From decision to destination: factors influencing healthcare students' career paths in Qatar.

Background: Healthcare education is crucial for building a workforce in Qatar that is in line with Vision 2030. Although various factors influence career choices, little research exists on their impact on healthcare students in Qatar. This study explores the factors influencing healthcare students in Qatar to pursue healthcare careers, as well as the facilitators and challenges they face during their education.

Homestay Hosting Dynamics and Refugee Well-Being: Scoping Review.

Background: Homestay accommodations aim to support a smoother transition for refugees; yet, the intricate nature of relationships between refugees and their hosting families can make this process complex, which, in turn, can affect their health and well-being. It is crucial to grasp the experiences of both refugees and their host families in order to foster effective settlement, integration, and well-being.

Objective: The purpose of this scoping review is to explore the dynamics of homestay or hosting with a focus on understanding the experiences of both refugees and their hosting families to identify gaps in the literature and propose directions for future research.

Successful Refugee Cohabitation With Host Families: A Concept Analysis and Model Development.

This concept analysis aims to address the gap in knowledge regarding the concept of successful refugee cohabitation with host families. It seeks to develop a conceptual model that integrates holistic nursing and healthcare practices into refugee cohabitation settings to enhance refugee well-being. A comprehensive literature search was conducted using Walker and Avant's methodology for concept analysis.

Predictors, barriers, and facilitators to refugee women's employment and economic inclusion: A mixed methods systematic review.

Refugee women's employment and economic inclusion have emerged as significant areas of focus, with these women facing unique challenges due to their gender, refugee status, and sociocultural identities. Policymakers and researchers worldwide are giving this issue increased attention. This systematic review uses a mixed methods approach and includes 31 studies to explore the predictors, barriers, and facilitators of refugee women's employment.

Incorporation of artificial intelligence into nursing research: A scoping review.

Background: The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) across different sectors, notably healthcare, is on the rise. However, a thorough exploration of AI's incorporation into nursing research, as well as its advantages and obstacles, is still lacking.

Objective: The aim of this scoping review was to map the roles, benefits, challenges, and potentials for the future development and use of AI in the context of nursing research.

Homestay Hosting Dynamics and Refugee Well-Being: Protocol for a Scoping Review.

Background: The process of refugee resettlement and integration into new communities is a complex and multifaceted challenge, not only for the refugees themselves but also for the host families involved in homestay housing arrangements. While these homestay arrangements are designed to facilitate smoother transitions and enhance the well-being of refugees, the nuanced dynamics of these interactions and their overall impact on both refugees and their host families remain underexplored. Understanding the experiences of refugees and their host families is vital for effective refugee settlement, integration, and well-being.

The impact of COVID-19 on nurses' job satisfaction: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: The global healthcare landscape was profoundly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic placing nurses squarely at the heart of this emergency. This review aimed to identify the factors correlated with nurses' job satisfaction, the impact of their job satisfaction on both themselves and their patients, and to explore strategies that might have counteracted their job dissatisfaction during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods: The Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) methodology for systematic reviews of prevalence and incidence was used in this review.

Unveiling final-year students and new graduates' concerns, preparedness, and learning experiences during the pandemic in Qatar: A cross-sectional survey.

Background: The emergence of COVID-19 interrupted education worldwide and educational institutions were forced to switch to an online learning (E-learning) environment.

Objectives: To explore the perceived educational experiences, worries, and preparedness to enter clinical practice among final-year nursing students and new graduate nurses after studying during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Design: A cross-sectional survey design.

Fear and stress related to COVID-19 and associated factors among undergraduate nursing students in Qatar.

Background: The emergence of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) has had an impact on nearly every human being with millions of related infections and deaths. The negative impact of the pandemic on individuals' mental health such as fear and stress, particularly among university students, have been reported. While the switch to online teaching and learning played an important mitigating role, it also had presented additional challenges to students' mental health.

Job satisfaction among expatriate nurses during the COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional study.

Aim: To investigate the association between job resources, job satisfaction, and moderating effect of COVID-19 anxiety and practice setting among expatriate acute care nurses in Qatar.

Background: Expatriate nurses are more vulnerable to reduced job satisfaction. Increased COVID-19 anxiety and reduced perceived job resources among acute care nurses impact their job satisfaction more than that of general ward nurses.

Psychometric evaluation of the acute care nurses' job satisfaction scale-revised.

Aim: The aim of this study was to validate a job satisfaction scale among acute care nurses in the context of Qatar.

Design: Cross-sectional correlational survey.

Methods: A convenience sampling technique was used to recruit 295 acute care nurses between June 2021-September 2021.

Assessing the Impact of Community Factors on Acute Care Nurses' Job Satisfaction and Turnover Intention.

Background: Community factors may affect nurses' job behavior and decision making. There is a gap in the literature regarding the impact of community satisfaction, family ties, and community preferences on acute care nurses' turnover intention and job satisfaction. Furthermore, no studies have examined the differences in community satisfaction, community preferences, and family ties among nurses working in rural and urban settings.

Development and Testing of an Acute Care Nurses' Job Satisfaction Scale.

Background And Purpose: Factors affecting nurses' job satisfaction in the acute care setting may differ from nurses working in other settings. The aim of this study was to develop a new tool that measure the job satisfaction of acute care nurses who provide direct patient care.

Methods: Content validity then exploratory factor analysis (EFA) were used for validation of the new tool using a random sample of 349 acute care nurses.

Factors affecting job satisfaction among acute care nurses working in rural and urban settings.

Aims: To: (a) identify the differences and similarities in the extrinsic and intrinsic factors that influence job satisfaction among nurses in urban and rural Ontario; and (b) determine the impact of job satisfaction on nurses' turnover intention among nurses working in rural and urban settings in Ontario.

Design: Cross-sectional correlational design was used for this study.

Methods: Data were collected between May 2019-July 2019 in southern Ontario.

Factors affecting nurses' job satisfaction in rural and urban acute care settings: A PRISMA systematic review.

Aims: This review aimed to systematically assess the findings of primary studies to identify the factors associated with nurse job satisfaction in rural and urban contexts while analysing the findings according to Herzberg's theory.

Background: While there is evidence linking several factors to nurses' job satisfaction, gaps still exist in understanding the differences between factors affecting job satisfaction for nurses working in rural and urban settings.

Design: Systematic review with narrative summary.