Nursing applicants' desire to work in nursing and related factors: a cross-sectional study.

Background: The desire to work in the nursing profession has recently been identified as an important aspect to consider in the selection process of nursing students but very little is known about nursing applicants' or students' desire to work in nursing.

Aims: The study aimed to describe and explain the desire of undergraduate nursing applicants to work in nursing.

Design: A cross-sectional study design.

Impact of antidepressant medication on the analgetic effect of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation treatment of neuropathic pain. Preliminary findings from a registry study.

Objectives: Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) has been found to be effective in chronic neuropathic pain conditions. However, information about the combined effects of rTMS and antidepressant treatment is scarce. We studied the outcome of rTMS and concurrent antidepressant treatment in patients with neuropathic pain.

Development and psychometric testing of an instrument to measure applicants' desire to work in nursing.

Nursing applicants' desire to work in nursing has been identified as an important aspect to consider in nursing student selection, but relevant instruments are missing. To describe the development and psychometric testing of the Desire to Work in Nursing instrument. A mixed-methods design.

Instruments for assessing healthcare professionals' knowledge and skills of evidence-based practice: A scoping review.

Objective: The aim of this scoping review was to describe the instruments used to assess the knowledge and skills of evidence-based practice (EBP) in healthcare settings.

Methods: A scoping review was undertaken. Three electronic databases (CINAHL, PubMed and Cochrane) were searched in January 2022.

Impaired long-term outcomes of patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorder after coronary artery bypass surgery: nationwide case-control study.

Background: Patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorder have increased risk of coronary artery disease.

Aims: To investigate long-term outcomes of patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorder and coronary artery disease after coronary artery bypass grafting surgery (CABG).

Method: Data from patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorder (n = 126) were retrospectively compared with propensity-matched (1:20) control patients without schizophrenia spectrum disorder (n = 2520) in a multicentre study in Finland.

Patient participation in shared decision-making in palliative care - an integrative review.

Background: Shared decision-making is a process where the decisions regarding patients' care are done in collaboration with the patient, the patient's family and a healthcare professional or an interdisciplinary team. Shared decision-making is considered to be a part of patient centred care, and it enables patient autonomy which is a cornerstone of palliative care. In the past, research on the experiences of palliative care patients' participation in shared decision-making involving a nurse has been limited as the focus has mainly been on specific medical interventions, rather than holistic palliative care.

The Effects of Computer-Based Simulation Game and Virtual Reality Simulation in Nursing Students' Self-evaluated Clinical Reasoning Skills.

Research has shown that nursing students can learn clinical reasoning skills by engaging in simulation games. However, there has been no research regarding the effects of simulation games on clinical reasoning skills when nursing students also engage in virtual reality simulations. Furthermore, by engaging in simulation games, neither game metrics nor their impact on students' self-evaluated clinical reasoning skills has been studied.

Nursing applicants' reasoning skills and factors related to them: A cross-sectional study.

Background: The assessment of reasoning skills is recommended in undergraduate nursing student selection. Reasoning skills are crucial for sound decision-making, improving patient safety and are necessary from the very beginning of studies. Nursing applicants' reasoning skills based on the reasoning process have not been previously measured.

Development and psychometric testing of Reasoning Skills test for nursing student selection: An item response theory approach.

Aims: To develop and psychometrically test the Reasoning Skills (ReSki) test assessing undergraduate nursing applicants' reasoning skills for student selection purposes.

Design: A methodological cross-sectional design was applied for the psychometric testing.

Methods: The ReSki test was developed as part of a wider electronic entrance examination.

Daily functioning support - a qualitative exploration of rehabilitative approach in acute hospitalised care.

Objectives: Hospitalised patients are at risk of temporary or permanent loss of functioning which impacts their future independence. Implementation of a rehabilitative approach in everyday nursing in the acute care setting may produce good therapeutic results and promote independent daily living of patients. Thus, the aim of the study was to explore and understand the patterns of a rehabilitative approach in acute hospital wards from the perspective of interdisciplinary team members.

Cancer patients' experiences of realization of relatives' participation in hospital care: a qualitative interview study.

Background: Relatives' participation in the care of patients with cancer in hospital is essential to both patients and relatives. Although the meaning of relatives' participation has been recognized, knowledge about how patients experience this participation is rare.

Aims: To describe the experiences of patients with cancer of the realization of relatives' participation in the hospital care.

Clinicians' experiences on patients' demands and shared decision making in Finnish specialized mental health care.

Purpose: Psychiatric patients' awareness of treatments options and their possibilities to influence their care has increased. For the clinicians, the management of evidence-based care, as well as organizational and resource aspects, set different goals for the clinical encounter. In this article we are focusing on the clinicians' experiences and ask: How do the clinicians view situations in which there is a conflict between patients' individual needs and goals and other aspects in decision-making?

Materials And Methods: We implemented a qualitative study of 13 thematic semi-structured interviews with clinicians working in psychiatry.

Relationship of non-melancholic and melancholic depressive symptoms with all-cause mortality: A prospective study in a primary care population.

Objective: To assess relationship of non-melancholic and melancholic subtypes of depressive symptoms with all-cause mortality among cardiovascular risk persons.

Methods: A population-based prospective study of 2522 Finnish middle-aged persons with elevated cardiovascular risk was conducted. Depressive symptoms were assessed by the Beck's Depression Inventory.

Identifying reasoning skills for the selection of undergraduate nursing students: a focus group study.

Reasoning is a cognitive skill crucial to making solid decisions. The assessment of reasoning skills in nursing student selection is studied scarcely. To identify which reasoning skills should be assessed when selecting undergraduate nursing applicants.

Emotional intelligence of nursing applicants and factors related to it: A cross-sectional study.

Background: Emotions influence patient care decisions and professional relationships. Emotional intelligence has been proven to predict nursing students' success in clinical practice and academic performance. Scarce amount of studies have assessed the emotional intelligence in the nursing student selection context.

Non-melancholic depressive symptoms increase risk for incident cardiovascular disease: A prospective study in a primary care population at risk for cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes.

Objective: To assess subtypes of depressive symptoms and their relationship with cardiovascular disease (CVD) morbidity among CVD risk persons.

Methods: A prospective study of 2522 CVD risk persons was conducted. Non-melancholic and melancholic depressive symptoms were assessed by Beck's Depression Inventory.

Poor or fair self-rated health is associated with depressive symptoms and impaired perceived physical health: A cross-sectional study in a primary care population at risk for type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease.

Psychosocial factors such as depressive symptoms should be considered when assessing cardiovascular (CV) risk. Depressive symptoms are suggested to be associated with poor perception of one's health, i.e.

Patient education in relation to informational needs and postoperative complications in surgical patients.

Objective: To study surgical patients' informational expectations and the level of received knowledge at the time of hospital discharge. To examine if there is an association with postoperative complications and the patient´s level of received knowledge.

Design: Comparative descriptive design.

Perception of nursing profession - focus group interview among applicants to nursing education.

Aims And Objectives: To explore nursing applicants' perceptions of the nursing profession and to identify the factors influencing their perceptions.

Background: Perceptions guide the career choice in nursing and the retainment in the profession. Perceptions of nursing profession are said to be outdated and unrealistic among public.

Awareness of hypertension and depressive symptoms: a cross-sectional study in a primary care population.

Objective: To investigate the association of hypertension awareness and depressive symptoms, and to analyse factors predisposing aware hypertensives to depressive symptoms.

Design: Cross-sectional study in a primary care population.

Setting: Cardiovascular risk factor survey in two semi-rural towns in Finland.

Participation of relatives in the care of cancer patients in hospital-A scoping review.

The purpose of the review was to describe what kind of research has been conducted concerning relatives' participation in the care of cancer patients in hospital and how relatives have participated in the care. Data (n = 9) were identified through a manual search and by searching the electronic databases (n = 8) Cinahl, PubMed and Cochrane Library and analysed with deductive content analysis. According to the review, participation in the concrete care appeared as taking care of comprehensive care and the quality of care, helping with daily activities and helping the healthcare professionals.

Design principles for simulation games for learning clinical reasoning: A design-based research approach.

Background: Nurses sometimes lack the competence needed for recognising deterioration in patient conditions and this is often due to poor clinical reasoning. There is a need to develop new possibilities for learning this crucial competence area. In addition, educators need to be future oriented; they need to be able to design and adopt new pedagogical innovations.

Young peoples' perceptions of the nursing profession: An integrative review.

Objectives: The purpose of this integrative review was to describe young people's perceptions of the nursing profession and to identify factors influencing the perception.

Design: Integrative literature review.

Data Sources: The CINAHL, PubMed and Medic electronic databases were searched for research publications between 2006 and 2016.

Ideal cardiovascular health and psychosocial risk factors among Finnish female municipal workers.

Aims: Ideal cardiovascular health has been defined by the American Heart Association as the absence of disease and the presence of seven key health factors and behaviours. However, little is known about the mental aspects associated with ideal cardiovascular health metrics. The objective of this study was to assess the relationships between psychosocial risk factors and ideal cardiovascular health metrics among Finnish women at municipal work units.