Implementation Science of Paediatric Palliative Care in Lower-Middle-Income Countries in Southeast Asia: An Integrative Review.

There is an ongoing development in the paediatric palliative care (PPC) program in Southeast Asia (SEA). However, the implementation process has not been clearly understood among lower-middle-income countries (LMICs) in this region. The purpose of this paper is to review and synthesise research about the implementation process of 7 identified LMICs in the SEA: Cambodia, Indonesia, Myanmar, Lao PDR, the Philippines, Timor-Leste, and Vietnam.

Predictors of quality of life of nursing internship students from five Saudi universities.

Objectives: This study investigated the quality of life (QoL) of nursing internship students (NISs) and the predictive variables for the QoL of NISs during the COVID-19 pandemic. The correlates of QoL of NISs with their gender, age, prior nursing experience, and grade point average (GPA) from the previous semester are also assessed.

Methods: This study used a quantitative cross-sectional design through an electronic survey form for the collection of required data.

Anxiety Symptoms Are Associated With Higher Psychological Stress, Poor Sleep, and Inadequate Sleep Hygiene in Collegiate Young Adults-A Cross-Sectional Study.

Anxiety symptoms, stress, poor sleep, and inadequate sleep hygiene are common in university students and these affect their learning and increase attrition. However, limited knowledge exists about the inter-relationship between these factors among university students in low-middle income countries. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the prevalence of anxiety symptoms and their relationship with sleep quality, sleep hygiene practices, and psychological stress.

Nurses' competency in Saudi Arabian healthcare context: A cross-sectional correlational study.

Aim: To measure the competence and characteristics of nurses in Saudi Arabia delivering health care with significant correlations.

Design: A cross-sectional correlational study.

Methods: Data were collected in 2019 using a standardized questionnaire, Competency Inventory for Registered Nurses (CIRN), that included a purposive sample of 621 nurses working in Saudi Arabia.

Barriers in performing physical assessment among nursing students: An integrative review.

Objectives: This study aimed to identify barriers in performing physical assessments among nursing students through integrative review study.

Methods: The literature were searched in Medline, CINAHL, ScienceDirect, Web of Science, ProQuest, and Taylor & Francis Online using the descriptors barrier, physical assessment, nursing student et al. Only English-language and peer-reviewed journal articles were included, and there were no year restrictions.

Nurses' Kangaroo Mother Care practice implementation and future challenges: an integrative review.

Background: Nurses play a crucial role in Kangaroo Mother Care practice, but their application in specific policies and practices involves challenges. A comprehensive literature review is needed to improve understanding of specific barriers that are most relevant to nurses and the improvement of this practice. This review investigates nurses' barriers in implementing Kangaroo Mother Care, in order to illustrate directions for future research.