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Commentaries

• Adult nursing: Intervention in family care tends to mitigate the stress-related symptoms of intensive care unit patient family members (24 July, 2020)

  Mohammad Khan, Shamima Easmin Nishi
• Adult nursing: Noise and light are the primary drivers for disrupting sleep in adults in intensive care (27 August, 2020)

  Felicia Cox
• Adult nursing: Multidisciplinary inpatient stroke unit care reduces death and dependency at discharge, with greatest benefits from care on a discrete stroke ward (2 September, 2020)

  Jo Gibson
• Adult nursing: Population cohort study finds high levels of antibiotic use increase the chances of infection-related hospital admissions (15 September, 2020)

  Nicole Zhang
• Adult nursing: Increasing daily fibre intake positively affects glycaemic control and cardiometabolic factors and reduces premature mortality in people with pre-diabetes and type 1 and type 2 diabetes (2 September, 2020)

  Ilaria Baruffaldi
• Adult nursing: Previous healthcare experiences are important in explaining the care-seeking behaviour in heart failure patients (12 August, 2020)

  Wouter Pieteraerens
• Care of the older person: Involving family in discharge education: A nurse-led intervention to reduce hospital readmissions for older adults with heart failure and cognitive impairment (27 August, 2020)

  Christine J. McPherson
• Care of the older person: Loneliness in care homes, is it a phenomenon? And what can we do to improve the situation? (15 September, 2020)

  Patricia Schofield
• Care of the older person: The art of staying away from the ageing process (8 October, 2020)

  Kieran Shukla
• Care of the older person: Supportive and palliative care services are beneficial for people affected by dementia (17 September, 2020)

  Francisca-lenae Egbuna, Danita Ellison-Findings, Myriam Jean Cadet
• Health promotion and public health: Early integration of palliative care in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is warranted based on symptom burden and quality of life (1 October, 2020)

  Pradeep Yarra, Srinadh Annangi
• Health promotion and public health: Exercise is an effective intervention for reducing blood pressure in adults with hypertension and diabetes: an opportunity for nurses (17 November, 2020)

  Nicole Armstrong
• Health promotion and public health: Engaging in physical activity and reducing sedentariness may prevent lower urinary tract symptoms or their progression in men (9 November, 2020)

  Shaminder Singh, David J T Campbell
• Learning disabilities: Patient and Family-Centred Care (PFCC) as an evidence-based framework for optimising the acute healthcare experiences of families of young people with autism (1 October, 2020)

  Adam Clifford, Penelope Jane Standen
• Learning disabilities: Care workers of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities feel the need for soft skills training to accomplish better palliative care deliverance (17 November, 2020)

  Cristina Pinto, Sara Pinto
• Mental health: Resilience protects against depression in people affected by stroke (31 August, 2020)

  Melissa Diaz, Myriam Cadet, Cindy Etienne
• Mental health: Healthcare workers are at risk of acute or post-traumatic stress and psychological distress during emerging virus outbreaks (21 October, 2020)

  Elaheh Haghgoshayie, Edris Hasanpoor
• Mental health: Increased risk of death by suicide or overdose in patients stopping opioid medications (31 August, 2020)

  Mridula P Talari, Pradeep Yarra
• Nurse education: Registered nurses require increased time allocation and improved placement support measures to enhance student nurse placement learning experiences (27 August, 2020)

  Úna Kerin
• Nursing issues: Strengthening contextual policy and training can empower nurses to reduce their sexual harassment (11 August, 2020)

  Sumeeta Kapoor, Naveen Grover
• Nursing issues: Nurses have a heightened sense of duty and dedication to patient care during pandemics and epidemics (26 October, 2020)

  Elaheh Haghgoshayie, Gholamreza Faridaalaee, Edris Hasanpoor
• Nursing issues: Reducing work-related stress to minimise emotional labour and burn-out syndrome in nurses (15 September, 2020) Free

  Dorothy Afriyie
• Nursing issues: Families may benefit from spiritual care in acute settings when loved ones are coming to the end of their lives (27 August, 2020)

  Paul Boland, Zoe Geddes, James Hill
• Nursing issues: Exploring the challenges of patient flow in acute hospital settings: a Delphi study (17 November, 2020)

  Muili Lawal
• Nursing issues: Telehealth assessment by nurses is a high-level skill where interpretation involves the use of paralanguage as well as objective information (12 August, 2020) Free

  Linda McGrath, Amelia Swift