Journal of Advanced Nursing

Abstract Aim The overall aim of the study is to develop a module for the structure, staffing, job responsibilities, training and workflow for the hospital Infection Control Department. Design An exploratory research design in two phases. Phase 1

Abstract Aim This study aims to identify and reach a consensus among experts on the specific gastroenterology drugs that a gastroenterology nurse may be able to prescribe. Design This study employs a modified Delphi design to reach a consensus

Abstract Aims To explore community nurses' assessments of staffing adequacy in care provision for older patients following hospital discharge and analyse the extent to which their assessments are associated with characteristics of the system level

Abstract Aims To synthesize and evaluate the effectiveness of interventions for nurses to improve the assessment and management of pain in people living with dementia. Design Systematic review and meta‐analyses of randomized controlled trials.

Abstract Aims This study analyses the cross‐sectional effect of sources of stress during the peak of COVID‐19 pandemic on nurses´ psychological distress, focusing on the mediating role of coping strategies, both problem‐focused and emotion‐focused

Abstract Aims To assess the effects of upright positions on maternal outcomes for women without epidural analgesia in comparison with recumbent positions during the second stage of labour. Background Upright positions have many physiological

Abstract Aims To describe the characteristics of medication administration (MA) incidents reported to have occurred in patients’ own homes (reporters’ profession, incident types, contributing factors, patient consequence, and most common medications

Abstract Aim To introduce the rationale and design of a postnatal risk assessment study, which will be embedded in Preventive Child Health Care. This study will evaluate: (a) the predictive value of an innovative postnatal risk assessment, meant to

Abstract Aims The decline of nutritional status and depressive symptoms are pandemic in heart failure patients and functional status may play a pivotal role between these. This study aimed to determine whether nutritional status is associated with

Abstract Aims To assess the overall relative risk of diabetes in individuals with prediabetes based on updated diagnostic criteria, as compared with individuals with normoglycaemia; and to identify the study characteristics associated with the