Journal of Advanced Nursing

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 Aim This study aims to evaluate the safety and analgesic efficacy of pre‐mixed nitrous oxide/oxygen mixture treatment of pain induced by dressing change for perianal abscess. Design This protocol is a randomized, double‐blind, placebo

Abstract Aim To understand what nursing education activities are missed in the daily life of nursing programmes, by also identifying antecedents and consequences of missed educational activities. Design A descriptive qualitative study according to

Abstract Aim The aim of this study was to study the simultaneous relationships of work pressure with the performance and well‐being of nurses and to explore whether mindfulness moderates these relationships. Design A cross‐sectional survey design

Abstract Aim To explore experiences of peer support among parents of children with congenital heart defects. Design A study analysing written responses to open‐ended questions about peer support, collected via an online survey distributed in

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 This study aimed to conduct a short‐ and long‐term Compassion Fatigue Resiliency Program and compare its impact on nurses’ professional quality of life, perceived stress, and resilience. Design The research was conducted between

Abstract Aims To capture inter‐shift handoff changes over a 6‐year interval and to verify whether the handoff supporting system and aids (e.g., guidelines, training, and protocols) and environment really affect handoff performance. Design A non

Abstract Aim To improve understanding of afferent limb behaviour in acute hospital ward settings, to define and specify who needs to do what differently and to report what afferent limb behaviours should be targeted in a subsequent multi‐phase

Abstract Aim To report a pilot study protocol to assess the feasibility of a complex intervention, in the primary healthcare context, to support women and their families in breastfeeding. Design A pilot/feasibility trial with control and