Influence of oncology nurses' decision-making and personality traits on missed nursing care and related factors: A correlational study.

Purpose: To identify Missed Nursing Care (MNC) and related factors, as well as analyze the influence of nurses' decision-making and personality traits on MNC in two Portuguese hospitals dedicated to cancer care.

Methods: A cross-sectional, multicentric, descriptive-correlational study was conducted using a convenience sample of 298 nurses working in two hospitals dedicated to cancer care. Data were collected in the first semester of 2023 using a questionnaire that included sociodemographic and professional questions and the Portuguese versions of the MISSCARE Survey, the Nursing Decision-Making Instrument (NDMI-PT), and the Ten-Item Personality Inventory (TIPI-P).

Cultural Adaptation and Psychometric Evaluation of the Nursing Decision-Making Instrument Into European Portuguese.

Introduction: Nurses are continually faced with multiple demands to make decisions in their clinical practice. The Nursing Decision-Making Instrument (NDMI) assesses nurses' decision-making styles during the several stages of this process.

Objectives: To adapt the NDMI into European Portuguese and evaluate the psychometric properties of the Portuguese version in a population of Portuguese nurses.

Intensity of Symptoms and Perception of Quality of Life on Admission to Palliative Care: Reality of a Portuguese Team.

Background: Palliative care (PC) corresponds to an approach that enhances the quality of life for patients facing life-threatening diseases, such as cancer, as well as for their families. There are various models for providing palliative care. Early referral to PC of patients with advanced cancer has a significant positive impact on their quality of life.