Undergraduate nursing students' learning experiences using design thinking on a human development course: A phenomenological study.

Aim: To explore nursing students' perceptions of their design thinking learning experiences on a human development course.

Background: Design thinking is a person-centered analytic and creative learning process that promotes higher order thinking skills rather than knowledge retention alone. Currently, this is the first study that has investigated the use of the design thinking process for nursing students on a human development course.

Exploring Meaning of Life in Women With Breast Cancer in Taiwan: A Phenomenological Study.

Background: Globally, breast cancer is the most common cancer type in terms of incidence for women. Women with breast cancer endure higher levels of psychological distress than other types of cancer because many lose their identity as a woman, which is an additional characteristic of their psychological distress. Research using phenomenology to explore "the meaning of life" is rare among women with breast cancer.

An Emergent Theory Depicting Patients' Fortitude Through the Healing and Recovering Process of Depression.

Background: Depression is a common mental disorder. Literature has explored patients' perspectives of the recovering process of depression. However, there is a lack of research to explore both patients' and caregivers' perspectives of the healing process and develop a theory to support patients with depression.

Developing a theory to help guide End-Stage Renal Disease Patients to adapt to Peritoneal Dialysis: A grounded theory study.

Aim And Objectives: The aim of this study was to develop a theory to help guide patients with end-stage renal disease to adapt to peritoneal dialysis.

Background: Taiwan ranks first worldwide in end-stage renal disease incidence and dialysis prevalence. Many patients cannot accept long-term dialysis treatment and thus face several physical and psychological suffering.

The effects of a virtual simulation-based, mobile technology application on nursing students' learning achievement and cognitive load: Randomized controlled trial.

Background: The use of virtual simulation methods in nursing education offers potential advantages for students to experience and learn in a safe and realistic environment by acquiring skills and attitudes to prepare for clinical experiences.

Objective: The study's aim was to test the hypothesis that nursing students who used a mobile learning app would have significantly (1) higher levels of knowledge about medication administration and nasotracheal suctioning, (2) better development of skill performances on medication administration and nasotracheal suctioning, (3) higher satisfaction, and (4) lower cognitive load than a control group.

Design: A randomized experimental study with pretest and posttest design.

[Health Promotion and Emergency Medical Care for All Age Groups Under Conditions of Climate Change].

Climate change impacts on the ecosystem services that people rely on, such as water, air, and agricultural products. The quality and quantity of various ecosystem services may be diminished under conditions of extreme climate change. Therefore, the effects of climate change may be expected to threaten people's health and survival.

[Improving the Care Accuracy of Percutaneously Inserted Central Catheters Using Objective Structured Clinical Examination].

Approximately 9,800 adverse events related to medical tubing are reported in Taiwan every year. Most neonates in critical condition and premature infants acquire fluid, nutrition, and infusion solution using percutaneously inserted central catheters (PICCs). Objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) is an objective evaluative tool that may be used to measure the clinical competence of healthcare professionals.

Undergraduate student nurses' lived experiences of anxiety during their first clinical practicum: A phenomenological study.

Background: The Fundamental Nursing clinical practicum is an essential module for nursing students. Some feel stress or anxiety about attending this first placement; however, evidence demonstrates that it is rare to explore the feelings of anxiety felt by the nursing students concerning their first clinical practicum.

Objective: This study was designed to explore student nurses' experiences of anxiety felt regarding their initial clinical practicum while studying for their University degree.

Structure determines medication errors in nursing units: a mechanistic approach.

Medication errors have long been considered critical in global health care systems. However, few studies have been conducted to explore the effects of nursing unit structure on medication errors. The purpose of this study, therefore, was to determine the effects of structural factors on medication errors in nursing units.

Fathers in situational crisis: a comparison of Asian and Western cultures.

The purpose of this synthesis was to compare the difference between Asian and Western fathers' perceptions of their roles when confronted with situational crises involving their children. Twenty-two studies were reviewed and assigned to one of two categories: the father experiencing a situational crisis related to his child's illness or cultural influences on the paternal role. The results indicated that Asian and Western fathers' perceptions of crises do not differ greatly.