Nursing strategies to mitigate separation between hospitalized acute and critical care patients and families: A scoping review.

Objective: To describe the nursing strategies used to mitigate the impact of forced separation between hospitalized acute and critical care patients and their families during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Research Methodology/design: A scoping review was performed in accordance with JBI methodology.

Settings: Those acute and critical care areas in which sudden, often unexpected, emergent episodes of illness or injury were treated.

Effectiveness of high vs lower enteral protein intake, considering energy intake, on clinical outcomes in critically ill children: a systematic review protocol.

Objective: The objective of this review is to evaluate the effectiveness of high vs lower enteral protein intake, considering energy intake, on clinical and nutritional outcomes in critically ill children hospitalized in the pediatric intensive care unit.

Introduction: Over- and undernutrition increases the risk of morbidity and mortality in critically ill children. The impact of high vs lower enteral protein intake on clinical outcomes, considering energy intake, still needs to be investigated in children of different ages.

Pharmacist interventions to improve hypertension management: protocol for a systematic review of randomised controlled trials.

Introduction: Hypertension management remains a major public health challenge in primary care. Innovative interventions to improve blood pressure (BP) control are needed. One approach is through community-based models of care with the involvement of pharmacists and other non-physician healthcare professionals.

Nurse interventions to improve medication adherence among discharged older adults: a systematic review.

Background: discharged older adult inpatients are often prescribed numerous medications. However, they only take about half of their medications and many stop treatments entirely. Nurse interventions could improve medication adherence among this population.