Written by Park Eun Ji
Published on Issue 2 Vol 5, 2024
Competency refers to the combination of knowledge, skills, and abilities required to effectively perform specific tasks. In pediatric nursing, the unique demands of the field pose challenges for students in developing essential competencies. Consequently, innovative training approaches are needed, with scenario-based learning emerging as a modern method for clinical education. This study aimed to evaluate the impact of scenario-based education on nursing students’ core competencies. A quasi-expe
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Written by Tang Yi
Published on Issue 2 Vol 5, 2024
After China adjusted its epidemic prevention policies, a nationwide surge of COVID-19 occurred from December 2022 to January 2023. The pandemic’s influence extended beyond personal reflections on life and death, also shaping how nursing students perceive their professional roles. This study investigated how the COVID-19 pandemic influenced nursing students’ sense of life meaning and their occupational identity. Data were collected through an online questionnaire that included the Chinese version
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Written by Daniela Rossi
Published on Issue 2 Vol 5, 2024
Survival outcomes for individuals experiencing out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) improve when bystanders deliver uninterrupted, effective cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) until professional help arrives. This review sought to map existing evidence on the factors—both hindering and enabling—that arise during interactions between emergency callers and call-takers and influence whether bystander CPR (B-CPR) is started, sustained, and performed with adequate quality during OHCA calls. Include
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Written by Sophie Dubois
Published on Issue 2 Vol 5, 2024
Existing recommendations for handling acute emergencies in patients supported by left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) remain sparse and often contradictory, contributing to hesitation or errors during time-critical situations. In our high-volume tertiary LVAD centre, we designed and refined a new, streamlined resuscitation protocol tailored to in-hospital LVAD crises. The protocol was tested and optimised using realistic simulation sessions with input from the full multidisciplinary team. We
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Written by Sara Mendes
Published on Issue 2 Vol 5, 2024
This scoping review set out to locate and integrate the current body of research concerning emotional expressions and reactions during emergency telephone contacts with Emergency Medical Services (EMS) for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). The review sought to identify studies that (1) described emotional features present in OHCA-related emergency calls; (2) outlined any tools or procedures used to evaluate or measure emotions; and (3) explored links between emotional factors and call or pa
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Written by Eva Svensson
Published on Issue 2 Vol 5, 2024
In the United Kingdom, bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation (BCPR) occurs in roughly 40% of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) cases. Lower engagement with BCPR and public access defibrillators (PADs) has been linked to reduced socio-economic status (SES). This study set out to assess knowledge and perceptions of BCPR and PADs using a purpose-developed questionnaire, and to explore how these factors may interact with personal attributes and SES. A cross-sectional survey was administered fr
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Written by Agnieszka Zielinska
Published on Issue 2 Vol 5, 2024
To assess the 30-day post–cardiac arrest survival outlook for individuals receiving home care services and for nursing home residents. We performed a retrospective, population-based cohort analysis involving community-dwelling adults (≥18 years) who were treated for cardiac arrest in Ontario, Canada, from 2006 to 2018. Population-level health databases were linked, using the Home Care Dataset to determine home care recipients and the Continuing Care Reporting System to identify nursing home resi
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Written by Daniel Fischer
Published on Issue 2 Vol 5, 2024
In places where both euthanasia and assisted suicide are forbidden by law, such as France, almost nothing is documented about the way an end-of-life patient’s explicit request for these acts influences the patient’s family members. To examine the personal experiences of family members whose loved ones are in the final phases of a life-threatening disease, admitted to a Palliative Care Unit (PCU), and who have asked for euthanasia or assisted suicide, all within the French setting in which these
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Written by Ahmed Mansour
Published on Issue 2 Vol 5, 2024
Individuals living with dementia undergo a slow but steady deterioration in both mental and physical abilities. This progressive loss makes it particularly difficult for patients, family caregivers, and health professionals to arrange appropriate end-of-life care in a suitable setting. The present study seeks to explore the difficulties involved in planning and delivering end-of-life care for people with dementia across Latin America. A qualitative research design was adopted for the study. Data
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Written by Claire Martin
Published on Issue 2 Vol 5, 2024
With Japan’s population steadily aging, delivering healthcare services at home has become increasingly vital. Nevertheless, only a small proportion of patients with terminal cancer actually receive end-of-life care in a home setting, and forecasting the prognosis for those with terminal-stage gastric cancer continues to be difficult. To examine real-world clinical data from patients with terminal gastric cancer who received end-of-life care at home, to offer practical insights into their managem
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Written by Ravi Kumar
Published on Issue 2 Vol 5, 2024
Even though unresolved matters left behind are known to influence the mental and emotional health of families grieving the loss of a cancer patient, Japan still has no dedicated instrument for measuring such issues in these families. The current study set out to create a new scale for assessing unfinished business in families of terminally ill cancer patients and to thoroughly investigate its validity and reliability within the Japanese context. In August 2020, researchers conducted a cross-sect
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Written by Yuki Sato
Published on Issue 2 Vol 5, 2024
Compassionate communities are part of a global public health initiative designed to tackle the social factors surrounding death and dying by building more supportive local environments. Nevertheless, solid empirical studies on how communities become involved in this area remain scarce, especially in understanding how specific local conditions shape participation patterns. The purpose of this study was to uncover successful strategies for community involvement and to examine the contextual elemen
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Written by Maria Hernandez
Published on Issue 2 Vol 5, 2024
Subcutaneous infusions that deliver several medications together are a standard practice in palliative care, especially when dealing with intense pain. That said, giving drugs by injection or infusion has repeatedly been linked to mistakes. Past research has shown that creating standardized recipes for these injectable mixtures can markedly improve medication safety. To explore how far parenteral drug mixtures used in palliative and hospice care could be standardized, by pinpointing the composit
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Written by Fatima Zahra Amrani
Published on Issue 2 Vol 5, 2024
Caregiving pairs receiving palliative care often face demanding, multifaceted care needs. Respite care services can offer substantial help by easing the strain on caregivers, promoting survivorship, and facilitating the option of dying at home. Nevertheless, these services remain challenging to find and access in the province of Québec, Canada, especially when relying on the wide range of online health information, which varies greatly in reliability. This project sought to (1) assemble a list o
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Written by Lucas Meyer
Published on Issue 2 Vol 5, 2024
Potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs) impose a considerable load on individuals with advanced cancer who are approaching the final stages of life. Nonetheless, the patterns of PIM prescriptions and the variables influencing their discontinuation in this patient group remain unclear. To outline the changes over time in PIM prescribing practices and to examine the elements connected with deprescribing PIMs in patients diagnosed with advanced cancer in Japan. Retrospective cohort study drawi
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Written by Nguyen Thanh Huy
Published on Issue 2 Vol 5, 2024
Bereavement support represents a fundamental standard of care within pediatric palliative care (PPC) teams. Assisting grieving siblings often involves distinct challenges. Providing care tailored to the child’s developmental stage can support children as they process their grief. To outline the perspectives of providers (including their mission and program development) regarding bereavement care for siblings, and to detail the bereavement follow-up interventions that hospital-based PPC teams off
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Written by Emma Wilson
Published on Issue 2 Vol 5, 2024
The present study was designed to investigate swallowing function in patients at admission to community-based integrated care wards and to determine the value of this early evaluation. Seventy-seven elderly patients who were admitted to these wards from April 2023 to March 2024 enrolled in the study. Within the first 48 hours after admission, a multidisciplinary team used a custom-designed screening tool, along with structured meal observation sessions, to assess oral and pharyngeal function and
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Written by Wei Chen
Published on Issue 2 Vol 5, 2024
Advance care planning (ACP) is essential for delivering high-quality end-of-life care; however, its use remains quite limited in Thailand.To explore the attitudes and preferences of older Thai adults regarding ACP within primary care environments. A cross-sectional study was conducted using structured interviews. Information on demographics, health status, attitudes, and preferences related to ACP was gathered. Multivariable analysis was used to identify factors associated with ACP attitudes and
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