Risk factors for severe opioid-induced respiratory depression in hospitalized adults: A case-control study.

: Opioids are commonly prescribed to hospitalized adults to promote adequate pain relief, yet they can cause potentially fatal respiratory depression. : The aim of this study was to examine the risk factors for the development of severe opioid-induced respiratory depression (OIRD) in hospitalized adults to ensure adequate monitoring of high-risk patients. : A retrospective case-control study was conducted using data from the medical records of a university-affiliated hospital in Canada.

Effectiveness of interventions on early neurodevelopment of preterm infants: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: As preterm infants' neurodevelopment is shaped by NICU-related factors during their hospitalization, it is essential to evaluate which interventions are more beneficial for their neurodevelopment at this specific time. The objective of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to evaluate the effectiveness of interventions initiated during NICU hospitalization on preterm infants' early neurodevelopment during their hospitalization and up to two weeks corrected age (CA).

Methods: This systematic review referred to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses [PRISMA] guidelines and was registered in PROSPERO (CRD42017047072).

The use of antimicrobial-impregnated fabrics in health services: an integrative review.

Objective: to analyze evidence concerning the feasibility of antimicrobial-impregnated fabrics in preventing and controlling microbial transmission in health services.

Method: an integrative review using the following databases: MEDLINE (via PubMed), Web of Science, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), Scopus, and Latin American and Caribbean Health Sciences Literature (LILACS), regardless of language and date of publication. Seven studies were included in the analysis to verify the types of fabrics and substances used to impregnate the fabrics, applicability in health services, and decrease in microbial load.

Follow-up care for premature children: the repercussions of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Objective: to analyze elements of the follow-up care provided to premature children amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.

Method: qualitative study from the perspective of philosophical hermeneutics, interpreting experiences with childcare provided at home. Twelve mothers and 14 children aged two years old were interviewed online via a text messaging application.

Management of cardiopulmonary arrest in an educational video: contributions to education in pediatric nursing.

Objective: to make and validate an educational video about the management of pediatric cardiopulmonary arrest caused by respiratory failure.

Method: methodological study developed in three stages: preparation and validation of a clinical case; production; and validation of educational video. To build the educational video, the Fleming, Reynolds and Wallace methodological framework was used.

The use of indicators for the management of Mental Health Services.

Objective: to identify indicators that can be used in the management of Mental Health Services.

Method: an integrative review in which we adopted the Population, Concept, and Context strategy to formulate the following Guiding Question: "Which indicators can be used for the management of mental health services?".

Results: a total of 22 articles were included and divided into two main groups: countries with initial high income (54%) as well as low- and middle-income countries (46%).

Contribution of an instructional module for lymph node evaluation: An experiment.

Objective: to evaluate the contribution of an instructional module identifying the number and characteristics of lymph nodes by undergraduate nursing students.

Method: an experimental, randomized, controlled and masked study using an instructional module for intervention. The 68 students who made up the control group or the experimental group performed the prototype lymph node palpation in the initial and final phases, following the free registration of the characteristics and number of these structures.

Validation of the Critical-Care Pain Observation Tool-Neuro in brain-injured adults in the intensive care unit: a prospective cohort study.

Background: Pain assessment in brain-injured patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) is challenging and existing scales may not be representative of behavioral reactions expressed by this specific group. This study aimed to validate the French-Canadian and English revised versions of the Critical-Care Pain Observation Tool (CPOT-Neuro) for brain-injured ICU patients.

Methods: A prospective cohort study was conducted in three Canadian and one American sites.

The impact of blood sampling technique, including the use of peripheral intravenous cannula, on haemolysis rates: A cohort study.

Aims: To explore the relationship between blood sampling techniques and haemolysis.

Background: Haemolysis rates of blood samples have been thought to be influenced by the method of collection. There is a lack of research evidence available to clearly show the comparative risk of haemolysis across different blood sampling methods, including venepuncture and use of peripheral intravenous cannulas.

Are people with mild dementia able to (re)learn how to use technology? A literature review.

Objective: There is growing evidence that people with mild dementia can benefit from using tablets and apps. Due to their cognitive decline, people with dementia need support in learning how to use these devices. The objective of this review was to identify which training interventions work best to help people with mild dementia (re)learn how to use technologies, including handheld touchscreen devices.

Characteristics of existing healthcare workforce education in spiritual care related to childbirth: A systematic review identifying only two studies.

Background: It has been argued that the beginning of life is one of the most significant, universally-shared life events, impacting parental health biologically, sociologically, psychologically and spiritually. In maternity care settings, only a few educational initiatives exist focusing on increasing competencies in spiritual care.

Objective: To explore the characteristics of content in existing under- and post-graduate education of healthcare professionals in spiritual care in the field of maternity care.

Comparing light and noise levels before and after a NICU change of design.

Objective: To compare light and sound levels before and after a change of design and evaluate these levels considering recommended NICU standards.

Study Design: A pre-test/post-test design. Light and sound levels were compared between the former open ward (OW) NICU of 34 beds and the current 40-bed unit composed of both pods and single-family rooms (SFR).

Initial testing of the use of the Safer Nursing Care Tool in a Canadian acute care context.

Aim: Initial testing of England's Safer Nursing Care Tool for adult in-patient acute care wards in a university-affiliated Canadian hospital.

Background: Safe-nursing staffing decisions have significant impacts on patients' safety and quality of care. The Safer Nursing Care Tool was developed in England to provide managers with a validated formula for making appropriate nursing staffing decisions.

Validity of the Modified Dyspnea Index for the French-Canadian Population.

Background And Purpose: Multidimensional tools could evaluate the dyspnea of patients with chronic lung disease. The aim was to validate the use of the French-Canadian version of the modified dyspnea index (MDI) among patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) and interstitial lung disease (ILD).

Methods: The Spearman test analyzed the convergent validation of the MDI with pulmonary function tests (PFTs), New York Heart Association (NYHA) functional classification, the Modified Borg Scale, the Veterans Specific Activity Questionnaire (VSAQ), physical capacity, physical activity (Godin-Shephard Leisure-Time Physical Activity Questionnaire [GSLTPAQ]), and quality of life (SF-12).

'The experience of spirituality in family caregivers of adult and elderly cancer patients receiving palliative care: A meta-synthesis'.

Introduction: Spirituality is a multidimensional aspect of human experience. In the context of palliative care, it is an individual resource that can be used to cope with illness and to assign new meanings to suffering. Qualitative studies that aim to investigate the experience of spirituality and the needs of family caregivers in this context are rare.

Family environment and depressive episode are associated with relapse after first-episode psychosis.

WHAT IS KNOWN ON THE SUBJECT?: Relapse rates are high among patients who have experienced first-episode psychosis (FEP). Psychotic relapses are associated with worse quality of life and poorer functionality of the FEP patient. The use of psychoactive substances, non-adherence to drug treatment, and high expressed emotion (EE) are notable predictors of relapse after the FEP.

Preparing Nursing Contexts for Evidence-Based Practice Implementation: Where Should We Go From Here?

Background: Context is important to the adoption and sustainability of evidence-based practices (EBPs). Currently, most published implementation efforts address context in relation to one specific EBP or a bundle of related EBPs. Since EBP and implementation are ongoing and dynamic, more discussion is needed on preparing nursing contexts to be more conducive to implementation generally.

Testing the reliability of the Health Literacy Questionnaire with carers of older adults receiving hospital care.

Objective: To determine the re-test reliability of the Health Literacy Questionnaire (HLQ) with carers of older adults discharged from hospital or attending the outpatient clinic.

Methods: Carers completed the HLQ twice by telephone and rated the acceptability of completing the tool. Tool completion time was recorded.

Nasogastric/nasoenteric tube-related adverse events: an integrative review.

Objective: to analyze in the scientific literature the evidence on nasogastric/nasoenteric tube related adverse events in adult patients.

Method: integrative literature review through the search of publications in journals indexed in PubMed/MEDLINE, CINAHL, LILACS, EMBASE and Scopus, and hand searching, was undertaken up to April 2017.

Results: the sample consisted of 69 primary studies, mainly in English and published in the USA and UK.

Coping with COVID-19 in an international border region: health and economy.

Objective: to analyze how the social isolation measures and closed borders affected the health and economy in an international border region.

Method: descriptive cross-sectional study conducted in the western region of Paraná, Brazil, using an electronic form created using Google® forms. A sample of 2,510 people was addressed.

Confirmatory factorial analysis of the Maslach Burnout Inventory - Human Services Survey in health professionals in emergency services.

Objective: to confirm the factorial validity of the Maslach Burnout Inventory - Human Services Survey version in a sample of health professionals from the emergency services.

Method: a quantitative, exploratory, descriptive and analytical study. Two hundred and eighty-two health professionals participated in the study.

Physical Activity, Quality of Life and Global Functioning an Early Stages of Psychosis.

Background: Regular practice of physical activity is associated with better quality of life and functioning in people with bipolar disorder, schizophrenia and depression. However, to the best of our knowledge, there is no evidence of the association between physical activity and quality of life and global functioning among people in the initial stages of psychosis. The aim to explore the association of the level of physical activity with quality of life and global functioning among patients in early stages of psychosis.

Relapse in involuntary substance treatment: a transversal study.

Objective: To evaluate the associations between relapse and admissions (voluntary and involuntary) in a sample of patients with substance dependence.

Methods: This is a cross-sectional study undertaken at a private medical therapeutic community specialised in treating addiction, located in a rural area of São Paulo, Brazil. Sociodemographic characteristics, the University of Rhode Island Change Assessment Scale (URICA), Stages Readiness and Treatment Eagerness Scale (SOCRATES), Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) and Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) and Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV-SCID were used.