Improving Data-Informed Care in New Brunswick Long-Term Care Homes: A Qualitative Study on an Educational Intervention for interRAI Coordinators.

: InterRAI is a globally validated platform aimed at improving care for individuals with disabilities and complex medical needs, particularly in long-term care settings. This study explores the experiences of interRAI coordinators in New Brunswick, Canada, and their perceptions of an educational intervention designed to enhance their ability to effectively use interRAI data for quality care. : The study recruited interRAI coordinators from 73 New Brunswick long-term care homes for an educational intervention.

A Systematic Review of Multimodal Analgesic Effectiveness on Acute Postoperative Pain After Adult Cardiac Surgery.

Aim: To synthesise the best available empirical evidence about the effectiveness of multimodal analgesics on pain after adult cardiac surgery.

Design: A systematic review with meta-analysis.

Methods: Indexed full-text papers or abstracts, in any language, of randomised controlled trials of adult patients undergoing cardiac surgery investigating multimodal postoperative analgesic regimen effect on mean level of patient-reported pain intensity at rest.

Uncovering the wider impact of COVID-19 measures on the lives of children with complex care needs and their families: A mixed-methods study protocol.

Existing barriers to care were exacerbated by the development and implementation of necessary public health restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic. Children with complex care needs and their families represent a small portion of the paediatric population, and yet they require disproportionately high access to services. Little is known about the impact of COVID-19 public health measures on this population.

Pedagogical and teaching strategies used to teach writing to pre-licensure students enrolled in health professional programs: a scoping review protocol.

Objective: The objective of this review is to map the existing literature on pedagogical approaches and teaching strategies used to teach academic and professional writing to pre-licensure students who are enrolled in health professional programs.

Introduction: Health professional programs are intended to develop competence in both academic and professional writing. Effective academic writing skills prompt critical reflection and engagement with research communities, while professional writing skills are used to document interventions and communicate across health systems.

Support and services available to at-risk mothers and their children in maternity residences: a scoping review protocol.

Objective: The objective of this scoping review is to identify, categorize, and map the types of support and services available to at-risk mothers and their children in maternity residences. A secondary objective is to identify and map the measures used to evaluate the efficacy of these types of support and services.

Introduction: Pregnant and parenting women and their children experiencing complex challenges related to the social determinants of health, including unstable housing and poverty, are at high risk of long-term negative health and socioeconomic outcomes.

Nursing students' experiences of a post-licensure practical nurse bridging program: a qualitative systematic review.

Objective: The objective of this systematic review was to synthesize qualitative evidence on students' experiences of a post-licensure practical nurse to registered nurse bridging program.

Introduction: A worldwide shortage of registered nurses has prompted governments and educational institutions to develop alternate pathways to nursing licensure. One strategy used to increase the supply of registered nurses is bridging programs.

Multimodal Analgesic Effectiveness on Acute Postoperative Pain Management After Adult Cardiac Surgery: Protocol for a Systematic Review.

Background: Many patients report moderate to severe pain in the acute postoperative period. Enhanced recovery protocols recommend multimodal analgesics, but the optimal combination of these is unknown.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to synthesize the best available evidence about effectiveness of multimodal analgesics on pain after adult cardiac surgery.

Education and training for infection prevention and control provided by long-term care homes to family caregivers: a scoping review protocol.

Objective: The objective of this review is to map the infection prevention and control education and training that long-term care homes use with families during a pandemic or infectious outbreak.

Introduction: During the COVID-19 pandemic, restrictions were imposed on visits to long-term care homes to decrease the risk of virus transmission. These restrictions had negative consequences for both residents and families.

Strategies to adapt and implement health system guidelines and recommendations: a scoping review.

Background: Evidence-based health system guidelines are pivotal tools to help outline the important financial, policy and service components recommended to achieve a sustainable and resilient health system. However, not all guidelines are readily translatable into practice and/or policy without effective and tailored implementation and adaptation techniques. This scoping review mapped the evidence related to the adaptation and implementation of health system guidelines in low- and middle-income countries.

Nursing students' experiences of a post-licensure practical nurse bridging program: a qualitative systematic review protocol.

Objective: This systematic review will synthesize the qualitative literature on students' experiences of a post-licensure practical nurse to registered nurse bridging program.

Introduction: The worldwide shortage of registered nurses has prompted governments and educational institutions to develop alternative pathways to nursing licensure. One strategy used to increase the supply of registered nurses is bridging programs.

Programmes to support paediatric to adult healthcare transitions for youth with complex care needs and their families: A scoping review.

Background: An increasing number of children have complex care needs (CCN) that impact their health and cause limitations in their lives. More of these youth are transitioning from paediatric to adult healthcare due to complex conditions being increasingly associated with survival into adulthood. Typically, the transition process is plagued by barriers, which can lead to adverse health consequences.

Perceptions and experiences of health care professionals and staff with animal-assisted interventions in health care settings: a qualitative systematic review protocol.

Objective: The objective of this review is to examine the perceptions and experiences of health care professionals and staff in implementing or coordinating animal-assisted interventions in health care settings.

Introduction: Animal-assisted interventions are applied in the areas of health, education, and human services to help improve individuals' health and wellness. The positive effects of animal-assisted interventions on individuals have been shown in multiple health disciplines, from pediatrics to long-term care, and include outcomes such as decreased feelings of loneliness and increased feelings of support.

Experiences of faculty and staff nurses working with nursing students during clinical placement in residential aged care facilities: a systematic review of qualitative evidence.

Objective: The objective of this review was to synthesize evidence on the experiences of faculty and staff nurses working with nursing students in clinical placement in residential aged care facilities.

Introduction: Nursing education helps prepare students to provide quality care to older adults. Nursing programs across the globe are championing the integration of content on the care of older adults into their curricula as well as recognizing the value of clinical placements that focus exclusively on this population.

Concept Analysis and Proposed Definition of .

Community health centers (CHCs) have been used for delivery of health services since the 1920s and originally were intended to provide care to underserved populations. CHCs have become an integral part of healthcare systems in many countries; however, the term CHC is used synonymously with other concepts and there is no clear definition for CHC. The purpose of our concept analysis was to determine how CHCs are described in the literature and to develop a concept definition for CHC.

Nurses' provisions for self-determination in residents with cognitive impairment who live in a residential aged care facility: a scoping review.

Objective: This scoping review aimed to map the existing literature about nursing provisions for self-determination in residents with cognitive impairments living in residential aged care facilities.

Introduction: Freedom to decide for oneself and express preferences about daily care is important for all older adults. When older adults transition to residential aged care facilities, they may experience barriers to self-determination due to routine care practices and staff attitudes about autonomy.

Recognizing pain as an early warning symptom of ischemic cardiovascular disease: A qualitative artistic representation of the journey.

Unlabelled: : Understanding the experience of prodromal ischemic cardiac pain and associated symptoms through use of literary and visual art evokes heightened a wareness of the emotional journey.

Aims: The aim of this study was to describe the initial early prodromal pain-related symptoms and feelings associated with adjusting to this new cardiac health concern and explore the subjective experience of coming to the realization and awareness of developing heart disease.

Materials And Methods: This study is a secondary supplemental qualitative analysis, using an arts-based embodied layered exploration assisted to translate the experiences of 23 individuals' journeys through symptom recognition.

Experiences of family members of patients treated with targeted temperature management post cardiac arrest: a qualitative systematic review protocol.

Objective: The objective of this review is to evaluate the experiences of family members of patients who receive targeted temperature management following the return of spontaneous circulation after a cardiac arrest.

Introduction: Since 2002, targeted temperature management has become an international standard of care for the preservation of neurological status for patients following a cardiac arrest and who remain comatose. During this process, survivors are placed into a mild hypothermic state with their body temperature maintained at 32°C to 36°C for a minimum of 24 hours.

Faculty and nursing staff experiences and perceptions of nursing students' clinical placements in residential aged care facilities: a qualitative systematic review protocol.

Objective: The objective of this review is to synthesize evidence on the experiences and perceptions of faculty and staff nurses toward nursing students' clinical placements in residential aged care facilities.

Introduction: Nursing education plays an important role in preparing students to provide quality care to older adults. Recent reports suggest that nursing programs across the globe are championing the integration of content on the care of older adults into their curricula as well as recognizing the value of clinical placements that focus exclusively on care for older adults, such as in residential aged care facilities.

Teaching strategies and activities to enhance students' clinical placement in residential aged care facilities: a scoping review.

Objective: The purpose of this scoping review was to examine teaching strategies and activities used in nursing students' clinical placement in residential aged care facilities.

Introduction: Population aging necessitates that nursing curricula ensure student interest and commitment to working with older adults. While searching for suitable clinical placements that provide students with opportunities to care for older adults, nursing programs have turned to residential aged care facilities.

Nurses' provisions for self-determination when caring for clients with cognitive impairment who live in a residential aged care facility: a scoping review protocol.

Objective: The objective of this scoping review is to examine and map knowledge of nursing provisions for self-determination while providing care to clients with cognitive impairment in residential aged care facilities.

Introduction: Maintaining the ability to have choices and to make decisions about daily activities is important for older adults. In residential aged care facilities, nurses' can be challenged to preserve clients' self-determination in favor of ritualistic care routines and a perceived duty to care.

Teaching strategies and activities used for students' clinical placement in residential aged care facilities: a scoping review protocol.

Objective: The objective of this scoping review is to examine and map current knowledge of teaching strategies and activities used with nursing students during clinical placements in residential aged care facilities.

Introduction: Residential aged care facilities provide opportunities for nursing students to develop skills and interest in caring for older adults. Studies that address students' clinical placements in these settings highlight the benefits of and concerns with their experiences.

Nursing students' experiences with clinical placement in residential aged care facilities: a systematic review of qualitative evidence.

Objective: The objective of this systematic review was to synthesize the best available evidence on nursing students' experiences with clinical placement in residential aged care facilities.

Introduction: Nursing education programs play a key role in preparing future nurses to care for the growing number of older adults who will require health care. A key component of this preparation involves ensuring that curricula optimize student learning through carefully designed clinical learning practice experiences.

Predictors of Success in the NCLEX-RN for Canadian Graduates.

The National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN) has been the nursing licensure exam in most Canadian jurisdictions since 2015. Nursing faculty across the country have invested considerable effort into understanding the NCLEX-RN, so they could help to prepare students to be successful in the exam. A retrospective study was conducted at one Canadian university to identify predictors of success on the NCLEX-RN.