The Meaning of Being a 'Good Nurse' in the ICU During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Intensive care unit (ICU) nurses were at the forefront of patient care during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. To date, no studies have explored what it meant to be a 'good nurse' in this unique and challenging context. As such, the aim of this study was to construct the meaning of the 'good nurse' in ICUs during a pandemic.

A qualitative study of family members' perspectives regarding decision-making for nursing home residents' care.

Purpose: We explored how family caregivers perceive decision-making regarding the care of nursing home residents.

Methods: This qualitative study used Flemming's Gadamerian-based research method. In person semi-structured interviews about decision-making concerning residents' care were conducted with 13 family members (nine women, four men) of residents of three Norwegian nursing homes.

Implementing and evaluating resources to support good maternity care for parents with learning disabilities: A qualitative feasibility study in England.

Problem: Parents with learning disabilities are often disadvantaged and their needs not well understood in maternity services.

Background: Despite a global vision to improve maternity care, current evidence confirms poor pre- and post-natal care for parents with learning disabilities and their families. Midwives have expressed a need for support in the delivery of good care to this population of parents.

Involuntary Admission From the Perspective of RNs and Nursing Assistants at a Mental Health Facility.

The current qualitative research study was performed in a psychiatric hospital in São Paulo, Brazil. The study aimed to identify RNs' and nursing assistants' (NAs) ( = 21) knowledge regarding different types of admission to psychiatric hospitals established by Brazilian legislation. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews and analyzed through content analysis resulting in the following theme: ; and five subthemes: ; ; and .

Living Out a Life's Meaning.

The literature on aging has grown exponentially in recent years, accompanied by a slew of reports providing data detailing progress, challenges, and opportunities in caring for the aging. Yet such reports too often omit the lived experience of older persons and in-depth discussion of the particular challenges and opportunities that arise within what Janelle S. Taylor calls "moral laboratories.

Supporting the delivery of good maternity care for parents with learning disabilities.

Background And Objective: Despite directives to improve maternity care in general and to improve care for parents with learning disabilities, the maternity experience of parents with learning disabilities is often poor and lacking reasonable adjustments to care. The objective of this study was to develop resources - in collaboration with key stakeholders - to support the workforce in delivering good maternity care to parents with learning disabilities.

Design: A two-phase mixed-methods study.

Reframing dementia: Nursing students' relational learning with rather than about people with dementia. A constructivist grounded theory study.

Objectives: Developing an informed and effective workforce that provides effective and ethical care to people with dementia and their families is an international priority. Here we explore the impact of a novel approach on students of adult nursing. It involved engagement with people with dementia and their carers over 3 years in the Time for Dementia Programme.