Heart failure is a serious and common condition that has garnered significant attention in the global public health domain. It often results in impaired function and reduced cardiac function status, leading to difficulties in self-care and diminished quality of life. To effectively address these complex challenges, the collaborative health care model has been proposed. This approach has proven effective

BACKGROUND Surrogate decision-makers play a key role in determining whether end-of-life patients receive hospice care. There is a need to better understand families' experiences of surrogate decision-making in hospice care for end-of-life patients to provide a basis for developing targeted interventions, such as decision support tools or counseling, to help family members navigate the decision-making

Early recognition of delirium is essential for effective management, but it often goes unrecognized, resulting in adverse outcomes. Clinical decision support systems can enhance adherence to guidelines and improve patient outcomes. We developed a mobile-based clinical decision assessment tool (3D-DST) based on the 3-minute diagnostic interview for confusion assessment method-defined delirium (3D-CAM)

Postpartum haemorrhage is a preventable cause of maternal mortality that commonly occurs during the third stage of labour. Skin-to-skin contact is an intervention that can support the physiological processes of labour by increasing oxytocin levels, which can accelerate placental expulsion and enhance uterine contractions, thereby contributing to the prevention of postpartum haemorrhage.

Cancer survivors may have a variety of survivorship concerns despite their cancer treatment having ended, with some negatively affecting their health-related quality of life. An in-depth understanding of survivorship concerns is essential for the development of survivorship care programs. However, previous findings have been limited to Western countries, and evidence from Asian countries is lacking

Interventions aimed at perineal healing and pain relief can have a positive impact on postpartum experiences in women who experience perineal trauma during childbirth.

Dementia rates are rising globally, impacting healthcare systems and society. The care of people with dementia is largely provided by informal caregivers (e.g., family, friends), which can present significant challenges and increase caregivers' burden. New technologies, such as humanoid socially assistive robots, show promise in reducing this burden, as such robots were considered to be supportive

BACKGROUND Contemporary healthcare environments are becoming increasingly reliant on digital health technologies, presenting new opportunities and challenges for the nursing profession and nurses across practice settings and roles. Little is known about newly qualified Canadian nurses' experiences as they transition from academic settings to digitally enabled healthcare workplaces. OBJECTIVE To explore

Nurses' job satisfaction has long been a global concern because of the critical significance it holds on nurse turnover and the quality and safety of patient care.

Vaccination hesitancy remains the main obstacle to improving vaccination coverage. Influenza and COVID-19 vaccination coverage among healthcare professionals is essential. It is crucial to study the vaccination attitudes of healthcare professionals as they significantly influence the vaccination attitudes and behaviour of the rest of the population.

Sickness presenteeism has potential negative impacts on job burnout and health-related productivity loss among clinical nurses, whereas social support has been identified as a potential mitigating factor for such impacts. However, there is limited evidence regarding the relationships and mechanisms between sickness presenteeism, job burnout, social support, and health-related productivity loss.

No internationally developed child-centred research checklist is currently available to enhance the quality and transparency of the development, reporting and evaluation of research undertaken with children.

Low awareness and misconceptions surrounding mild cognitive impairment highlight the urgent need for effective health education. Reluctance to seek intervention and poor adherence to management strategies make behavior-oriented health education essential.

Delirium is a common complication among older medical patients that can lead to undesirable outcomes.

The growing recognition of advanced practice nurses' role has been challenged by the need for decreased health-care costs while ensuring quality of care and patient well-being. However, limited evidence exists from previous reviews evaluating the effectiveness of advanced practice nurses.

There is an urgent demand for nurses to expand their knowledge and skills in managing frailty in primary care. Frailty is a multifaceted condition that is prevalent among older adults and often leads to reduced functional capacity. Currently, there is a limited understanding of the effectiveness of educational interventions aimed at improving functional capacity among community-dwelling frail older

Inpatient falls are common adverse events in hospitals, particularly among older adults. However, current research on falls in the older population is limited by small sample sizes and reliance on single-center designs without distinguishing the different levels of fall injuries.

Patient flow problems, including discharge delay and after-hours discharge, have been a consistently major issue, especially for intensive care units (ICUs). Evidence suggests that discharge delay and after-hours discharge are associated with increased ICU and hospital length of stay, leading to worsened patient outcomes and increased healthcare costs. They can also increase ICU readmission and post-ICU

Digital technologies promise to reduce nurses' workload and increase quality of care. However, considering the plethora of single and review studies published to date, maintaining a comprehensive overview of digital technologies' impact on nursing and effectively utilizing available evidence is challenging.

Cancer imposes significant psychological distress on both patients and caregivers. Dyadic interventions are designed to concurrently address the health problems of both, yet there remains limited evidence as to which specific dyadic interventions yield the most effective outcomes for both partners.

A series of multi-sensory interventions are proved to be effective in reducing pain among premature infants. Nevertheless, there lacks a comparison of these interventions to find the most suitable and optimal one for clinical decision-making.

Humanized care is a novel concept in the prevention of delirium, with family involvement being a crucial component. Currently, there is controversy regarding the effectiveness of family involvement in preventing delirium among critically ill patients, and the impact of varying levels of family involvement on delirium prevention remains unclear.

Nudge is an attempt to easily and cheaply influence an individual's health judgments, decisions, or behaviors in nuanced and predictable ways. To date, there are no published reviews of the evidence for or against nudges as health promotion strategies in older adults.

Cardiac rehabilitation programmes, while demonstrating benefits, face challenges in universal adoption, particularly in New Zealand. This study evaluates the long-term impact of cardiac rehabilitation participation and attendance on survival and readmission rates in the Auckland Health District.

Chronic constipation is a common distressing symptom. Abdominal massage is a safe, noninvasive, and comfortable intervention. However, it is rarely used in formal clinical practice as its' effectiveness for chronic constipation remains unclear.

To evaluate the effectiveness of a theory-underpinning exercise intervention among Chinese community-dwelling (pre)frail older adults, and the impacts of intervening late as opposed to intervening early.

Within long-term care facilities, paraprofessional nursing assistants account for the largest proportion of the health care workforce and provide essential direct care to older people with complex care needs. There is a gap in developing a theory-driven, systematic synthesis of the job characteristics and well-being outcomes specific to this occupational group, as most existing studies evaluate either

Before, during, and after the COVID-19 pandemic, doctor shortages led many countries to expand nurses' role in their mass vaccination programs. Nonetheless, nurses often express marked vaccine hesitancy. Simultaneously, their working conditions have been deteriorating.

Vaginal birth after cesarean is an effective way of reducing cesarean section rates and preventing a variety of short- and long-term complications associated with cesarean deliveries. Additionally, vaginal birth after cesarean can enhance breastfeeding rates, expedite postpartum recovery, and minimize hospitalization duration for women. Despite these benefits, the prevalence of vaginal birth after

Homelessness as an extreme form of poverty perpetuates and exacerbates health inequalities. People experiencing homelessness face a mortality rate 10 times higher than that of the general population, with an average age of death at 45. There is a significant disconnect between the mainstream healthcare system and the specific health needs of people experiencing homelessness, leading to substantial

Patient Reported Experience Measures (PREM) have become a critical component in assessing healthcare quality from the patient's perspective. Accurate and reproducible assessment tools are essential for generating robust and reliable results for evaluating peri-anesthesia patient experiences, identifying associated factors, and assessing the impact of healthcare interventions. However, there is currently

Older adults aged over 65 are increasingly admitted to hospital for acute care reasons, including surgical procedures. In multicultural societies, the diversity of an ageing population has significant implications for the planning and delivery of culturally responsive perioperative care for older adults from ethnically diverse backgrounds, who are admitted to hospital for surgical intervention.

The highly prevalent menopausal symptoms among women, along with their deleterious health impacts, call for increased attention to the need for effective interventions targeting this growing public health problem. While increasing evidence demonstrates that yoga interventions benefit menopausal symptoms, no systematic review or meta-analysis has yet systematically examined the effectiveness of yoga

Coronary artery disease is the leading cause of death worldwide. Adhering to coronary artery disease medications is the priority of its treatment. Medication adherence is suboptimal among older adults with coronary artery disease. Educational programmes are used and recommended in improving medication adherence among older adults with coronary artery disease. The evidence about the effects of educational

Trauma has a well-established link with poor health outcomes. Adverse experiences in mental health inpatient settings contribute to such outcomes and should impact service design and delivery. However, there is often a failure to fully address these experiences.

China's ‘Internet Plus’ nursing services, which are Uber-style home care services with an ‘online application, offline service’ approach, have been evolving over the past five years. Registered nurses' preference for these Uber-style Internet Plus nursing services are crucial for improving human resource management and service efficiency, yet research in this area remains scarce.

Numerous formal strategies, screening tools, and interventions have been used to prevent malnutrition in long-term care patients. Despite these efforts, the proportion of screened patients is low, and a large proportion are malnourished. Previous research has revealed that healthcare professionals use a broad approach in their nutritional care but has also emphasised the need for further investigation

Patient reporting of their care experience is crucial for evaluating healthcare quality. Negative patient reports are often associated with missed nursing care, with previous research primarily attributing this to objective workload, neglecting the role of subjective workload. Furthermore, there is a gap in understanding the combined impact of patient and nurse assessments of missed nursing care on

Assessment of signs and symptoms in hospitalized children presents unique challenges due to the children's age-related differences, such as vital signs and the broad range of medical conditions that affects children. Early detection of clinical changes in children is crucial to prevent deterioration, and while standardized tools exist, there is a growing recognition of the need to consider subjective

Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) poses a significant health risk, particularly in hospitalized patients with multiple risk factors (cigarette smoking, hypertension, diabetes and obesity). Despite advances in treatment, DVT remains a prevalent complication of hospitalization.

People living with HIV often face challenges related to quality of life, mental health, and social support. Nurse-led self-care interventions have been proposed as a means to address these issues, but their overall effectiveness needs systematic evaluation.

Obstetric violence involves the mistreatment, disrespect, and abuse of birthing people and the problem has been recognized in healthcare systems worldwide. Obstetric violence is a gendered, sex-specific form of violence against women that is a public health problem and a violation of human rights. There are an unknowable number of online posts and social media messages that describe obstetric violence

The deterioration of executive function is a hallmark of cognitive aging. Reports indicate that signs of decline in executive function begin to emerge as early as middle age. Aerobic exercise improves executive function in healthy middle-aged and older adults, but the optimal exercise prescription variables are still unclear.

Nurses play a crucial role in encouraging nursing home resident's activity and independent functioning. However, nurses often take over tasks unnecessarily, which can deprive resident's remaining abilities. The Function-Focused Care philosophy offers guidance for developing programs that support nurses to optimize activity and independence of older people. However, such programs developed internationally

Parental cancer conditions significantly impact the physical, social, and emotional well-being of minor children. Effective illness-related communication is crucial for both parents and their children to mitigate these effects.

Shortages of nurses are one of the biggest challenges healthcare systems face around the world. Given the wide range of contexts and individuals working in nursing, a ‘one-size-fits-all’ retention strategy is unlikely to be effective. Knowing what matters most to nurses at different career stages would help employers and policy-makers who want to enhance nurse retention to design tailored strategies