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Nursing
Masahide Koda, Nahoko Harada, Naoko Sato, Tomoko Araki, Kazuya Honda, Takemi Kudo, Takao Watanabe, Miho Suzuki
Summary: This study aimed to investigate the role of nurse practitioners (NPs) in a specialized nursing home for older adults in Japan. The findings showed that the placement of NPs resulted in an increase in residents requiring care, a decrease in emergency outpatient visits, and changes in the relationship between emergency visits and hospitalizations, indicating that the placement of NPs contributed to the appropriate utilization of health care resources.
JNP- THE JOURNAL FOR NURSE PRACTITIONERS
(2024)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Harrison Krebs, Kimberly Crutcher, Yan Su, Marilyn A. Prasun
Summary: During the COVID pandemic, patients experienced increased depression and poorer quality of life. However, significant improvements were observed in all outcomes following completion of Cardiac Rehabilitation (CR).
Review
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Baolu Yang, Leyi Gao, Zhaohui Tong
Summary: The use of sedative and analgesic medications during non-invasive ventilation can reduce the risk of tracheal intubation and delirium in patients with acute respiratory failure. Among the different medications, dexmedetomidine showed better clinical outcomes, especially when closely monitoring the patients' vital signs.
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Eriadina Alves Lima, Gezabell Rodrigues, Beatriz Carneiro Mota, Shamyr Sulyvan Castro, Rafael Barreto Mesquita, Camila Ferreira Leite
Summary: This study investigated the components of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) reflected in the assessment instruments used in cardiac rehabilitation for individuals with heart failure (HF). The results showed that body function was the most frequently detected component, but none of the instruments covered all aspects of the ICF. The Minnesota Living with Heart Failure Questionnaire (MLHFQ) demonstrated the most comprehensive coverage of ICF components.
Review
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Dejina Thapa, Sek Ying Chair, Mei Sin Chong, Rishi Ram Poudel, Tenaw Gualau Melesse, Kai Chow Choi, Hon Lon Tam
Summary: The ventilator bundle has been found to effectively reduce the incidence of ventilator-associated pneumonia and improve related outcomes. However, caution should be exercised in interpreting these findings due to the low-to-moderate certainty of evidence and high heterogeneity.
Review
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Sina Shari, Kimia Babaei Khorzoughi, Mahmoud Rahmati
Summary: This systematic review examines the relationship between cognition and volunteering in older adults, with a focus on domain-specific outcomes. The analysis of 17 studies suggests a potential positive correlation between volunteering and cognitive function among older adults, but further investigation is needed due to limitations and variations across studies.
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Fanny Buckinx, Marvin Rezoulat, Esar Lefranc, Jean-Yves Reginster, Olivier Bruyere
Summary: This study demonstrates that remote physical performance measurements of older adults exhibit consistently high levels of relative reliability compared to face-to-face measurements. Additionally, certain remote evaluations show acceptable absolute reliability.
Article
Nursing
Jie Li, Zhongchen Luo, Yanhan Chen, Qinghua Zhao, Shixiao Zhang, Wei Zhou, Ying Peng, Lijuan Chen, Yuqing Song, Xin Yang, Juan Li, Jiao Tang
Summary: This study validates the Chinese version of the 10-item care-related regret intensity scale (RIS-10) and examines its reliability and validity when applied to Chinese nursing interns.
NURSE EDUCATION IN PRACTICE
(2024)
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Jeongha Sim, Chanam Shin
Summary: This study tested the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of two stroke education programs and found that both programs showed similar and significant improvements in stroke knowledge and first action knowledge.
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Luyao Xie, Huahua Hu, Jiaer Lin, Phoenix K. H. Mo
Summary: This study aimed to evaluate the psychometric properties of the Chinese version of DHLI in assessing eHealth literacy among older adults in China. The results demonstrated that the C-DHLI showed good psychometric performance in assessing eHealth literacy among Chinese older adults. The findings can support healthcare professionals to effectively measure eHealth literacy among older adults and conduct tailored eHealth interventions or training.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OLDER PEOPLE NURSING
(2024)
Article
Cardiac & Cardiovascular Systems
Liu Huang, Mengtao Song, Ling Wang, Qiran Zhang, Xiao Liu, Chunfeng Cai
Summary: This study examines the reliability and validity of the Chinese Interoceptive Awareness Questionnaire (C-IAQ) for Chinese cardiovascular disease (CVD) patients. The results indicate that the C-IAQ has favorable psychometric features and can be used to measure the interoceptive awareness of CVD patients.
Review
Nursing
Yuanyuan Zhang, Lining Wang, Wenbi Wu, Shi Zhang, Min Zhang, Wenjing She, Qianqian Cheng, Nana Chen, Pengxia Fan, Yuxin Du, Haiyan Song, Xianyu Hu, Jiajie Zhang, Caiyan Ding
Summary: This meta-analysis identifies comorbid factors and behavioral factors that are significantly associated with inadequate bowel preparation in older adults undergoing colonoscopy.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF NURSING STUDIES
(2024)
Review
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Floro Cubelo
Summary: The Finnish-language documentary highlighted the challenges of older people care, showcasing the consequences of nursing personnel shortages on patient care and nursing staff morale. It also emphasized the intrinsic connection between the shortage of nursing staff and the quality of care within the older people community.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OLDER PEOPLE NURSING
(2024)
Article
Nursing
Ryan Q. De Torres, Joycelyn A. Filoteo, Jerick B. Tabudlo, Josefina A. Tuazon
Summary: This study explores the status and critical issues in conducting, mentoring, and training mixed methods research (MMR) in doctoral nursing programs in the Philippines. Four key themes emerge, including perceptions on the use of MMR, facilitators and barriers to its use, and recommendations to promote its use. The findings suggest that providing support for doctoral nursing students and faculty can enhance the use of MMR in these programs.
JOURNAL OF PROFESSIONAL NURSING
(2024)
Article
Nursing
Xiaodan Zhang, Jiao Xie, Weijing Wu, Lifang Cao, Zheyi Jiang, Zhu Li, Yamin Li
Summary: This study examined the relationship between stress, mental resilience, and coping style, and the mediation effect of mental resilience between stress and coping style among parents of children with cochlear implants. The results showed that mental resilience mediated the relationship between stress and active coping style. This study provides a theoretical basis for developing an active coping care program for these parents.
JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC NURSING-NURSING CARE OF CHILDREN & FAMILIES
(2024)
Review
Nursing
Viktoriya Pleshkan
Summary: This review describes and explains the issues and resources within the NP clinical education and preceptorship that support the transition of NPs' roles. It emphasizes the necessity of restructuring the outdated model to enhance the NP role transition process.
JOURNAL OF PROFESSIONAL NURSING
(2024)
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Abeer Abd El-Rahman Mohamed, Samia ElHusseini Abd-ElMageed Elkholy, Rasha Salah Eweida, Reham Magdy Mohammed Abdelsalam
Summary: This study aimed to determine the effect of an intervention based on the Information-Motivation-Behavioral Skills Model on climate change management practices among older adults. The results showed that the intervention significantly improved the scores of older adults in information, motivation, actual skills, and practices. However, the improvement declined significantly at the six-week mark, emphasizing the need for reinforcement to maintain positive outcomes in the long term.
Article
Geriatrics & Gerontology
Hulya Kulakci-Altintas, Sultan Ayaz-Alkaya
Summary: This study investigated fatalism tendency and health beliefs about medication use among older adults. The results showed that the way older adults used medications and the amount of medications used were associated with fatalism tendency and health beliefs about medication use.
Article
Nursing
Jacqueline Fawcett
Summary: The essay aims to explore the topic of environment, specifically focusing on the internal environment and comparing it with a previous essay on the external environment published in 2022. It provides an overall understanding and definitions of the internal environment based on selected nursing conceptual models. The essay also offers a perspective on the internal environment from Native American culture and calls for cross-cultural understanding of the internal environment.
NURSING SCIENCE QUARTERLY
(2024)
Review
Nursing
Jin Yi Choi, Mikyoung Byun, Eun Jung Kim
Summary: This study analyzed the components and effects of educational interventions for handovers among nursing students and nurses. The findings suggest that handover education should include individual feedback, demonstrations, and opportunities to practice. Improving educator efficiency and developing effective feedback methods are important for enhancing the effectiveness of educational programs.
NURSE EDUCATION IN PRACTICE
(2024)
