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The process of life adjustment in patients at onset of glioma who are receiving continuous oral anticancer drug: A qualitative descriptive study
ConclusionThe process of life adjustment in patients with malignant gliomas involved identifying a way of living despite limited lifespan. To ensure appropriate nursing care for patients at the onset of glioma, it is important to help them establish coping methods in accordance with their abilities. (Source: International Journal of Nursing Sciences)
Source: International Journal of Nursing Sciences - December 28, 2018 Category: Nursing Source Type: research

“I can fight it!”: A qualitative study of resilience in people with inflammatory bowel disease
ConclusionsThe resilience framework for patients with IBD can effectively characterize the resilience experience of patients during the disease and assist healthcare professionals to understand how patients recover from the disease. More quantitative studies are needed to further explore the influencing factors of resilience and improve resilience in patient with inflammatory Bowel Disease. (Source: International Journal of Nursing Sciences)
Source: International Journal of Nursing Sciences - December 26, 2018 Category: Nursing Source Type: research

Abusive supervision and turnover intention: Mediating effects of psychological empowerment of nurses
ConclusionsNurses' psychological empowerment is an intermediary variable that predicts the relationship between abusive supervision and turnover intention. Nurse managers should manage abusive supervision to increase nurses’ psychological empowerment and decrease turnover intention. (Source: International Journal of Nursing Sciences)
Source: International Journal of Nursing Sciences - December 24, 2018 Category: Nursing Source Type: research

Effects of weight-lifting or resistance exercise on breast cancer-related lymphedema: A systematic review
Publication date: Available online 24 December 2018Source: International Journal of Nursing SciencesAuthor(s): Ausanee Wanchai, Jane M. ArmerAbstractThe purpose of this systematic review was to identify the effects of weight-lifting or resistance exercise on breast cancer-related lymphedema. Published articles written in English were retrieved from electronic databases, including ScienceDirect, PubMed, Scopus, and CINAHL databases. Hand-searches for unpublished papers were also completed. Content analysis was used to examine articles that met the inclusion criteria. Among 525 searched papers, 15 papers met the inclusion cr...
Source: International Journal of Nursing Sciences - December 24, 2018 Category: Nursing Source Type: research

Special focus issue on nursing informatics: Challenges of utilizing electronic health records
Publication date: Available online 16 November 2018Source: International Journal of Nursing SciencesAuthor(s): Shuhong Luo (Source: International Journal of Nursing Sciences)
Source: International Journal of Nursing Sciences - December 21, 2018 Category: Nursing Source Type: research

Adaptation of the Turkish version of nurses' Self Concept Questionnaire
ConclusionsAccording to results, this Nurses' Self-Concept Questionnaire is a valid and reliable instrument for assessing nurses' and nursing students’ self-concept in Turkey. (Source: International Journal of Nursing Sciences)
Source: International Journal of Nursing Sciences - December 21, 2018 Category: Nursing Source Type: research

Peripherally inserted central catheters in critically ill patients – Complications and its prevention: A review
Publication date: Available online 21 December 2018Source: International Journal of Nursing SciencesAuthor(s): Sona Duwadi, Qinghua Zhao, Birendra Singh BudalAbstractPeripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) is extensively used in critical care settings, because it plays a vital role in providing safe central venous entry. However, PICC is associated with several complications, which should be detected to shorten the duration of patients’ improvement, reduce health care cost, and lessen the incidence of various PICC-related complications. Therefore, this study aimed to outline current literature on PICC procedures, p...
Source: International Journal of Nursing Sciences - December 21, 2018 Category: Nursing Source Type: research

Self-harm attempters’ perception of community services and its implication on service provision
ConclusionThe results identified common circumstances of falling into financial hardship (gambling) and social fragmentation (divorce, poor family relationships, and poor marital relationships), which also suggested to enhance services on center location, service arrangement, and skill of caregivers. (Source: International Journal of Nursing Sciences)
Source: International Journal of Nursing Sciences - December 20, 2018 Category: Nursing Source Type: research

Interventions for self-management of type 2 diabetes: An integrative review
ConclusionsResearch exploring the impact of interventions for self-management has made major contributions to the care of persons with type 2 diabetes, from offering suggestions for improving care, to stimulating new questions for research. However, implications for clinical practice remain inconclusive, and limitations in existing research suggest caution in interpreting results of studies. (Source: International Journal of Nursing Sciences)
Source: International Journal of Nursing Sciences - December 15, 2018 Category: Nursing Source Type: research

Healthcare interprofessional team members' perspectives on human caring: A directed content analysis study
ConclusionsWatson's Human Caring Theory can be an underlying guide to enrich human-to-human relations and create a caring-healing environment. When human caring is applied in interprofessional teams, healthcare professionals find a caring consciousness to care for oneself and each other and promote patient care. (Source: International Journal of Nursing Sciences)
Source: International Journal of Nursing Sciences - December 14, 2018 Category: Nursing Source Type: research

Nurse-staffing level and quality of acute care services: Evidence from cross-national panel data analysis in OECD countries
ConclusionA higher proportion of nurses-staffing level is associated with better performance of acute care services in OECD countries. Also, the nursing characteristics of Sweden, Denmark, Canada, Netherlands, Finland, Switzerland, Australia and United States would be good patterns for other countries to maximize nursing outcomes in the care of patients with acute and life-threatening conditions by reducing the risk of complication, mortality and adverse clinical outcomes. (Source: International Journal of Nursing Sciences)
Source: International Journal of Nursing Sciences - December 5, 2018 Category: Nursing Source Type: research

(Letter to the Editor) evidence-based practice for nursing profession: Barriers and teaching strategies solutions
Publication date: Available online 3 December 2018Source: International Journal of Nursing SciencesAuthor(s): Alexius Andiwatir, Yasinta Betan (Source: International Journal of Nursing Sciences)
Source: International Journal of Nursing Sciences - December 4, 2018 Category: Nursing Source Type: research

Gender differences in self-care maintenance and its associations among patients with chronic heart failure
ConclusionsSelf-care maintenance were inadequate in both genders with chronic heart failure. Interventions for enhancing social support and self-care confidence in men patients, and strengthening knowledge of heart failure, self-care management and self-care confidence in women patients, may facilitate self-care maintenance. (Source: International Journal of Nursing Sciences)
Source: International Journal of Nursing Sciences - December 2, 2018 Category: Nursing Source Type: research

Depression in the context of chronic diseases in the United States and China
This study (1) provides an integrated review of the literature on the prevalence of depression among patients with chronic diseases in China and the United States and its relationship to poorer health outcomes and (2) compares the differences in the percentages of patients receiving treatments for depression between the United States and China. Given the current situation, we recommended that primary care and specialty providers should be knowledgeable and alert regarding the signs of depression. Efforts should be directed to further implement integrated care based interventions to manage depression and improve quality of ...
Source: International Journal of Nursing Sciences - November 29, 2018 Category: Nursing Source Type: research

Effectiveness of a training program based on maker education for baccalaureate nursing students: A quasi-experimental study
ConclusionImplementing the training program based on maker education enhanced student creativity, learning interest, cooperative learning skill, scientific research ability, and information attainment. Comprehensive nursing talents were also cultivated. Our data suggested the importance of improving this program, adopting the method, and pursuing research in nursing education. (Source: International Journal of Nursing Sciences)
Source: International Journal of Nursing Sciences - November 25, 2018 Category: Nursing Source Type: research