Exploring the Impact of Transformational and Transactional Style of Leadership on Nursing Care Performance and Patient Outcomes.

Background: The form of leadership that can positively influence nursing care performance and patient outcomes remains a crucial subject in the healthcare sector.

Aim: This study examines the effect of leadership style at different managerial levels on nursing care performance and patient outcomes.

Methods: A retrospective cohort study was conducted in a public hospital, focusing on two primary settings: the general ward and the critical care unit.

Public knowledge about and attitudes toward organ donation, and public barriers to donate in Jordan: A cross-sectional study.

Background: Organ donation is a critical issue that is receiving greater attention worldwide. In Jordan, the public's knowledge about and attitudes toward organ donation play a significant role in the availability of organs for transplantation.

Aim: To assess the public knowledge about and attitudes toward organ donation in Jordan.

A case study of Muslims' perspectives of expanded terminal sedation:addressing the elephant in the room.

Background: Recently, the concept of expanded terminal sedation emerged to describe using sedation at the end of life in cases beyond the usual use. Using this sedation could be a stressful ethical encounter for healthcare providers.

Case: In this paper, we describe a case of a Muslim palliative care nurse who cared for a patient with cancer who requested expanded terminal sedation.

It's All About Empowerment and Confidence: Experience of Newly Registered Nurses in an Intensive Clinical Training Course.

Background: This study investigated how intensive clinical nursing training influences the confidence of newly registered nurses in speaking up about their opinions and concerns within their current work settings.

Method: A qualitative approach with thematic analysis was used. In-depth interviews were conducted with 64 newly graduated RNs to explore their experience in attending an undergraduate intensive clinical training course.

Trace elements and metal nanoparticles: mechanistic approaches to mitigating chemotherapy-induced toxicity-a review of literature evidence.

Anticancer chemotherapy (ACT) remains a cornerstone in cancer treatment, despite significant advances in pharmacology over recent decades. However, its associated side effect toxicity continues to pose a major concern for both oncology clinicians and patients, significantly impacting treatment protocols and patient quality of life. Current clinical strategies to mitigate ACT-induced toxicity have proven largely unsatisfactory, leaving a critical unmet need to block toxicity mechanisms without diminishing ACT's therapeutic efficacy.