Publications by authors named "P Escalada-Hernandez"
Aim: To analyze the scope of nursing practice in medical-surgical and intensive care units in the Spanish context and its relationship with individual characteristics of nurses and their work environment.
Methods: A cross-sectional observational study was carried out in 29 medical-surgical hospitalisation units and five intensive care units for adults in the public network of Navarre. The main variable, nurses' scope of practice, was measured using the Spanish version of the D'Amour questionnaire.
Purpose: This study aimed to establish the content validity of the proposed nursing diagnosis (ND) "Adult Disuse Syndrome" and all its components.
Method: This is an exploratory descriptive study of diagnostic content validation under Fehring's proposal. Forty three expert nurses with clinical, teaching, and research experience analyzed the components of the diagnosis.
Losing a newborn is for many mothers a painful end in which death occurs when life is expected, which makes them live a time of loneliness, personal doubt and feeling of failure. After carrying out a previous qualitative study analyzing the experiences of 25 women who suffered a spontaneous perinatal loss at any time during pregnancy and a systematic review of the factors that affect the emotional response after perinatal losses, a nursing care proposal is presented based on Watson's Theory of Transpersonal Human Care to respond to the needs of women who experience this loss process. This care plan proposal is intended to achieve individualized care for women who suffer perinatal losses adapted to their needs, not only physical but also emotional.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThis study aims to explore the challenges and strategies in creating online communities for individuals with diabetes, emphasizing their role in fostering connections among individuals facing similar health conditions. Using a single-case approach, we investigated the design process of a diabetes online community using the classic waterfall model. Participants were recruited from a diabetes local association, and usability was assessed using the System Usability Scale and the think-aloud method.
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- The COVID-19 pandemic significantly affected older adults in nursing homes, leading to increased death rates, social isolation, and mental health issues like anxiety and depression.
- A scoping review was conducted to examine the pandemic's impact on the functional, cognitive, and emotional well-being of these residents using various research databases.
- The review found that residents experienced decreased physical abilities, lower cognitive performance, psychological symptoms, and heightened negative emotions during the pandemic.