Predictors of Clinical Performance Among Emergency Nurses: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Introduction: Poor nursing performance is considered a threat to patient safety, affecting the quality of care provided and ultimately impacting patient outcomes.

Objectives: The main aim of this study was to identify the predictors of nursing performance.

Methods: A cross-sectional predictive design was used.

Effect of creative art therapy (CATs) on depressive symptoms and quality of life among Jordanian community-dwelling older people: an experimental study.

Background: There are a lack of studies examining the effect of creative art therapy on older people. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of creative art therapy on reducing depressive symptoms and improving the quality of life among Jordanian older people.

Methods: A one-group time-series design (pretest, posttest, and follow-up) was adopted between June 2021 and April 2022 on 102 community-dwelling older people who suffered from depressive symptoms and low quality of life in Amman Governorate.

Exploring the Impact of Cardiac Rehabilitation Programs on Health-Related Quality of Life and Physiological Outcomes in Patients Post Coronary Artery Bypass Grafts: A Systematic Review.

Background: This systematic review explores the impact of cardiac rehabilitation programs (CRPs) on health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and physiological outcomes post-coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery. Acknowledging the increasing importance of CRPs in post-CABG care, the study emphasizes the need for a comprehensive evaluation of their effectiveness. The primary objective is to investigate how CRPs influence HRQoL and physiological outcomes in post-CABG patients, offering insights into the multifaceted impact of these rehabilitation programs.

Cardiac Rehabilitation Program Effect on Health-Related Quality of Life Among Patients With Coronary Artery Bypass Grafts.

Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) necessitates modification in patients' lifestyle after discharge, which leads to a decrease in their health-related quality of life (HRQOL). Hence, cardiac rehabilitation programs (CRPs) are needed. This study aimed to explore the effect of a CRP on HRQOL and physiological factors on CABG patients after discharge.

Medication adherence among patients with cardiovascular diseases: a cross-sectional study.

Background: Medication adherence has been recognised as one of the greatest areas to improve health outcomes and reduce health expenditure. Poor medication adherence has multifactorial causes that need to be understood.

Aim: To determine the levels of medication adherence and examine the factors associated with medication adherence among patients with cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) in Jordan.

Evaluation of compassion fatigue and compassion satisfaction among emergency nurses in Jordan: A cross-sectional study.

Background: Nurses working in emergency departments are overworked and exposed to frequent stressors over time, leading to compassion fatigue, burnout, and secondary traumatic stress.

Aims: This study aimed to assess the levels of compassion fatigue and compassion satisfaction, and examine the relationship of these two variables with specific demographic, health-related, and work-related factors among emergency nurses in Jordan.

Methods: This is a cross-sectional study.

Effect of Educational Program on Knowledge, Skills, and Personal Preparedness for Disasters Among Emergency Nurses: A Quasi-Experimental Study.

Continuous nursing education has a significant correlation with increasing knowledge, improving skills, and personal preparedness for disasters among nurses which leads to a decrease in mortality rate and enhances the quality of care. However, there is limited literature evaluating the effect of educational programs on the knowledge, skills, and personal preparedness for disaster preparedness among emergency nurses at Arab countries including, Jordan. This study evaluated the effect of an educational program on knowledge, skills, and personal preparedness for disasters among emergency nurses.

Postpartum depression among first-time Jordanian mothers: levels and associated factors.

Postpartum depression among first-time mothers is a sensitive issue and few studies were conducted related to this topic in developing countries including Jordan. Thus, this study purposed to assess postpartum depression levels and associated factors among Jordanian first-time mothers. A cross-sectional design was adopted, and 193 postpartum first-time mothers living in Amman governorate were recruited.

Knowledge of Critical Care Nurses about End-of-Life Care towards Terminal Illnesses: Levels and Correlating Factors.

Introduction: The preparedness of nurses in relation to providing palliative care is not always adequate, indeed, it is sometimes unsatisfactory; this may be caused by lack of knowledge and limited experience in end-of-life care (EOLC). Thus, this study purposed to assess the levels of registered nurses' knowledge about EOLC, examine the relationships between EOLC knowledge and some demographic variables, and explore predictors of EOLC knowledge.

Methods: A cross-sectional design survey was conducted with Jordanian registered nurses in critical care units (N = 175) in different heath sectors in Jordan.

Professional Values Development Among Jordanian Baccalaureate Nursing Students.

Aim: The aims of the study were to identify professional values among third- and fourth-year baccalaureate nursing students at private and public universities in Jordan and to investigate the demographic variables correlating with professional values.

Background: Educational curricula reinforce professional values among nursing students.

Method: A cross-sectional design was used; the questionnaire included a demographic variable survey and the Nurses Professional Values Scale-3.

Pain management in the older adult: The relationship between nurses' knowledge, attitudes and nurses' practice in Ireland and Jordan.

Background: Research studies regarding nurses' knowledge attitudes and practice in the older adult are limited. Furthermore, none of these studies attempted to investigate the relationship between knowledge attitudes and practice. Furthermore, little studies compared nurses' knowledge, attitudes and practice between Eastern and Western countries.

Predictors of Chemotherapy Safe-Handling Precautions and Knowledge Among a Sample of Jordanian Oncology Nurses: A Model-Building Approach.

Background: There are adverse side effects associated with handling chemotherapy; however, using safe-handling precautions can minimize or prevent these potential effects. Despite availability of international guidelines for chemotherapy handling, adherence to precautions is below expectations. This study examined knowledge of safe-handling precautions among a sample of oncology nurses in Jordon.

Correlation between quality of life of cardiac patients and caregiver burden.

Background: Caregivers experience high strain related to care giving. There is increasing interest in examining the caregiver burden of cardiac patients and studying the characteristics of caregivers.

Purpose: To explore the correlation between quality of life cardiac patients and caregiver's burden.

Using Mixed-Methods Research to Study Coping Strategies among Colorectal Cancer Patients.

Objective: The objective was to identify and understand the coping strategies of colorectal cancer (CRC) patients.

Methods: A mixed-methods approach including quantitative and qualitative methods was used to collect data from Jordanian patients. In the quantitative phase, we aimed to determine the coping strategies employed in a representative sample ( = 200) of Jordanian adult patients with CRC using the Jalowiec Coping Scale.

Quality of life, care needs, and information needs among patients diagnosed with cancer during their treatment phase.

Proper assessment of patients' needs might enhance patients' outcomes, ability to cope with new challenges, identify required resources, prioritize service needs, determine patients with higher need levels, and improve patients' quality of life. A cross-sectional descriptive design was used. Total of 113 patients from different settings completed the study surveys including demographic sheet, Short-form cancer needs questionnaire (CNQ-SF), Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-General (FACT-G), and European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire (EORTC QLQ-INFO 25).

Accuracy of Body Weight Estimation Among Palestinian Refugee Adolescents Living in Jordan: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Purpose: We aimed to examine the prevalence of obesity among adolescents living in a refugee camp in Jordan and analyze the factors influencing their weight perceptions.

Design: Cross-sectional survey.

Methods: We examined the body weight perception, and the influence of psychological, cultural, and social factors, among Palestinian refugee adolescents living in Jordan using a cross-sectional survey.

Prevalence of Depression and Its Influence on the Quality of Life of Jordanians Living in Residential Care Facilities.

Background: As a third-world country experiencing a rise in the elderly population and changes to traditional family structures, improving psychological health is critical to improving quality of life (QoL) in the older adults living in residential care facilities in Jordan.

Purpose: This study aimed to (a) estimate the prevalence of depression among nursing home (NH) residents in Jordan; (b) measure perceived QoL in these NH residents in the dimensions of mobility, self-care, usual activity, pain and discomfort, and anxiety/depression; and (c) assess the influence of depression on each of these QoL dimensions.

Methods: This cross-sectional study recruited a convenience sample of 155 participants living in a residential care facility in Jordan.

Coping strategies as moderating factors to compassion fatigue among critical care nurses.

Purpose: This study measured levels of compassion fatigue, burnout and satisfaction among critical care and emergency nurses. It investigated coping strategies as moderating factors and as predictors to levels of compassion fatigue.

Methods: Using a cross-sectional design, this study was conducted on 228 (84.

Health Related Quality of Life Among Patients With Multiple Sclerosis: The Role of Psychosocial Adjustment to Illness.

Background: Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is associated with poor quality of life (QOL). Individuals suffering from MS must make multiple adjustments as their condition changes. To date, little is known about the role of psychosocial adjustment in improving QOL of patients with MS.

Teaching module for improving oncology nurses' knowledge and self-confidence about central line catheters caring, complications, and application: A pretest-posttest quasi-experimental design.

The aim of the present study was to assess the effectiveness of implementing an educational module based on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidelines on the nurses' knowledge and self-confidence regarding central line catheters (CVCs) caring, complications, and application. A pretest-posttest quasi-experimental design was used. A sample of 100 oncology nurses from oncology units participated in two groups, experimental group (N = 50) and control group (N = 50).

Medication Administration Errors: Perceptions of Jordanian Nurses.

Background: Medication administration errors (MAEs) have short- and long-term implications on patients' health as well as on hospitals' accreditation and financial status.

Purpose: The purpose was to explore Jordanian nurses' perceptions about MAEs.

Methods: A cross-sectional design was used with a convenience sample of 470 nurses.

Predictors of uncertainty among postdischarge coronary artery bypass graft patients in Jordan.

Uncertainty impacts negatively on adaptation and disease outcomes. During recovery, coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) patients experience uncertainty, symptom distress, and learning needs. This study aimed to examine predictors associated with uncertainty among CABG patients.

The prevalence and predictors of emotional distress and social difficulties among surviving cancer patients in Jordan.

Purpose: This study examines the prevalence and degree of emotional distress, anxiety and depression, and social difficulties and their effect on cancer patients' quality of life (QoL). It describes the characteristics of patients who are at high risk of emotional distress.

Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional design was used.