Challenges and Needs in Digital Health Practice and Nursing Education Curricula: Gap Analysis Study.

Background: Australian nursing programs aim to introduce students to digital health requirements for practice. However, innovation in digital health is more dynamic than education providers' ability to respond. It is uncertain whether what is taught and demonstrated in nursing programs meets the needs and expectations of clinicians with regard to the capability of the nurse graduates.

Healthcare Professionals' Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices in Providing Care to Southeast Asian Immigrants with Cardiometabolic Syndrome: A Scoping Review.

Objective: There is a growing emphasis on healthcare professionals' (HCPs) role in managing cardiometabolic risk factors to reduce health disparity for immigrants in developed countries. This scoping review aimed to analyse evidence about HCPs' knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) of managing cardiometabolic risk factors among Southeast Asian (SEA) immigrants in developed countries.

Design: Primary studies from inception to July 17, 2023, from four databases: PubMed/Medline, Embase, PsycINFO, and CINAHL were included.

The promising role of Transcendental Meditation in the prevention and treatment of cardiometabolic diseases: A systematic review.

Psychological distress has a demonstrable impact on cardiovascular diseases (CVD) and risk factors. Transcendental Meditation (TM) has been shown to reduce stress and improve health and well-being. The current review aimed to synthesize the evidence on the effects of TM on cardiometabolic outcomes and identify gaps for future research.

National survey on understanding nursing academics' perspectives on digital health education.

Aim: This study explored the knowledge and confidence levels of nursing academics in teaching both the theories and practical skills of digital health in undergraduate nursing programs.

Design: A cross-sectional study.

Methods: A structured online survey was distributed among nursing academics across Australian universities.

Sociotechnical Challenges of Digital Health in Nursing Practice During the COVID-19 Pandemic: National Study.

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the use of digital health innovations, which has greatly impacted nursing practice. However, little is known about the use of digital health services by nurses and how this has changed during the pandemic.

Objective: This study explored the sociotechnical challenges that nurses encountered in using digital health services implemented during the pandemic and, accordingly, what digital health capabilities they expect from the emerging workforce.

Dosage Form Modification, a Simulation Activity between Nursing and Pharmacy Students.

The aim of this exploratory pilot study was to evaluate student perceptions of a simulation activity involving undergraduate nursing and pharmacy students. The key question was "how do nursing and pharmacy students respond in an immersive collaborative simulation activity which involves medication dosage form modification?" One hundred nursing students participated in a simulated exercise where patients required medications for which there were barriers to administration. Fourteen pharmacy students were also present in the simulated health environment, observing the work of the nursing students and being available to provide advice regarding medication administration to the nursing students.

Health-related quality of life among patients with an ostomy regarding sex, disease diagnosis, health care provider, and ostomy type: a descriptive cross-sectional study.

Background: Ostomy surgery can negatively affect quality of life; however, the lived experiences of individuals with ostomies in Saudi Arabia are not well understood.

Purpose: To examine how sex, ostomy type, disease diagnosis, and health care provider shape health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in individuals with ostomies in Saudi Arabia.

Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted based on self-reported data of a convenience sample of 421 patients (239 male, 182 female) with ostomies (206 temporary, 211 permanent, 4 unknown) from 5 hospitals in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Ostomy-related problems and their impact on quality of life of Saudi ostomate patients: A mixed-methods study.

Aim And Objective: The aim of this study is to explore the health-related quality of life outcomes and ostomy-related obstacles among patients with ostomy in Saudi Arabia.

Background: Negative effects on quality of life for patients following ostomy creation are a globally important health concern. Paucity of understanding factors that influenced quality of care after ostomy surgery hinders the ability of healthcare providers to offer appropriate care to improve patient's quality of care.

The Impact of Digital Health Transformation Driven by COVID-19 on Nursing Practice: Systematic Literature Review.

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the uptake of digital health innovations due to the availability of various technologies and the urgent health care need for treatment and prevention. Although numerous studies have investigated digital health adoption and the associated challenges and strategies during the pandemic, there is a lack of evidence on the impact on the nursing workforce.

Objective: This study aims to identify the impact of digital health transformation driven by COVID-19 on nurses.

City of Hope-Quality of Life Questionnaire-Arabic Version: assessment of reliability and validity.

Background: Arabic is spoken as a native language by more than 400 million people worldwide. However, there is no specific Arabic language instrument to measure stoma-related quality of life.

Purpose: This study was designed to assess the validity and reliability of the City of Hope-quality of life-Ostomy Questionnaire (COH-QOL-OQ) Arabic version.

Confidence, skills and barriers to ostomy patient care by nursing staff in Saudi Arabia.

Aim: This study examined the confidence level and perceived barriers to providing ostomy care among staff nurses in Saudi Arabia.

Background: Patients with ostomies experience increased comfort and satisfaction when nurses are confident in their knowledge and skills.

Design: A descriptive, cross-sectional design was used to conduct the research.

Quality of life among ostomy patients: A narrative literature review.

Aim And Objective: This study aims to identify and summarise factors related to ostomy patients' experiences and how these impact the perceived quality of life for those patients.

Background: Ostomy formation is a common therapeutic technique used to treat different colorectal diseases such as colorectal cancer. Although surgical intervention and ostomy formation may prolong a patient's life, it may cause many problems in their daily lifestyle and affect their quality of life.

Identification of authentic assessment in nursing curricula: An integrative review.

This article aims to identify the application of authentic learning principles to the assessment of nursing students. An integrative review was undertaken using the Whittlemore and Knafl (2005) framework: identifying the problem/purpose, searching and evaluating the literature, data analysis and presentation or results. Primary searches were conducted using MeSH terms identified as key words across four search data bases (PubMed, Cinahl, Scopus and ProQuest).

Preliminary report of a simulation community of practice needs analysis.

Aim: To understand the current needs related to education and training, and other investment priorities, in simulated learning environments in Australia following a significant period of government funding for simulation-based learning.

Methods: A mixed methods study, comprising qualitative focus groups and individual interviews, followed by a quantitative cross-sectional survey informed by themes emerging from the qualitative data.

Findings: Two focus groups and 22 individual interviews were conducted.

Staff perception of the sustainability of a mature simulation program in nursing and midwifery education: A phenomenological analysis.

Background: As an established pedagogy for teaching clinical nursing skills, the use of simulation in nursing and midwifery education continues to increase globally. In Australia, government incentives for staff development, capital equipment and scenario provided initial impetus for introducing simulation into nursing programs. However, a mature simulation program requires ongoing investment in staff and resources.

Cultural Respect Encompassing Simulation Training: Being Heard About Health Through Broadband.

Background: Cultural Respect Encompassing Simulation Training (CREST) is a learning program that uses simulation to provide health professional students and practitioners with strategies to communicate sensitively with culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) patients. It consists of training modules with a cultural competency evaluation framework and CALD simulated patients to interact with trainees in immersive simulation scenarios. The aim of this study was to test the feasibility of expanding the delivery of CREST to rural Australia using live video streaming; and to investigate the fidelity of cultural sensitivity - defined within the process of cultural competency which includes awareness, knowledge, skills, encounters and desire - of the streamed simulations.

Do commencing nursing and paramedicine students differ in interprofessional learning and practice attitudes: evaluating course, socio-demographic and individual personality effects.

Background: Interprofessional education (IPE) requires health students to learn with, from and about each other in order to develop a modern workforce with client-centred care at its core. Despite the client centred focus of IPE, training programs often utilize standard approaches across student cohorts without consideration of discipline, sociodemographic and personality variability that attract students to different health disciplines. Knowing the students who engage in IPE to tailor training may prove as beneficial as knowing the client to delivered individualized client centred care in interprofessional practice (IPP).

Making the most of simulated learning: understanding and managing perceptions.

Unlabelled: Increased emphasis on the use of simulation by nursing education providers is evident world-wide. It is unclear what the implications of this initiative are for academic staff within nursing programs. Programs report a range of responses to simulation pedagogy amongst faculty ranging from enthusiasm to avoidance.