karlsen and Bjørg Dale
    Citation: BMC Nursing 2020 19:70

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  40. Nurses, particularly critical care nurses, are exposed to high levels of stress and burnout. Burnout is associated with many deleterious consequences affecting health care outcomes. The present study is intend...

    Authors: Sara Mahmoudi, Maasoumeh Barkhordari-Sharifabad, Amir-Hosein Pishgooie, Foroozan Atashzadeh-Shoorideh and Zahra Lotfi
    Citation: BMC Nursing 2020 19:69
  41. The management of prediabetes in the community setting is a global priority. We evaluated the feasibility of a 6-month multilevel practice nurse-led prediabetes dietary intervention which involved goal setting...

    Authors: Lisa Whitehead, Courtney C. Glass, Sally L. Abel, Kiri Sharp and Kirsten J. Coppell
    Citation: BMC Nursing 2020 19:67

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