Electrocardiogram Interpretation Competency Among Emergency Nurses in Jordan: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Background: Electrocardiogram (ECG) is considered one of the most frequently carried out diagnostic tests in emergency rooms. To develop and refine the competencies of emergency nurses, it becomes imperative to assess the current level of knowledge and practice among nurses regarding ECG and other diagnostic tests. The study aimed to assess the ECG interpretation competency and its associated factors among emergency nurses in Jordan.

Physical Activity Barriers Among Adolescents in Jordan: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Introduction: Physical activity is critical for health promotion and the prevention of noncommunicable illnesses, especially among teenagers. However, teenagers' active participation in physical exercise may be hampered by perceived impediments to physical activity.

Objective: This study aimed to identify the external and internal barriers to physical activities among adolescents, as well as any differences in these barriers between males and females.

Obstacles of Online Learning Facing Nursing Students after the COVID-19 Pandemic.

Background: After the COVID-19 pandemic, the online style of instruction started to replace the traditional style in Jordan.

Aims: This study aims to (1) assess the nursing students' perceived obstacles to online learning in Jordan; (2) explore significant relationships between participants' characteristics and their perceived obstacles; and (3) assess for significant differences in the perceived obstacles based on participants' characteristics.

Methods: A cross-sectional, descriptive design was utilized in this study.

Consequences of Psychological Aspects: From Jordanian Heart Failure Patients' Beliefs.

Introduction: Psychological aspects are common in patients with heart failure (HF). Psychological aspects have negative consequences in patients with HF.

Objective: This study was conducted to gain a deeper understanding of the consequences of psychological aspects in Jordanian patients with HF.

Psychological Reactions of Lebanese Nurses to Workplace Violence in Critical Care Units.

Introduction: Workplace violence (WPV) is a growing concern that constitutes a major threat to occupational health and safety, thereby comprising a priority issue for policymakers. Given the increasing prevalence of chronic diseases and comorbidities among the Lebanese population, nurses working in critical care settings encounter intense workloads and high-risk interactions, potentially increasing the risk of WPV.

Objectives: This study aimed to investigate the traumatic and psychological reactions of Lebanese critical nurses who have been exposed to WPV, and the risk factors for depression and anxiety.

Workplace Violence Against Emergency Nurses: A Literature Review.

Violence against health care providers is one of the most pressing problems faced by health care systems around the world. Because of unpredictability and acuity of emergency cases, emergency nurses are more vulnerable to workplace violence. Violence against emergency nurses is a complex and multidimensional problem that has a devastating impact on the physical, psychological, and social well-being of nurse victims.

Nurse students' attitudes toward the nursing profession after witnessing workplace violence.

Background Workplace violence is one of the most compelling problems facing health care sectors all over the world. The detrimental impact of workplace violence extends to affect nurse students who receive their training in clinical areas. Objective The study aimed to investigate the impact of witnessing workplace violence during clinical training on the attitudes of Jordanian nursing students toward the nursing profession.

Perceptions of patients and nurses towards nurse caring behaviors in coronary care units in Jordan.

Aims And Objectives: To (1) identify the perceptions of Jordanian patients who suffer from coronary artery diseases towards nurse caring behaviours in critical care units; (2) identify the perceptions of Jordanian nurses who work in critical care units towards nurse caring behaviours; and (3) compare the perceptions of both patients and nurses towards nurse caring behaviours in critical care units.

Background: Caring is an important concept in nursing, when nursing behaviours were perceived by patients as caring behaviours, and thus, their satisfaction with the quality of care can be improved. Therefore, it is important for nurses to be knowledgeable about the caring behaviours as perceived by patients who complained from coronary artery diseases themselves.