Journal of Advanced Nursing

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

Abstract Aim To explore the influences on nursing practice in acute hospital care. Design A Classic Grounded Theory study. Methods Data collection (2013–2015) was through interviews and non‐participant observations. Analysis was undertaken using

Abstract Aims This study describes the study protocol of a manualized brief hope intervention that is based on the theoretical proposition – hope theory. Background Patients with stage 5 chronic kidney disease often had decisional regret when

Abstract Aims The aim of this systematic review and meta‐analysis was to summarize and quantify peripheral intravenous catheter‐related complications. Design This systematic review is reported by means of the Cochrane process for randomized

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