Nurses' perceptions of the performance of nurse managers and senior hospital management during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Background: The first waves of the COVID-19 pandemic had a negative impact on health systems and health professionals, due to the high number of cases and a lack of preparation. The aim of this study was to understand how nurses working in hospital units and in intensive care perceived the performance of nurse managers and senior hospital management during the first two waves of the pandemic.

Methods: The phenomenological approach proposed by Giorgi was used to investigate perceptions of the performance of nurse managers and senior hospital management during the first two waves of the COVID-19 pandemic in Spain.

Nurses' Perceptions Regarding Their Professional Commitment and Development during the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Introduction: During the pandemic, nurses have undergone a high level of professional burnout, suffering emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and lack of personal realization.

Objective: The object of this study is to understand in depth, through a phenomenological study of Giorgi, the perceptions on commitment and professional development of frontline nurses during the first and second waves of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Method: Qualitative study designed and analyzed using Giorgi's phenomenological focus.

Efficacy of cognitive-behavioral therapy in improving the quality of life of people with compulsive gambling, a systematic review.

Fundamentals: Cognitive-behavioral therapy can reduce gambling behavior and other symptoms of pathological gambling.

Aim: To synthesize and analyze the evidence on the efficacy of cognitive-behavioral interventions to improve the quality of life of people with pathological gambling.

Methodology: Systematic review with a narrative synthesis of clinical trials published in English and Spanish in Medline, Scopus, Web of Science, CINAHL, The Cochrane Library Plus, PsycoInfo, and ProQuest of articles until January 2020 that will analyze this phenomenon.

Nurses' Perceptions of Ethical Conflicts When Caring for Patients with COVID-19.

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused ethical challenges and dilemmas in care decisions colliding with nurses' ethical values. This study sought to understand the perceptions and ethical conflicts faced by nurses working on the frontline during the first and second waves of the COVID-19 pandemic and the main coping strategies. A qualitative phenomenological study was carried out following Giorgi's descriptive phenomenological approach.

The psychological impact on frontline nurses in Spain of caring for people with COVID-19.

Aim: To understand the perceptions of National Health System nurses who have been working on the frontline of the psychological impact of caring for people with COVID-19 during the first and second waves.

Methods: A qualitative study, the design and analysis of which was based on phenomenology. For data collection, a semi-structured interview was administered to a sample of nurses who worked on the frontline in public hospitals in Extremadura and Madrid, Spain.

The Psychological Impact of COVID-19 on Front Line Nurses: A Synthesis of Qualitative Evidence.

Caring for people with COVID-19 on the front line has psychological impacts for healthcare professionals. Despite the important psychological impacts of the pandemic on nurses, the qualitative evidence on this topic has not been synthesized. Our objective: To analyze and synthesize qualitative studies that investigate the perceptions of nurses about the psychological impacts of treating hospitalized people with COVID-19 on the front line.

Individualised Care Scale-Nurse: Construct validity and internal consistency of the Spanish version.

Background: Individualising the provided care is mandatory in nursing and is essential in clinical practice. Therefore, there is a need to develop accurate instruments to evaluate the quality of care. Moreover, there is no validated instrument to assess nurses' views of individualised care in Spanish-speaking countries.

[The end-tidal carbon dioxide as an early sign and predictor of the return of spontaneous circulation during out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. A systematic review.].

Background: There is no clear evidence on the maximum level of end-tidal carbon dioxide (ETCO) predictor of the return of spontaneous circulation (RSC) after an out-of-hospital cardiorespiratory arrest. The aims of this work was to synthesise and analyse the available evidence on the usefulness of monitoring values ETCO in an out-of-hospital cardiorespiratory arrest as an early sign and prognostic indicator of the RSC.

Methods: Systematic review, with narrative synthesis of the results, of primary studies published in English or Spanish was conducted in Medline, CINAHL, Web of Science, EMBASE, Proquest, Scopus, Cochrane, ÍnDICEs CSIC and CUIDEN of studies that analyse the usefulness of monitoring of the level of ETCO as a sign of the RSC after an out-of-hospital cardiorespiratory arrest.