Nursing faculty readiness to teach online: a survey of nursing educators from Saudi Arabia and the UK.

Background: Nursing Faculty's readiness to teach online has been recognized as a critical prerequisite for effective online teaching.

Aim: To examine the Nursing Faculty's level of readiness to teach online among a sample of nursing educators from Saudi Arabia and the UK.

Methods: A convenient sample of 152 (46%) Nursing Faculty from five universities across Saudi Arabia and the UK completed Part 2 of The Faculty Readiness to Teach Online (FRTO)' survey between February - June 2021.

A narrative inquiry into the communication experiences of mothers caring for children with cancer in Jordan.

Background: This study aims to investigate the parenting experiences of mothers who care for children with cancer in Jordan and specifically focuses on the communication experiences of mothers who care for children with cancer.

Methodology: A qualitative research design employing a narrative inquiry methodology was adopted; it employed the implementation of twenty semi-structured interviews with the mothers of children with cancer recruited from one pediatric hospital located in Amman, Jordan.

Findings: The findings of this study reveal that the majority of mothers attempted to conceal or delay any discussion regarding the diagnosis with their child, particularly during the immediate post-diagnosis period.

Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Nurses' Knowledge and Use of Sucrose for Neonatal Pain Management in Saudi Arabia.

Introduction: Sucrose is an evidence-based intervention used for short-term pain management and distress from minor procedures. Limited research exists on nurses' knowledge and use of sucrose in Neonatal Intensive Care Units in Saudi Arabia.

Objective: To assess nurses' knowledge and use of sucrose in Neonatal Intensive Care Units in Saudi Arabia.

The Influence of Social Support on Self-Care Behavior among T2DM Patients.

Introduction: T2DM is a chronic health condition that requires routine self-care. Despite T2DM patients being able to manage self-care behaviors, psychosocial factors, including social support, have been considered effective in improving diabetic self-care behaviors.

Objective: This study aimed at examining the influence of social support on self-care behavior among T2DM patients in Dr.

Psychological wellbeing and associated factors among nurses exposed to COVID 19: Findings from a cross sectional study.

Background: The coronavirus pandemic known as COVID-2019 poses a global concern. The psychological well-being of front-line nurses and other healthcare providers is a major concern.

Aims: This study evaluated the psychological well-being and the associated factors among nurses in Dr.

Approach to Developing a Core Competency Framework for Student Nurses in Saudi Arabia: Results from Delphi Technique.

Background: Competence, while firmly established as a primary conceptual framework in nursing education, continues to lack clarity and uniformity across borders and contexts. While a wealth of research has been carried out on the various dimensions of this concept, including the drafting and implementation of frameworks for nursing competence, no unifying international framework has been forthcoming. Indeed, the continued development of more localized approaches, based on geography or specialization, would appear to be the most realistic objective.

Subtle oncological emergencies: Nature of illness, clinical characteristics, and outcomes.

Objectives: The primary objective was to assess whether presentation severity at the emergency department (ED) can determine treatment and health outcomes among patients with oncological emergencies.

Methods: We conducted a three-year retrospective analysis of accessible records of adult cancer patients admitted with oncological emergencies.

Results: Patients with subtle presentations had longer wait times than patients with severe presentations in all ED timeliness indicators.

Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of Undergraduate Nursing Towards Novel Corona Virus (COVID 19).

Background: The recent emerging respiratory disease caused by the novel type of Coronavirus has been named as COVID-19. This respiratory illness has received international attention and it is categorized as a high-threat disease in the US by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. The purpose of the study was to assess the knowledge, attitude and practice of undergraduate nursing students towards COVID-19.

Evaluation of the impact of a self-stigma reduction programme on psychosocial outcomes among people with schizophrenia spectrum disorder.

Background: Self stigma is assumed to be more prominent in Jordanian society than in Western countries, reflecting a poor understanding of mental illness, collectivistic culture, and delay in accessing psychiatric care.

Aim: The purpose of the study is to evaluate the effectiveness of a self-stigma reduction programme on self-stigma.

Methods: A randomized controlled trial was conducted from November 2017 to December 2018 with 278 people diagnosed with schizophrenia (PDwS).

Psychometric evaluation of the Arabic version of the Irish Assertiveness Scale among Saudi undergraduate nursing students and interns.

Background: Irish Assertiveness Scale is commonly used to examine the individual' level of assertiveness. There is no adequately validated Arabic instrument that examines the level of assertiveness among Arabic-speaking undergraduate nursing students.

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to translate, then evaluate the psychometric properties of the Arabic version of the Irish Assertiveness Scale among Saudi undergraduate nursing students and interns.

Cancer related emergencies with the chief complaint of pain: Incidence, ED recognition, and quality of care.

Background: Pain is the most common reason for cancer-related emergency department (ED) visits and a precursor of the urgency of oncological emergencies.

Purpose: To identify the incidence of oncological emergencies with the chief complaint of pain and evaluate ED recognition and quality of care in managing the associated emergency.

Methods: This was a retrospective observational study of cancer patients presented to three EDs during the four-year study period.

Primary caregivers experience of anti-psychotic medication: A qualitative study.

Background: Management of schizophrenia is now shifted to the community setting and family caregivers are the primary caregivers. Managing medications is a complex responsibility of family caregivers caring for patients with mental illness. Medication compliance contributes to improve health outcomes and reduced hospitalization for the care service users; however, little is known about attitudes and perception of family caregivers.

The value of caring behavior and its impact on students' self-efficacy: Perceptions of undergraduate nursing students.

Background: Clinical instructors are the key mediators in helping students conquer clinical experiences by preparing them for clinical workplaces. The caring behavior of instructors plays an important role in the instructor-student relationship.

Objective: This study aimed to (a) assess the perception of nursing students of clinical instructors' caring behavior and (b) explore the correlation between their perception of instructors' caring behavior and their self-efficacy.

The relationship between Internet addiction, psychological distress, and coping strategies in a sample of Saudi undergraduate students.

Purpose: This study aimed to investigate the relationship between Internet addiction (IA), psychological distress, and coping strategies.

Methods: Data were collected using a convenience sample of 163 student nurses.

Findings: The results showed that there was high prevalence rate of IA among students.

Prevalence of internet addiction, its association with psychological distress, coping strategies among undergraduate students.

Purpose: This study aimed to describe the prevalence of Internet addiction (IA) among undergraduate students, and its impact on psychological distress and coping strategies.

Methods: Data were collected using a convenience sample of 163 student nurses.

Findings: The results showed that there was high prevalence rate of IA among students.

The effect of a family intervention on primary caregivers psychological outcomes: Findings from the integrative literature review.

Aims: This literature review examines the effectiveness of the family interventions (FIs) targeted at the primary caregivers of people diagnosed with schizophrenia on improving the knowledge level of schizophrenia and health-related outcomes.

Methods: A total of nine studies were reviewed from December 1999 to May 2017. The methods described by the Center for Reviews and Dissemination were used to guide this review.

The correlation between the quality of life and clinical variables among outpatients with schizophrenia.

The study identifies the correlation between the quality of life (QoL) among outpatients with schizophrenia and clinical outcomes. A cross-sectional study design was used with 157 people with schizophrenia treated in outpatient clinics. Demographic, clinical and psychosocial variables were examined for their influence on QoL.

Psychiatric nurses' knowledge, attitudes, and practice towards the use of physical restraints.

Purpose: This study examines the knowledge, attitudes, and practice of psychiatric nurses towards the use of physical restraint in Saudi Arabia.

Design And Methods: Descriptive explanatory cross-sectional design, 101 participants were invited to complete a set of questionnaires to assess the knowledge, attitude, and practice towards the use of physical restraint.

Findings: Participants had a moderate knowledge and attitude as well as practice in using physical restraint.

The correlation between occupational stress, coping strategies, and the levels of psychological distress among nurses working in mental health hospital in Jordan.

Purpose: Psychiatric nurses encounter variety of demanding and stressful events such as dealing with aggressive patients, and hostile. This study purposed to assess workplace stress, coping strategies, and psychiatric distress among psychiatric nurses.

Design And Methods: A descriptive explanatory design was employed.

Determinants of quality of life among people diagnosed with schizophrenia at outpatient clinics.

Purpose: The study examines the determinants of the quality of life (QoL) among outpatients with schizophrenia in Jordan.

Design And Methods: A cross-sectional study design was used with 157 people with schizophrenia treated in outpatient clinics. Demographic, clinical and psychosocial variables were examined for their influence on QoL.

Occupational stress, coping strategies, and psychological-related outcomes of nurses working in psychiatric hospitals.

Aims: Psychiatric nurses experience a wide range of stressful events, evolving from the care of violent, aggressive patients, recurrent relapse, and poor prognosis of mental disorders. The aim of the study was to assess workplace stress, coping strategies, and levels of depression among psychiatric nurses.

Methods: A descriptive correlation design was conducted on psychiatric nurses working in mental health settings Port-Said, Egypt.

Public Stigma Toward Mental Illness in Jordan: A Cross-Sectional Survey of Family Members of Individuals With Schizophrenia, Depression, and Anxiety.

Stigma affects family members of individuals with mental illness. A survey of 640 family members of individuals with mental illness was conducted. Three factors were found to influence stigma regarding schizophrenia, depression, and anxiety: (a) preconceived stereotypes, (b) a sense of personal responsibility or blame for the condition, and (c) perceptions of the patient's inability to recover from the condition.

Barriers to Seeking Early Psychiatric Treatment amongst First-episode Psychosis Patients: A Qualitative Study.

Aims: The aim of this study was to explore the family members' determinant of the delay in seeking psychiatric care to patients diagnosed with psychosis.

Methods: Qualitative semi-structured interviews were carried out with twenty-seven family members of patients with psychosis at psychiatric outpatient clinics in Amman, Jordan.

Results: The findings revealed that perceived stigma and fears about being labelled are the main barriers to requesting early psychiatric health care.