Evaluation of a Hospital-Based Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice Mentorship Program on Improving Nurses' Knowledge, Attitudes, and Evidence-Based Practice.

Background: Evidence-based practice (EBP) is a core requirement for nurses, contributing toward better clinical outcomes. Mentorship could prepare early adopters of EBP to create an EBP culture.

Method: Nine nurses in an acute hospital in Singapore participated in a mentorship program throughout 2015.

Crossing, Trudging and Settling: A phenomenological inquiry into lived experience of Asian family caregivers of older persons with dementia.

Throughout Asian societies, family members often adopt the role of caregiving for older persons, providing essential care for loved ones with dementia. To date, there has been limited insight into the lived experience and meaning ascribed to the journey of these caregivers. This descriptive phenomenological study aims to explore the lived experience of Asian family caregivers of persons with dementia.

Postpartum social support of women in Singapore: A pilot study.

This pilot study aimed to identify the levels of support expected and received by postpartum women in Singapore. Another objective was to compare the different subdomains of social support. A descriptive design was adopted using a self-administered questionnaire comprising demographics and the Postpartum Support Questionnaire.

Hand hygiene in the nursery during diaper changing.

Aim: This project aimed to improve hand hygiene practice during diaper changing among nurses working in the nursery.

Methods: This project was conducted in one of the nurseries in a 935-bed acute care hospital with a sample of 15 nurses. A pre- and post-intervention audit was conducted utilising the Joanna Briggs Institute Practical Application of Clinical Evidence System and Getting Research into Practice module.