Abstract This study aims to investigate the relationship between the professional values and professional quality of life of nurses working in mental health units. This descriptive, cross‐sectional, and correlational study was conducted with a sample of 120 nurses working in the mental health units of one regional, one public, and one university hospital in Western Turkey. Data were collected using an Introductory Information Form, Professional Values Scale, and Professional Quality of Life‐IV Scale. A statistically positive relationship was found between nurses’ professional values and compas ..read more

Abstract The Enhanced Recovery After Surgery program aims to transfer much of the responsibility for postoperative recovery to the patient and their next of kin. The aim of the study was to identify and describe women’s experiences of care within this program in relation to gynecological abdominal surgery. A qualitative approach was employed where 16 women were interviewed within one to two weeks of their surgery. A thematic analysis focusing on interpretation of latent content was performed. Three themes were identified: Empowerment, Self‐care, and Participation. Empowerment represents aspect ..read more

Abstract The COVID‐19 outbreak has profoundly changed daily life and the ways in which students learn and interact. This study explores the nature and content of tweets posted by students enrolled in nursing programs (hereafter nursing students) in the United Kingdom, the United States, and South Korea during the COVID‐19 pandemic between March 4 and April 7, 2020. A total of 8,856 tweets from the Twitter accounts of 95 self‐identified nursing students were included in our qualitative analysis. The findings revealed five categories of tweet content: (1) reactions to COVID‐19, (2) everyday life ..read more

Abstract Physical activity post‐myocardial infarction has numerous health benefits, yet uptake through cardiac rehabilitation is poor. Whilst family support can facilitate patients’ recovery, little is known about the role family may play in supporting physical activity for post‐myocardial infarction patients. This qualitative study used semi‐structured interviews with fourteen cardiac rehabilitation practitioners to explore their perceptions about the role of the family in supporting post‐myocardial infarction patients’ physical activity. Data were transcribed verbatim and analysed thematical ..read more

ABSTRACT Moral courage and understanding its meaning are essential when nurses face ethical conflicts in their practice. This integrative review aimed to explore moral courage in nursing and possible associated individual and organizational factors. Database search in January 2020 resulted in 1308 citations of which twenty‐five scientific articles were selected for the review. Inductive analysis using Whittemore and Knafl’s framework (2005) revealed three categories concerning moral courage in nursing: definition and descriptions of moral courage, characteristics of the morally courageous nurs ..read more

Abstract Recovery‐oriented mental health practice guidelines recommend regular consumer involvement in care plans, yet in many acute settings, these are not routinely created thereby compromising accountability. This study explored the impact of workplace culture on the capacity of mental health nurses to involve consumers in care planning and consequently to work accountably. A focussed ethnography was undertaken in one Australian inpatient unit involving mental health nurses and other health professionals. Data were derived from in‐depth semi structured interviews with 12 nurses and 6 months ..read more

Abstract While technical and profession‐specific competencies are paramount in the delivery of healthcare services, the cross‐cutting core competencies of healthcare professionals play an important role in healthcare transformation, innovation and the integration of roles. This systematic review describes the characteristics and psychometric properties of existing instruments for assessing healthcare professionals' core competencies in clinical settings. It was guided by the JBI methodology and used the COSMIN checklist (Mokkink et al., 2018) to evaluate the methodological quality of the inclu ..read more

Abstract Nursing and midwifery are unarguably stressful endeavours requiring high levels of psychological capital and coping strategies. The impact of the work environment on patient safety outcomes suggests that high nurse/midwife stress may be associated with more adverse patient events. The purpose of the study was to explore the psychological capital of clinical nurses and midwives and identify explanatory factors (including psychological capital, well‐being and health related behaviours) contributing to attitudes to patient safety. A descriptive web and paper‐based survey comprising a con ..read more

Abstract This naturalistic, pre and post design study explored the feasibility and acceptability of a brief patient safety intervention to introduce a tool to standardize interdisciplinary communication processes at patient handoff between anaesthetists and postanaesthesia nurses in the Post Anaesthetic Care Unit. Observation and interview data were collected pre and post intervention from a convenience sample of 27 nurses and 23 anaesthetists in a large tertiary hospital in Melbourne, Australia. Following the intervention, significant improvement was observed in nurses’ performance of several ..read more

Abstract The success of a coronary artery bypass graft surgery has been shown to be related to health‐related quality of life, and being able to predict this is extremely useful. We investigate the associations between health‐related quality of life and sociodemographic and clinical characteristics, and examine the impact of prior percutaneous coronary interventions on health‐related quality of life in Palestinian patients undergoing a coronary artery bypass graft for the first time. A cross‐sectional study was conducted on a convenience sample of 119 Palestinian patients. The Short Form‐36 He ..read more