It's All About Empowerment and Confidence: Experience of Newly Registered Nurses in an Intensive Clinical Training Course.

Background: This study investigated how intensive clinical nursing training influences the confidence of newly registered nurses in speaking up about their opinions and concerns within their current work settings.

Method: A qualitative approach with thematic analysis was used. In-depth interviews were conducted with 64 newly graduated RNs to explore their experience in attending an undergraduate intensive clinical training course.

Experiences of Academic Women in Jordan on Their Return to Work After Childbirth.

Objective: To describe the experiences of women living in Jordan returning to work at their academic positions after giving birth to their first newborns.

Design: Qualitative descriptive phenomenological design.

Setting: Various schools within a governmental university in Jordan.

In the shadows of OCD: Jordanian patients' experiences during the COVID-19 quarantine.

Unlabelled: WHAT IS KNOWN ON THE SUBJECT?: The COVID-19 pandemic has brought new sources of stress and challenges for people dealing with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). WHAT THE PAPER ADDS TO EXISTING KNOWLEDGE?: The study uncovered the unique experiences of Jordanian patients with OCD during the COVID-19 pandemic, revealing three main themes: Navigating Constraints: The Dual Pathways of Social Engagement and Avoidance, estranging family attachments and shifting OCD landscapes. Family dynamics played a significant role, with some families unintentionally exacerbating OCD symptoms through excessive accommodation, while others openly expressed irritation, both contributing to worsened symptoms.

Symptom Burden and Quality of Life Among Patients With Heart Failure.

Introduction: Heart failure is a debilitating condition that is associated with several burdensome symptoms that impede patients' quality of life. However, patients' experience of distressing symptoms and their impacts on their quality of life is not studied in Jordan.

Objectives: To assess the severity of distressing symptoms and to assess the relationships between these symptoms and the quality of life among patients with heart failure in Jordan.

Barriers to Pain Management as Perceived by Cancer and Noncancer Patients With Chronic Disease.

Background: Pain is the most common symptom experienced by both cancer and non-cancer patients. A wide variety of barriers may hinder the optimal treatment of cancer and noncancer pain that are related to the health care system, health care providers, and patients.

Purpose: To explore the barriers to pain management as perceived by patients with cancer and noncancer chronic diseases.

The effectiveness of progressive muscle relaxation technique in reducing cancer-related pain among palliative care patients: A randomized controlled trial.

Purpose: Cancer-related pain (CRP) is a common and distressing symptom experienced by many patients receiving palliative care. The purpose of this trial was to evaluate the effectiveness of the progressive muscle relaxation (PMR) technique in reducing CRP in patients receiving palliative care.

Methods: A total of 148 patients diagnosed with cancer and receiving palliative care were randomly allocated to either an intervention or control group.

Spiritual well-being among patients newly diagnosed with cancer in Jordan: thematic analysis.

Purpose: Patients newly diagnosed with cancer experience a grief process that disturbs their spiritual well-being. The purpose of this study was to explore the spiritual well-being among patients with cancer within the first 3 months of diagnosis.

Methods: The study used a qualitative approach using thematic analysis.

Importance of preemptive analgesia and pain assessment as perceived by intensive care unit nurses.

Background: The importance and efficacy of Preemptive analgesia in reducing pain for patients undergoing painful procedures still debatable and seldom investigated. The aim of this study was to describe intensive care nurses' perception of the importance of pain assessment and Preemptive analgesia prior painful procedures in critical care settings in Jordan.

Method: A cross-sectional descriptive design was used.

The need of patients living with cancer for palliative care.

Background: A comprehensive assessment of patients' problems and needs is essential for all patients with chronic diseases, including cancer.

Aim: This study assesses the problems, unmet needs and requirement for palliative care (PC) among patients with cancer.

Method: A descriptive cross-sectional design was employed using a valid self-reported questionnaire.

The experience of family support among patients newly diagnosed with cancer in Jordan.

Purpose: To describe the experiences of family support from the perspectives of patients newly diagnosed with cancer.

Methods: Descriptive qualitative phenomenological design was undertaken, including in-depth individual interviews with 13 newly diagnosed cancer patients from two hospitals in Jordan.

Results: Three themes emerged: 'being there,' 'family reunion and connectedness,' and 'gratified with family support.

The effect of spiritual well-being on symptom experience in patients with cancer.

Purpose: To explore the effect of spiritual well-being on the symptom experience of patients with cancer.

Methods: This is a cross-sectional survey that enrolled 459 patients with cancer from three large hospitals in Jordan in 2018. Participants completed questionnaires related to demographic data, spiritual well-being, and symptom experience.

Effect of addition of distraction to cryotherapy on arteriovenous cannulation-associated pain: A randomized controlled trial.

Introduction: Pain associated with the arteriovenous fistula needle is considered one of the major challenges faced by nurses and patients. This study evaluates the effectiveness of using two different approaches in combination to alleviate pain associated with arteriovenous fistula needle cannulation, and patients' satisfaction level with this method.

Methods: A randomized clinical trial was conducted on hemodialysis patients who were allocated to one to two groups: intervention (distraction plus cryotherapy) (n = 25) or control group (receiving cryotherapy alone) (n = 25).

Barriers and enablers of intensive care unit nurses' assessment and management of patients' pain.

Background: Inadequate pain assessment and management is a problem in hospitalized patients that impairs their well-being. Intensive care unit nurses' pain practices are affected by several barriers and enablers.

Aims And Objectives: To explore intensive care unit nurses' pain education, perceived barriers, and enablers of pain assessment and management practices among critically ill patients.

Validation of the modified NUTRIC score on critically ill Jordanian patients: A retrospective study.

Background: Nutritional status has been proven to be associated with poor outcomes in mechanically ventilated patients in intensive care units (ICU). Nutritional assessment has been assessed using different tools. Few data are available on the validity of the modified Nutrition Risk Assessment Tool for Critically Ill (mNUTRIC) score in ICU patients receiving mechanical ventilation (MV).

Pre-existing chronic kidney disease and acute kidney injury among critically ill patients.

Background: The impact of pre-existing chronic kidney disease (CKD) and acute kidney injury (AKI) on health outcomes in critically ill patients is unclear. Yet, CKD complicated by AKI in critically ill patients is common.

Objectives: To compare risk of death within one-month of admission in critically ill patients with and without pre-existing CKD who developed AKI.

Management Strategies for Pain Associated with Arteriovenous Fistula Cannulation: An Integrative Literature Review.

Patients on maintenance hemodialysis are subjected to mild-to-moderate pain associated with arteriovenous fistula needle insertion. This pain might adversely affect patient compliance with dialysis and quality of life. The aim of this study was to evaluate published research studies on management strategies for pain associated with fistula needle insertion.

Young women's experience of adolescent marriage and motherhood in Jordan.

Adolescent pregnancy and early motherhood are associated with poor social and physical outcomes. This study explored the experiences of marriage and motherhood among Jordanian young women. A descriptive qualitative design was employed.

Cancer Pain Management at Oncology Units: Comparing Knowledge, Attitudes and Perceived Barriers Between Physicians and Nurses.

Pain is a major symptom that causes suffering among patients diagnosed with cancer. Identifying physicians' and nurses' knowledge, attitudes, and their perceived barriers of cancer pain management is considered an essential step in improving cancer pain relief. The purposes of this study are to compare physicians' and nurses' knowledge and attitudes toward cancer pain management (CPM) and describe their perceived barriers to CPM at oncology units.

Nurses' caring and empathy in Jordanian psychiatric hospitals: A national survey.

Nurses working in psychiatric hospitals need to acquire the skills of therapeutic communication and empathy, and have higher levels of caring. The present study aims to investigate the level of caring and empathy among nurses working in psychiatric hospitals. A cross-sectional survey was utilized to collect data from 205 nurses recruited from three psychiatric hospitals in Jordan.

Pain Assessment and Management in Critically ill Intubated Patients in Jordan: A Prospective Study.

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to describe: (1) pain indicators used by nurses and physicians to assess pain, (2) pain management interventions (pharmacological and non-pharmacological) used by nurses, and (3) indicators used by nurses to verify pain intervention effectiveness.

Methodology: A total of 301 medical records of currently admitted patients from six different ICUs in Jordan were reviewed using a data collection instrument developed by Gélinas et al. (2004) Pain-related indicators were classified into non-observable (patient's self-reports of pain) and observable (physiological and behavioral) categories.

Pain among mechanically ventilated patients in critical care units.

Background: Pain is a common experience among mechanically ventilated patients. Pain among mechanically ventilated patients is aggravated by factors such as stage of illness, invasive procedures, and surgical interventions. The aim to this study was to investigate pain levels and predictors among mechanically ventilated patients during rest and routine nursing interventions.

Development and psychometric evaluation of the Chronic Kidney Disease Screening Index.

Objective: Public understanding of chronic kidney disease (CKD) is important to ensure informed participation in CKD prevention programs. This study aimed to develop and to test the psychometric profile of the CKD Screening Index that measures patient's knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding CKD prevention and early detection.

Methods: A cross-sectional design was implemented and a total of 740 Jordanian patients recognized at risk for CKD were recruited by convenience sampling from out-patient departments.

The development of a preceptor training program on clinical nursing education in Jordan in collaboration with Sweden.

Background: As part of the Swedish-Jordanian International Collaboration Project, this study developed, implemented, and evaluated a preceptor training program to enhance pedagogical strategies for integration of theory and practice in nursing education in Jordan.

Methods: A three-phase program was developed and implemented (2006 to 2007) focusing on experiential learning using drama, case-method, and photolanguage methods. Data were collected from 12 preceptors in Jordan using questionnaires and interviews.

The effect of postoperative pain management program on improving nurses' knowledge and attitudes toward pain.

Effective postoperative pain treatment is an essential component to good quality of care. The purpose of this study was to explore nurses' knowledge of and attitudes toward pain in surgical wards before and after implementation of a postoperative management program at a university hospital in Jordan. The program consisted of an education program for nurses, and its effect was evaluated by using a pre- and post-intervention design.

Jordanian surgical nurses' experiences in caring for patients with postoperative pain.

This qualitative study aimed to describe surgical nurses' experiences in caring for patients with postoperative pain. Twelve expert Jordanian surgical nurses participated to provide data for this study. Texts were analyzed using Kvale's guidelines for analyzing qualitative data.