Promoting patient safety among nursing students: A mixed-method study on collaborative cross-cultural learning.

Aim: This study aimed to examine the feasibility of collaborative cross-cultural learning among university nursing students in Singapore and nursing students from Korea in developing insights on patient safety and understanding students' perspectives.

Background: Patient safety is an important part of nursing management to deliver quality care to patients. However, studies suggested that nursing students were not adhering to guidelines.

Nursing students' perceptions of online learning and its impact on knowledge level.

Background: Online learning in nursing education has been demonstrated to exert positive effects on knowledge, skills, learning attitudes, and confidence in performance. However, a noteworthy caveat has been that such benefits could vary depending on the content of pedagogical materials.

Aim: To examine the impact of online-tutorials in place of face-to-face tutorials on knowledge level and understand the perspectives of learners who experience online-tutorials.

Patterns of complementary and alternative medicine use among a group of patients with type 2 diabetes receiving outpatient care in Singapore.

This study aims to identify patterns and evaluate factors associated with complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use among type 2 diabetes patients in Singapore. A cross-sectional descriptive study using a self-administered questionnaire was performed among type 2 diabetes patients at an outpatient diabetes centre, and participants' medical records were accessed for diabetes complications and conventional medicine for managing diabetes. Among 304 participants, 43.

The role of family and friends in providing social support towards enhancing the wellbeing of postpartum women: a comprehensive systematic review.

Background: Maternal postpartum health is a neglected area both in research and practice. This aspect warrants more attention as the health of postpartum mothers has a considerable influence on her infant and also other family members. Social support provided by family and friends has been identified as a buffer against the many stressors faced by the women.

The use of the Visual Analogue Scale for the assessment of labour pain: a systematic review.

Background: The Visual Analogue Scale has been frequently used to assess parturients' pain intensity, but the psychometric properties of this scale have not been critically reviewed. In addition, limited research has been undertaken to investigate whether this is the most appropriate pain measurement tool in the obstetrical care setting.

Objectives: The overall objective of this review was to measure the psychometric properties (i.