Nursing Research

KEY FINDING: Nurses experienced significant mental health challenges including depression, anxiety, and stress due to the perceived threat of COVID-19 and its potential impact on their families.

KEY FINDING: Awareness of the patient's perspective facilitates a caring, attentive, and engaged approach from the nursing staff, fostering a stronger nurse-patient relationship.

KEY FINDING: The primary outcomes measured will be bowel function recovery and patient satisfaction. Secondary outcomes will include quality of life, assessed using the SF-36 questionnaire, which covers aspects like physical pain and mental health.

KEY FINDING: A satisfying life can be led despite limitations caused by spinal cord injury by balancing possibilities and the life wished for.

KEY FINDING: Family caregivers with professional home care were more frequently involved in activities of daily living, such as eating and drinking assistance, compared to those without professional home care.

KEY FINDING: Age and education did not significantly influence psychological empowerment in this study's population.

KEY FINDING: A taxonomy of nursing patient education efforts and care management was developed, consisting of 10 education and 3 care management categories.

KEY FINDING: Brazilian patients showed higher QoL scores in the psychological domain, while Portuguese patients scored lower in the environmental domain.

KEY FINDING: Greater patient participation in nursing activities is associated with better outcomes, suggesting nurses should encourage active involvement.

KEY FINDING: Staff reported a general sense of satisfaction with their jobs, particularly regarding their relationships with colleagues and the opportunity to acquire new technologies. They also felt that their work was useful and that they could accommodate patient requests.