Short-term Structural and Microvascular Ocular Changes Induced by Hypergravity Exposure During Human Centrifuge Training.

Purpose: To analyze the short-term effects of hypergravity on ocular parameters, particularly retinal and peripapillary microvasculature changes, in participants undergoing human centrifuge training.

Methods: This prospective, observational study enrolled healthy trainees who participated in centrifuge training at the National Army GangShan Aviation Training Center, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan, from August to September 2023. Ocular data were collected at four time points: 24 hours before training, immediately after, and 15 and 30 minutes after exposure to gravitational force along the head-to-foot axis.

[Needs Assessment for Optimizing Airway Management Nursing Education: Application of the Importance-Performance Analysis and Locus for Focus Model].

Background: Airway-related incidents, common in clinical settings, are characterized by high urgency and complexity. Failure to manage these incidents promptly can pose serious threats to patient safety. However, many of these incidents can be prevented through the effective implementation of airway management education.

Relationship between the G Tolerance, Physical Performance, and Cardiac Force Index in Male Aircrew: A Prospective Observational Study.

Purpose: Whether G tolerance is correlated physical performances and cardiac force index (CFI) in male aircrew.

Methods: One month before the high G training, military flight cadets provided demographic data and details about their exercise habits. They wore BioPatch™ HP devices to track cardiac data, including walking CFI (WCFI), and during the 100-meter sprint tests.

Perceptions of Empathy Among Nursing Assistants in Long-Term Care Facilities: A Qualitative Study.

Empathy is a fundamental component of the therapeutic relationship between healthcare providers and patients and has the potential to yield significant benefits, including heightened care satisfaction, enhanced care quality, and improved mental well-being for patients. As nursing assistants (NAs) are primary direct care providers in long-term care facilities (LTCFs), it is necessary to understand NAs' views on empathy in their care provision for residents, but a gap exists in the literature regarding NAs' perspectives on empathy in this context. In this study, we aimed to explore perceptions of empathy among NAs in LTCFs.

Effectiveness of educational theater on nursing assistants' empathy in long-term care facility: A mixed methods study.

Empathy plays a critical role in the care provided by nursing assistants (NAs) in long-term care (LTC) settings, directly influencing resident satisfaction and well-being. This mixed methods study evaluates the effectiveness of educational theater (ET) in enhancing empathy among 86 NAs in northern Taiwan. Quantitative assessments using pre- and post-intervention questionnaires showed no statistically significant improvements in empathy scores, but the ET group reported higher satisfaction compared to those receiving traditional lectures.

Gestational weight gain patterns as predictors of cesarean deliveries in women diagnosed with gestational diabetes mellitus.

Background: Obesity and excessive gestational weight gain (GWG) have been linked to an increased risk of cesarean section. However, existing literature primarily focuses on weight gain during individual trimesters, lacking a comprehensive assessment of GWG trajectories across all three trimesters. This study aimed to investigate the impact of pre-pregnancy BMI and changes in GWG trajectories from the first to the third trimester on cesarean section in women with confirmed gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM).

Nurse-led World Café approach in promoting interprofessional collaborative behaviors and learning engagement among healthcare professionals.

Effective interprofessional collaboration practice (IPCP) promotes healthcare outcomes but is often hindered by poor communication. Traditional teaching methods with limited interdisciplinary interactions may not effectively foster IPCP behaviors. This study evaluated the effectiveness of nurse-led World Cafe (NWC) approach in promoting IPCP behaviors and learning engagement.

Standardized patients' experiences of portraying characters in difficult communication scenarios: Narrative inquiry.

Background: There are limited studies that explored the preparation and challenges faced by standardized patients (SPs) in portraying characters in difficult communication scenarios, and the strategies used to overcome these challenges. The purpose of this study was to understand the experience of SPs in interpreting difficult communication situations and the learning needs of performing similar scenarios. And it allows the researchers to explore the meaning, beliefs, values, and aspiration associated with their role as SPs.

Training perinatal nurses in palliative communication by using scenario-based simulation: A quasi-experimental study.

Aim: This study aimed to assess the impact of two educational modules on enhancing the communication confidence, competence and performance of perinatal nurses in the context of palliative care.

Background: Concerns have arisen regarding the preparedness of perinatal nurses in delivering palliative care, especially in terms of deficiencies in communication skills and negative attitudes toward making life-support decisions for parents facing neonates with terminal conditions. Bridging this gap necessitates improved perinatal palliative care education for healthcare providers.

Assessment of the psychometric properties of the Vietnamese version of the Critical Thinking Disposition Scale.

Background: The Critical Thinking Disposition Scale is a valid and reliable tool for assessing an individual's attitudes towards critical thinking. However, it is unclear if the scale can be used with Vietnamese nursing students.

Objectives: This study aimed to translate the scale into Vietnamese and examine the psychometric properties of the Vietnamese version of the Critical Thinking Disposition Scale (CTDS-V).

[The Role of Nurses in Bridging the Health Literacy Gap: Empowering Patients in the Post-Pandemic Era].

Health literacy (HL) is an essential ability used by people throughout life to access, understand, appraise, and apply health related information and services and is widely recognized as a key determinant of health. HL has been the focus of increasing international attention in the 21st century, with the World Health Organization identifying HL as a 2030 sustainable development target (World Health Organization, 2016). "Strengthening health communication and improving HL nationwide" is also an issue targeted in a Taiwan government white paper for improvement by 2025.

The Effects of Interactive eBooks on Dyspnea Assessment and Management among Emergency Medical Technicians: A Repeated-Measures Analysis.

Dyspnea is a common emergency requiring urgent care, and a variety of factors may mislead emergency medical technicians (EMTs). Typically, EMT education uses traditional lectures with paper books. The effect of interactive eBooks on EMT learning has not been explored.

Effectiveness of e-STORY App in clinical reasoning competency and self-directed learning among students in associate nursing program: A quasi experimental study.

Aim: The purpose of this study was to promote students' clinical reasoning (CR) and self-directed learning (SDL). The specific aims were: (1) to examine effectiveness of the e-STORY App in promoting nursing students' CR and SDL; and (2) to explore the relationships between levels of learning motivation and suitability of the e-STORY App.

Background: CR and SDL are core competencies for nursing students.

Effects of board game play on nursing students' medication knowledge: A randomized controlled trial.

Aim: This study aimed to examine the effectiveness of an educational board game in improving nursing students' medication knowledge.

Background: Maintaining patient safety is a core practice for nurses. Medication management is a central principle of patient safety.

Prevalence of Loneliness and Associated Factors among Community-Dwelling Older Adults in Indonesia: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Loneliness has become one of the most common psychological problems experienced by older adults. Previous studies have indicated that loneliness is correlated with poor physical and psychological health outcomes; therefore, it is important to pay attention to people experiencing loneliness. However, there is a lack of information regarding the prevalence of loneliness, and its associated factors, among community-dwelling older adults in Indonesia, which this study aimed to understand.

[The Design and Application of a Chatbot in Clinical Nursing Education].

The vigorous development of information and communication technology has enabled great progress in the application of mobile learning in clinical nursing education. Mobile learning allows students to use the internet and mobile devices to access convenient, immediate learning anytime and anywhere to achieve ubiquitous learning. Smartphones have become indispensable communication tools in our daily life.

[Patient's Personal Data Protection Awareness: A Survey of Clinical Nurses].

Background: The aim of the Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA) is to regulate the collection, processing, and use of personal information; to avoid the infringement of personal rights; and to promote the reasonable use of personal information. Clinical nurses are frontline patient caregivers, and they are the most likely to have access to patients' personal information. If these nurses do not clearly understand the PDPA, they may violate the law and affect patients' rights.

Prevalence of Loneliness and Related Factors Among Older Adults in Taiwan: Evidence From a Nationally Representative Survey.

Background: Loneliness is a common problem among older populations, and very few studies have examined loneliness among older adults in Taiwan.

Aim: This study aimed to understand the prevalence of loneliness and factors associated with it among older adults in Taiwan.

Methods: Data from the Taiwan Longitudinal Study of Aging collected in 2015 were analyzed and involved 4588 participants aged ≥65 years.

Empowering the public during the COVID pandemic through interactive social media platform.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, healthcare professionals and academic facilities are called to provide leadership in disseminating accurate and timely information through approaches that meet the needs of the public. Graduate students from a university in Taiwan collaborated with experts to provide interactive live broadcasting sessions on the COVID-related topics to the public through the Facebook platform. The broadcasting sessions also trained the students to communicate COVID-related information through succinct and interactive presentations.

Nurses' perceptions regarding providing psychological care for older residents in long-term care facilities: A qualitative study.

Aims And Objectives: To explore nurses' perceptions regarding providing psychological health care for older residents in long-term care facilities (LTCFs).

Background: Loneliness and depressive symptoms are commonly observed among older residents living in LTCFs. Nurses are expected to provide holistic care including physical, psychological and social care for older residents in LTCFs to fulfil their needs.

[Kahoot: Applications and Effects in Education].

Stimulating learning motivation and enhancing learning effectiveness are particularly difficult challenges for nursing educators in educating Generation Z learners, who are part of the first generation of true "digital natives". In response, teachers are beginning to integrate gamification techniques into their classrooms in order to motivate classroom participation and to conduct learning evaluation. Kahoot is a free, online quiz platform and instant feedback system that helps teachers create a fun competitive-gaming environment.